Houston Endowment Inc.
A private foundation established in 1937 by Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones to serve Greater Houston, funding public education, civic engagement, arts and culture, and greenspaces toward a vibrant region where all have the opportunity to thrive.
Financial profile
Houston Endowment Inc. · EIN 74-6013920 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $122,609,629 | $130,622,259 | $2,276,724,431 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $188,440,163 | $146,020,688 | $2,234,070,702 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $265,655,014 | $82,670,209 | $2,594,199,730 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $117,039,074 | $130,980,920 | $1,383,604,114 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $152,687,182 | $114,476,997 | $1,397,545,960 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $79,451,692 | $95,571,131 | $1,396,972,447 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Houston Endowment Inc. is read alongside.
LE
Lilly Endowment
One of the largest private endowments in the country, born of a founding family's fortune and faith, giving…
SFE
Siegel Family Endowment
A technologist's endowment treating philanthropy as society's risk capital, funding inquiry into how…
CE
The California Endowment
California's largest private health foundation, deploying billions toward health and racial equity through…
EH
Endowment for Health
New Hampshire's largest health foundation, a nonpartisan catalyst working statewide to improve health and…
AFE
American Floral Endowment
The shared endowment of an entire industry, the body that gathers money from every corner of floriculture and…
81 companies named
Who backs HEI
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Houston Endowment Inc.'s peers, but not Houston Endowment Inc.
Companies named publicly by at least one of Houston Endowment Inc.'s five peer societies, and not found in Houston Endowment Inc.'s reviewed public records.
| Company | AFE | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| 1800Flowers | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| American Floral Services, Inc. | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Arizona Family Flowers, LLC | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| bachmans | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Baisch | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Ball | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Bill Doran Company | Friends of Floral | 1 of 1 |
| Billy Heroman's | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Blackmore Co., Inc. | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| burgeflowershop | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| BurtonBurton | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Central Floral Supply | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Connor Park Florist, Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Delaware Valley Wholesale Florist | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| dvflora | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| DWF Wholesale Florists | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Eastern Floral | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Family_Flowers | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| FloraCraft | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| floriexpo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Flower Clique | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| FlowerShopNetwork | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| FreshPath | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Freytag’s Florist | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| FTD | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| GreenPoint | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Griffin’s Floral Design | Friends of Floral | 1 of 1 |
| Grower-Talks | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Hackney Nursery | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Hall’s Flower Shop and Garden Center | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Hallmark | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| Highland Supply Corporation | Named | 1 of 1 |
| hortica | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| In Bloom Flowers & Gifts | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Inglis Florists | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Jack’s Basket Import Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Kennicott | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Kitayama Brothers/Greenleaf Wholesale Florist, Inc. | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Los Angeles Flower Market of the American Florists’ Exchange, LTD | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Manatee Fruit Company | Named | 1 of 1 |
| mayesh | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| McNamara Florist | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Mellano | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| MetrolinaGreenhouses | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| mischlersflorist | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| mt-eden-floral | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Nanz & Kraft Florists, Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Neubauer’s Flowers, Inc. | Friends of Floral | 1 of 1 |
| North Creek Nurseries | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| NorthernTrust | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Olive Hill Greenhouses | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| originallaflowermarket | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Passion Growers LLC | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| Patterson’s Flowers Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Pennock Company | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Pete Garcia Company/Garcia Group | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Phillip’s Flowers | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| purebeautyfarms | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Reliant Ribbon | Friends of Floral | 1 of 1 |
| rockwell | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Rose Bud Flowers | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Smithers-Oasis Floralife | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Soderbergs Floral and Gift | Friends of Floral | 1 of 1 |
| stadiumflowers | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Suntory Flowers | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Syndicate Sales | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Syngenta Flowers | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Tagawa Greenhouses | Named | 1 of 1 |
| teleflora | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| The Elite Flower Company | Named | 1 of 1 |
| The Giant Company | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| The John Henry Company | Platinum Club | 1 of 1 |
| Tradewinds Intl, LLC | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Twixwood Nursery | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Vans, Inc. – Van Namen Family | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Viviano Flower Shop, Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| Walter R. Knoll Florist | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
| WestRock | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Yoder Brothers | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Zeidler Floral Company Inc. | Copper Sponsors | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
A private foundation established in 1937 by Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones to serve Greater Houston, funding public education, civic engagement, arts and culture, and greenspaces toward a vibrant region where all have the opportunity to thrive.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Citadel and The Village.
Strengths
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