The Mary H Cain Foundation Grants

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

Margaret W Weaver

Address

8 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 606 HOUSTON, TX, 77046

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.

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.

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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