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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-2024189

The Britton Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $43,000 paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,552,222
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,537,859
  • Tax year 2023

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,490,280
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,445,119
  • Tax year 2021

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,371
  • Tax year 2020

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,234,498
  • Tax year 2019

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,207,888

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Episcopal Church of the IncarnationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  2. Performing Arts CenterHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $7,000
  3. Highlands Biological FoundationHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  4. Highlands-Cashiers Land TrustHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  5. The Bascom CorporationHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  6. International Friendship CenterHighlands, NC

    For highlands food pantry

    $5,000
  7. St Peter's Episcopal Church EndowmentCharlotte, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  8. Hudson LibraryHighlands, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $17,00077% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina7 grants $33,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Arthur M BrittonPRES. & TREAS. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cathryn C BrittonVP & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leighton Britton FoganTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bank of AmericaAGENT FOR FIDUCIARY Hours 1Pay $21,533

The return

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