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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0628970

GHS Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $5.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

    $5,683,625

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $36,469,757

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,069,600

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $32,481,068

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,679,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $32,082,024

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,162,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $26,333,515

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,736,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $24,262,767

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,189,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $22,504,618

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,272,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $22,359,814

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,120,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $21,913,053

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX

    Scholarships

    $3,952,000
  2. Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX

    Scholarships

    $850,000
  3. Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX

    Scholarships

    $595,000
  4. Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, TX

    Scholarships

    $220,000
  5. Angelina CollegeLufkin, TX

    Scholarships

    $64,000
  6. Angel Flight (south Central)Addison, TX

    General funds

    $2,000
  7. Groveton Ex-Students AssociationGroveton, TX

    General funds

    $625

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $3,952,00095% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $220,6255% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas7 grants $5,683,625

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Gerald H Smith Dec'd 62925PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Robert E HutsonCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 20Pay $130,875
  • Nancy Hamlin CookeVP, SEC & TREAS Hours 30Pay $178,690
  • Dawn WesneskiVP, SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR Hours 40Pay $274,993
  • Norma L MillsAVP, ASST SEC & ASST TREAS Hours 40Pay $142,462
  • Ryan HutsonPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $50,000
  • Dorothy W SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sylvia HutsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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