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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0208595

The Stanton Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 15, 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 2025

    $2,986,081

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $187,450

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,616,764

  • Tax year 2023

    $170,250

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,726,315

  • Tax year 2022

    $169,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,740,157

  • Tax year 2021

    $127,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,319,199

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,918,686

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,352,891

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catholic Endowment FoundationHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $800,000
  2. St Thomas High SchoolHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $401,677
  3. Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $401,673
  4. St Agnes AcademyHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $400,231
  5. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $310,000
  6. Holy Family Catholic ChurchMissouri City, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $150,000
  7. Episcopal High SchoolBellaire, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $100,000
  8. Beth Israel Deaconess HospitalBoston, MA

    To support the mission of the organization

    $90,000
  9. River Oaks Baptist SchoolHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $60,000
  10. St Michael Catholic ChurchHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $59,000
  11. Holy Family ChurchDavidsonville, MD

    To support the mission of the organization

    $50,000
  12. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $40,000
  13. Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $30,000
  14. St Agnes AcademyHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $30,000
  15. Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolHouston, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $30,000
  16. Foundation for American Security and Freedom IncWashington, DC

    To support the mission of the organization

    $25,000
  17. Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family AllianceStafford, TX

    To support the mission of the organization

    $5,000
  18. Friends of Duxbury Council on Aging IncDuxbury, MA

    To support the mission of the organization

    $3,000
  19. Oblate Sisters of St Francis de SalesChilds, MD

    To support the mission of the organization

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $435,00092% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $40,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas14 grants $2,817,581
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $93,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $50,500
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • R John Stanton JrPRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert Locke StantonVice President/Director Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Mary Stanton SmithVice President/Director Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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