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RAY C FISH FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 746043047 RAYCFISHFOUNDATION.ORG

The Ray C. Fish Foundation in Houston, Texas, supports arts, education, health, and human services with assets of $19.3 million, focusing on local initiatives, and is led by Catherine D. Kaldis and other trustees.

Overview

About RAY C FISH FOUNDATION

The Ray C. Fish Foundation, based in Houston, Texas, is a philanthropic organization with assets totaling $19,320,350. The foundation's annual expenses amount to $2,060,196, while it generates a revenue of $1,884,495. The foundation focuses on a variety of subject areas including arts and culture, performing arts, education, higher education, health, in-patient medical care, hospital care, diseases and conditions, information and communications, libraries, archives and special collections, human services, family services, and child welfare. The foundation primarily funds initiatives within Houston, Texas. Key personnel include Catherine D. Kaldis, the President and Trustee, who works 35 hours per week with a compensation of $163,200, and other trustees such as Christopher J. Daniel, James L. Daniel Jr., and Robert J. Cruikshank, each receiving $60,000 in compensation. The foundation's website is raycfishfoundation.org.

Focus areas

Arts and culturePerforming artsEducationHigher educationHealthIn-patient medical careHospital careDiseases and conditionsInformation and communicationsLibrariesArchives and special collectionsHuman servicesFamily servicesChild welfare- Less

Geographic focus

TX
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Key statistics
Total Assets $19.3M
Total Awarded This Year $1.1M
Average Grant Size $24K
Total Grants (Previous Year) 9,262
Open to New Applicants
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% New Applicants Funded
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Contact information
HOUSTON, TX, US
Geographic Funding Distribution

Financials

Total assets
$19,320,350

in 2024, compared to $19,496,273 in 2023

Annual grants
$1,061,465

44 grants awarded in 2024

Program expenses
85%

Of total expenses go to programs

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Assets over time

Grants

Grant awards
PurposeLocation
$200,000MERCY GATE MINISTRIESGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2023
$178,000AMERICAN HERITAGE EDUCATIONGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2024
$150,000DUCHESNE ACADEMYGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2022
$125,000SPRINGSPIRITGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2022
$125,000SPRINGSPIRITGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2023
$100,000ARBOR SCHOOLGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2023
$100,000PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEETGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2023
$100,000FREEDOM CHURCH ALLIANCEGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2023
$100,000UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKINGGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2023
$100,000UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKINGGENERALAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HOUSTON, TX US2024
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People

Leadership & staff

Compensation data from most recent available 990 forms

Title
CATHERINE D KALDISPRES/TRUSTEE$1632002023
CATHERINE D KALDISPRES/TRUSTEE$1632002024
CATHERINE D KALDISPRES/TRUSTEE$1432002022
CHRISTOPHER J DANIELVP/ASST SEC/TRUSTEE$1200002023
CHRISTOPHER J DANIELVP/ASST SEC/TRUSTEE$1040002022
JAMES L DANIEL JRVP/TRUSTEE$600002023
ROBERT J CRUIKSHANKTREA/TRUSTEE$600002023
CHRISTOPHER J DANIELVP/ASST SEC/TRUSTEE$600002024
JAMES L DANIEL JRVP/TRUSTEE$600002024
ROBERT J CRUIKSHANKTREA/TRUSTEE$600002024
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Financial data sourced from IRS 990 forms via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

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Last updated on August 25, 2025