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High-impact philanthropy happens here.

Greater Houston Community Foundation inspires and creates meaningful and positive change with our donors and for our community.

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Who We Serve

Individuals and Families

Individuals and Families

Greater Houston Community Foundation empowers our clients to deepen their philanthropic impact through personalized giving vehicles like donor advised funds, family giving circles, legacy giving plans, and more.

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Professional Advisors

Greater Houston Community Foundation helps professional advisors connect their clients to locally focused philanthropic opportunities that really make a difference. And with the concierge-level service of our multidisciplinary team, you can be sure that you and your clients are in trusted hands.

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Businesses

Greater Houston Community Foundation has a deep history of helping some of Houston’s top companies enhance their community investment, offering tax-efficient solutions including corporate donor advised funds and other giving vehicles designed to help your organization maximize its philanthropic impact.

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Foundations and Nonprofits

Greater Houston Community Foundation provides comprehensive service to private foundations and nonprofits throughout the region. Whether working fully with our team or in collaboration with existing advisors, we help you and your foundation navigate the complexities of foundation operations, grant administration, accounting, and more.

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We are Proud to Partner with Houston’s Leading Donors

What We Do For Greater Houston

In all that we do, Greater Houston Community Foundation is dedicated to maximizing the positive impact of philanthropy throughout our community. To best serve our clients and communities, we offer comprehensive philanthropic services that make it easy to do good.

Explore how Greater Houston Community Foundation can help you make a difference.

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Donor Advised Funds in Houston

A simple way to increase your impact.

Donor advised funds in Houston are a simple, tax-efficient way to give to the causes that matter most to you. Our team of philanthropic advisors and administrators make managing your fund simple, and can even work directly with your existing advisors to easily manage investments and distribute funds.

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Consulting

Put our expertise in your corner.

Interested in growing your impact in Houston, but not sure where to start? Our multidisciplinary team of philanthropy consultants are here to help you understand your options as a donor, evaluate your strategy, and establish a plan of action crafted around you and your goals.

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Employee Disaster Relief Funds

When your employees need you most, we help you rise to the occasion.

Greater Houston Community Foundation has a long history of partnering with local leaders, corporations, and foundations to implement and distribute relief funds in response to disasters including Hurricane Harvey, Winter Storm Uri, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. Additionally, we have facilitated employee disaster relief funds to support individuals affected by these crises, ensuring comprehensive assistance reaches those in need during times of adversity.

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Family Philanthropy

Build a legacy in your community.

Greater Houston Community Foundation’s Center for Family Philanthropy helps donors amplify their generosity and ensure their legacy. Our team has deep experience guiding multigenerational philanthropy, and can help you establish a structure that will fund what matters to you for years to come.

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Next Gen Engagement

Jumpstart your philanthropic ambitions.

Greater Houston Community Foundation’s Next Gen Donor Institute and Alumni Network is a program for donors who wish to develop a deeper understanding of their philanthropic journey and learn from their peers and community leaders about philanthropic trends and possibilities.

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Foundation Services

Boost your back office with our team of specialists.

Let us focus on managing the complexities of your private foundation while you focus on making a difference. Our Foundation Services team delivers concierge-level service and support to help you navigate complex giving, philanthropic strategy, and daily operational issues.

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Legacy and Planned Giving

Carry on your legacy of generosity.

Capture your plans for the future of your philanthropy with a charitable legacy fund. Our team of philanthropic advisors will help you navigate the legacy planning process from start to finish, providing custom giving options based on what matters to you most.

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Scholarship Funds

Empower Houston’s next generation of leaders.

Whether you are opening a scholarship to help students achieve higher education, encourage studies in certain fields, or assist your employees through a corporate scholarship, we can help you customize your scholarship program to achieve your charitable goals.

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Strategic Philanthropy

Maximize your philanthropic impact.

Turn your philanthropic goals and dreams into effective strategies that deepen your impact in Houston. Together, we will think through how you invest your philanthropic resources to create a more thoughtful approach to your giving.

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Start Your Donor Advised Fund

Opening a donor advised fund with Greater Houston Community Foundation is simple — start the conversation and take the first step toward a better community.

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Support Community Impact

Understanding Houston is funded through private philanthropic support. Would you like to join us as we build a more vibrant region with opportunities for all? Donate to support Understanding Houston today!

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We believe in collective action and the transformative power of generosity.

Since 1995, Greater Houston Community Foundation has been in the business of helping our donors create lasting legacies through impactful and effective philanthropy. As one of Houston’s largest grantmakers, we support charitable initiatives that extend through nearly every corner of our region including our schools, our parks, our health care systems, underprivileged communities, and so many more.

Over $2.2 billion in community impact and counting!

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$2.7B+

donated over 30 years

$259M

in grants to nonprofit organizations (2024)

$1.4B+

in assets under management (largest nonprofit in Houston)

Whether responding to a disaster or working alongside partners to proactively uplift our region, Greater Houston Community Foundation is strongly committed to honoring donor intent, helping all donors achieve their giving goals, and serving as a resource and collaborative partner in the philanthropic space to provide meaningful impact with you, our donors, and for the community in which we serve.

“Philanthropy has always been about the spirit of generosity and the desire to create a legacy of giving beyond any one person’s lifetime. No matter what happens, or what lies ahead, we are ready to serve. We’re here for good.”

Stephen Maislin
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Stephen D. Maislin

President & CEO

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Our Community Impact

Greater Houston Community Foundation runs multiple initiatives established in the name of uplifting our communities and expanding on the incredible work done by our clients.

Explore our various community impact projects, and learn how you can get involved!

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Community Impact Fund

From climate disasters to limited access to high-quality education and economic opportunities, Houston’s residents are striving, and many are struggling to build a future for themselves and their families.

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Understanding Houston

Explore the data and learn more about what matters to Houston in this innovative indicators website.

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Disaster Recovery & Resiliency

Learn how you can help us provide direct relief to Houstonians impacted by recent disasters.

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High-Impact Grantmaking

The High-Impact Grantmaking initiative gives our donors and partners the ability to partner with the Foundation and invest, together, in innovative solutions with catalytic community impact focused on Houston’s most pressing challenges.

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Giving Guide of Houston Black-Led Organizations

Discover how you can support Black-led nonprofits throughout Greater Houston.

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Giving Circles

Explore how you and your peers can unite for collaborative, community-based giving circles.

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