Houston Endowment
Bao-Long Chu has extensive work experience in the arts and culture sector. From 1997 to 2015, Chu worked at Writers in the Schools, starting as a Program Director and then becoming an Associate Director. In 2015, Chu joined Houston Endowment as a Program Officer, focusing on arts and culture. Over time, Chu took on more responsibilities and eventually became a Senior Program Officer before being promoted to Program Director in May 2022. Additionally, in 2020 Chu joined Grantmakers in the Arts, initially serving as a Member of the Board of Directors and later becoming the Treasurer.
Bao-Long Chu pursued their Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing with a focus on poetry at the University of Houston from 1992 to 1996.
Houston Endowment
Since 1937, we have been rooted in the success of Greater Houston. Houston Endowment is a perpetual, place-based, private foundation that exists to serve the people of Greater Houston. We are inspired by the legacy of our founders, Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones, and moved by the pressing needs of our community today. We work with our fellow Houstonians to bring together the right expertise with the right funding and the right leadership to create meaningful change and expand opportunity for all. With anticipated funding of more than $1 billion over the next 10 years, we promise to stay in step with the needs of our ever-evolving, ever-rising city.