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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6392477

H E and Ruby Pelz TR 2

A private foundation in Marshall, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $78,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending May 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Cary M Abney
PO Box 1496
Marshall, TX 75671
(903) 926-6371
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Educational scientific religious or to relieve suffering

Assets and giving by year

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

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $863,865
  • Tax year 2024

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $872,655
  • Tax year 2023

    $77,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $911,149
  • Tax year 2022

    $76,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $857,872
  • Tax year 2021

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $863,887
  • Tax year 2020

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $845,124
  • Tax year 2019

    $67,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $884,200
  • Tax year 2018

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $907,701

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Michelson Museum of ArtMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  2. Society of St StephensMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  3. Trinity Episcopal SchoolMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  4. Texas State Tech College FoundationMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. Empty Stocking FundMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Operations

    $5,000
  7. Mission MarshallMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  8. Trinity Episcopal ChurchMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  9. Marshall Education FoundationMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  10. Boys and Girls ClubMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  11. Etbu Nursing SchoolMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $5,000
  12. Harrison Count Historical MuseumMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $3,500
  13. Cason Westmoreland FoundationMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $3,000
  14. Individual

    Operations

    $2,500
  15. Marshall Pregnancy Resource CenterMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $2,500
  16. Marshall Regional Arts CouncilMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $2,500
  17. East Texas Food BankTyler, TX

    Assistance

    $2,500
  18. Individual

    Operations

    $2,000
  19. Individual

    Assistance

    $2,000
  20. Marshall Depot IncMarshall, TX

    Operations

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Assistance

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $8,50040% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $8,00037% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas16 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard B AbneyVICE PRES CO TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Scott RectenwaldPRESIDENT CO TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cary M AbneySECRETARY CO TRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $14,537

The return

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