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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4351596

The Vessel

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $690,559 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

    $690,559

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,427,550
  • Tax year 2024

    $507,244

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $299,497
  • Tax year 2023

    $274,639

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $792,053
  • Tax year 2022

    $136,965

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,039,231
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,351

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,178,466
  • Tax year 2020

    $43,184

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $253,662
  • Tax year 2019

    $403,551

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $317,312
  • Tax year 2018

    $268,370

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $564,703

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Grants to short-term mission projects of public charities.

    $302,462
  2. Individual

    To further the mission of the foundation.

    $285,050
  3. Individual

    To further the mission of the foundation

    $43,052
  4. Individual

    To further the mission of the foundation.

    $41,935
  5. Student MobilizationConway, AR

    To further the mission of the foundation

    $18,060

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $18,060100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas1 grant $18,060

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Lori LovelacePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Reinhard ZieglerSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kevin KrausDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tommy SheltonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Denise DickerhoofDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rhonda ThompsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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