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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 14-1856946

The Postl Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $543,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $543,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $235,488

  • Tax year 2024

    $460,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $209,939

  • Tax year 2023

    $331,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $232,068

  • Tax year 2022

    $467,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $507,888

  • Tax year 2021

    $537,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $49,492

  • Tax year 2020

    $496,445

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $459,010

  • Tax year 2019

    $439,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $897,891

  • Tax year 2018

    $405,935

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $784,571

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    01/10/254031042911charitable purposes only

    $200,000
  2. Memorial Hermann FoundationHouston, TX

    11/28/25 & 04/04/2540319393461 4031287770charitable purposes only

    $121,000
  3. Good Reason HoustonHouston, TX

    01/07/25 & 08/18/254031030783 4031635306charitable purposes only

    $57,500
  4. Barbara Bush FoundationHouston, TX

    11/28/25 & 03/04/254031939517 4031194646charitable purposes only

    $33,750
  5. Foundation for Jones HallHouston, TX

    11/28/254031939516charitable purposes only

    $25,000
  6. United Way of Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    09/17/25 & 03/04/254031713568 4031194729charitable purposes only

    $25,000
  7. Holdsworth CenterAustin, TX

    04/04/254031287815charitable purposes only

    $23,000
  8. Houston ZooHouston, TX

    09/17/254031713724charitable purposes only

    $22,950
  9. Performing Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    02/07/254031126934charitable purposes only

    $11,000
  10. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    01/07/254031030641charitable purposes only

    $10,000
  11. Ewi of HoustonHouston, TX

    11/28/25 & 03/04/254031939165 4031194640charitable purposes only

    $9,600
  12. Reach UnlimitedCypress, TX

    09/24/25check # 1140charitable purposes only

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health2 grants $321,00068% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $67,50014% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $48,00010% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $22,9505% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $11,0002% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $543,800

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • James J PostlPRE/DIRECTOR AS NEEDED Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beverly A PostlSEC/DIRECTOR AS NEEDED Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erin PostlDIRECTOR-AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jennifer BostonDIRECTOR-AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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