Values
Serve First
We are service-minded and motivated to serve our donors and community. We come to work every day to make a positive change and lasting impact on our entire community and each other.
Create Opportunity
We partner with our donors and community to advance equity by investing resources in ways that remove barriers and foster opportunity for all to achieve their fullest potential. We create possibilities for people from all backgrounds.
Ignite Impact
We create a meaningful, measurable, and sustainable impact by addressing the root causes of problems. We are experts in our field of philanthropy and effect change through practical and effective solutions in all areas of our work.
Encourage Voice
We connect, convene, and include diverse voices in Houston, bridging differences by seeking to listen, understand, and consider another person’s experience and perspective.
Champion Innovation
We challenge the status quo and are interested in shaping the future of philanthropy. We seek out new, innovative ways of supporting our donors and community through effective, creative, and entrepreneurial strategies.
Foster Collaboration
We are team players. We collaborate internally and externally, leveraging strengths to achieve the best possible outcomes. We trust and respect one another and work together to create a greater positive impact.