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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0506645

LSF Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $944,500 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

    $944,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $22,389,869
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,742,995
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,045,218
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,986,820
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,922,801
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,724,508
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,667,639

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Interfaith MinistriesHouston, TX

    Elder Care

    $100,000
  2. NW Assist MinistriesHouston, TX

    Assists low income families.

    $100,000
  3. Houston Area Women's CenterDallas, TX

    Supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking.

    $100,000
  4. Children's Assessment CenterHouston, TX

    Provide a professional, compassionate and coordinated approach to the treatment of sexually abused children and their families

    $100,000
  5. Individual

    Advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care for all people, as well as the nation?s largest provider of sex education.

    $100,000
  6. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    Distributes food and other essentials to those in need.

    $100,000
  7. Individual

    Caring for families with children who are ill or injured.

    $100,000
  8. Individual

    Engage, stabilize, educate, employ and house individuals and families who are homeless in the Houston, Texas area.

    $60,000
  9. Individual

    Improving lives by providing hope and help for at-risk and CPS-involved children and their caretakers in the greater Houston area.

    $60,000
  10. Wellsprings Village IncHouston, TX

    Provides a safe, nurturing environment for women who were homeless or abused, helping them to become independent, contributing members of our community.

    $60,000
  11. Mission of YAHWEHHouston, TX

    Empowers, enriches and restores the lives of homeless women and children.

    $60,000
  12. Serve Up A Cure HoustonHouston, TX

    Promoting outreach programs, education, and cancer screening and mammograms

    $4,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $60,00093% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $4,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $624,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lisa M FrantzPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Carol A CantrellTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rachael FrantzDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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