The Iris And Lloyd Webre Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on education, human services, and faith-based initiatives. Its mission includes providing general assistance, operating support for nonprofits, and funding educational scholarships, particularly for at-risk populations. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including religious institutions, educational nonprofits, and organizations focused on food security and women's empowerment. While it primarily operates in Texas, it has also extended support to organizations in Arizona.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established Houston-area nonprofit (especially schools, churches, scholarship programs, or human-services groups) with existing local relationships and capacity to manage mid-to-large operating or scholarship grants.
Good Fit
- • Organization operates primarily in Houston or elsewhere in Texas.
- • Mission aligns with education, faith-based services, scholarships, or general human services.
- • Track record of providing or managing scholarships, tuition assistance, or operating support.
- • Existing introductions or referrals from local partners, past grantees, or board-level contacts.
- • Capacity to absorb one-time larger grants or recurring operating support.
Geography
Observed giving is strongly concentrated in Texas: the latest year shows about 97% of dollars staying in-state with only one other state receiving a small share.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 22 distinct recipients in the latest year and has funded 22–24 recipients each observed year, with 17 recurring grantees across years, indicating a broad and independent recipient set despite dollar concentration toward a few beneficiaries.
New Applicants
The foundation states it only considers preselected applicants and has no visible public submission route; although five new recipients appeared in the latest year, the overall pattern and explicit preselection policy make unsolicited new entrants unlikely to gain access.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
