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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-2025979

Soar Texas

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $110,000 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Amber Russell
6101 W Courtyard Dr 1-150
Austin, TX 78730
(512) 777-3135
Form and materials
All applications and required documents (proof of acceptance or enrollment at one of the applicable universities, school transcript, and a recommendation letter) must be submitted online at www.loarpllc.com/soar or received at 6101 w courtyeard DR., 1-150, austin, TX 78730.
Deadlines
Application submission opens in december and closes in march of the following year.
Restrictions
Eligibility requirements can be found online at www.loarpllc.com/soar. Scholarship funds will be made payable to the accredited university of the recipient's choice and can be applied for tuition, room and board, or other educational expense through the university.

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,043
  • Tax year 2023

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,940
  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $102,529

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Scholarships

    $30,000
  2. Texas A&M University - College StationCollege Station, TX

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  3. Baylor UniversityWaco, TX

    Scholarships

    $15,000
  4. Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiCorp Christi, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  5. Texas A&M International UniversityLaredo, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  6. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  7. Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  8. University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  9. University of Texas McGovern Medical SchoolHouston, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  10. University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  11. University of Texas School of DentistryHouston, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  12. University of HoustonHouston, TX

    Scholarships

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $110,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Amber RussellPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Robert JayeDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ashley PintoDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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