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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2662421

The Ware Foundation

A private foundation in Amarillo, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 reports $9.1 million paid in grants, listed in an attachment that is not in the e-file.

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

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

    $9,088,425

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $20,492,089
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,629,250

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $19,804,326
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,561,265

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $18,848,165
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,451,407

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $21,813,178
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,867,150

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $19,372,733
  • Tax year 2020

    $877,400

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $15,937,611

Grants paid in 2025

Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file)

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $8.9 million in all.

  2. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $180,600 in all.

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard C Ware IIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patrick WareVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • William J WareSECRETARY AN Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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