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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6432974

Formosa Plastics Religious Trust

A private foundation in Port Lavaca, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $32,583 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
Formosa Plastics Religious Trust
P O Box 7
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
(361) 552-6726
Form and materials
Grant applications should be submitted in writing and must include satisfactory evidence to assure the trustees the applicant is a qualified religious organization to which the trust may provide funds in accordance with pertinent internal revenue service code and regulations. The applicants must include, at a minimum, a description of the program for which funding is sought, what benefits of the program are going to be, and the costs of the program.
Deadlines
Annually september 30
Restrictions
Calhoun, victoria and jackson counties of texas

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $32,583

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $670,644

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $686,301

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $707,015

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,702

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $713,820

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,900

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $722,939

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $749,091

  • Tax year 2019

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $782,725

  • Tax year 2018

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $814,797

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

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

  1. St Paul Lutheran ChurchEdna, TX

    Vacation bible school

    $2,600
  2. First Assembly Church of God - EdnaEdna, TX

    Youth & children's camps

    $2,445
  3. First United Methodist Church - EdnEdna, TX

    Vacation bibile school and summer camp

    $2,300
  4. First Baptist Church - LolitaLolita, TX

    FALL FESTIVAL & Summer camps

    $2,300
  5. Texas Buddhist AssociationHouston, TX

    Dharma Talk, Meditation Program & LANTERN FESTIVAL

    $1,800
  6. First Baptist ChurchPort O Connor, TX

    Youth summer camp

    $1,300
  7. Grace Speaks MinistriesPort Lavaca, TX

    Youth activities: camps mission outreach and or conferences

    $1,300
  8. Individual

    Clothing in Love Free clothing Store

    $1,300
  9. Our Lady of the GulfPort Lavaca, TX

    Vacation bible school

    $1,300
  10. Individual

    Summer camp and winter retreat

    $1,300
  11. Baptist Temple ChurchEdna, TX

    Religious educational equipment

    $1,300
  12. Fisherman's ChapelPort Oconnor, TX

    Youth camp

    $1,300
  13. Individual

    Youth camp

    $1,300
  14. Friendship Bible ChurchVictoria, TX

    Youth camp

    $1,300
  15. Community Transformation CHURCHVictoria, TX

    Young Life Camp

    $1,300
  16. Northside Baptist ChurchVictoria, TX

    Vacation Bible School

    $1,300
  17. Emmanuel Lutheran ChurchInez, TX

    Leader care retreat

    $1,200
  18. Awakening Mind Chan CenterHouston, TX

    Lecture Series on Noble Strategy

    $1,100
  19. First Baptist ChurchPort Lavaca, TX

    Upward Basketball Program with devotional

    $1,038
  20. Alamo Heights Baptist ChurchPort Lavaca, TX

    Vacation bible school

    $1,000
  21. Six Mile Assembly of God ChurchPort Lavaca, TX

    Vacation Bible School

    $900
  22. Calhoun County Community MinstriesPort Lavaca, TX

    Purchase Bibles, Christian literature, and religious children's books

    $800
  23. Point Comfort Seafarers CenterPoint Comfort, TX

    Vacation bible school

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,10058% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $80042% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas20 grants $28,683

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • WH Bauer Jr First NationaTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jack Wu Formosa PlasticsTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

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