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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0521970

KWS Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $270,000 paid in grants.

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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,037
  • Tax year 2024

    $202,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,962
  • Tax year 2023

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,920
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $20,746
  • Tax year 2021

    $285,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $22,007
  • Tax year 2020

    $285,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $42,263
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,015,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $59,058
  • Tax year 2018

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $480,480

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Lukes United Methodist ChurchHouston, TX

    General fund

    $160,000
  2. St Lukes United Methodist ChurchHouston, TX

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. San Angelo Stock ShowSan Angelo, TX

    General fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $270,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Donald R SinclairPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Susan Lacy SinclairSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kathryn SinclairDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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