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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0537908

MK2 Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $99,200 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
Max Watson
2929 Westheimer Rd 308
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 816-1841
Form and materials
Letter no more than 2 pages and no enclosures
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

    $99,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,059,664

  • Tax year 2024

    $88,726

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,034,219

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,073,504

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,951

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,094,768

  • Tax year 2020

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,054,213

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,007,323

  • Tax year 2018

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $977,826

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Westminster SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Education

    $50,000
  2. Scenic HoustonHouston, TX

    Education

    $10,000
  3. Bryd High SchoolShreveport, LA

    Education

    $5,200
  4. Dress for SuccessHouston, TX

    Empowering women by providing professional attire

    $5,000
  5. River Oaks Baptist ChurchHouston, TX

    Religious

    $5,000
  6. Houston Botanical GardensHouston, TX

    Community betterment

    $5,000
  7. Cherokee Employee ScholarshipAtlanta, GA

    Education

    $5,000
  8. Episcopal High SchoolBellaire, TX

    Education

    $5,000
  9. First PresbyterianHouston, TX

    Religious

    $5,000
  10. Peachtree PresbyterianAtlanta, GA

    Religious

    $3,000
  11. Fernbank Museum of Natural HistoryAtlanta, GA

    Education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $10,00050% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia4 grants $59,000
  2. Texas6 grants $35,000
  3. Louisiana1 grant $5,200

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Max P Watson JrMANAGER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kay Greene WatsonMANAGER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matthew C BlackmonMANAGER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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