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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-1987265

North American Communities Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $7,872 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

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

    $7,872

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,340,913
  • Tax year 2024

    $81,280

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,346,111
  • Tax year 2023

    $159,980

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,748,177
  • Tax year 2022

    $81,770

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,794,246
  • Tax year 2021

    $86,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,903,896
  • Tax year 2020

    $91,986

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,919,249
  • Tax year 2019

    $18,080

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,973,533
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,969

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,174,483

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hearts for MissionUpland, CA

    Charitable

    $5,500
  2. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $2,000
  3. Women's Money MattersBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $272
  4. Memorial Drive United MethodistHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $2,00088% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $27212% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $5,500
  2. Texas2 grants $2,100
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $272

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Philip O AllenSECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Herbert F Hunter PCTREASURER/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert W SchararPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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