Private foundation · Houston, TX

Cheniere Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $13K – $30K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
108
Repeat grantees
40
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Julie Nelson
President
Andrea Carter-virtanen
Corporate Secretary
Wendy Craven
Executive Director
Zach Davis
Director, Treasurer (to 9/30/24)
Robin Dane
Director, Treasurer (from 9/30/24)
Jane Eapen
Director
Maas Hinz
Director
Kristin Kifer
Director
Florian Pintgen
Director
Frederik Smits Van Oyen
Director
Viet Van
Director
Andrew Winata
Director
Michael Dove
Director
Ramzi Mroueh
Director
Deanna Newcomb
Director
Ihekweazu Obi
Director

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3461.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
558
Total grants awarded
$14.7M
Total amount
$26K
Average grant
$550K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$3.0M
119 grants
2023
$3.3M
108 grants
2022
$2.7M
98 grants
2021
$2.0M
84 grants
2020
$2.4M
63 grants
2019
$1.4M
86 grants

Top recipients

149 grants · VA
$3.8M
4 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$683K
5 grants · TX · ≈ likely match
$465K
City of Port Arthur
5 grants · TX
$400K
11 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$303K
1 grant · TX · ≈ likely match
$250K
1 grant · TX · ✓ Exact match
$250K
9 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$235K
2 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$235K
6 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$211K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Thurgood Marshall College Fund
To support scholarships for the academic year 24/25 per agreement
DC · TY 2024
$180K
Texas A&m University Corpus Christi Foundation
To support "Doing Business With Giants"
TX · TY 2024
$135K
Setx Traffic Project
To offset the project cost mitigating the negative impacts the SPL facility has on the community and users of the roadwa…
TX · TY 2024
$100K
Brees Dream Foundation
To cover education and training costs for approximately thirty (30) students at the BuildStrong Academy of Greater New O…
OH · TY 2024
$100K
City of Gregory
To support the Community Development Project
TX · TY 2024
$100K
Galveston Bay Foundation
To support workforce development for three program technician interns and general programming costs associated with impl…
TX · TY 2024
$75K
Buffalo Bayou
To support the 2024 Clean and Green Program, including staff additions to accommodate program growth
TX · TY 2024
$75K
Education to Employment Workforce Development Programs
To support rural students in San Patricio County (Gregory-Portland and Ingleside High Schools)
TX · TY 2024
$75K
Johnson Bayou Fire Equipment
To support additional firefighter equipment upgrades
LA · TY 2024
$70K
Triangle Community Outreach
To cover meals, tutoring materials, field trips fees, and staff salaries associated with BEAM-UP program
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Houston Firefighters Foundation
To support the purchase of 18 FLIR K33 thermal imaging cameras for the VAL Jahnke Training Academy
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Kids Meals
To support the 2024 "Cheniere Foundation" Van maintenance and meals
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Project
To support the implementation of shoreline protection and improvements (debris removal, construction of shoreline protec…
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Project
To support the implementation of shoreline protection and improvements (debris removal, construction of shoreline protec…
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Pleasure Island Tx Economic Development Prj
To support Pleasure Island engineering and design for a Visitor's Center
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Houston Parks Board
To support the upkeep of local Houston parks
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Prairie View A&m University Foundation
To support tutorials and equipment
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Del Mar College Foundation Scholarships
To provide scholarships to five (5) students of $10,000 covering the cost of tuition, fees and books for the full progra…
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Port Arthur Education Foundation Mentoring Program
To secure mentorship sessions through May 2025 for a total of 9 students
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Star of Hope
To support "Love in Action" Van and Family Center
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Tsu Scholarships
To support Texas Southern University students by providing scholarships
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Cheniere Boys and Girls Club
To support the Cheniere Boys & Girls Club
LA · TY 2024
$50K
Houston Parks Board
To support the revitalization of two inner city parks
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Cca Texas Artificial Reef Project
To deploy artificial reef materials into the TPWD Sabine HI20 nearshore reefing site
TX · TY 2024
$50K
Beauregard Parish Fire Support
To purchase self-contained breathing apparatus to have onsite
LA · TY 2024
$40K
Gregory Portland Independent School District
To support the Gregory Portland Special Olympics Team
TX · TY 2024
$33K
Youth Odyssey
To support Youth Odyssey Adventure Challenge Program & Leadership Camp
TX · TY 2024
$30K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana Inc
Support of general programs
LA · TY 2024
$30K
Cameron Parish Creole Nature Trail
To support the Economic/Tourism Project
LA · TY 2024
$30K
Triangle Community Outreach
To support the cost of meals, tutoring materials, field trip fees, and staff salaries
TX · TY 2024
$30K
YWCA Leadership Program
To support YWTeen Program
TX · TY 2024
$30K
Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Employee giving fund recipient
TX · TY 2024
$29K
Ingleside on the Bay Community Development Project
Investment for Ingleside on the Bay Volunteer Fire Department to repair one of the Department's Response Vehicles, assem…
TX · TY 2024
$29K
Care Help of Sulphur Inc
Employee giving fund recipient
LA · TY 2024
$26K
Habitat for Humanity Aging in Place
To support The Critical Repairs Program or Aging in Place Program
TX · TY 2024
$25K
NAACP Reading & Math Program
To support NAACP's Project Power Reader
TX · TY 2024
$25K
North Lake Charles Community Development Project
To be utilized for the expansion of programs offered by the Cheniere Boys and Girls Club
LA · TY 2024
$25K
Cameron Parish Preservation Alliance Project
To support the access to road improvements and the reinforcement of the base for the historical Sabine Pass Lighthouse
LA · TY 2024
$25K
DC Greens
To support the well at Oxon Run urban farm and accessible oasis for health and community building in Ward 8
DC · TY 2024
$25K
Project Cure
To support warehouse safety needs, plus "Kits 4 Kids" volunteer project
CO · TY 2024
$25K
Rebuilding Together
To support funding for Hurricane Beryl repairs and to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with repairs to a home in Houston's …
TX · TY 2024
$25K
Rebuilding Together
To support funding for Hurricane Beryl repairs and to honor Hispanic Heritage Month with repairs to a home in Houston's …
TX · TY 2024
$25K
Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentor U Project
To support the Big Brothers Big Sisters MentorU program
LA · TY 2024
$25K
Restore America's Estuaries
Support for dune coastal restoration on the Gulf of Mexico coastline in Cameron Parish
VA · TY 2024
$25K
DC Greens
To support the benefit of DC Greens "The Well at Oxen Run" urban farm
DC · TY 2024
$25K
Communities in Schools
To support the CIS Expansion Program
TX · TY 2024
$23K
Gift of Life Mammogramprostate Screenings
Annual donation to support mammograms and prostate cancer screenings in the under served community of Port Arthur, Texas
TX · TY 2024
$20K
Lamar Port Arthur Small Business Development Center Grant
To support Small Business Development Center of Lamar State College
TX · TY 2024
$20K
Setx Salt Club Project
To support the Saltwater Anglers League of Texas
TX · TY 2024
$20K
Wen
To support two $10,000, 2024 WEN Houston "Young Women Energized" Scholarships
KY · TY 2024
$20K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.