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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2816516

Tess White Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Hideaway, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $48,200 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Richard Delong
1683 Pineview Lane
Hideaway, TX 75771
(214) 404-9596
Form and materials
Resume with letter attachment describing reason for 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

    $48,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,094,402
  • Tax year 2024

    $38,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $968,676
  • Tax year 2023

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $865,194
  • Tax year 2022

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $755,226
  • Tax year 2021

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $821,920
  • Tax year 2020

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $892,001
  • Tax year 2019

    $58,958

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $720,877
  • Tax year 2018

    $64,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $820,497

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA

    Unrestricted

    $14,500
  2. Cal Farley Boys RanchBoys Ranch, TX

    Unrestricted

    $11,000
  3. Childrens AdvocayDallas, TX

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  4. Greater Austin YMCAAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Youth 180 IncDallas, TX

    Unrestrictied

    $5,000
  6. CopeMidland, TX

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  7. Hawl Fishing RodeoPicayune, MS

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  8. Hearts and Hands of East TXLindale, TX

    Unrestricted

    $1,200

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 $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $31,700
  2. Virginia1 grant $14,500
  3. Mississippi1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William PiercePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $2,000
  • Richard DelongVICE-PRES Hours 0Pay $2,000
  • Lawrence DelongVICE-PRES Hours 0Pay $2,000

The return

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