The Mary H Cain Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 20-8483925 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Mary H Cain Foundation is a private foundation based in Houston, TX (EIN 20-8483925). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $3.5M paid in 21 grants, with a median grant of $75K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $87.4M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/the-mary-h-cain-foundation-208483925
- Total grants paid
- $3.5M
- Grants reported
- 21
- Typical grant
- $75K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $87.4M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Margaret W Weaver
- Phone
- (713) 840-7896
- Deadlines
- The deadline for proposals is the first day of the month prior to the month of board meeting.
- Application materials
- The mary h. Cain foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization incorporated in the state of texas in 2007 was founded to provide financial support to primarily local houston charitable and educational organizations. Your request for funding should be submitted as a formal proprosal. Please do not use presentation binders, report covers, display binders or folders. The proposal should be concise, clearly written, and include the following: * a detailed explanation of the purpose and objectives of the proposed project or activity. A brief history of the organization and those of whome it serves. Please include the community need for the project. *a most recent audited financial statement, a current and itemized annual budget for your organization, and project budget if applicable. Please include the amount needed for the entire project and the amount of the grant you are requesting. * please contact the office for additional requirements.
- Restrictions
- All inquiries and grant proposals for non-proft organizations are welcomed and reviewed equally. Final dispostion of all proposals is made at meetings of the foundation's board of trustees, usually in May and December of each year.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MARGARET W WEAVER
- Address
- 8 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 606 HOUSTON, TX, 77046
- Phone
- 7138407896
- Deadlines
- THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE MONTH OF BOARD MEETING.
- Application materials
- THE MARY H. CAIN FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN 2007 WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PRIMARILY LOCAL HOUSTON CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. YOUR REQUEST FOR FUNDING SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS A FORMAL PROPROSAL. PLEASE DO NOT USE PRESENTATION BINDERS, REPORT COVERS, DISPLAY BINDERS OR FOLDERS. THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE CONCISE, CLEARLY WRITTEN, AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: * A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT OR ACTIVITY. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THOSE OF WHOME IT SERVES. PLEASE INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY NEED FOR THE PROJECT. *A MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT, A CURRENT AND ITEMIZED ANNUAL BUDGET FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND PROJECT BUDGET IF APPLICABLE. PLEASE INCLUDE THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT YOU ARE REQUESTING. * PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
- Restrictions
- ALL INQUIRIES AND GRANT PROPOSALS FOR NON-PROFT ORGANIZATIONS ARE WELCOMED AND REVIEWED EQUALLY. FINAL DISPOSTION OF ALL PROPOSALS IS MADE AT MEETINGS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, USUALLY IN MAY AND DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR.
Reported organization name: THE MARY H CAIN FOUNDATION
Where The Mary H Cain Foundation 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/the-mary-h-cain-foundation-208483925
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirr Foundation | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Tax year 20242024 | $850K |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Tax year 20242024 | $850K |
| St Martin's Episcopal Church | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Tax year 20242024 | $450K |
| Health Services District of Kershaw County | Camden, SC | Unrestricted | Tax year 20242024 | $230K |
| Texas Innocence Network | Houston, TX | Unrestricted | Tax year 20242024 | $210K |
Showing 5 of the 21 largest grants (21 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Mary H Cain 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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