Spreading Good Fortune in the World

We partner with extraordinary nonprofits to protect what matters most — preservation, education, and wellness for future generations.

We Keep Good Company

SeaShareThe Houston ArboretumThe Center for Humane TechnologyNeuhaus Education CenterCamp For AllUrban Harvest IncThe Houston Audubon SocietySmile-A-MileUpcycled Food AssociationFlorida Keys Children's Shelter IncThe 5 Gyres InstituteThe Food DepotWyoming Wildlife AdvocatesHouston Parks BoardLawyers for Good Government Inc.Scenic WaltonPoint Washington Medical ClinicSanta Fe Youth Symphony AssociationCathedral High SchoolThe Gentle BarnHemisfair ConservancyOn River TimeNational Geographic SocietyFarm&CityExperience CampsTexas Children's HospitalNARROW GATE EFL INCWings for LearningRed Bridge EducationPatriot PAWS Service DogsAmerican Airpower Heritage MuseumnonPareil InstituteMarion Therapeutic Riding Association IncDiscovery Green ConservancyMoving WatersSaint Michael Archangel Charities IncConservation LegacyAirbnb.orgIDEA Public SchoolsMontessori For AllLone Star Flight MuseumRegional Food Bank of Northeast Florida, Inc.Hines Center for Spirituality and PrayerWolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterConservation Dogs Collective IncCultivate Community GardensCoral Reef AllianceIsland PressCORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation FoundationWorld Central KitchenEmerald & Forgotten Coast Adventures, Inc.Battleship Texas FoundationScreen SanityCharity:WaterHouston ZooThe Women's CenterFlorida State Parks FoundationBuffalo Bayou PartnershipGreat Springs ProjectDonorsChoosePrison Entrepreneurship ProgramOur Climate Education FundMenil FoundationSeaside School FoundationFlorida Wildlife Corridor FoundationThe Orange Show Center for Visionary ArtWildpathHouston Botanic GardenEducated Choices ProgramCommunities In Schools of New MexicoGreater Houston Community FoundationShumla Archaeological Research & Education CenterEmerald Coast Wildlife RefugeThe Houston SPCAE.O. Wilson Biodiversity FoundationMake-A-Wish Central & South TexasThe Farmlink ProjectFree2LuvSustainable Food Center30A SeaLife Discovery CenterBoys and Girls Country of HoustonSouth Walton Montessori AcademyCovenant House TexasFayetteville Community Center GroupMemorial Hermann FoundationGirls Incorporated of San AntonioEcho Hill Outdoor School IncAir Force Enlisted VillageAustin Urban Technology MovementThe Monarch School IncMaine GearShareThe Pilgrimage Foundation, IncHouston Museum of Natural ScienceChoctawhatchee Basin AllianceArboretum San AntonioRevive & RestoreThe Heritage SocietyRecipe for Success FoundationScenic AmericaInstitute for Humane EducationBeta AcademyThe Climate CenterSea Turtle ConservancyKids' Meals, Inc.Nokuse Education IncK9s For WarriorsTexas Wildlife Rehabilitation CoalitionMemorial Park Conservancy IncThe Nature ConservancyHeroes & HorsesJackson Hole Conservation AllianceVETPAW - Veterans Empowered to Protect African WildlifeAvian Conservation CenterKIPP Texas, IncAlaqua Animal RefugeThe Community Foundation of the Texas Hill CountryFuelEd Schools Inc.Mendocino Land TrustFeeding Santa Fe, Inc.Snake River FundCamp AllenChasing the TideWELLKINDAgape DevelopmentEpiscopal High SchoolHelping Rhinos USAPortfolio SchoolThe Rise School of HoustonSt. Vincent de Paul Catholic ChurchTexas Parks and Wildlife FoundationAmerican Friends of The Ocean Cleanup FoundationDegree PartnersGalveston Bay FoundationAbadie Academy, Inc.Mighty Oaks FoundationHeritage Foundation of Williamson CountyThe Nature SchoolThe Saint Constantine SchoolAustin Bat CaveThe Unbreakable OrganizationCoastal Prairie ConservancyFriends of Pumpkin ParkAdventure For AllJackson WildGlacier InstituteNew StorySanctuary Foster Care ServicesCoalition to Salute America's Heroes FoundationPreservation HoustonGrandfather Mountain Stewardship FoundationBaylor College of MedicineHope and Healing Center & InstituteHill Country Conservancy IncSeaShareThe Houston ArboretumThe Center for Humane TechnologyNeuhaus Education CenterCamp For AllUrban Harvest IncThe Houston Audubon SocietySmile-A-MileUpcycled Food AssociationFlorida Keys Children's Shelter IncThe 5 Gyres InstituteThe Food DepotWyoming Wildlife AdvocatesHouston Parks BoardLawyers for Good Government Inc.Scenic WaltonPoint Washington Medical ClinicSanta Fe Youth Symphony AssociationCathedral High SchoolThe Gentle BarnHemisfair ConservancyOn River TimeNational Geographic SocietyFarm&CityExperience CampsTexas Children's HospitalNARROW GATE EFL INCWings for LearningRed Bridge EducationPatriot PAWS Service DogsAmerican Airpower Heritage MuseumnonPareil InstituteMarion Therapeutic Riding Association IncDiscovery Green ConservancyMoving WatersSaint Michael Archangel Charities IncConservation LegacyAirbnb.orgIDEA Public SchoolsMontessori For AllLone Star Flight MuseumRegional Food Bank of Northeast Florida, Inc.Hines Center for Spirituality and PrayerWolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterConservation Dogs Collective IncCultivate Community GardensCoral Reef AllianceIsland PressCORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation FoundationWorld Central KitchenEmerald & Forgotten Coast Adventures, Inc.Battleship Texas FoundationScreen SanityCharity:WaterHouston ZooThe Women's CenterFlorida State Parks FoundationBuffalo Bayou PartnershipGreat Springs ProjectDonorsChoosePrison Entrepreneurship ProgramOur Climate Education FundMenil FoundationSeaside School FoundationFlorida Wildlife Corridor FoundationThe Orange Show Center for Visionary ArtWildpathHouston Botanic GardenEducated Choices ProgramCommunities In Schools of New MexicoGreater Houston Community FoundationShumla Archaeological Research & Education CenterEmerald Coast Wildlife RefugeThe Houston SPCAE.O. Wilson Biodiversity FoundationMake-A-Wish Central & South TexasThe Farmlink ProjectFree2LuvSustainable Food Center30A SeaLife Discovery CenterBoys and Girls Country of HoustonSouth Walton Montessori AcademyCovenant House TexasFayetteville Community Center GroupMemorial Hermann FoundationGirls Incorporated of San AntonioEcho Hill Outdoor School IncAir Force Enlisted VillageAustin Urban Technology MovementThe Monarch School IncMaine GearShareThe Pilgrimage Foundation, IncHouston Museum of Natural ScienceChoctawhatchee Basin AllianceArboretum San AntonioRevive & RestoreThe Heritage SocietyRecipe for Success FoundationScenic AmericaInstitute for Humane EducationBeta AcademyThe Climate CenterSea Turtle ConservancyKids' Meals, Inc.Nokuse Education IncK9s For WarriorsTexas Wildlife Rehabilitation CoalitionMemorial Park Conservancy IncThe Nature ConservancyHeroes & HorsesJackson Hole Conservation AllianceVETPAW - Veterans Empowered to Protect African WildlifeAvian Conservation CenterKIPP Texas, IncAlaqua Animal RefugeThe Community Foundation of the Texas Hill CountryFuelEd Schools Inc.Mendocino Land TrustFeeding Santa Fe, Inc.Snake River FundCamp AllenChasing the TideWELLKINDAgape DevelopmentEpiscopal High SchoolHelping Rhinos USAPortfolio SchoolThe Rise School of HoustonSt. Vincent de Paul Catholic ChurchTexas Parks and Wildlife FoundationAmerican Friends of The Ocean Cleanup FoundationDegree PartnersGalveston Bay FoundationAbadie Academy, Inc.Mighty Oaks FoundationHeritage Foundation of Williamson CountyThe Nature SchoolThe Saint Constantine SchoolAustin Bat CaveThe Unbreakable OrganizationCoastal Prairie ConservancyFriends of Pumpkin ParkAdventure For AllJackson WildGlacier InstituteNew StorySanctuary Foster Care ServicesCoalition to Salute America's Heroes FoundationPreservation HoustonGrandfather Mountain Stewardship FoundationBaylor College of MedicineHope and Healing Center & InstituteHill Country Conservancy IncSeaShareThe Houston ArboretumThe Center for Humane TechnologyNeuhaus Education CenterCamp For AllUrban Harvest IncThe Houston Audubon SocietySmile-A-MileUpcycled Food AssociationFlorida Keys Children's Shelter IncThe 5 Gyres InstituteThe Food DepotWyoming Wildlife AdvocatesHouston Parks BoardLawyers for Good Government Inc.Scenic WaltonPoint Washington Medical ClinicSanta Fe Youth Symphony AssociationCathedral High SchoolThe Gentle BarnHemisfair ConservancyOn River TimeNational Geographic SocietyFarm&CityExperience CampsTexas Children's HospitalNARROW GATE EFL INCWings for LearningRed Bridge EducationPatriot PAWS Service DogsAmerican Airpower Heritage MuseumnonPareil InstituteMarion Therapeutic Riding Association IncDiscovery Green ConservancyMoving WatersSaint Michael Archangel Charities IncConservation LegacyAirbnb.orgIDEA Public SchoolsMontessori For AllLone Star Flight MuseumRegional Food Bank of Northeast Florida, Inc.Hines Center for Spirituality and PrayerWolf Ridge Environmental Learning CenterConservation Dogs Collective IncCultivate Community GardensCoral Reef AllianceIsland PressCORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation FoundationWorld Central KitchenEmerald & Forgotten Coast Adventures, Inc.Battleship Texas FoundationScreen SanityCharity:WaterHouston ZooThe Women's CenterFlorida State Parks FoundationBuffalo Bayou PartnershipGreat Springs ProjectDonorsChoosePrison Entrepreneurship ProgramOur Climate Education FundMenil FoundationSeaside School FoundationFlorida Wildlife Corridor FoundationThe Orange Show Center for Visionary ArtWildpathHouston Botanic GardenEducated Choices ProgramCommunities In Schools of New MexicoGreater Houston Community FoundationShumla Archaeological Research & Education CenterEmerald Coast Wildlife RefugeThe Houston SPCAE.O. Wilson Biodiversity FoundationMake-A-Wish Central & South TexasThe Farmlink ProjectFree2LuvSustainable Food Center30A SeaLife Discovery CenterBoys and Girls Country of HoustonSouth Walton Montessori AcademyCovenant House TexasFayetteville Community Center GroupMemorial Hermann FoundationGirls Incorporated of San AntonioEcho Hill Outdoor School IncAir Force Enlisted VillageAustin Urban Technology MovementThe Monarch School IncMaine GearShareThe Pilgrimage Foundation, IncHouston Museum of Natural ScienceChoctawhatchee Basin AllianceArboretum San AntonioRevive & RestoreThe Heritage SocietyRecipe for Success FoundationScenic AmericaInstitute for Humane EducationBeta AcademyThe Climate CenterSea Turtle ConservancyKids' Meals, Inc.Nokuse Education IncK9s For WarriorsTexas Wildlife Rehabilitation CoalitionMemorial Park Conservancy IncThe Nature ConservancyHeroes & HorsesJackson Hole Conservation AllianceVETPAW - Veterans Empowered to Protect African WildlifeAvian Conservation CenterKIPP Texas, IncAlaqua Animal RefugeThe Community Foundation of the Texas Hill CountryFuelEd Schools Inc.Mendocino Land TrustFeeding Santa Fe, Inc.Snake River FundCamp AllenChasing the TideWELLKINDAgape DevelopmentEpiscopal High SchoolHelping Rhinos USAPortfolio SchoolThe Rise School of HoustonSt. Vincent de Paul Catholic ChurchTexas Parks and Wildlife FoundationAmerican Friends of The Ocean Cleanup FoundationDegree PartnersGalveston Bay FoundationAbadie Academy, Inc.Mighty Oaks FoundationHeritage Foundation of Williamson CountyThe Nature SchoolThe Saint Constantine SchoolAustin Bat CaveThe Unbreakable OrganizationCoastal Prairie ConservancyFriends of Pumpkin ParkAdventure For AllJackson WildGlacier InstituteNew StorySanctuary Foster Care ServicesCoalition to Salute America's Heroes FoundationPreservation HoustonGrandfather Mountain Stewardship FoundationBaylor College of MedicineHope and Healing Center & InstituteHill Country Conservancy Inc

Our Mission

Empowering the Human Spirit Through Charitable Partnership

The J.W. Couch Foundation is dedicated to spreading good fortune in the world, carrying on the legacy of Jesse W. Couch through meaningful investment in nonprofits that are changing lives and communities.

Focus Areas

Our Three Pillars

Preservation pillar

Preservation

Protecting our natural and historical world — wildlife, land, architecture, and the ecosystems that sustain life.

Education pillar

Education

Investing in forward-thinking schools, teachers, and programs that build the next generation of thinkers and leaders.

Wellness pillar

Wellness

Championing mental health, digital wellbeing, and access to nature so communities can thrive whole-heartedly.

Ready to make an impact?

Let's Do Something Great

We're always searching for extraordinary organizations doing meaningful work.

Applications are by invitation — share your story for our team to review, or we may prospect your organization directly.

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