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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 76-0053200

The Frees Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 1 grant and $4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,967,932

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2020

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual] STMT 2

    $3,967,932

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Nancy F FountainMNG DIR Hours 40Pay $139,750
  • Edmund M FountainPRES/TRS Hours 5Pay $0
  • Esther M PerrineVICE-PRES Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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