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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0054871

Lawrence Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,411,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $778,810

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,329,221
  • Tax year 2023

    $66,020

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,005,249
  • Tax year 2022

    $530,411

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,040,096
  • Tax year 2021

    $989,278

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,471,145
  • Tax year 2020

    $931,526

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,980,242
  • Tax year 2019

    $254,424

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,689,701
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,640,051

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    Support to make bone disease program a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals

    $467,000
  2. UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Support to make bone bone disease program a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals

    $467,000
  3. UT Health HoustonHouston, TX

    Support to make bone bone disease program a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals

    $467,000
  4. Bone Health & Osteporosis FoundationArlington, VA

    Support to make bone health a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $467,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $1,401,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Charles Berdon LawrencePRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rolanette LawrenceEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / Hours 1Pay $0
  • Heather LawrenceVICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark C LawrenceVICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles B Lawrence JrVICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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