Financials

Our mission is to enrich the lives of people in the Greater Houston area through transformational grants that impact urban green space, education and quality of life. The family foundation is funded solely by Rich and Nancy Kinder.

As of December 31, 2024, the Kinder Foundation has distributed more than $621.4 million of the over $850 million in grants committed. 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, 2022, 2023, 2024.

Gift Totals by Year

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Gift Totals by Category

  • 1996–2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2027
  • 2028
  • 2029
  • 2030
  • 2031
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
Category Allocation
Education $ 706,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 1,030,000
Quality of Life 1,621,000
Total—All Categories $ 3,357,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Category Allocation
Education $ 964,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 934,000
Quality of Life 3,670,000
Total—All Categories $ 5,595,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
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 $ 890,226,000
Category Allocation
Education $ 21,729,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 23,681,000
Quality of Life 8,913,000
Total—All Categories $ 54,323,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Category Allocation
Education $ 23,506,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 25,991,000
Quality of Life 6,231,000
Total—All Categories $ 55,727,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Category Allocation
Education $ 22,706,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 28,208,000
Quality of Life 7,587,000
Total—All Categories $ 58,501,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Category Allocation
Education $ 18,452,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 33,850,000
Quality of Life 2,932,000
Total—All Categories $ 55,234,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments
Category Allocation
Education $ 6,144,000
Parks and Green Space Projects 38,825,000
Quality of Life 15,050,000
Total—All Categories $ 60,019,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments
Category Allocation
Education $ -
Parks and Green Space Projects 17,725,000
Quality of Life 30,000,000
Total—All Categories $ 47,725,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments
Category Allocation
Education $ -
Parks and Green Space Projects 500,000
Quality of Life 30,000,000
Total—All Categories $ 30,500,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments
Category Allocation
Education $ 315,000
Parks and Green Space Projects -
Quality of Life 30,000,000
Total—All Categories $ 30,315,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments
Category Allocation
Education $ -
Parks and Green Space Projects -
Quality of Life 30,000,000
Total—All Categories $ 30,000,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments
Category Allocation
Education $ -
Parks and Green Space Projects -
Quality of Life 15,000,000
Total—All Categories $ 15,000,000
Total—All Years $ 890,226,000
Approved future payments