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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1414642

Ray Family Foundation

A private foundation in Bonham, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $210,600 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file

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Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $210,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,357,853
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $950,001

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Baptist Wolfe CityWolfe City, TX

    Youth building

    $60,000
  2. Amigos for ChristBuford, GA

    Village water supply

    $45,000
  3. Treasured Vessels FoundationFrisco, TX

    Trafficked woman

    $27,500
  4. Direction 613McKinney, TX

    Foster care age out program

    $25,000
  5. Hope Woman's CenterMcKinney, TX

    Woman's shelter

    $17,600
  6. Geary Foster FoundationCollinsville, TX

    Foster care

    $15,000
  7. Father's HouseMcKinney, TX

    Homeless program

    $10,000
  8. Samaritan InnMcKinney, TX

    Woman's shelter

    $5,000
  9. The Seed Project FoundationMcKinney, TX

    Scholarship

    $3,500
  10. Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA

    Help to raise and train guide dogs

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $45,00060% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $29,50040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas9 grants $165,600
  2. Georgia1 grant $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Melvin RayPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda RayTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie KerzieSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jay HimmelDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrew RayDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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