Funders › TX › Vivian L Smith Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by Vivian L Smith Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 76-0101380 · Houston, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, Vivian L Smith Foundation (EIN 76-0101380) reported 104 grants paid totaling $3,435,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Episcopal High School Bellaire, TX | B | $118,000 | paid | SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX; PA SYSTEM FOR SIMMONS TRACK COMPLEX | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Joy School Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE DREAM BIG CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Tirr Foundation Houston, TX | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT MISSION CONNECT RESEARCH & NEW PROGRAMS LAUNCHING IN 2020-2021 | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Hospice Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Salvation Army Houston, TX | D | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF RESPONSE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | YMCA of Greater Houston Houston, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE 2020 RESPOND & REINVENT CAMPAIGN | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Communities in Schools Houston Houston, TX | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAM AT 4 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TX | C | $100,000 | paid | DIABETES RESEARCH PROJECT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT SINGLE CELL SEQUENCING RESEARCH BY NICHOLAS NAVIN, PH.D. AT UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc Houston, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | LEADING HOUSTON FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Ronald Mcdonald House Houston Houston, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $80,000 | paid | BACKPACK BUDDY PROGRAM; GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Hermann Park Conservancy Houston, TX | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROJECT NAMED THE COMMONS AT HERMANN PARK | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Area Womens Center Houston, TX | C | $70,000 | paid | SUPPORT URGENT NEED OF SURVIVORS ESCAPING VIOLENCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Hope Rising Brenham, TX | B | $60,000 | paid | SUPPORT FACILITY EXPANSION OF SECOND EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT CENTER IN NEW CANEY | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Harris County Hospital District Foundation Houston, TX | C | $60,000 | paid | SUPPORT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RENOVATE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Teach for America Houston, TX | U | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Stages Repertory Theatre Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT GROWTH THROUGH INCREASED INVESTMENT IN INITIATIVES & HIRING FIRST EDUCATION DIRECTOR | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Memorial Hermann Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT HOUSTON'S MOBILE STROKE UNIT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FIVE STUDENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Good Samaritan Foundation Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Council On Recovery Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT SERVICES AT THE CENTER FOR RECOVERING FAMILIES | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Monarch School & Institute Houston, TX | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | University of St Thomas Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT CRITICAL NEED FOR NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Baker Ripley Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT BAKER RIPLEY HOLISTIC PROGRAMS IN HOUSTON | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Christian Community Service Center Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | "A TIME TO BUILD" CAMPAIGN | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Rose Foundation Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT EMPOWER HER SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Parks Board Houston, TX | B | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE CREATION/IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS, TRAILS, & GREEN SPACE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | B | $35,000 | paid | 3 CENTURIES OF AMERICAN ART: MASTERPIECES FROM FAYEZ SAROFIM COLLECTION | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Teach-to Educate All Children Houston, TX | U | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT TEACH'S PROGRAM AT ONE OF HOUSTON ISD SCHOOL | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Catholic Charities Houston, TX | C | $33,000 | paid | SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF RESPONSE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Menil Foundation Inc Houston, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT THE MENIL COLLECTION | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Center for the Arts Crested Butte Crested Butte, CO | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | U | $27,500 | paid | PLAN II HONORS PROGRAM; SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK; SCHOOL OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES; BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT 2020 YOUTH SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT GIRL SCOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Camp for All Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | De Pelchin Children's Center Houston, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT CHILD WELFARE SERVICES/MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES/ADOPTION/POST ADOPTION & FOSTER FAMILY RECRUITING | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Shriners Hospitals for Children-Houston Houston, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE VIRGINIA & ROBERT MAGNUSSON INPATIENT REHABILITATION UNIT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Beacon of Downtown Houston Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Nick Finnegan Counseling Center Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OFFSETTING THE COST OF COUNSELING IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Project Grad Houston Houston, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Spring Spirit Baseball Houston, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Gateway Academy Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | SOCIAL | EMOTIONAL PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Covenant House Texas Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Emerge Fellowship Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT INNOVATIVE HIGH SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP & COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Dress for Success Houston Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GROUP | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Street Grace Norcross, GA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Breakthrough Houston Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING AND PROGRAM EXPENSES | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | University of Houston Sugar Land Houston, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS SEEKING THEIR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | University of Houston Clear Lake Houston, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT NURSING PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Posse Foundation Inc Houston, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | St John's School Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Rise School of Houston Houston, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Kipp Texas - Houston Houston, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT RELIEF FOR FAMILIES AND ALUMNI IN CRISIS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Connect Community Houston, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE GULFTON COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER LEARNING INITIATIVE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Kids Meals Inc Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE HEALTHY MEAL DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR IMPOVERISHED PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | New Hope Housing Inc Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE NHH AVENUE J CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Amazing Place Inc Houston, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Star of Hope Houston, TX | U | $22,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT MOST CRITICAL NEED AREA | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Vita Living Inc Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT AGING RESIDENTS THROUGH DAY PROGRAMS | RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Cristo Rey Jesuit Houston, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021 | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Cancare Inc Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT ONE-ON-ONE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM AND MEDICAL FACILITY VISITATION PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Special Olympics Texas Houston, TX | C | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT HOUSTON AREA PROGRAMS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Small Steps Nurturing Center Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 140 ECONOMICALLY AT-RISK STUDENTS SCHOOL YEAR | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Echos Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services Houston, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | COVID-19 RELIEF | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Child Advocates Inc Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | 2020 COURT SERVICES PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program Beaumont, TX | D | $15,000 | paid | FUND ANNUAL BREAST EXAMS/MAMMOGRAMS FOR THE UNDERSERVED WOMEN IN 7 COUNTIES IN SW TEXAS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Spay Neuter Assistance Program Houston, TX | C | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EMPOWERING PEOPLE & PETS PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Boys and Girls Country Hockley, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Achievement Place Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROJECT CLASS' ANIMATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS SOCIAL SKILLS DIGITAL INITIATIVE | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Ut Health Houston, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | MCGOVERN MEDICAL SCHOOL | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Halo House Foundation Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE NEW 33-UNIT FACILITY | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Palmer Drug Abuse Program Houston, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Symphony Houston, TX | C | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT BBVA COMPASS FAMILY CONCERT SERIES IN THE 2019-2020 SEASON | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Bo's Place Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT SPECIALIZED HEALTH/STABILIZATION SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Camp Allen Navasota, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Hope & Healing Center & Institute Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT FAITH-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Mcgovern Museum of Health Houston, TX | U | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Forge for Families Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT TO BUY ADDITIONAL PROERPTY FOR EXPANSION | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Revision Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT COVID-19 RELIEF RESPONSE IN THE COMMUNITY | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Genesys Works Houston, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Undies for Everyone Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Arboretum and Nature Center Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | ADOPT-A-SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | The Will Erwin Headache Research Fdn Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT HEADACHE RESEARCH | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Nextop Veterans Houston, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT TEXAS VETERAN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 2020 | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Sire Therapeutic Horsemanship Houston, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Theatre Under the Stars Tuts Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE RIVER | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Chinquapin Preparatory School Highlands, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR'S ANNUAL PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SERVICES | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Fnd Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Remind Houston, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT ONLINE GROUPS FOR ADOLESCENTS CONCERNING DEPRESSION OR BIPOLAR DISORDERS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Police Foundation Houton, TX | C | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT K9 & MOUNTED PATROL PROGRAMS | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | St Martin's Episcopal Church Houston, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | University of Houston Victoria Victoria, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Kinkaid School Houston, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Arms Wide Adoption Services Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | HOUSTON POST ADOPTION PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Texas Childrens Hospital Houston, TX | C | $3,000 | paid | SUPPORT NEUROLOGY DEPT FOR INFANTILE SPASMS IN HONOR OF EVELYN LANDRY | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Texas Exes Alumni Association Austin, TX | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Menninger Clinic Houston, TX | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131329349101733 |
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