Private foundation · Houston, TX

Ghs Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $148K – $630K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
7
Repeat grantees
5
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Dawn Wesneski
VICE PRESIDENT
$268K
Nancy Hamlin Cooke
VP, SEC & TREAS
$174K
Robert E Hutson
VICE PRESIDENT
$125K
Gerald H Smith
PRESIDENT

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
15.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
50
Total grants awarded
$22.2M
Total amount
$445K
Average grant
$3.6M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$5.1M
7 grants
2023
$3.7M
7 grants
2022
$2.2M
6 grants
2021
$1.7M
6 grants
2020
$2.2M
9 grants
2019
$3.3M
7 grants
2018
$4.1M
8 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$10.9M
7 grants · TX · ≈ likely match
$5.2M
Lamar University College of Business
7 grants · TX
$4.3M
7 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
7 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$579K
Bobby Sam Harkins Memorial Scholarship
1 grant · TX
$100K
Glenwood Perpetual Care Corp
2 grants · TX
$22K
3 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$12K
Angel Flight (south Central)
5 grants · TX
$10K
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
1 grant · TX
$5K

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

Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2024
$3.6M
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2024
$731K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2024
$540K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2024
$118K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2024
$75K
Groveton Ex-students Association
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2024
$8K
Trinity Episcopal Church
GENERAL FUNDS
LA · TY 2024
$500
Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2023
$1.9M
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2023
$945K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2023
$625K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2023
$125K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2023
$44K
Glenwood Perpetual Care Corp
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2023
$4K
Groveton Ex-students Association
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2023
$1K
Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2022
$692K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2022
$632K
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2022
$593K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2022
$163K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2022
$81K
Angel Flight (south Central)
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2022
$2K
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2021
$603K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2021
$560K
Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2021
$368K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2021
$124K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2021
$80K
Angel Flight (south Central)
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2021
$2K
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2020
$722K
Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2020
$642K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2020
$572K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2020
$164K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2020
$81K
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2020
$5K
Angel Flight (south Central)
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2020
$2K
Mischer Neuroscience Institute
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2020
$1K
Hlsr Educational Fund
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2020
$1K
Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2019
$1.6M
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2019
$825K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2019
$560K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2019
$183K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2019
$133K
Glenwood Perpetual Care Corp
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2019
$18K
Angel Flight (south Central)
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2019
$2K
Sam Houston State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2018
$2.1M
Stephen F Austin State University
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2018
$830K
Lamar University College of Business
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2018
$776K
Lamar Institute of Technology
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2018
$227K
Bobby Sam Harkins Memorial Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP
TX · TY 2018
$100K
Angelina College
SCHOLARSHIPS
TX · TY 2018
$86K
Groveton Ex-students Association
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2018
$3K
Angel Flight (south Central)
GENERAL FUNDS
TX · TY 2018
$2K

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