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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-1176983

Tellepsen Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $14,971 paid in grants.

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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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,971

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $339,388

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $152,535

  • Tax year 2023

    $55,834

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $153,857

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,283

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $173,364

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,635

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $169,532

  • Tax year 2020

    $133,085

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $163,609

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Martins ChurchHouston, TX

    Religious activities

    $3,500
  2. Kappa Kappa Gamma FnowHouston, TX

    Educational activities

    $2,000
  3. The University of TexasAustin, TX

    Educational activities

    $2,000
  4. Lords of Streets Mission (lots)Houston, TX

    Religious activities

    $1,500
  5. Camp AllenNavasota, TX

    Civic activities

    $1,450
  6. Ga Tech ScholarshipAtlanta, GA

    Educational activities

    $1,000
  7. St Thomas the ApostleHouston, TX

    Religious activities

    $1,000
  8. Christian Community Service CenterHouston, TX

    Youth activities

    $771
  9. Norwegan Seamans ChurchHouston, TX

    Religious activities

    $500
  10. Positive Black Male Assoc (pema)Houston, TX

    Civic activities

    $500
  11. Hope CenterHouston, TX

    Health activities

    $250
  12. Morningstar MinistryLawrence, KS

    Religious activities

    $250
  13. WorkfaithHouston, TX

    Religious activities

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $250100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas11 grants $13,721
  2. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karen TellepsenTRUSTEE NOMINAL Hours 0Pay $0
  • Howard T Tellepsen JrTRUSTEE NOMINAL Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tom Tellepsen IITRUSTEE NOMINAL Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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