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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0488033

Spec's Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $1.6 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

    $1,575,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,598,344

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,513,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,262,667

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,536,597

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,076,623

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,154,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,278,436

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,446,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,216,965

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,512,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,975,032

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,435,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,879,702

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ArchDiocese of GalvestonHouston, TX

    Educational purposes

    $735,000
  2. Houston Symphony OutreachHouston, TX

    Educational Purposes

    $650,000
  3. U of H Conrad Hilton SchoolHouston, TX

    Educational Purposes

    $120,000
  4. University of North Texas FoundationDenton, TX

    Educational Purposes

    $70,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $70,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $1,575,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John A RydmanVICE PRES Hours 0Pay $0
  • Karen Lynn RydmanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lisa R KeySEC/TREAS. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert J HeislerVICE PRES Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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