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, 2023, the Kinder Foundation has distributed more than $562.7 million of the over $700 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.
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
- 2023
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| 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 | $ | 562,748,000 |
| Category | Allocation | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | $ | 23,506,000 |
| Parks and Green Space Projects | 25,803,000 | |
| Quality of Life | 6,233,000 | |
| Total—All Categories | $ | 55,542,000 |
| Total—All Years | $ | 562,748,000 |