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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0965202

Ability to Succeed Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $12,500 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

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $244,196

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $232,646

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,515

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $223,376

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,700

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $227,721

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,150

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $205,817

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $201,230

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Letting Everyone Achieve DreamsHouston, TX

    Houston inner city middle school students course for life skills

    $3,000
  2. World Vision IncFederal Way, WA

    For sponsored child and mechanized water system

    $2,000
  3. J'S HouseKingwood, TX

    General operating expenses

    $2,000
  4. Hope Speaks InternationalGlen Ellyn, IL

    Pediatric theraby for disabled and delayed children in uganda

    $2,000
  5. Kids' Meals IncHouston, TX

    Meals for impoverished children in houston

    $2,000
  6. Friends of Kingwood BaseballKingwood, TX

    Support of high school girls softball team

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $4,50036% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $4,00032% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,00016% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $2,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $8,500
  2. Illinois1 grant $2,000
  3. Washington1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Pam BalesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Angela DusablonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren BohlinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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