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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0324626

The Friedkin Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $330,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $16,895
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,380,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $346,895
  • Tax year 2022

    $700,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,728,495
  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $18,495
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,690
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Project RecoverWoodland, CA

    Funds for development costs to support the mission of repatriating Americans missing in action

    $330,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $330,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $330,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Thomas Dan FriedkinChairman & Director Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Savannah FriedkinPresident & Director Hours 2Pay $0
  • Corbin W FriedkinDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Thomas Dan Friedkin JrDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Ryan P FriedkinDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Christina C CohenTreasurer Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Amanda J HughesSecretary (to 06/14/24) Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kolbi K BlanchetteAssistant Secretary Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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