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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-2777481

Polycarp Foundation

A private foundation in Missouri City, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $158,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $158,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,497,431

  • Tax year 2023

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,853,587

  • Tax year 2022

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,770,355

  • Tax year 2021

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,553,303

  • Tax year 2020

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,360,496

  • Tax year 2019

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,285,144

  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,094,229

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Its the Pits CookersRichmond, TX

    General support

    $40,000
  2. Tacoma Youth Marine CenterTacoma, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  3. American National Red CrossBoone, IA

    General support

    $15,000
  4. American Legion Charities IncFort Worth, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Cypress United Methodist ChurchCypress, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  6. St Andrews Episcopal ChurchFarmers BRNCH, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Texas State AquariumCorpus Christi, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  8. The Thankful OnesRichmond, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Yaga's Children's FundGalveston, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Children's Museum of HoustonHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Houston ZooHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Texas and Southwestern CattleFt Worth, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  13. US AnglingState College, PA

    General support

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $50,00071% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00014% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas10 grants $115,000
  2. Washington1 grant $25,000
  3. Iowa1 grant $15,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph Wesley DoolinVP/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Worth A Nelson IIIPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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