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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3501723

Robert and Bredow Thompson Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $12,745 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $12,745

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $223,108

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,001

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $228,356

  • Tax year 2023

    $18,648

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $198,696

  • Tax year 2022

    $18,913

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $170,361

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,043

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $173,102

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,345

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $137,370

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $130,647

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $113,010

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Black Hills State University Newman CenterSpearfish, SD

    Education

    $5,000
  2. Allegro Organizational SolutionsHouston, TX

    Public Charity

    $1,500
  3. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Public Charity

    $1,180
  4. International Justice MissionArlington, VA

    Public Charity

    $1,175
  5. Mother of Devine Grace SchoolOjai, CA

    Religious

    $1,000
  6. The Church Initiative IncWake Forest, NC

    Religious

    $1,000
  7. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    Public Charity

    $790
  8. St Francis Episcopal ChurchHouston, TX

    Religious

    $600
  9. Monument Health FoundationRapid City, SD

    Public Charity

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid4 grants $4,64582% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $1,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Dakota2 grants $5,500
  2. Texas2 grants $2,100
  3. Washington1 grant $1,180
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $1,175
  5. California1 grant $1,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $790

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Robert E ThompsonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bredow Bell ThompsonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicholas E ThompsonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Demarest SchlosserTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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