Houston area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Houston area nonprofits
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There are 41,320 organizations in the greater Houston metro area, including the cities of Houston, Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands. Combined, these Houston metro nonprofits employ 421,215 people, earn more than $59 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $161 billion.

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Job trends for Houston nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	5,711
1-10	1,429
11-25	485
26-100	432
101 to 1,000	228
1,000+	29

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Houston is driven by large organizations like Open Wings Independent Living, Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston Methodist Leading Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), and Texas Children's Hospital (TCS).
The largest employers tend to be specific population service providers, hospital systems, specialty hospitals, professional schools, and charter schools.

Sizes of nonprofits in Houston

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,650
$250k to $1M	2,450
$1M to $5M	1,232
$5M to $25M	474
$25M to $100M	141
$100M+	53

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston Methodist Leading Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (TCS), Houston Methodist, and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Houston.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Houston with more than $100 million account for 73.9% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, private foundations, specialty hospitals, professional schools, and health financing and support organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Houston

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	8,720	2,435	$1,033,536,799	$2,015,834,585
Educational institutions	5,648	63,405	$8,601,740,872	$24,321,594,389
Human service organizations	4,352	187,076	$2,298,814,185	$3,278,320,740
Foundations	3,868	984	$6,362,472,615	$33,631,887,263
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,794	8,408	$1,032,666,616	$2,085,046,510
Business and community development organizations	2,238	4,530	$1,410,560,459	$4,263,134,995
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,107	9,315	$1,108,804,954	$5,169,878,138
Youth development organizations	1,561	2,055	$136,753,082	$362,376,289
Housing providers and shelters	1,005	3,892	$885,935,531	$2,146,146,547
Health organizations	901	104,103	$30,342,948,016	$58,333,289,065

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1-20 of 41,320

Houston Ballet Foundation

Houston Ballet Foundation inspires dance through excellent performances, education programs and academy. Professional dancers perform locally and internationally.

Revenue

$42.0m

Assets

$185.0m

Employees

602

EIN

74-1394920

IRS type

501(c)(3)

KIPP Texas

We believe that every child, regardless of economic background has the right to be an exemplary education. We will empower our student to thrive in and graduate from college, choose their paths and positively impact their communities.

Revenue

$479.4m

Assets

$868.1m

Employees

5,081

EIN

01-0639602

IRS type

501(c)(3)

MD Anderson Physicians Network

To eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Revenue

$65.1m

Assets

$45.2m

Employees

EIN

76-0449960

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Dovetail Impact Foundation

The Dovetail Impact Foundation is a Houston-based family foundation funding scalable, sustainable partners advancing human flourishing through health, education, livelihoods, justice, and community development.

Revenue

$31.9m

Assets

$172.6m

Employees

EIN

76-0324538

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hamill Foundation

The Hamill Foundation is a private foundation located in Houston, TX that made 91 grants last year to organizations such as The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The trustees of the foundation are Charlie H. Read, Charles W. Snider, and Thomas H. Brown.

Revenue

$26.5m

Assets

$212.4m

Employees

EIN

23-7028238

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The SLW Charitable Foundation

The SLW Charitable Foundation, a Houston-based family foundation, primarily funds general operations and awarded 10 grants last year, including to Sailing Angels Foundation.

Revenue

$30.9m

Assets

$24.1m

Employees

EIN

99-2248499

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation

The Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants to organizations across the United States.

Revenue

$31.2m

Assets

$29.2m

Employees

EIN

30-0005201

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Strake Foundation

The Strake Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to churches, schools and other nonprofit causes. Last year, it made 222 grants.

Revenue

$6.4m

Assets

$47.3m

Employees

EIN

76-0041524

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Terry Foundation

To strengthen the State of Texas by identifying Texas high school graduates and transfer students who have promise of future leadership distinction and assisting them in developing their future and the future of those around them.

Revenue

$30.4m

Assets

$433.1m

Employees

EIN

31-1551093

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life

Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life is a Houston-based charter school providing education services in a safe environment to at-risk students.

Revenue

$11.2m

Assets

$35.9m

Employees

EIN

76-0433067

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO)

Houston-based Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) has provided reliable, cost-effective and energy-efficient cooling and heating to institutions in the Texas Medical Center.

Revenue

$91.7m

Assets

$549.7m

Employees

102

EIN

94-3425643

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University of Houston College of Business Foundation

To solicit, receive, or acquire real or personal property, and to administer such property with the primary objective of improving the quality provided by the College of Business.

Revenue

$9.0m

Assets

$118.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7281200

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cynthia & Geo Mitchell Foundation (CGMF)

The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation is dedicated to nurturing innovative, sustainable solutions to human and environmental problems.

Revenue

$50.0m

Assets

$420.0m

Employees

EIN

74-2170127

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Robert A Welch Foundation

The Robert A Welch Foundation is a Houston-based private foundation funding basic chemical research in Texas through grants, conferences, and chemistry awards.

Revenue

$36.8m

Assets

$619.0m

Employees

EIN

76-0343128

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston Museum of Natural Science sparks lifelong curiosity through immersive exhibits, films, and hands-on programs, drawing on 1.5 million objects to advance science learning.

Revenue

$48.4m

Assets

$299.4m

Employees

944

EIN

74-1036131

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Houston Humane Society

Houston Humane Society prevents cruelty through rescues, investigations, veterinary care, pet adoption, wildlife rehabilitation, and public education to improve animal welfare.

Revenue

$12.4m

Assets

$27.7m

Employees

156

EIN

74-1340341

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Asia Society Texas Center

Asia Society Texas Center is an organization that promotes education and understanding of cultural diversity between Asia and the United States.

Revenue

$8.0m

Assets

$72.1m

Employees

EIN

03-0433949

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Fay School

The Fay School is a nonsectarian, not-for-profit, co-educational school in which children of diverse talents and backgrounds with strong academic abilities are offered a high-quality education.

Revenue

$14.6m

Assets

$33.2m

Employees

137

EIN

76-0321325

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Post Oak School

The Post Oak School nurtures diverse Montessori learners through individualized, hands-on study, multi-age classrooms, deep mastery, and embedded service that builds independence and compassion.

Revenue

$16.7m

Assets

$35.5m

Employees

152

EIN

74-1486232

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Memorial Hermann Health System

Memorial Hermann Health System is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas and consists of 14 hospitals, 8 Cancer Centers, 3 Heart & Vascular Institutes, and 27 sports medicine and rehabilitation centers.

Revenue

$8.6b

Assets

$14.9b

Employees

36.4k

EIN

74-1152597

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Houston area nonprofits

Job trends for Houston nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Houston

Types of nonprofits in Houston

Directory of nonprofits in Houston

Houston Ballet Foundation

KIPP Texas

MD Anderson Physicians Network

Dovetail Impact Foundation

Hamill Foundation

The SLW Charitable Foundation

Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation

Strake Foundation

Terry Foundation

Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life

Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO)

University of Houston College of Business Foundation

Cynthia & Geo Mitchell Foundation (CGMF)

Robert A Welch Foundation

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston Humane Society

Asia Society Texas Center

The Fay School

The Post Oak School

Memorial Hermann Health System

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