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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-2941967

Center for Thomas More Studies

A private foundation in Irving, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $180,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,202,257

  • Tax year 2023

    $143,675

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $849,940

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $652,361

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $295,328

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $227,915

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $229,920

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $199,153

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of DallasIrving, TX

    Post doc, conference, ud fund exp

    $150,000
  2. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Grad fellow stipend

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $180,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $150,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Steven BennettDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Myles HarringtonTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas SpenceDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Shane TuckerSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Brian MurrayDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Gerard WegemerPRESIDENT Hours 11Pay $0

The return

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