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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6137429

Lynne Murray Sr Educational Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $74,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Mary Riley Piro
1214 Danbury Road
Houston, TX 77055
(713) 622-1707
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter preferred with an outline of specific program(s)
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None
Contact
Carolyn Landen
1602 South Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
(281) 501-3965
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter preferred with an outline of specific program(s)
Deadlines
None none
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $441,245

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $474,810

  • Tax year 2023

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $489,881

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $548,938

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $607,190

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $649,619

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Citizens for Animal ProtectionHouston, TX

    General fund

    $25,000
  2. Houston Audubon Society IncHouston, TX

    General fund

    $15,000
  3. Da Camera Society of Texas IncHouston, TX

    General fund

    $12,000
  4. William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  5. Bravo Colorado at Vail-Beaver CreekVail, CO

    General fund

    $7,500
  6. Interfaith Ministeries for Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $25,00036% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $19,50028% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $15,00022% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $10,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $67,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Carolyn LandenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Riley PiroTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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