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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2654347

Samir and Grace Tuma Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $66,915 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.

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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

    $66,915

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $558,122

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,250

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $487,606

  • Tax year 2022

    $11,725

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $402,464

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,120

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $387,329

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,075

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $391,388

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $337,404

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,040

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $351,085

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Arab American PhilanthropyDearborn, MI

    For operations support

    $50,000
  2. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    For operations support

    $5,000
  3. Crusader FundHouston, TX

    For operations support

    $2,000
  4. Health Outreach to the Middle EastMissouri City, TX

    For operations support

    $2,000
  5. Arab American Cultural and Community CenterHouston, TX

    For operations support

    $1,950
  6. Arab American FoundationWashington, DC

    For operations support

    $1,000
  7. HealKent, OH

    For operations support

    $1,000
  8. St John Xxiii College PreparatoryKaty, TX

    For operations support

    $1,000
  9. The Order of Stignatius of AntiochEnglewood, NJ

    For operations support

    $1,000
  10. Amel Associaiton InternationalHouston, TX

    For operations support

    $500
  11. Palestine Children's Relief FundBurbank, CA

    For operations support

    $300
  12. Arab American National MuseumDearborn, MI

    For operations support

    $250
  13. Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NY

    For operations support

    $200
  14. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    For operations support

    $200
  15. DebwaniaHouston, TX

    For operations support

    $150
  16. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    For operations support

    $100
  17. Institute for Middle East UnderstandingTustin, CA

    For operations support

    $100
  18. Texas Medical Association 50 Year ClubAustin, TX

    For operations support

    $100
  19. Friends of Eqyptian Children with CancerBellaire, TX

    For operations support

    $65

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00051% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $2,40024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,95020% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2002% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $2002% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $1001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan2 grants $50,250
  2. Texas10 grants $12,865
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $1,000
  6. California2 grants $400
  7. Kansas1 grant $200
  8. New York1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Samir TumaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace TumaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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