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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-1925940

Biglari Foundation

A private foundation in San Antonio, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $322,367 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $322,367

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $26,244

  • Tax year 2023

    $347,639

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $12,684

  • Tax year 2022

    $376,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $15,184

  • Tax year 2021

    $769,237

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $107,227

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,480,524

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $27,226

  • Tax year 2019

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $27,601

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Texas Biomedical Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX

    For charitable, scientific, literary, artistic, cultural, civic, or educational purposes; or for the promotion of health and human services.

    $125,000
  2. Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX

    For charitable, scientific, literary, artistic, cultural, civic, or educational purposes; or for the promotion of health and human services.

    $82,367
  3. The SMH (saint Mary's Hall) FundSan Antonio, TX

    For charitable, scientific, literary, artistic, cultural, civic, or educational purposes; or for the promotion of health and human services.

    $80,000
  4. John Hayes Memorial Fund - San Antonio AreaSomerset, TX

    For charitable, scientific, literary, artistic, cultural, civic, or educational purposes; or for the promotion of health and human services.

    $25,000
  5. UtsaSan Antonio, TX

    For charitable, scientific, literary, artistic, cultural, civic, or educational purposes; or for the promotion of health and human services.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $125,00060% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $82,36740% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $322,367

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sardar BiglariTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Philip CooleyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ruth PersonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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