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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-3843447

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A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $472,394 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

    $472,394

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $519,209,800

  • Tax year 2023

    $156,510

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,025,595

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $822,147

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $469,866

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $359,393

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $338,022

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $439,978

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cornerstone Family MinistriesHouston, TX

    General support

    $250,000
  2. Avondale HouseHouston, TX

    General support

    $102,600
  3. The Monarch School & InstituteHouston, TX

    General support

    $50,000
  4. The ARC BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Project BeaconWills, TX

    General support

    $25,000
  6. St Anthony Catholic School FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $13,000
  7. Forest Lawn CemeteryHouston, TX

    General support

    $4,231
  8. Adore MinistriesHouston, TX

    General support

    $2,563

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $275,00070% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $102,60026% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $13,0003% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $2,563<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas7 grants $447,394
  2. Maryland1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Christian BrunsPRESIDENT Hours 50Pay $343,875
  • Brian PolarekDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ray PeacoeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul SalehDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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