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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 14-1860686

The Cavnar Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $15,460 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,460

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $212,461

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,280

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $187,405

  • Tax year 2022

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $193,315

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $190,265

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $173,240

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Space Center HoustonHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  2. Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    General support

    $4,700
  3. Association for GrowthChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  4. Hermann Park ConservancyHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,760
  5. Everyday Zen FoundationsOakland, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  6. Houston Zen CenterHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $5,00044% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $4,70041% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,76015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $12,460
  2. Illinois1 grant $2,000
  3. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Robert L CavnarPRES, TREAS, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace CavnarVP, SEC, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Justin T HamiltonDIRECTOR Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Robert L Cavnar JrDIRECTOR Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Gina L CavnarDIRECTOR Hours 0.05Pay $0

The return

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