The Kinder Foundation’s mission is to enable the Greater Houston community to flourish by providing sizable, impactful gifts to projects dedicated primarily to three key areas: urban green space, education and quality of life issues. The family foundation is funded solely by Rich and Nancy Kinder.
As of January 2023, the Kinder Foundation has given more than $506.9 million in gifts. See below a summary of these gifts. To view the Kinder Foundation’s annual tax returns (IRS Form 990-PF, PDF), click on the corresponding year: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
Gift Totals by Year
Gift Totals by Category
- 1996–2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 2,293,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 5,299,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 11,542,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 19,134,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 250,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 5,175,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 1,992,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 7,417,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 681,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 1,030,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 1,646,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 3,357,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 942,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 934,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 3,719,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 5,595,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 3,781,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 1,078,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 3,366,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 8,225,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 4,428,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 2,647,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 3,532,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 10,607,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 9,520,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 9,692,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 4,397,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 23,609,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 4,753,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 13,245,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 14,717,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 32,715,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 5,884,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 22,105,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 14,162,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 42,151,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 8,549,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 8,797,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 14,072,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 31,417,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 8,713,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 8,172,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 22,467,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 39,352,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 20,491,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 12,839,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 5,658,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 38,988,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 12,306,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 16,851,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 10,125,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 39,282,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 15,429,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 23,082,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 10,014,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 48,524,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 16,157,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 15,633,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 18,830,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 50,620,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 7,358,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 34,962,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 9,569,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 51,889,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 21,729,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 23,403,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 8,913,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 54,045,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 506,927,000 |