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Stewart Enterprises, Inc. provides funeral, cemetery products and services in the death care industry. It offers a complete line of funeral and cremation merchandise and services, along with cemetery property, merchandise and service. The company operates through three segments: Funeral, Cemetery and Corporate Trust Management. The Funeral Homes segment offers a complete range of funeral services and products, which includes family consultation, worship and funeral services, transportation services, removal and preparation of decedents, online remembrance registries and legacies, caskets, urns and flowers. The Cemetery segment involves the sale of cemetery property and related merchandise, including lots, lawn crypts, family and community mausoleums, monuments, markers and burial vaults. It also provides burial site openings and closings and inscriptions. The Corporate Trust Management segment consists of trust management fees and funeral merchandise and service trust earnings recognized with respect to preneed contracts delivered during the period. Stewart Enterprises was founded by Albert Stewart in 1910 and is headquartered in Jefferson, LA.

Part of Service Corp. International, Equity Corp International is an American company that provides personal services. Equity Corp International was acquired by Service Corp. International on January 19, 1999 for $563.10 million.

Part of Prime Succession Holdings, Inc., Prime Succession, Inc. operates funeral homes and cemeteries. The American company was founded by Thomas H. Johnson.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

United Way of Greater Houston provides child and family social services. It offers programs in the following four areas, developing children and youth to their full potential with an emphasis on programs involving abuse and neglect, adoption, character development, child care and after school services, delinquency intervention, foster care, special education, and teen pregnancy. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

National Funeral Directors Association operates as a non-profit organization. It provides end-of-life services. The association is headquartered in Brookfield, WI.

Genesys Works is a non-profit organization that provides pathways to career success for emerging young professionals from historically excluded communities. Genesys Works is based in Houston, TX and has expanded to serve thousands of students annually in several cities across the United States. The non-profit company's program includes 8 weeks of technical and professional skills training, paid internships with major companies, college and career coaching, and alumni support. The goal of the organization is to build career opportunity and economic equity in every community so that all people have equitable access to career opportunities leading to sustained economic mobility. The company is actively expanding career pathways and opportunities for youth from underserved communities while filling critical talent gaps by providing training, support, and internships to trailblazing young people who have big career aspirations, but little to no access to the networks needed to help them achieve their dreams.

National Math & Science Initiative, Inc. provides programs gearing towards improving math and science education. It offers a variety of programs including college readiness program, laying tha foundation, UTeach expansion, research and results, and request a consultation. The company was founded by Sarah Dillard in 2005 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides cancer patient care, research, and prevention for cancer. The firm also provides education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the publics. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Auberge Resorts LLC owns and operates resorts and hotels. The firm also offers Spa packages, fine dining restaurants, and event hosting services. The company was founded by Robert Harmon, Claude Rouas and George Geoggel in 1998 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.

Opus Capital Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are a subsidiary of Opus Capital Management, Inc., established in March 1996; and is the predecessor to Opus Capital Group, LLC which was founded in May 2006 by Jakki Haussler and Leonard Haussler. They conduct their business under the name Opus Capital Management. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, public and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and corporations.

Aeriform Corp. distributes industrial, medical and other specialty gases. It supplies gases, specialty gases, complex mixtures, hydrocarbons and calibration standards. The company provides service to the customers in the petrochemical, environmental, healthcare, petroleum, refining and aerospace industries. Aeriform is headquartered in Houston, TX

Society for the Performing Arts provides multi-discipline performing arts and artists. The company was founded by John T. Jones Jr. in October 1966 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

BestTransport.com, Inc. supplies web-based transportation execution software to a host of high volume shippers. Its transportation management systems, cloud-based solutions and logistics services help businesses unlock their logistics. The firm’s solutions provide shippers instant communication with carriers, unmatched visibility into shipment activity, and streamlined access into shipment scheduling. The company was founded in 1999 by J. Vincent Ciroli Jr. and D. Richard Frio and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Houston Ballet Foundation operates as a ballet company. It provides training services to its dancers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Center for Creative Leadership is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of leadership and management training services. Its products include facilitator certification, assessments, digital learning, and books and tools. The company was founded by H. Smith Richardson in 1970 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

Sigma Chi Corp. operates as a collegiate leadership development organization that promotes the cultivation, maintenance and promotion of the core values of friendship, justice and learning. The company was founded on June 28, 1855 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Keystone North America, Inc. provides funeral services. It provides funeral, cremation and cemetery services with a primary focus in non-urban areas. The company was founded by Robert G.Horn, Steven A. Tidwell, Stephen M. Shaffer and James D. Price in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Friedkin Group, Inc. engages in the provision of investment services. It involves in the automotive, hospitality, entertainment, sports, and adventure industries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Young Men's Christian Association of The Greater Houston supports children, families, and communities. It offers early childhood and youth developmental programs, child care, health and wellness services, programs for seniors, and job training. The firm focuses in the areas of youth development, health living, and social responsibility. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Founded in 1996, Keystone is a leading owner and operator of funeral homes across the United States and Canada and is, in management's estimate, the fifth largest provider of funeral services in North America. Keystone currently provides funeral, cremation and cemetery services with a primary focus in non-urban areas. Since its inception, the business has been run by its four key principals, who have functioned as a management team in the death care industry since 1994. Keystone has a demonstrated track record of strong and consistent cash flows.

Gulf States Toyota, Inc. distributes new Toyota vehicles and parts. It offers sedans, minivans, sport utility vehicles and trucks. The firm serves Toyota, Scion and Lexus dealerships throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. The company was founded by Thomas Hoyt Friedkin in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.