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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-6017848

McGAHA FOUNDATION

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $800,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
George M Smith
1247 Ripple Creek Drive
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 417-6988
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $31,176

  • Tax year 2024

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $537,338

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $490,293

  • Tax year 2022

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $483,031

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $377,553

  • Tax year 2020

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $384,681

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $464,478

  • Tax year 2018

    $61,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $523,456

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable EndowmentBurtonsville, MD

    Operating budget

    $750,000
  2. Doctors Wo BordersNew York, NY

    Operating budget

    $10,000
  3. San Antonio Area FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Operating budget

    $7,500
  4. St Lukes United MethodistHouston, TX

    Operating budget

    $5,000
  5. Changing LenseslivesSante Fe, NM

    Operating budget

    $5,000
  6. Vista Grande Public LibraryCasa Grande, AZ

    Operating budget

    $5,000
  7. Concordia Sante FeSante Fe, NM

    Operating budget

    $5,000
  8. Rocky Mountain ImmigrantWestminster, CO

    Operating budget

    $5,000
  9. Mission of YahwehHouston, TX

    Operating budget

    $2,500
  10. Houston SPCAHouston, TX

    Operating budget

    $2,500
  11. Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VA

    Operating budget

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $750,000
  2. Texas4 grants $17,500
  3. New Mexico2 grants $10,000
  4. New York1 grant $10,000
  5. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • George M SmithPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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