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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0254155

Luchsinger Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,334,682
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,007
  • Tax year 2023

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,393
  • Tax year 2022

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $999,944
  • Tax year 2021

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,069,889
  • Tax year 2020

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,234,029
  • Tax year 2019

    $76,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,587
  • Tax year 2018

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,247,867

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    Support the distribution of food for kids

    $15,000
  2. Be A Resource BearHouston, TX

    Provide assistance to cps-involved children

    $15,000
  3. Houston Habitat for HumanityHouston, TX

    Support low-income families to help acheive home ownership

    $10,000
  4. St Mary Catholic ChurceHouston, TX

    Provide assistance to community-building activities

    $10,000
  5. Ermc FoundationEaton Rapids, MI

    Support healthcare services in the community by offering scholarships for health related degress

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $50,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sarah E CastanedaVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary L CastanedaPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace I CastanedaVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel F CastanedaSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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