Grants paid in 2024
29 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $100K |
| Orange Show FoundationHouston, TX | Capital campaign | $100K |
| Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY | Support for the Adam D. Weinberg Artists Fund | $100K |
| Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY | Eckel Gallery Exhibition Program | $100K |
| Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX | Support for Menil House grounds renovation | $75K |
| Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX | Ruth Asawa drawing acquisition | $75K |
| Genesys WorksHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $60K |
| Buffalo Bayou PartnershipHouston, TX | Supporting a new, site-specific media and sound installation by Rachel Rossin at the Houston | $50K |
| Lawndale Art and Performance CenterHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $50K |
| The Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $50K |
| The Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX | Annual design acquisitions and exhibitions | $50K |
| Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $40K |
| Project Row HousesHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $40K |
| University of HoustonHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support of Blaffer Art Museum | $30K |
| Fotofest IncHouston, TX | Support of FotoFest's Literacy Through Photography Learning Program | $25K |
| Houston Botanic GardenHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $25K |
| New Group IncNew York, NY | Unrestricted operating support | $25K |
| New Group IncNew York, NY | Unrestricted operating support | $25K |
| Orange Show FoundationHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $25K |
| The Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX | Support for acquisitions in the area of modern and contemporary art | $25K |
| William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support for Moody Center | $25K |
| Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX | Jason Moran acquisition | $25K |
| Prounitas IncHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $20K |
| ArtadiaBrooklyn, NY | To support an Artadia 2024 award to a talented, emerging Houston artist | $15K |
| Astrodome ConservancyHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $10K |
| Galveston Island Nature Tourism CouncilGalveston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $10K |
| Gulf Coast-A Journal of Literature and Fine ArtsHouston, TX | Unrestricted operating support | $10K |
| Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX | Support the publication of Duchamp in California: Walter Hopps Curates a Retrospective | $10K |
| The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey IncFlorham Park, NJ | Unrestricted operating support | $10K |
By state: Texas 23 · New York 5 · New Jersey 1
About this foundation
John R Eckel Jr Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Houston, Texas, administered in care of C Slack Ghcf, tax-exempt since 2010. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does John R Eckel Jr Foundation accept grant applications?
No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.
How much does John R Eckel Jr Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $1.2M across 29 grants, a median of $25K.
Where does John R Eckel Jr Foundation give?
Texas (23 grants), New York (5 grants), New Jersey (1 grants), per its latest filing.
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