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Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 35-1950691 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $42.7M
- Grants reported
- 1,059
- Median grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 483 | $18.4M |
| 2024 | 576 | $24.3M |
Where Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOFTIN EQUIPMENT COMPANY | PHOENIX, AZ | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $3.4M |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $2.9M |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $2.1M |
| LOFTIN EQUIPMENT COMPANY | PHOENIX, AZ | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $783.8K |
| TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $775K |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $740K |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | NEWARK, DE | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $596K |
| HOPE FOUNDATION | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $500K |
| MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS | SAINT PAUL, MN | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $500K |
| CLEAN UP HOUSTON INC | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $500K |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $350K |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALLIANCE | EVANSVILLE, IN | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $325K |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INC | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $315K |
| SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $300K |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWESTERN IN | EVANSVILLE, IN | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $283K |
| SBP | NEW ORLEANS, LA | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $250K |
| CENTRAL HOUSTON CIVIC IMPROVEMENT INC | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $250K |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $210K |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $201.5K |
| WESSELMAN WOODS NATURE PRESERVE | EVANSVILLE, IN | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $201K |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA FOUNDATION INC | EVANSVILLE, IN | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $200K |
| MISSION FIRST INC | NEWBURGH, IN | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $200K |
| THE SALVATION ARMY SOUTHERN TERRITORY | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2025 | $200K |
| HOUSTON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $200K |
| TREES FOR HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL DONATION | 2024 | $200K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
- 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.
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 e-file archive.