Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Incorporated
The Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund is a private, place-based family foundation based in Galveston, Texas, that provides grants across program areas including youth, resilience, culture, nonprofits, and housing. The official site publishes recent grant reports, Form 990s, audits, contact details, and application guidance.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Texas-based nonprofit (especially Galveston-area) working in youth services, community services, cultural heritage, health, housing, or related local needs, able to submit an LOI and demonstrate measurable local impact.
Good Fit
- • Primary operations or demonstrable programs in Galveston or elsewhere in Texas.
- • Work aligned with youth development, community services, cultural heritage, health, or housing.
- • Ability to submit a concise Letter of Interest and follow application guidelines.
- • Project budgets and requests that fit common small-to-mid grant sizes (many awards under $25K, some larger core grants).
Geography
Grant dollars are highly concentrated in Texas—about 94% of 2024 dollars stayed in-state—despite awards to recipients in a couple of other states, indicating a strongly place-based, Texas-focused footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set (165 distinct recipients in 2024) with many small awards alongside larger grants, and a substantial number of new grantees, indicating wide institutional variety.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes a public LOI/application path on the website and about 80 new recipients in 2024 (roughly 48% of that year's grantees), so unfamiliar applicants have a realistic pathway to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
