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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-4470063

Finis Welch Foundation

A private foundation in College Station, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 69 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,121,412

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $39,486,016
  • Tax year 2023

    $408,195

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $27,932,615
  • Tax year 2022

    $276,494

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $18,136,820
  • Tax year 2021

    $136,696

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $55,446
  • Tax year 2020

    $328,851

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $57,922
  • Tax year 2019

    $303,503

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    -$72,706
  • Tax year 2018

    $333,045

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $53,212

Grants paid in 2024

69 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $34,026
  2. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $33,772
  3. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $33,712
  4. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $32,947
  5. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $32,947
  6. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $32,947
  7. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $31,902
  8. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $31,272
  9. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $30,632
  10. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $28,372
  11. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $27,947
  12. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $27,138
  13. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $26,609
  14. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $26,238
  15. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $25,807
  16. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $25,072
  17. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $24,801
  18. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $24,050
  19. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $23,325
  20. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $22,484
  21. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $22,331
  22. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $21,069
  23. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $19,694
  24. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $18,872
  25. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $18,551
  26. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $17,651
  27. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $17,407
  28. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $17,107
  29. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $17,063
  30. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $16,236
  31. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $16,099
  32. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $15,429
  33. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $15,201
  34. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $15,063
  35. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $14,461
  36. Individual

    2024 spring scholarship

    $13,576
  37. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $13,423
  38. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $13,268
  39. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $12,979
  40. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $12,582
  41. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $12,236
  42. Individual

    2024 spring scholarship

    $11,906
  43. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $11,896
  44. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $11,381
  45. Individual

    2024 spring scholarship

    $11,115
  46. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $11,069
  47. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $10,623
  48. Individual

    2024 spring scholarship

    $10,376
  49. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $10,164
  50. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $10,138
  51. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $10,127
  52. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $8,600
  53. Individual

    2024 spring scholarship

    $8,510
  54. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $8,161
  55. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $7,961
  56. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $7,833
  57. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $7,650
  58. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $7,396
  59. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $6,579
  60. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $5,948
  61. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $4,809
  62. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $4,736
  63. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $4,048
  64. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $3,890
  65. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $3,536
  66. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $2,659
  67. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $1,955
  68. Individual

    2024 fall scholarship

    $1,048
  69. Individual

    2024 spring & fall scholarships

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kevin MurphyCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert TopelVICE CHAIR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lara AndersonPRESIDENT / TREASURER Hours 40Pay $330,662
  • Phil GrammBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Wendy GrammBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0

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