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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0420414

Helmle-Shaw Foundation

A private foundation in Bacliff, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $226,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Judith Helmle Shaw
2603 Bayshore Dr
Bacliff, TX 77518
(713) 782-7730
Form and materials
Letter of request from solicitor detailing need for funds.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $226,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,930,131

  • Tax year 2024

    $158,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,827,069

  • Tax year 2023

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,874,740

  • Tax year 2022

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,936,019

  • Tax year 2021

    $139,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,076,173

  • Tax year 2020

    $147,168

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,132,585

  • Tax year 2019

    $149,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,233,775

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,150

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,204,387

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $20,000
  2. Bo's PlaceHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $16,000
  3. Utmb School of Health ProfessionalsGalveston, TX

    General purpose

    $15,000
  4. St Thomas Episcopal Church & SchoolHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $15,000
  5. Galveston Historical FDNGalveston, TX

    General purpose

    $13,000
  6. Art Museum of Se TexasCorpus Christi, TX

    General purpose

    $10,000
  7. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $10,000
  9. Judy's Mission to End Ovarian Cancer FoundationHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $9,000
  10. Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  11. Galveston Bay FDN - Friends of Pine GullyKemah, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  12. The Heritage SocietyHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  13. LCMC Endowment FoundationLake City, CO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  14. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    General purpose

    $5,000
  15. The Grand 1894 Opera HouseGalveston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  16. Community Presbyterian ChurchLake City, CO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  17. Galveston Island Railroad MuseumGalveston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  18. The Angelican WaySavannah, GA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  19. Depelchin Children's CenterSpring, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  20. Lake Fork Valley ConservancyLake City, CO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  21. Junior League of HoustonHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  22. Lake City Arts CouncilLake City, CO

    General purpose

    $5,000
  23. St Augustina-Hippo Episcopal ChurchGalveston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  24. Goodwill HoustonHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  25. Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  26. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    General purpose

    $5,000
  27. Natl Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Assoc IncBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  28. Univ of TX MD Anderson Cancer CtrHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $3,000
  29. The Marine Society of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $3,000
  30. No Foot Too SmallIowa City, IA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  31. Crested Butte Land TrustCrested Butte, CO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  32. GlaadPasadena, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  33. The Century ClubCollege Station, TX

    General purpose

    $2,000
  34. Be an Angel HoustonSpring, TX

    General purpose

    $1,000
  35. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $1,000
  36. 100 Club Survivors FundHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $1,000
  37. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  38. The Branch SchoolHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $26,00034% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $21,00027% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $15,00019% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $7,0009% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas24 grants $161,000
  2. Colorado5 grants $22,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  5. Michigan1 grant $5,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000
  7. New York2 grants $4,000
  8. California1 grant $2,000
  9. Iowa1 grant $2,000
  10. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Judith Helmle ShawSec / Treas Hours 1Pay $0

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