Give together. Give close
to home.
Houston has always built what it needed by pulling together.
SeedSwell carries that spirit forward, connecting Houstonians who want to give with organizations doing work communities depend on.
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There is a place for you in Houston's story.
Whether you give, guide giving, or do the work in our communities, there's a way to be part of what comes next in Houston.
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What Houstonians give matters more here than it would in most cities.
Only 3% reaches organizations with budgets under $1 million.
Only 41% stays
local.
When generosity finds its way closer to home, more communities can benefit.
Texas has no state income tax, so what Houstonians give does work here that public dollars do in other places.
Organizations with budgets under $1 million receive about 3% of the Houston region’s nonprofit revenue.
Of the $240 million granted annually through Houston-area Fidelity Charitable donor-advised funds, 41% stays local.
Across Houston, incredible organizations are doing critical work that many givers have never encountered. The organizations closest to community need are often the hardest to find.
Backed by Science.
Behavioral science shows that when there are too many options, people often don’t choose at all. In one study, when donors were shown short lists of local nonprofits, contributions to those organizations rose 253%.
(Source: ideas42. Generosity by Design, April 2026)
We are testing this science right here in Houston. This is our founding year, and we are learning what works.
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We find organizations doing the work.
SeedSwell curates a short list of nonprofits focused on economic mobility across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties.
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We bring people together.
You get to meet the leaders and changemakers working in the heart of Houston communities.
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You discover causes that matter to you.
We help Houston givers find organizations aligned with the issues they care about.
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You give alongside other Houstonians.
When Houstonians give alongside one another, generosity builds.
There's a story behind SeedSwell.
Houston began as a venture. In 1836, two brothers bought land along Buffalo Bayou, pictured a city, and promised to build its capitol with their own money.
That spirit of enterprise and generosity has carried through generations. From Emancipation Park to the Houston Ship Channel, Houstonians have put their resources together to build what their communities needed.
We're carrying that spirit forward.
What we build together starts with connection.
There's more of Houston to know, more people to meet, and more we can make possible together.