Greater Houston Community Foundation empowers our clients to deepen their philanthropic impact through personalized giving vehicles like donor advised funds, family giving circles, legacy giving plans, and more.
Who We Serve
Individuals and Families
Professional Advisors
Businesses
Foundations and Nonprofits
Professional Advisors
Greater Houston Community Foundation helps professional advisors connect their clients to locally focused philanthropic opportunities that really make a difference. And with the concierge-level service of our multidisciplinary team, you can be sure that you and your clients are in trusted hands.
Businesses
Greater Houston Community Foundation has a deep history of helping some of Houston’s top companies enhance their community investment, offering tax-efficient solutions including corporate donor advised funds and other giving vehicles designed to help your organization maximize its philanthropic impact.
Foundations and Nonprofits
Greater Houston Community Foundation provides comprehensive service to private foundations and nonprofits throughout the region. Whether working fully with our team or in collaboration with existing advisors, we help you and your foundation navigate the complexities of foundation operations, grant administration, accounting, and more.
We are Proud to Partner with Houston’s Leading Donors
What We Do For Greater Houston
In all that we do, Greater Houston Community Foundation is dedicated to maximizing the positive impact of philanthropy throughout our community. To best serve our clients and communities, we offer comprehensive philanthropic services that make it easy to do good.
Explore how Greater Houston Community Foundation can help you make a difference.
Donor Advised Funds in Houston
A simple way to increase your impact.
Donor advised funds in Houston are a simple, tax-efficient way to give to the causes that matter most to you. Our team of philanthropic advisors and administrators make managing your fund simple, and can even work directly with your existing advisors to easily manage investments and distribute funds.
Consulting
Put our expertise in your corner.
Interested in growing your impact in Houston, but not sure where to start? Our multidisciplinary team of philanthropy consultants are here to help you understand your options as a donor, evaluate your strategy, and establish a plan of action crafted around you and your goals.
Employee Disaster Relief Funds
When your employees need you most, we help you rise to the occasion.
Greater Houston Community Foundation has a long history of partnering with local leaders, corporations, and foundations to implement and distribute relief funds in response to disasters including Hurricane Harvey, Winter Storm Uri, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. Additionally, we have facilitated employee disaster relief funds to support individuals affected by these crises, ensuring comprehensive assistance reaches those in need during times of adversity.
Family Philanthropy
Build a legacy in your community.
Greater Houston Community Foundation’s Center for Family Philanthropy helps donors amplify their generosity and ensure their legacy. Our team has deep experience guiding multigenerational philanthropy, and can help you establish a structure that will fund what matters to you for years to come.
Start Your Donor Advised Fund
Opening a donor advised fund with Greater Houston Community Foundation is simple — start the conversation and take the first step toward a better community.
Support Community Impact
Understanding Houston is funded through private philanthropic support. Would you like to join us as we build a more vibrant region with opportunities for all? Donate to support Understanding Houston today!
We believe in collective action and the transformative power of generosity.
Since 1995, Greater Houston Community Foundation has been in the business of helping our donors create lasting legacies through impactful and effective philanthropy. As one of Houston’s largest grantmakers, we support charitable initiatives that extend through nearly every corner of our region including our schools, our parks, our health care systems, underprivileged communities, and so many more.
Over $2.2 billion in community impact and counting!
Whether responding to a disaster or working alongside partners to proactively uplift our region, Greater Houston Community Foundation is strongly committed to honoring donor intent, helping all donors achieve their giving goals, and serving as a resource and collaborative partner in the philanthropic space to provide meaningful impact with you, our donors, and for the community in which we serve.
“Philanthropy has always been about the spirit of generosity and the desire to create a legacy of giving beyond any one person’s lifetime. No matter what happens, or what lies ahead, we are ready to serve. We’re here for good.”
Stephen D. Maislin
President & CEO
Our Community Impact
Greater Houston Community Foundation runs multiple initiatives established in the name of uplifting our communities and expanding on the incredible work done by our clients.
Explore our various community impact projects, and learn how you can get involved!
Community Impact Fund
From climate disasters to limited access to high-quality education and economic opportunities, Houston’s residents are striving, and many are struggling to build a future for themselves and their families.
Understanding Houston
Explore the data and learn more about what matters to Houston in this innovative indicators website.
