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The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 74-2170127 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $12.1M
- Grants reported
- 398
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- $15K
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 398 | $12.1M |
Where The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | For Save Our Springs Alliance to protect the Edwards Aquifer | 2024 | $412.8K |
| Water Foundation | Sacramento, CA | To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring | 2024 | $400K |
| Vision Galveston Inc | Galveston, TX | To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives, including PhilanthroVision, MORTAR Galveston 2025, and the 2025 Learning Journey | 2024 | $400K |
| US Water Alliance | Oakland, CA | One Water, One Texas | 2024 | $315K |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | To Secure and Share Land Legacies and Advocate for Private Lands Through the Texas Land Policy Center | 2024 | $300K |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Setting Durable Guardrails on Texas and the Gulf Coast's Path to a Cleaner Future | 2024 | $275K |
| National Wildlife Federation (Austin) | Austin, TX | To advance sound and equitable water policy in Texas | 2024 | $250K |
| The University of Texas at Austin (EI) | Austin, TX | To convene experts toward developing a model for understanding the macroeconomic impacts of an orderly phase-down of unabated fossil fuels | 2024 | $212K |
| Hill Country Alliance | Austin, TX | To build tools and networks for a more resilient Hill Country | 2024 | $210K |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Developing the Critical 'Connective Tissue' Infrastructure in Texas for Powering a new Energy Economy | 2024 | $200K |
| Prairie View A&M University | Prairie View, TX | To support the Prairie View A&M Algae Center of Excellence for Climate Resilient Food-Energy-Water Systems (PACE-FEWS) | 2024 | $175K |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | To catalyze the net zero pathway for exploration & production companies | 2024 | $175K |
| The Last Kilometer Corp | Ann Arbor, MI | For the National Sustainability Society to continue The Pathway Towards Accreditation for Sustai... | 2024 | $160K |
| Hill Country Alliance | Austin, TX | To launch the Conservation Accelerator Project for the Hill Country | 2024 | $157K |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | Accelerating regional perspectives to enable deep power sector decarbonization through events and thought leadership | 2024 | $150K |
| Texas AgriForestry Small Farmers and Ranchers | Nacogdoches, TX | In keeping with our vision: "Assisting BIPOC small farmers, ranchers, and landowners in being successful" | 2024 | $150K |
| Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc | Minneapolis, MN | To Develop a Texas Carbon Management Roadmap | 2024 | $150K |
| CE Buyers Institute | Washington, DC | To activate energy customers to drive resilient, reliable, affordable, and clean power for all Texans in 2025 | 2024 | $150K |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Protecting Texas' subsurface for clean energy uses-Improving understanding of how wells of the past could impact wells of the future | 2024 | $150K |
| Water Finance Exchange Inc | Washington, DC | To Support the Advancement of Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Healthy Communities in Texas | 2024 | $150K |
| PowerHouse Texas | Austin, TX | Advancing Texas's Energy Future Through Science, Policy and Collaboration | 2024 | $150K |
| Usher Syndrome Society Inc | Needham, MA | To support research funding; not intended for pupblicity campaigns | 2024 | $143K |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Supporting the Annual Summit of the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program and hosting the Ceres E&P Roundtable in Aspen | 2024 | $135K |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | For the PACE-FEWS project | 2024 | $133.2K |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper Inc | Houston, TX | For the protection of water quality, wetlands, and water resources in the lower Galveston Bay watershed in Houston | 2024 | $130K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- The Cynthia George Mitchell Foundat
- Address
- wwwcgmforg The Woodlands, TX, 77381
- Phone
- 7133775060
- www.cgmf.org
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- Grant inquiries and grant funding requests are made through the Foundation's website, www.cgmf.org.
- Restrictions
- The Foundation accepts grant requests that focus on the following initiatives: water, clean energy, sustainability science, shale sustainability, and land conservation.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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.