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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0330594

The Looper Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $4.5 million paid in grants.

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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

    $4,523,770

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $46,419,706

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,051,693

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $39,142,448

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,690,128

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $43,700,230

  • Tax year 2021

    $900,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $43,700,518

  • Tax year 2020

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $32,509,918

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,689,650

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $33,587,674

  • Tax year 2018

    $11,935,655

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $37,079,392

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Staff Soul Care Initiative

    $1,075,000
  2. Fuller Theological SeminaryPasadena, CA

    Center for Spiritual Formation and Depree Center

    $671,000
  3. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Discipleship Camps

    $400,000
  4. Alongside IncRichland, MI

    Property Expansion

    $300,000
  5. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary IncS Hamilton, MA

    Discipleship grant

    $300,000
  6. International Justice MissionArlington, VA

    Soul care

    $200,000
  7. Living Water InternationalStafford, TX

    Staff Soul Care Grant

    $150,000
  8. Redeemer City to CityNew York, NY

    Pastor Network Coaching

    $135,000
  9. EcoGoleta, CA

    Ordination process grant

    $125,000
  10. EcoGoleta, CA

    Ordination and mid-level pastor training

    $125,000
  11. College Of Biblical StudiesHouston, TX

    Faculty and Staff Discipleship

    $100,000
  12. His Father's Heart MinistriesHouston, TX

    General support

    $100,000
  13. Living Water InternationalStafford, TX

    Flourish Program

    $100,000
  14. Pulse OutreachMinneapolis, MN

    Pulse 100 Grant - Training Grant

    $100,000
  15. Urban Youth Workers InstituteSanta Ana, CA

    Young Life next generation grant

    $100,000
  16. Alongside IncRichland, MI

    Scholarship Grant

    $75,000
  17. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Training Fund - International Trainers

    $75,000
  18. College Of Biblical StudiesHouston, TX

    General Support

    $70,000
  19. Crosswalk CenterHouston, TX

    Men's Discipleship Home Grant

    $60,000
  20. Crosswalk CenterHouston, TX

    Women's Discipleship Home Grant

    $50,000
  21. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Support of Military Families - Family Camp

    $50,000
  22. Fuller Theological SeminaryPasadena, CA

    General support

    $36,050
  23. Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, AZ

    Faculty Spiritual Formation

    $25,000
  24. Grace School of TheologyThe Woodlands, TX

    Discipleship grant

    $25,000
  25. Youth for Christ USA IncEnglewood, CO

    Juvenile Justice Discipleship Program

    $25,000
  26. Grace Presbyterian ChurchHouston, TX

    Digital Silent Retreat

    $15,720
  27. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Digital Silent Retreat

    $15,000
  28. His Father's Heart MinistriesHouston, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  29. The Brookwood CommunityBrookshire, TX

    General support

    $6,000
  30. Leighton Ford MinistriesCharlotte, NC

    Discipleship Grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development5 grants $1,615,00040% of the total
  2. Education6 grants $1,063,05026% of the total
  3. Religion8 grants $825,00020% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $250,0006% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $200,0005% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid2 grants $110,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado6 grants $1,640,000
  2. California5 grants $1,057,050
  3. Texas11 grants $686,720
  4. Michigan2 grants $375,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $300,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $200,000
  7. New York1 grant $135,000
  8. Minnesota1 grant $100,000
  9. Arizona1 grant $25,000
  10. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Terry LooperPresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Jeannie Lynn AbleVice President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Doris LooperSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tanya Jean PitreTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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