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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 74-6051876

The Allbritton Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jeanne Lawver
5615 Kirby Dr 650
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 552-4921
Form and materials
General correspondence: financial data, including charitable purpose
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,950,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,136,603

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,007,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,882,808

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,010,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $17,091,875

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $20,185,981

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,466

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,466

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,466

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,463

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Allbritton Journalism InstituteArlington, VA

    To educate and develop a new generation of reporters

    $4,900,000
  2. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    To support cancer research

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $4,900,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $4,900,000
  2. Texas1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Robert L AllbrittonTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Barbara B AllbrittonTRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Elena H AllbrittonTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Janet HallASST. SECRETARY Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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