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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-4260555

Richard Ruez Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $15,250 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $134,270

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    To support the Nantz National Alzheimer Center

    $5,000
  2. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $2,000
  3. Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX

    For champions general fund

    $2,000
  4. SPCA - HoustonHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $2,000
  5. Harriet & Joe B Foster Family YMCAHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. Justin J Watt FoundationPewaukee, WI

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Memorial Park ConservancyHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Spring Branch Education FoundationHouston, TX

    Westchester scholarship fund

    $1,000
  9. Houston HospiceHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation2 grants $3,00030% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00010% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $14,250
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard RuezCEO, PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy RuezVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bryan RuezCFO, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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