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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-2522686

William Gano Houstoun Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $51,005 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $51,005

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $207,966

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,266

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $222,418

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $268,309

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $298,801

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $278,087

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $292,555

  • Tax year 2018

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $319,808

  • Tax year 2017

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $340,528

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Cure DuchenneMission Viejo, CA

    Charitable

    $10,505
  2. Parent Project Muscular DystrophyWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,500
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Red ArenaDripping SPGS, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Charitable

    $4,000
  8. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,000
  9. Young Men's Business LeagueAustin, TX

    Charitable

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $10,50568% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00032% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $10,505
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,500
  3. Texas2 grants $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • James W HoustounPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeri K HoustounSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian HoustounDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dillon HoustounDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon HoustounDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alle HoustounDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caitlin HoustounDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Evan ChildressDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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