Houston, TX

Project Row Houses

EIN 76-0411778

Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Arts & Public Programs Black communities Communities of color Women & girls Children & youth

Mission

Project Row Houses empowers people and enriches communities through engagement, art, and direct action.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Project Row Houses

Project Row Houses (PRH) is a Houston-based, community-rooted arts and neighborhood development nonprofit founded in 1993. PRH activates art, cultural preservation, affordable housing, and small-business incubation on a campus spanning five city blocks in the Historic Third Ward.

PRH operates artist commission cycles (“Artist Rounds”), residency and mentorship programs (including the Floyd Newsum Summer Studios), a Young Mothers Residential Program, and a Business Residency that incubates local entrepreneurs. The organization combines site-specific exhibitions with direct community services to support Third Ward residents, artists, and culturally specific small businesses.

In recent years PRH has continued regular Artist Rounds (including rounds in 2024–2026), expanded its business incubation cohorts (notable cohorts in 2025), marked its 30th anniversary in 2024, and manages the Third Ward Cultural District while maintaining a campus of roughly 39 structures used for exhibitions, housing, and community programming.

Notable achievements

Ford Foundation – America’s Cultural Treasures (Grant)

Selected as a Ford Foundation America’s Cultural Treasures grantee and recipient of multi-year support that significantly bolstered core operations and programming.

Sustained community campus and Artist Rounds

Maintains a five-block campus of approximately 39 historic row houses and a long-running Artist Rounds program (now surpassing 50+ rounds) that commissions site-specific public art and exhibitions.

30th Anniversary milestone

Celebrated three decades of continuous neighborhood-based arts and community work since its founding in 1993, demonstrating long-term neighborhood impact and program continuity.

At a glance

Total assets: $14.7M
Annual revenue: $2.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 76-0411778
Location: Houston, TX
Website: projectrowhouses.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

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

Recognition

Charity Navigator Four-Star equivalent assessments for organizational performance and transparency.

Named one of the organizations in the Ford Foundation’s America’s Cultural Treasures cohort, recognizing its cultural and community significance.

Founder Rick Lowe recognized nationally for leadership in socially engaged art (including a MacArthur Fellowship received by the founder), reflecting institutional prestige and influence.

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