Houston area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Houston area nonprofits
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There are 37,930 organizations in the greater Houstonmetro area, including the cities of Houston, Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands. Combined, these Houston metro nonprofits employ 264,428 people, earn more than $55 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $144 billion.

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Job trends for Houston nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,952
1-10	1,336
11-25	479
26-100	429
101 to 1,000	234
1,000+	29

Key takeaways for employment stats:

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

Sizes of nonprofits in Houston

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,327
$250k to $1M	2,211
$1M to $5M	1,156
$5M to $25M	422
$25M to $100M	120
$100M+	51

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston Methodist Leading Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (TCS), Houston Methodist, and Texas Childrens Health Plan 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 75.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, specialty hospitals, private foundations, health financing and support organizations, and health finance organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Houston

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	7,998	2,782	$622,319,882	$1,542,543,177
Educational institutions	5,207	62,033	$7,127,220,384	$20,780,163,618
Human service organizations	3,898	24,115	$2,078,165,139	$3,105,302,588
Foundations	3,719	1,014	$5,190,152,845	$25,881,909,390
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,470	5,844	$796,873,093	$1,535,462,532
Business and community development organizations	1,978	4,323	$1,117,551,461	$3,867,801,543
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,907	9,110	$959,623,723	$4,742,834,048
Youth development organizations	1,284	2,962	$132,353,098	$341,094,775
Housing providers and shelters	1,013	2,793	$839,639,425	$1,937,519,304
Health organizations	814	113,196	$31,202,358,167	$56,836,882,610

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1-20 of 37,930

Houston Ballet Foundation

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

Revenue

$38.8m

Assets

$169.9m

Employees

556

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

$484.5m

Assets

$893.3m

Employees

6,375

EIN

01-0639602

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

$7.6b

Assets

$12.1b

Employees

34.4k

EIN

74-1152597

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

$18.5m

Assets

$44.9m

Employees

EIN

76-0041524

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Robert A Welch Foundation

The Robert A Welch Foundation is a private foundation located in Houston, TX. It made 64 grants last year, of which 30 went to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Revenue

$47.6m

Assets

$631.1m

Employees

EIN

76-0343128

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

$28.4m

Assets

$388.6m

Employees

EIN

74-2170127

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

$26.0m

Assets

$85.2m

Employees

EIN

23-7281200

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

$86.1m

Assets

$550.1m

Employees

101

EIN

94-3425643

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)

Cenikor Foundation

Cenikor Foundation provides detox, residential treatment, and recovery housing programs in seven locations for better health and lives.

Revenue

$39.2m

Assets

$52.8m

Employees

796

EIN

76-0031861

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Beta Foundation

Beta Foundation nurtures students toward academic and life success by providing educational opportunities and experiences in Houston, TX.

Revenue

$19.9m

Assets

$41.4m

Employees

177

EIN

45-3019142

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Covenant House Texas

Covenant House Texas shelters, protects, and advocates for homeless, trafficked, and sexually exploited youth in Houston and 34 cities worldwide.

Revenue

$14.1m

Assets

$33.1m

Employees

EIN

76-0050882

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Transforming & revitalizing Houston's Buffalo Bayou through trail development, and clean & green initiatives.

Revenue

$42.6m

Assets

$112.9m

Employees

EIN

76-0183954

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston's natural science museum offers extensive collections, interactive exhibits, films, and educational opportunities for all ages.

Revenue

$46.2m

Assets

$277.5m

Employees

916

EIN

74-1036131

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Kids' Meals

Kids' Meals delivers free, healthy meals to preschool-aged children in Houston to end childhood hunger and break the cycle of poverty.

Revenue

$14.0m

Assets

$29.0m

Employees

EIN

76-0330447

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

$8.7m

Assets

$34.0m

Employees

EIN

76-0433067

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

$23.9m

Assets

$440.2m

Employees

EIN

31-1551093

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

$25.4m

Assets

$206.9m

Employees

EIN

23-7028238

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Powell Foundation

The Powell Foundation distributes funds for public charitable purposes, principally for the encouragement and support of public education, the arts, conservation and human services, with a direct impact within the Foundation's geographic zone of interest.

Revenue

$22.8m

Assets

$421.2m

Employees

EIN

74-6104592

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Marvy Finger Family Foundation

The Marvy Finger Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Houston, TX that provides grants to 501(c)(3) organizations. Their focus is on supporting organizations that improve the lives of Houstonians and HISD graduates.

Revenue

$32.1m

Assets

$83.9m

Employees

EIN

76-0625865

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

Memorial Hermann Health System

Strake Foundation

Robert A Welch Foundation

Cynthia & Geo Mitchell Foundation (CGMF)

University of Houston College of Business Foundation

Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO)

MD Anderson Physicians Network

Cenikor Foundation

The Beta Foundation

Covenant House Texas

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Kids' Meals

Amigos Por Vida - Friends for Life

Terry Foundation

Hamill Foundation

The Powell Foundation

Marvy Finger Family Foundation

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