PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY (Houston TX Association / Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston)
To encourage scholastic excellence in the Greater Houston area and to support outstanding college-bound seniors through scholarships and local programming that advance the liberal arts and sciences.
About PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY (Houston TX Association / Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston)
This profile covers the Phi Beta Kappa Society — Houston TX Association (also known and operating as the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston), EIN 23-7339609 (237339609). The organization is an active, donor-facing 501(c)(3) alumni association affiliated with the national Phi Beta Kappa Society and maintains an official local website and recent Form 990 filings.
The association’s principal activity is awarding college scholarships to outstanding seniors from a large group of Greater Houston high schools and supporting local events and speakers that promote the liberal arts and sciences. Its most recently filed Form 990 (2024) reports annual revenue in the mid-six-figure range and multi-million dollars in total assets, reflecting a steady scholarship and grant-making program in the last 2–3 years.
In recent years the association has continued regular scholarship award cycles and public events (including a 2025 Scholarship Awards Dinner that honored local academic leadership), and remains active in alumni engagement, local partnerships, and scholarship distribution directly to recipient colleges.
Notable achievements
Sustained regional scholarship program
Operates an annual scholarship program that awards tuition-designated scholarships to outstanding graduating seniors from dozens of Houston-area high schools; the association reported significant scholarship distributions in its most recent fiscal filings.
Longstanding local presence
Established in the 1970s as a Greater Houston alumni association of the national Phi Beta Kappa Society, the group has maintained continuous operations and local programming (lectures, awards dinners, and alumni networking) for decades.
High-profile scholarship events
Hosts an annual Scholarship Awards Dinner and similar events that draw university leaders and regional recognition for support of higher education in Houston.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $3.8M
- Annual revenue
- $543K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 23-7339609
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Website
- pbkhouston.wildapricot.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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