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Annual Grant Program is sponsored by The Elkins Foundation. The Elkins Foundation provides funding to strengthen the Houston community by supporting educational, healthcare, cultural, community, and religious organizations. The trustees prioritize specific capital needs and discrete projects over ongoing operational support, endowment funds, or annual giving campaigns. The foundation typically avoids funding the same organization in consecutive years to ensure a wide distribution of resources.
Geographic focus: Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast region
Focus areas: Education, Healthcare, Culture, Community, Religion, Science and Technology, Public Safety, Disaster Management, Human Services
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
The Elkins Foundation - Grant Application The trustees primarily focus on organizations serving Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast. They prefer to support specific capital needs and projects. To further the goal of funding a wide variety of organizations and projects, the trustees typically do not give to the same organizations year after year. In addition, with the exception of a limited number of appeals, the trustees have a policy of declining grants to annual giving campaigns, endowment funds, operating budgets, and special events. The Foundation is unable to make grants to individuals. The Foundation’s annual report is available for review by appointment. Applications for funding may be submitted from February through June 30 of each year using the Foundation’s online system. As described earlier on this site, completed applications are reviewed by the Board of Trustees and the Associate Board. The review process takes place during the summer and ends in early October. Final funding decisions will be made by October 31. Please understand that because we always receive far more applications than we can fund, we are unable to provide individual feedback on why an application was declined. As long as an application meets our guidelines, it will be given every consideration during the review process. If you wish to apply, please use the following link to begin the online application: 2026 Application PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING : Deadline for submitting an application: June 30 The Elkins Foundation only accepts submissions through our online application
Application snapshot: target deadline June 30, 2026; published funding information $5,000 - $2,000,000; eligibility guidance 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located in and serving Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast region. Grants are not made to individuals.
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The Elkins Foundation - Grant Application The trustees primarily focus on organizations serving Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast. They prefer to support specific capital needs and projects. To further the goal of funding a wide variety of organizations and projects, the trustees typically do not give to the same organizations year after year.
In addition, with the exception of a limited number of appeals, the trustees have a policy of declining grants to annual giving campaigns, endowment funds, operating budgets, and special events. The Foundation is unable to make grants to individuals. The Foundation’s annual report is available for review by appointment.
Applications for funding may be submitted from February through June 30 of each year using the Foundation’s online system. As described earlier on this site, completed applications are reviewed by the Board of Trustees and the Associate Board. The review process takes place during the summer and ends in early October.
Final funding decisions will be made by October 31. Please understand that because we always receive far more applications than we can fund, we are unable to provide individual feedback on why an application was declined. As long as an application meets our guidelines, it will be given every consideration during the review process.
If you wish to apply, please use the following link to begin the online application: 2026 Application PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING : Deadline for submitting an application: June 30 The Elkins Foundation only accepts submissions through our online application
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located in and serving Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast region. Grants are not made to individuals. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $5,000 - $2,000,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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