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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2908267

Thompson Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hamilton, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $79,858 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

    $79,858

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,185,486
  • Tax year 2024

    $67,453

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,225,253
  • Tax year 2023

    $63,317

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,043,962
  • Tax year 2022

    $36,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,095,543
  • Tax year 2021

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,129,113
  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,464
  • Tax year 2019

    $200,026

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,576
  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,370,244

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    CARE FOR DOGS AND CATS - no-kill animal care and adoption center

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    Protect the arctic

    $10,000
  3. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    For black lives matter

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Cat rescue/adoption

    $9,605
  5. Individual

    Conserving the lands and waters

    $8,000
  6. Individual

    Animal rescue

    $5,278
  7. Foundation Brigette BardotParis, France

    Aid to animals, shelters and strays

    $5,209
  8. Individual

    Animal rescue

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Assist animal shelter needs

    $4,680
  10. Fans of Williamson County RegionalGeorgetown, TX

    Helping animals in the shelter

    $4,086
  11. Individual

    Helping children

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $10,00071% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $4,08629% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $10,000
  2. Texas1 grant $4,086

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joe ThompsonTrustee Hours 4Pay $10,000

The return

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