Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 35-1950691 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 · Latest filing: preselected organizations only
Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Houston, TX (EIN 35-1950691). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $42.7M paid in 1,059 grants, with a median grant of $15K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $66.1M. Its latest 990-PF says it contributes only to preselected organizations.
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- Total grants paid
- $42.7M
- Grants reported
- 1,059
- Typical grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $66.1M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
This foundation's latest 990-PF says it contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. The same filing also names deadlines, application materials or an application link. Those are kept under Original filing text, may be out of date, and are not an invitation to apply; check with the foundation first.
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- Contact
- Amanda Schmitt
- Phone
- (812) 491-4176
- Restrictions
- 1. Priority will be given to those organizations and activities that serve to improve the quality of life in the communities that centerpoint energy serves. 2. Contributions given by similar companies will be considered in determining the level of giving. 3. Generally centerpoint energy foundation will not make contributions to political, religious, fraternal, labor or veteran's organizations, unless activity is for direct community involvement. The foundation does not make contributions to issue-oriented organizations. 4. The centerpoint energy foundation only awards grants to organizations exempt from federal tax under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.
Original filing text
- Contact
- AMANDA SCHMITT
- Address
- 1111 LOUISIANA STREET HOUSTON, TX, 77002
- Phone
- 8124914176
- AMANDA.SCHMITT@CENTERPOINTENERGY.COM
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- GENERAL APPLICATION
- Restrictions
- 1. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT CENTERPOINT ENERGY SERVES. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN BY SIMILAR COMPANIES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF GIVING. 3. GENERALLY CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION WILL NOT MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, FRATERNAL, LABOR OR VETERAN'S ORGANIZATIONS, UNLESS ACTIVITY IS FOR DIRECT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISSUE-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS. 4. THE CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION ONLY AWARDS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS CODE.
Reported organization name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
Where Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/centerpoint-energy-foundation-inc-351950691
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loftin Equipment Company | Phoenix, AZ | General donation | Tax year 20242024 | $3.4M |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | General donation | Tax year 20252025 | $2.9M |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | General donation | Tax year 20242024 | $2.1M |
| Loftin Equipment Company | Phoenix, AZ | General donation | Tax year 20252025 | $783.8K |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | General donation | Tax year 20242024 | $775K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (1,059 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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