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Odyssey Outreach

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 861493681

Odyssey Outreach is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $47,634 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $1,033 and the largest $5,891. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $45,723 the year before.

37% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$24,29231$81,894
2024$45,72330$120,691
2025$47,63435$119,452

How to apply

ContactJustin Ring
2500 Tanglewilde Street Ste 300, Houston, TX 77063
Phone or email(281) 306-0240
What to submitWritten application in their own words specifying the amount requested and how the funds will be used.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Odyssey Outreach funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas31$40,281
North Carolina1$2,175
California1$2,107
Tennessee1$2,000
Colorado1$1,071

Grants paid in 2025

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX
General contribution$5,891
Child Advocates of Fort Bend
Rosenberg, TX
General contribution$2,180
Love 146
Charlotte, NC
General contribution$2,175
Camp Kasem
Covina, CA
General contribution$2,107
Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston
Houston, TX
General contribution$2,088
Star of Hope
Houston, TX
General contribution$2,080
Girls Inc of Greater Houston
Houston, TX
General contribution$2,010
MD Anderson Foundation
Houston, TX
General contribution$2,000
St Jude
Memphis, TN
General contribution$2,000
Fort Bend Hope
Rosenberg, TX
General contribution$1,560
East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry
Stafford, TX
General contribution$1,545
Kids' Meals Inc
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,090
Awwa's Water Equation
Denver, CO
General contribution$1,071
Houstan Humane Society
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,057
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,057
Raise Up Families
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,054
Houston Zoo
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,039
Family of Promise - Humble
Humble, TX
General contribution$1,033
Citizens for Animal Protection
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,031
Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels
Rosenberg, TX
General contribution$1,030
Living Water International
Stafford, TX
General contribution$1,030
Attack Poverty
Richmond, TX
General contribution$1,010
Cat Spring Volunteer Fire Department
Cat Spring, TX
General contribution$1,000
Family Literacy Network
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,000
Fort Bend Paws
Richmond, TX
General contribution$1,000
Lamar Educational Awards Foundation
Rosenberg, TX
General contribution$1,000
Lunches of Love
Rosenberg, TX
General contribution$1,000
The Brookwood Community
Brookshire, TX
General contribution$1,000
Three Little Pitties Rescue
Friendswood, TX
General contribution$1,000
Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation
Corpus Christi, TX
General contribution$1,000
United Methodist Church
Houston, TX
General contribution$1,000
Cy-Fair High School Band Boosters
Houston, TX
General contribution$500
Red Chair Robotics Club Cy Springs Hs
Cypress, TX
General contribution$500
City of Hempstead Texas Commerce and Civic Association
Hempstead, TX
General contribution$250
Westchase District
Houston, TX
General contribution$246

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Odyssey Outreach accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Odyssey Outreach give?

$47,634 in tax year 2025, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $1,033.

Who runs Odyssey Outreach?

Its 2025 filing lists Justin Ring (President), Megan Crutcher (Secretary) and Ellen Hughes (Treasurer).

What does Odyssey Outreach fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, community development and health.

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