Mission
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts operates for the benefit of performing arts institutions within the State of Texas, primarily with respect to such institutions within the Greater Metropolitan Houston area.
Public Charity
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, of Houston, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $32.9M in revenue, $4.8M in expenses, $132.4M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 218 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $21.4M.
EIN: 742060976
Houston, TX
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: A12
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$32.9M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$132.4M
Grants Given218
Grant Total$21.4M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
How The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$19
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $81 for programs
$81
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts is a public charitable trust created as a supporting organization for the benefit of performing arts institutions in the State of…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
Toward general operating support and future campaign.
$1,715,000
Support for the 2024-2025 season and The Little Mermaid
$400,000
Toward general operating support and to support Music Directors
$300,000
To support the production of The Sound of Music and HGO-HPB Collaboration on Public Performances
$300,000
To support the 2024-2025 season and underwrite The Ripple, the Wave that carried me home
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 218 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Vice Chair
Carroll R Ray
Trustee
Chris Joseph
Trustee
Cornelia C Long
Chair
Cornelia Zilkha
Treasurer
Daniel Zilkha
Trustee
Isabel Lummis
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32.9M | $4.8M | $132.4M |
| 2023 | $9.8M | $4.9M | $104.3M |
| 2022 | $18.7M | $4.1M | $99.4M |
| 2020 | $9.3M | $4.3M | $80.1M |
| 2019 | $4.6M | $2.5M | $75.1M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.6M to $32.9M (+612%), with total assets most recently reported at $132.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TX.
TX
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.