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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 74-6039864

Oshman Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 7 grants and $506,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $506,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $745,753

  • Tax year 2022

    $364,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $947,813

  • Tax year 2021

    $175,900

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,091,701

  • Tax year 2020

    $134,600

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,172,996

  • Tax year 2019

    $101,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,132,758

Grants paid in 2023

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Orange Show FoundationHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $473,000
  2. Holocaust Museum HoustonHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Stages Repertory TheaterHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Christmas Bay FoundationHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $3,500
  6. Susan Smith Blackburn PrizeHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $2,500
  7. American Visionary Arts MuseumBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $483,00098% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $504,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Marilyn OshmanPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 10Pay $0
  • Karen DesenbergV.P./SECRETARY Hours 10Pay $0
  • Andrew LubetkinV.P./ASST. SECRETARY/TREAS Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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