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Who funds Writers in the Schools
EIN 76-0338549 · Houston, TX · NTEE B20Z
Writers in the Schools of Houston, TX (EIN 76-0338549) was named as a grant recipient by 33 funders in 85 grants paid totaling $2,841,180 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$2,841,180
85 grants paid
Funders
33
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$100,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 86 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Powell Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | Arts: Student Education Programs | 202631309349100008 |
| 2025 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $80,000 | paid | Operating Support | 202513119349100641 |
| 2025 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools (wits) Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202621219349301872 |
| 2025 | The William Stamps Farish Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202611349349104026 |
| 2025 | Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $26,000 | paid | GENERAL DONATION | 202611359349102976 |
| 2025 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202611649349300111 |
| 2025 | Travelers Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | Project support for WITS Space City Regionals championing the META4 team to represent Houston at Brave New Voices | 202641349349101519 |
| 2025 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES DURING THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR | 202602019349100500 |
| 2025 | Martin Djos Family Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202641339349101954 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202523219349106932 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $80,000 | paid | WITS for Students | 202413169349100226 |
| 2024 | United Way of Greater Houston | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $75,000 | paid | Early childhood and youth education | 202442749349301144 |
| 2024 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $75,000 | paid | Project Support for Capacity Strengthening Activities | 202523219349106932 |
| 2024 | Houston Arts Alliance | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $62,500 | paid | General support | 202513219349301601 |
| 2024 | The Powell Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | Arts: Student Education Programs | 202531269349103208 |
| 2024 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools (wits) Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202541299349304014 |
| 2024 | The William Stamps Farish Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202521359349105487 |
| 2024 | The Clayton Fund Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202543089349100719 |
| 2024 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202531909349301703 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $11,525 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | Greater Horizons | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | Education | 202513189349309621 |
| 2024 | Travelers Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | Project support for WITS empower youth and slam poets voices at the Space City Regionals championing the Meta4 team to represent Houston at Brave New Voices | 202511329349102696 |
| 2024 | Rita Mallett Blasser Foundationinc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | LITERARY SUPPORT | 202543169349102394 |
| 2024 | John and Allie Lea Orton Fdn | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202531169349100323 |
| 2024 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $1,116 | paid | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | 202531699349100608 |
| 2024 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $250 | paid | Matching gift - Operating support | 202413169349100226 |
| 2023 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | approved, future | General Operating Support | 202443199349106189 |
| 2023 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202443199349106189 |
| 2023 | The Brown Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $80,000 | paid | Operating Support | 202313059349101226 |
| 2023 | United Way of Greater Houston | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $75,000 | paid | Early childhood and youth education | 202302699349301125 |
| 2023 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202401299349302945 |
| 2023 | The William Stamps Farish Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $45,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT; STRATEGIC PLANNING | 202441369349101734 |
| 2023 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202431659349301003 |
| 2023 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM. | 202442339349100209 |
| 2023 | The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202422859349100312 |
| 2023 | Rf Humphreys Family Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $1,000 | paid | General purpose | 202342499349100509 |
| 2023 | Shell USA Company Foundation (fka Shell Oil Company Foundation) | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $800 | paid | MEF | 202403199349102135 |
| 2023 | The Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $500 | paid | SOCIAL IMPACT | 202441939349100719 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $65 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | The Powell Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $125,000 | paid | Quality K-12 Public Schools: Excellent educator initiatives | 202310739349100411 |
| 2022 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202343199349108764 |
| 2022 | Charities Aid Foundation America | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $99,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202320699349300532 |
| 2022 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202320839349301022 |
| 2022 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202321949349300942 |
| 2022 | National Book Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT | 202310559349301131 |
| 2022 | The Clayton Fund Inc C/O Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312869349101001 |
| 2022 | The Edaren Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE WITS FOR STUDENTS PROG | 202341329349102119 |
| 2022 | Boyd and Evelyn Mullen Charitable Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311309349102056 |
| 2022 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM. | 202312479349100401 |
| 2022 | Arts Connect Houston | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $7,048 | paid | HISD Arts eduction programs | 202323159349300307 |
| 2022 | John and Allie Lea Orton Fdn | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202301169349100000 |
| 2022 | Strake Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $1,500 | paid | WITS for Students | 202323009349100617 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $122 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The National Book Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | LITERARY ARTS EMERGENCY FUND GRANT | 202220189349301112 |
| 2021 | The Powell Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | Education - Literacy programming and professional development for Houston teachers | 202210909349100806 |
| 2021 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202231369349313698 |
| 2021 | United Way of Greater Houston | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $48,000 | paid | Summer Grants | 202122719349301037 |
| 2021 | The William Stamps Farish Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | IN-SCHOOL AND VIRTUAL/DIGITAL PROGRAMS | 202201259349100045 |
| 2021 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202201949349301830 |
| 2021 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | WITS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM | 202241789349100209 |
| 2021 | Union Pacific Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $9,000 | paid | EDUCATION: K-12 | 202212299349100721 |
| 2020 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | Toward broadening access points to literature and sustaining the literary arts sector | 202133169349105173 |
| 2020 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | Toward broadening access points to literature and sustaining the literary arts sector | 202322009349100802 |
| 2020 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202141669349300319 |
| 2020 | The William Stamps Farish Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $30,000 | paid | IN-SCHOOL AND VIRTUAL/DIGITAL PROGRAMS | 202101339349102920 |
| 2020 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202121029349301177 |
| 2020 | Houston Arts Alliance | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | Cares Act | 202103169349309720 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $16,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | The Clayton Fund Inc C/O Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202113139349100806 |
| 2020 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202322009349100802 |
| 2020 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM | 202131329349101733 |
| 2020 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202133169349105173 |
| 2020 | Texas Children's Hospital | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $5,000 | paid | NON-PROFIT PHILANTHROPIC ORG | 202112239349301736 |
| 2020 | American Endowment Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAMS | 202133159349308163 |
| 2020 | Shell Oil Company Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $2,300 | paid | MG | 202133159349100603 |
| 2020 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $700 | paid | Matching Gift for General Operating Support, in honor of Nancy McBride | 202322009349100802 |
| 2020 | Houston Endowment Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $700 | paid | Matching Gift for General Operating Support, in honor of Nancy McBride | 202133169349105173 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $129 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 202041979349304364 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $21,175 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | CREATE LITERACY PROGRAMS TO HOUSTON STUDENTS | 202041839349100819 |
| 2018 | Houston Arts Alliance | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $135,000 | paid | Festival/ New pathways | 201903129349301540 |
| 2018 | Menil Foundation Inc | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $55,000 | paid | Support of educational activities | 201941349349303384 |
| 2018 | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | GRANTS | 201921939349301282 |
| 2018 | Vivian L Smith Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201902199349100215 |
| 2018 | The Brodsky Foundation | Writers in the Schools Houston, TX | B | $250 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 201941969349100204 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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