For Nonprofits

Greater Houston Community Foundation donors are able to make grant recommendations from their Donor Advised Fund through DonorXpress, GHCF’s donor portal. Our Donor Services Department processes grant recommendations weekly, and will mail grant checks to the organizations. Members of the general public can donate directly to your organization via a link or other instructions you provide in your DonorHouston profile.

DonorHouston is an online resource of the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF), created to inform, empower, and enrich charitable giving in the greater Houston area—benefitting donors, nonprofits, and the community at large. DonorHouston furthers the cause of philanthropy in our region by promoting nonprofit transparency and putting nonprofit information at the fingertips of community members in an easy-to-use, searchable online database. DonorHouston is FREE to nonprofits, GHCF donors, and public users.

The Greater Houston Community Foundation is dedicated to expanding philanthropic impact with our donors. We support our donors with their philanthropy in a variety of ways — including custom solutions for even their most complex needs. We can work with donors to determine the best ways to donate complex assets such as land, businesses, and other types of property. We are a convener for leading philanthropists with a variety of programs and events based on donor interest. Our team serves as ongoing advisors and provides access to knowledge resources like DonorHouston, research, and a peer network of donors with similar interests.

DonorHouston profiles are designed so donors can give with confidence. Profiles provide participating nonprofits with a FREE online marketing and fundraising tool that includes a wealth of information about your organization. Each profile contains program descriptions, leadership and governance information, operational plans and policies, community impact, financial stability, and more.

DonorHouston profile information is provided on a voluntary basis by area nonprofits. When a profile request is submitted, nonprofits are provided a username and password, allowing them to log in to their organization’s profile and enter information directly into the system. The DonorHouston staff reviews information before publishing anything to the site. Profiles can be updated by the nonprofit at any time, but specific required fields must be updated at least once a year to maintain “Current” status.

DonorHouston does not endorse or recommend nonprofit organizations.

The “Current” icon indicates a nonprofit’s profile is complete and has been updated within the last year. If a nonprofit has not updated key required sections within the last year and a half, the profile is marked as “Declined to Update.”

The "Declined to Update" icon indicates a nonprofit profile was not updated. We give organizations time to complete an annual update when the profile expires, but if the update is not complete within a year and a half of the last update, it will be marked "Declined to Update."

In order to have that icon removed, the profile must be updated.

That's a great question! If a profile does not have the "Current" or "Declined to Update" icon, it means that profile is in progress.

Communities of faith (churches, synagogues, mosques, etc.), public schools, and governmental organizations are not eligible to be profiled. However, PTO organizations, fundraising bodies, and some programs operated through communities of faith are eligible. If you are unsure of your organization’s eligibility, please contact us.

When you have completed all the profile changes you wish to make, click the “Review and Submit” button, followed by the “Send to Foundation” button. By clicking the “Send to Foundation” button, your changes will be placed in a queue that is reviewed by DonorHouston staff. Publishing times may vary depending on the volume of profiles to be reviewed.

Yes. You can visit any public nonprofit profile on DonorHouston and click the “View Printable Profile” or “View Printable Summary” buttons to create a printer-friendly pdf file of the nonprofit’s profile information. The printable profile can be saved, shared, or printed with the click of a button.

DonorHouston is powered by GuideStar. GuideStar connects people and organizations with information on the programs and finances of more than 1.9 million IRS-recognized nonprofits. GuideStar serves a wide audience inside and outside the nonprofit sector, including individual donors, nonprofit leaders, grantmakers, government officials, academic researchers, and the media. GuideStar is revolutionizing philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.