The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation
Historical FunderRichmond, Texas · EIN 74-6047149 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$14M
Organizations funded119
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$432.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | JULIE GASTON |
|---|---|
| Address | 611 MORTON STREET, RICHMOND TX 77469 |
| Phone | 2816333202 |
| Form and materials | ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS THROUGH ONLINE SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.HW-FOUNDATION.COM. IRS TAX STATUS, ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY & GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL, AND OTHER REQUESTED SPECIFIC INFORMATION REQUIRED. |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | PURPOSE OR USE RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPOSED. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
2% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tstc Foundation | Waco, TX | To construct an education building for tstc fort bend | $1,255,397 |
| City of Richmond | Richmond, TX | Hike & bike trail & drainage improvements along clay street & second street in north richmond | $1,100,000 |
| Oakbend Medical Center | Richmond, TX | Provide quality healthcare to fort bend cty indigent & purchase equipment to provide quality care | $1,000,000 |
| Fort Bend Family Health Center (Dba Accesshealth) | Richmond, TX | For general operating support | $750,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | To renovate and expand the t.w. davis YMCA located in richmond | $500,000 |
| San Jose Clinic | Houston, TX | To open a class-a pharmacy in richmond to serve those who are uninsured | $484,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Houston, TX | Mamie george community ctr operations for low-income families & vulnerable populations in fort bend cty | $440,330 |
| Houston Galveston Institute | Richmond, TX | Mental health counseling programs in richmond and lamar cisd | $403,400 |
| Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | General operations & endow the loise henderson wessendorff chair at the institute | $325,000 |
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lcisd | Rosenberg, TX | For school security | $325,000 |
| Calvary Episcopal Church | Richmond, TX | Repair sanctuary foundation & renovate sanctuary space & outside surrounding property | $320,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | After school /summer & senior wellness programs, & programs for families in lcisd blue track apartments | $282,759 |
| Fort Bend Family Promise | Missouri City, TX | For general operations | $278,100 |
| Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest | Austin, TX | Richmond bilingual fellows program to recruit, train, & deploy lpc interns | $258,419 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | For exterior drainage remediation at the richmond club | $250,000 |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | Richmond, TX | To expand rio bend youth center by remodeling maintenance garage to create 5,056 sq. ft. of space | $250,000 |
| Child Advocates of Fort Bend | Rosenberg, TX | For staff, training & awareness, & to strengthen family engagement & reunification | $225,000 |
| Calvary Episcopal Church | Richmond, TX | Repair the sanctuary foundation & renovate sanctuary space & outside surrounding property | $217,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | To support the operations and programming of the richmond-rosenberg club | $200,000 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Extension | College Station, TX | For long acres ranch educational endeavors directed by dr. jim cathey | $165,000 |
| Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse Inc | Stafford, TX | For operation of adult substance use disorder treatment program & youth prevention services | $150,000 |
| Rosenberg Railroad Museum | Rosenberg, TX | To relocate two heritage rail cars and develop an interdisciplinary education program | $150,000 |
| Texana Center | Rosenberg, TX | Direct care workers in the intellectual & developmental disability provider svcs division | $150,000 |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $128,000 |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $120,000 |
| Children's Museum Houston | Houston, TX | For bilingual family engagement events and related programming at 21 schools in lcisd | $116,000 |
| Family Life and Community Resource Center | Richmond, TX | For general operating support | $112,500 |
| Castle Cares Community Ministries Inc | West Columbia, TX | For electrical repairs and flooring replacement | $101,000 |
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lcisd | Rosenberg, TX | To support programming for the innovative school day at pink elementary | $100,350 |
| Child Advocates of Fort Bend | Rosenberg, TX | For staff, training & awareness, & to strengthen family engagement & reunification | $100,000 |
| City of Rosenberg | Rosenberg, TX | General operating support of rosenberg animal control & shelter lifesaving safety net program | $100,000 |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | Richmond, TX | To support survivors of domestic abuse | $100,000 |
| Fort Bend Family Promise | Missouri City, TX | For drawings and plats to construct 11 housing units on the west campus | $100,000 |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels | Rosenberg, TX | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels | Rosenberg, TX | To construct additional kitchen space and an administrative building | $100,000 |
| Morton Cemetery Association | Richmond, TX | For general support | $100,000 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | College Station, TX | Romane memorial endowed scholarship for rural veterinary practice in memory of dr charles mcdonald | $100,000 |
| The Tstc Foundation | Waco, TX | For scholarships to students attending texas state technical college fort bend | $100,000 |
| Gratia Plena | Stafford, TX | Mental health counseling for richmond, rosenberg and fulshear residents | $98,000 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Extension | College Station, TX | For long acres ranch educational endeavors directed by dr. jim cathey | $96,250 |
| Attack Poverty | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $95,000 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | Scholarships to senior students placing in ffa career development events held in richmond and blanco | $95,000 |
| Blessed Be Hope for Three Inc | Sugar Land, TX | General operations & richmond-area families served by family assistance & resources support program | $80,000 |
| Hope Fort Bend Clubhouse | Richmond, TX | For general operations of the clubhouse in richmond | $80,000 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | To provide new coats and shoes to underserved children in richmond, texas | $80,000 |
| City of Rosenberg | Rosenberg, TX | General operating support of rosenberg animal control & shelter's lifesaving safety net program | $75,000 |
| Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | For general operating support | $75,000 |
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Lcisd | Rosenberg, TX | To provide a salary for a full-time community engagement coordinator | $75,000 |
| Rosenberg-Richmond Helping Hands Inc | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $75,000 |
| Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Houston, TX | For fort bend county programs | $75,000 |
| Collegecommunitycareer | Stafford, TX | For general operating support to continue serving high school students in lamar cisd | $70,000 |
| Rosenberg Railroad Museum | Rosenberg, TX | To support general operations and the salary of the education coordinator | $65,000 |
| Calvary Episcopal School Inc | Richmond, TX | For school security | $62,000 |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc | Houston, TX | To provide mental health services and alternative therapies to military families in fort bend | $60,000 |
| Literacy Council of Fort Bend County | Sugar Land, TX | For operating support to increase capacity and to expand services in north richmond | $60,000 |
| Prayers of the People | Houston, TX | For fort bend county program operations | $60,000 |
| Brazos Bend Guardianship Services | Rosenberg, TX | For general operations | $50,000 |
| Calvary Episcopal School Inc | Richmond, TX | For school security | $50,000 |
| Fort Bend Community Partners Rainbow Room | Rosenberg, TX | For operating support to provide emergency and transitional supplies | $50,000 |
| Sire Inc | Houston, TX | To provide equine assisted programs serving veterans throughout fort bend county | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 119 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest | Austin, TX | Richmond bilingual program & loise henderson wessendorff chair in latinx counselor education | $4,854,500 |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | To renovate and expand the t.w. davis YMCA located in richmond | $2,000,000 |
| Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center | Houston, TX | To endow the loise henderson wessendorff chair at the institute for spirituality and health | $1,300,000 |
| Houston Galveston Institute | Richmond, TX | Richmond /rosenberg counseling services & therapists for lamar cisd's blue track schools | $806,800 |
| Morton Cemetery Association | Richmond, TX | For general support | $700,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | After school /summer & senior wellness programs, & programs for families in lcisd blue track apartments | $653,172 |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | Richmond, TX | Expand rio bend youth center by remodeling the maintenance garage to create 5,056 sq ft | $250,000 |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | Richmond, TX | Assist domestic & sexual abuse survivors & their children achieve safety & self sufficiency | $200,000 |
| Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse Inc | Stafford, TX | Adult outpatient substance use disorder treatment program & youth substance use prevention program | $150,000 |
| Collegecommunitycareer | Stafford, TX | For general operating support to continue serving high school students in lamar cisd | $140,000 |
| Scholarship America | Detroit, MI | Scholarships awarded to ffa students in blanco and in richmond & management fees | $126,000 |
| Literacy Council of Fort Bend County | Sugar Land, TX | For operating support to increase current capacity and to expand services in north richmond | $120,000 |
| Rosenberg-Richmond Helping Hands Inc | Richmond, TX | For general operations | $75,000 |
| Rosenberg Railroad Museum | Rosenberg, TX | To support general operations and the salary of the education coordinator | $65,000 |
| The Rose | Houston, TX | Screenings, diagnostic services,& breast cancer treatment for uninsured richmond /rosenberg patients | $60,000 |
| Wildlife Habitat Federation | Cat Spring, TX | Improve land & habitat through outreach & assistance to landowners in coastal watersheds & fb cty | $50,000 |
| Avda (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse) | Houston, TX | Legal advocacy & family violence programs for domestic abuse survivors in fort bend cty | $45,000 |
| Katy Cares Inc | Katy, TX | Parenting program supporting single parents, including those in greater richmond area | $30,000 |
| Justice Forward | Houston Tx, TX | For support services for clients and graduates of four fort bend county specialty courts | $25,000 |
| Undies for Everyone | Houston, TX | To provide richmond and rosenberg children in need with 7 days of underwear and to purchase equipment | $24,920 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,950,355 | 139 |
| 2023 | $14,022,782 | 128 |
| 2021 | $9,266,815 | 106 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 27, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503009349100445
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-6047149
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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