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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8358255

Saramco Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $500,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,363,128

  • Tax year 2024

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,908,868

  • Tax year 2023

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,452,977

  • Tax year 2022

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,628,193

  • Tax year 2021

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,505,522

  • Tax year 2020

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,147,623

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Small Steps Nurturing CenterHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $105,000
  2. Harbor Christian AcademyHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $100,000
  3. Yellowstone AcademyHouston, TX

    General Chaaritable

    $90,000
  4. Cristo Rey JesuitHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $50,000
  5. PC TotsPark City, UT

    General Charitable

    $30,000
  6. Small Steps Nurturing Center FoundationHouston, TX

    Charitable Foundation

    $25,000
  7. Chinquapin PreparatoryHighlands, TX

    General Charitable

    $25,000
  8. OneGoalChicago, IL

    General Charitable

    $25,000
  9. Friends of Children HoustonHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $25,000
  10. The Nehemiah CenterHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $10,000
  11. Search Homeless ServicesHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $10,000
  12. Project One DayHouston, TX

    General Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $295,00075% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $50,00013% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $25,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas10 grants $445,000
  2. Utah1 grant $30,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • James A GilliganPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Julie GilliganSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah SikorskiOfficer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy MaconOfficer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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