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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6340243

Horse Creek Trust

A private foundation in San Antonio, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $148,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $148,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,129,078
  • Tax year 2024

    $156,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,181,939
  • Tax year 2023

    $144,350

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,789,474
  • Tax year 2022

    $114,900

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,816,021
  • Tax year 2021

    $86,800

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,018,422
  • Tax year 2020

    $132,400

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,827,136

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Paul's SchoolConcord, NH

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  2. Museum of the Shenandoah ValleyWinchester, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $23,000
  3. Witte MuseumSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $21,200
  4. Texas Biomedical Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $11,150
  5. McNay Art MuseumSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $11,000
  6. Washington & Lee UniversityLexington, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  7. Saint Mary's Hall IncSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  8. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  9. Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  10. Christ Episcopal ChurchSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  11. Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  12. Mission Heritage PartnersSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  13. The Doseum San Antonio Children's MuseumSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  14. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $2,400
  15. Contemporary Art for San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  16. Crossroads School for Arts and SciencesSanta Monica, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  17. University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  18. San Antonio Botanical Garden SocietySan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  19. San Antonio Public Library FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  20. San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  21. Laguna Blanca SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  22. Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA

    General funds

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education9 grants $65,40047% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $59,20043% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $11,1508% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $69,350
  2. Virginia2 grants $33,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $25,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $8,000
  5. California4 grants $5,400
  6. Mississippi1 grant $5,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jefferson BankCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,726
  • Allan G Paterson JrCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carolyn J PatersonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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