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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-2832766

Clifton Foundation

A private foundation in Waco, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 45 grants and $123,055 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
James R Clifton the Clifton Foundat
4579 Lake Shore Dr
Waco, TX 76710
(254) 741-6400
Form and materials
Outline of charitable activities/programs including IRS tax exemption LTR
Deadlines
September 1
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $123,055

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $3,703,282
  • Tax year 2023

    $175,505

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,416,906
  • Tax year 2022

    $114,155

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,439,333
  • Tax year 2021

    $113,505

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,491,426
  • Tax year 2020

    $171,930

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,335,269
  • Tax year 2019

    $169,630

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,339,064
  • Tax year 2018

    $171,680

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $3,039,752

Grants paid in 2024

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Caritas of WacoWaco, TX

    General use

    $21,000
  2. Culver Educational FoundationCulver, IN

    General use

    $10,000
  3. Waco Chamber FoundationWaco, TX

    The momentum fund

    $9,000
  4. The Greater Waco United Fund FoundationWaco, TX

    Endowment

    $6,365
  5. United Way of Waco-Mclennan CountyWaco, TX

    General use

    $6,365
  6. Vanguard FoundationWaco, TX

    Capital project

    $6,000
  7. Central Texas Senior MinistriesWaco, TX

    Meals on wheels

    $5,000
  8. Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise InstituteWaco, TX

    Alderton/morrison video exhibit

    $5,000
  9. The Texas TribuneWaco, TX

    The waco bridge

    $5,000
  10. The Waco FoundationWaco, TX

    General use

    $5,000
  11. The Waco FoundationWaco, TX

    Duncan scholars

    $5,000
  12. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General use

    $2,500
  13. Providence FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General use

    $2,500
  14. TSTC FoundationWaco, TX

    Scholarship fund

    $2,500
  15. United Service Organizations Inc Dept WSWashington, DC

    General use

    $2,500
  16. Compassion Ministies of Waco IncWaco, TX

    Sponsor event

    $1,500
  17. Fuzzy Friends RescueWaco, TX

    Sponsor event

    $1,500
  18. Historic Waco Foundation IncWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,500
  19. Talitha Koum InstituteWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,500
  20. The Waco FoundationWaco, TX

    Inspiracion

    $1,500
  21. Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation--Kwbu-FmWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  22. Care Net Pregnancy CenterWaco, TX

    Capital projects

    $1,000
  23. Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise InstituteWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  24. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Trinity college

    $1,000
  25. Educational Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC

    General use

    $1,000
  26. Family Abuse CenterWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  27. Fort Worth Country Day SchoolFort Worth, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  28. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Sloan school of management

    $1,000
  29. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General use

    $1,000
  30. McLennan Community College FoundationWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  31. Mission Wacomission World IncWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  32. Museum of the BibleOklahoma City, OK

    Endowment fund

    $1,000
  33. Southern Methodist University--Meadows School of the ArtsDallas, TX

    Temerlin advertising institute

    $1,000
  34. Trinity School of MidlandMidland, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  35. University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    Journalism--misc scholarships

    $1,000
  36. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    USC engineering innovation fund

    $1,000
  37. University of Texas--Md Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  38. Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg, VA

    General use

    $1,000
  39. Waco Community Development CorporationWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  40. World Hunger Relief IncWaco, TX

    General use

    $1,000
  41. ARC of McLennan CountyWaco, TX

    General use

    $500
  42. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    General use

    $500
  43. Oakwood CemeteryWaco, TX

    General use

    $500
  44. The Greater Waco Interfaith ConferenceWaco, TX

    General use

    $250
  45. Keep Waco Beautiful IncWaco, TX

    General use

    $75

Approved for future payment

5 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Waco Family Practice FoundationWaco, TX

    Capital project

    $50,000
  2. Waco Chamber Community Development FNDWaco, TX

    The momentum fund

    $45,000
  3. Vanguard FoundationWaco, TX

    Capital project

    $12,000
  4. The Texas TribuneWaco, TX

    The waco bridge

    $10,000
  5. Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise InstituteWaco, TX

    Alderton/morrison video exhibit

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $25,00033% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $18,00024% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $17,86524% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $7,50010% of the total
  5. Community development2 grants $2,5003% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $2,0003% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $2,8254% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas33 grants $99,555
  2. Indiana1 grant $10,000
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $6,000
  4. North Carolina2 grants $2,000
  5. California1 grant $1,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $1,000
  8. South Carolina1 grant $1,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  10. Michigan1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James R CliftonPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $12,018
  • William L Clifton JrV/P Hours 5Pay $12,018
  • David NemecSEC/TREAS Hours 5Pay $12,018

The return

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