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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2622754

Norman H Read 1985 Trust

A private foundation in Amarillo, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $7.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

    $7,740,580

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $70,567,324
  • Tax year 2024

    $6,915,960

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $70,192,060
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,012,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $68,461,566
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,515,856

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $65,512,491
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,848,446

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $61,022,769
  • Tax year 2020

    $6,170,611

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $59,135,386
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,729,789

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $59,488,747
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,664,078

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $55,823,500
  • Tax year 2017

    $3,783,607

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $52,094,439

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    SCIENTIFIC AND [individual]

    $3,870,290
  2. Individual

    Medical research programs

    $1,600,000
  3. Salem Public SchoolsSalem, MA

    Science center, aquarium CTR, read

    $1,501,008
  4. Salem Academy Charter SchoolSalem, MA

    Education

    $769,282

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $2,270,290

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Amarillo National BankCORPORATE TR Hours 40Pay $787,356
  • Nile L AlbrightCO-TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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