Houston, TX

STRAKE FOUNDATION

EIN 76-0041524

Faith & Spiritual Communities Missions & Faith-Based Outreach Faith communities Children & youth Low-income Veterans & military families Patients & families

Mission

Strake Foundation pursues a mission to support conservative Catholic causes, preserve the heritage of George W. Strake and his family, educate individuals and communities in truth, and care for those who are ailing. The Foundation’s principles emphasize traditional Christian teaching, individual dignity, self-sufficiency, hard work, and faithful formation.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation Contributions are tax-deductible

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About STRAKE FOUNDATION

Strake Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation based in Houston, Texas, established in 1952. The Foundation directs grantmaking toward faith-based organizations (with priority to Catholic institutions), hospitals and medical causes (including women’s health and pro-life priorities), private secondary and higher education, military and free-market organizations, poverty and homelessness programs in Harris County, and civic and cultural groups in Houston and elsewhere in Texas. In practice the foundation is an active local grantmaker that typically meets three times per year and accepts applications; in recent filings and grant records it has supported hundreds of nonprofit grantees across education, healthcare, human services and faith-based work. Between 2020 and 2024 the foundation reported awarding millions of dollars to organizations including local schools, clinics and hospitals, faith groups, and civic organizations in the Houston area and beyond.

Notable achievements

Longstanding giving history

Established in 1952, the Foundation reports more than $110 million granted since inception and more than seven decades of philanthropic activity.

Sustained recent grantmaking

In recent tax years the Foundation awarded multiple millions annually (roughly in the low‑millions per year across 2020–2024), supporting hundreds of grants with a median grant size in the mid‑thousands and repeat funding to many local grantees.

Structured, open application process

The Foundation operates a formal grant application process, generally holding three board meetings per year (February, July, November) and accepting one application per organization per calendar year, with stated donor‑intent guidelines prioritizing faith, healthcare, education, and local poverty/homelessness relief.

At a glance

Total assets: $47.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Private non-operating foundation
EIN: 76-0041524
Location: Houston, TX
Website: strakefoundation.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains an active public website and makes grant application materials available online, indicating an open, donor-facing grantmaking operation.

Included in standard foundation and Form 990-PF databases and nonprofit data services, with recent filings and grant lists publicly accessible through nonprofit filing repositories.

Not rated by typical public charity-rating services that exclude private foundations from evaluation, reflecting its classification as a private foundation rather than a public charity.

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