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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-6043490

The Parten Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $109,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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 2024

    $109,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,401,261

  • Tax year 2023

    $118,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,443,556

  • Tax year 2022

    $99,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,864

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,228,641

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,160,197

  • Tax year 2019

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,116,633

  • Tax year 2018

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,119,059

  • Tax year 2017

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,195,116

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ukranian American Cultural ClubHouston, TX

    General support

    $15,000
  2. Access Care of Coastal Texas IncGalveston, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Benevolent Missions InternationalKingwood, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Friends of Shsu Natural History CollectionHuntsville, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  5. St Stephen's Episcopal SchoolHouston, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Texas Tech FoundationLubbock, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Abundant Harvest KitchenSpring, TX

    General support

    $7,500
  8. Lord of the StreetsHouston, TX

    General support

    $7,500
  9. ACLU FoundationHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Episcopal Theological SeminaryHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Madison County House of Hope IncMadisonville, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  12. The University of Texas Law School FoundationAustin, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  13. Marshall Depot IncMarshall, TX

    General support

    $4,000
  14. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  15. Cca TexasHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Covenant HouseHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Hope Through Grace IncHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $25,00054% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $12,50027% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $4,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas16 grants $107,000
  2. New York1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John R PartenPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael StrykerVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Virginia CortinasSERETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • John Austin PartenDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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