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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-2923442

Fortress Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Flower Mound, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $67,675 paid in grants.

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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

    $67,675

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $308,499

  • Tax year 2023

    $79,008

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $330,126

  • Tax year 2022

    $251,610

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $370,592

  • Tax year 2021

    $19,464

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $448,134

  • Tax year 2020

    $69,486

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $695,811

  • Tax year 2019

    $103,236

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $894,206

  • Tax year 2018

    $303,981

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,123,933

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General support

    $36,425
  2. St Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN

    Scholarships to students

    $13,720
  3. Longview Christian SchoolLongview, TX

    Scholarships

    $12,298
  4. Maps Global FellowshipRichmond, VA

    General support

    $1,200
  5. Missionary Church Ecr Crisis ReliefTroy, OH

    General support

    $1,200
  6. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    General support

    $1,032
  7. Circle City ReliefIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Phare WarriorWestfield, IN

    General support

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $12,29875% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $2,00012% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,0326% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana3 grants $15,520
  2. Texas1 grant $12,298
  3. Ohio1 grant $1,200
  4. Virginia1 grant $1,200
  5. Colorado1 grant $1,032

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Matthew ZappasodiEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Emily ZappasodiTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Justin MastersonCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Meryl MastersonCO-CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Noah CampbellDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kristen CampbellDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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