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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 20-5963834

The Oriska Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 23 grants and $117,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Allen Boutte
PO Box 301078
Houston, TX 77230
(713) 673-8440
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,350,336

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,419,434

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,547,869

  • Tax year 2019

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,565,274

  • Tax year 2018

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,572,857

Grants paid in 2022

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL

    contributions to General Fund

    $30,000
  2. CATCH FoundationHouston, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $10,000
  3. Catholic CharitiesHouston, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $10,000
  4. Open Door MissionHouston, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $10,000
  5. Star of HopeHouston, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $10,000
  6. The Salvation ArmyHouston, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $10,000
  7. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Contribution to General Fund

    $5,000
  8. FincaWashington, DC

    Contribution to General Fund

    $5,000
  9. Blessed Sacrament ChurchBeaumont, TX

    contribution toGeneral Fund

    $5,000
  10. ANNAM Community Development CorporationHouston, TX

    Contribution to General Fund

    $3,000
  11. CareAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to General Fund

    $3,000
  12. Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    Contribution to General Fund

    $3,000
  13. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $3,000
  14. The Sisters of the Blessed SacramentBensalem, PA

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $3,000
  15. The Posse FoundationNew York, NY

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $3,000
  16. Easter Seals Greater Houston IncHouston, TX

    Contribution to General Fund

    $3,000
  17. CAF Red Tail SquadronSouth St Paul, MN

    Contribution to General Fund

    $1,000
  18. NAACP Houston BranchHouston, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $0
  19. St Peter Clever FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $0
  20. Museum of African HistoryWashington, DC

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $0

  21. $0
  22. St Mary's Magdalene ParishHumble, TX

    Contribution toGeneral Fund

    $0
  23. Thurgood Marshall School of LawHouston, TX

    Contribution toLegacy Project

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $38,00070% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00019% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,0006% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $3,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas11 grants $61,000
  2. Florida1 grant $30,000
  3. New York2 grants $8,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $5,000
  5. Arkansas1 grant $3,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $3,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $3,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,000
  9. Minnesota1 grant $1,000
  10. Louisiana1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Luckett JohnsonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • James DouglasDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wanda WilsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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