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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0594307

William A Brookshire Foundation

A private foundation in Lakeway, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $6.8 million 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $6,775,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $192,299,333
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,415,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $182,612,068
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,071,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $170,279,273
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,354,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $53,703,931
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,560,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $44,188,133
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,360,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $34,856,491

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. LSU FoundationBaton Rouge, LA

    Engineering & Future Scholars scholarships, Veterans Law Clinic, and WAB Military Museum Endowment

    $3,025,000
  2. University of Houston FoundationHouston, TX

    Engineering & Houston Works Scholarships

    $2,200,000
  3. Individual

    Student Scholarships

    $1,050,000
  4. Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX

    Engineering Scholarships and Veterans Law Clinic

    $340,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarships

    $160,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $5,225,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana1 grant $3,025,000
  2. Texas2 grants $2,540,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lori Brookshire GarrisonPresident Hours 8Pay $0
  • John GarrisonVice President Hours 15Pay $0
  • Dean QuinnSecretary Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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