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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6046795

Meyer and Ida Gordon Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $158,500 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $158,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,362,381

  • Tax year 2024

    $164,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,218,191

  • Tax year 2023

    $131,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,334,178

  • Tax year 2022

    $162,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,275,243

  • Tax year 2021

    $95,375

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,447,935

  • Tax year 2020

    $119,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,349,289

  • Tax year 2019

    $155,625

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,859,332

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Houston Jewish Community FoundationHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $65,000
  2. Jewish Federation of Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $50,000
  3. Houston Jewish Community FoundationHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $17,000
  4. Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $10,000
  5. Seven Arces Jewish Senior Care Services IncHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,500
  6. Seven Arces Jewish Senior Care Services IncHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  7. The Forge for FamiliesHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  8. Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $82,00084% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $11,00011% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $158,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • James C GordonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy GordonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel P GordonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Scott GordonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ryan GordonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew GordonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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