The John M. O’Quinn Foundation

• The John M. O’Quinn Foundation's geographic focus is Texas, with priority given to Houston and its surrounding areas, so applicants should sit within this area and work in education, healthcare, environment, medical-related projects or programmes for underprivileged youth.
• About 8 in 10 of its 191 grants fall between $20,000 and $500,000, and half of those 191 grants were $50,000 or less, so a modest request in that bracket is realistic, even though the largest single grant was $2,500,000.
• Applications must be submitted by mail or delivered in person during normal business hours, as electronic submissions are not considered, and there are fixed deadlines falling in each quarter.
• In its latest filing, 88% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in its two prior filings, which points to a relationship-led, fairly competitive pattern of giving that favours existing grantees, so a new applicant should explain clearly how their organisation and project align with the Foundation's mission and its anticipated impact on Greater Houston.
• Grant requests may come from tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charities that are not private foundations, or from governmental units; individuals, foreign charities, candidates for political office, attempts to influence legislation, private foundations and non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organisations are not eligible and should not apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Harris Health Strategic Fund · Support 10-year strategic facilities plan
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• Memorial Hermann Foundation · To support the expansion of life flight fleet
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · To support stanley appel dept. of neurology
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Memorial Hermann Foundation · To support the expansion of life flight fleet
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Harris Health Strategic Fund · Support 10-year strategic facilities plan
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · To establish four permanent endowments in stanley appel dept. of neurology
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Crime Stoppers of Houston · To support safe school institute
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Kinkaid School · To endow the dir. of center for wellbeing and success
  $500,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.