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Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 746073312

Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 145 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $102,071. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.6 million the year before.

40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$1.9 million130$36.8 million
2023$1.6 million109$40.8 million
2024$1.8 million145$43.8 million

How to apply

ContactSentinel Trust Company - Corporate
2001 Kirby Drive Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77019
Phone or email(713) 559-9510, cameronfoundation@sentineltrust.com
What to submithttps://thecameronfoundation.com/grant-application/guidelines/ - See Statement 14

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas141$1.7 million
Utah1$20,000
Illinois1$15,000
Minnesota1$5,000
Missouri1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 145 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mary's Church
LaPorte, TX
Completion of Base Building Ext$102,071
St Ambrose Catholic School
Houston, TX
Roof Repair - 2nd installment$50,000
St Dominic Village
Houston, TX
Compassionate Care Fund$36,000
Asmbly Makerspace Inc
Austin, TX
Dust Collection Upgrade$32,000
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Stafford, TX
General Support$30,000
Operation Finally Home
New Braunfels, TX
General Support$26,000
Covenant House Texas
Houston, TX
General Support$25,000
Houston Coalition for Life
Houston, TX
General Support$25,000
Houston Hospice
Houston, TX
General Support$25,000
Magnificat Houses Inc
Houston, TX
General Support$25,000
St Agnes Academy INC Advancement Donation Collection
Houston, TX
Financial Aid$25,000
Wellsprings Village Incorporated
Houston, TX
General Support$25,000
The Brookwood Community
Brookshire, TX
General Support$22,500
Shalom Center Inc
Houston, TX
Shalom Center Dining Facility$22,000
Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas Inc
Kerrville, TX
General Support$21,500
St Peter's Catholic High School
Houston, TX
Cameron Fdn Pledge: Tuition Assistance-Final Payment$20,834
St Peter's Catholic High School
Houston, TX
Cameron Fdn Pledge: St. Peter Catholic HS Tuition Assistance$20,833
St Peter's Catholic High School
Houston, TX
Cameron Fdn Pledge: St. Peter Catholic HS Tuition Assistance$20,833
St Peter's Catholic High School
Houston, TX
Cameron Fdn Pledge: St. Peter Catholic HS Tuition Assistance$20,833
Avda
Houston, TX
Safer Homes & Families through Legal Advocacy$20,000
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
General Support$20,000
CASA of Galveston County
Texas City, TX
General Support$20,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Houston, TX
School-Based Counseling & Behavioral Health$20,000
Halo House Foundation
Houston, TX
General Support$20,000
Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston
Houston, TX
Meals on Wheels$20,000
Neuro Assistance Foundation
Keller, TX
Quality of Life Program$20,000
San Jose Clinic Operating Account
Houston, TX
General Support$20,000
St Thomas High School Advancement Account
Houston, TX
General Support$20,000
Houstons Amazing Place Restricted Funds Account
Houston, TX
General Support$19,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory Sc
Houston, TX
General Support$18,000
Incarnate Word Academy
Houston, TX
General Support$18,000
Pathways for Little Feet
Houston, TX
General Support$18,000
Houston Area Parkinson Society
Houston, TX
General Support$15,500
Northwest Assistance Ministries
Houston, TX
General Support$15,500
Bridges to Life
Houston, TX
General Support$15,000
CarePartners
Houston, TX
General Support$15,000
Children's Transplant Initiative
Spring, TX
General Support$15,000
Depelchin Children's Center
Houston, TX
General Support$15,000
Gift of Adoption Fund Inc
Northbrook, IL
Adoption Assistance Grants - Texas Chapter$15,000
Gratia Plena
Stafford, TX
General Support$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 145 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company?

Its 2024 filing lists Robin Davis Franks (Trustee), Jean Marie Hale (Trustee), Eva Davis Langley (Trustee) and Derek Spaeth (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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