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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-1989523

The Discovery Fund

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 0 grants.

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
Paul Coulter
500 West 7th Street Suite 444
Fort Worth, TX 76202
(817) 502-9895
Form and materials
Written request
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 2025

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,101,510
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,061,096
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,423
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $983,165
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $971,727
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $945,932
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $937,408
  • Tax year 2018

    $537,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $478,871

Grants paid in 2025

0 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul CoulterSEC/TREAS/ACTING PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter PhilpottDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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