GHS Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- GHS Foundation, based in Houston, TX, directs almost all of its giving to scholarships delivered through universities, colleges and a technical institute, with occasional general-support grants to an alumni association, a church, an aviation charity and a cemetery-care organisation, so fit is best for scholarship-related work through those channels.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
- Grants are typically modest: half of the 21 grants recorded were $125,000 or less, and the overall range runs from $1,000 to $1,950,000, so pitch any request within that band.
- The foundation operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so unsolicited applicants should not apply; with 89% of its recent grant dollars going to organisations already funded in earlier years, it appears to favour continuing relationships over new approaches.
Overview
GHS Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record is centred on scholarships, with support channelled through universities, colleges and a technical institute. Scholarships account for nearly all recorded grant funding. Smaller general-fund grants went to an alumni association, a church, an aviation charity and a cemetery-care organisation. The recorded organisational giving is overwhelmingly in Texas. The filings show a concentrated pattern of scholarship support delivered through higher-education institutions, alongside occasional general support for other charitable organisations. They do not describe a broader programme or state further funding priorities.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Scholarships
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 21 grants to organisations were $125,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 66% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations GHS Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 7 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $220k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Sam Houston State University · Scholarships$3,952,0002025 tax year
- Stephen F. Austin State University · Scholarships$850,0002025 tax year
- Lamar University · Scholarships$595,0002025 tax year
- Lamar Institute of Technology · Scholarships$220,0002025 tax year
- Angelina College · Scholarships$64,0002025 tax year
- Angel Flight South Central · General funds$2,0002025 tax year
- Groveton Ex-Students Association · General funds$6252025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sylvia Hutson — Director
- Dorothy W Smith — Director
- Ryan Hutson — President
- Norma L Mills — AVP, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer
- Dawn Wesneski — VP, Scholarship Coordinator
- Nancy Hamlin Cooke — VP, Secretary & Treasurer
- Robert E Hutson — Chairman Of The Board
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $4,448,701 | $3,679,900 | $41,984,008 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,989,888 | $5,069,600 | $55,026,193 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,900,312 | $5,683,625 | $61,883,984 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
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.
Sources
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Contact
- Houston, TX