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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 76-6058156

Joan and Keys Curry Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 13 grants and $860,220 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $860,220

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2020

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    Charitable contribution to joan fitzgerald curry scholarship.

    $127,500
  2. The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of EngineeringAustin, TX

    Charitable contribution to cockrell school of engineering.

    $123,250
  3. The University of HoustonHouston, TX

    Charitable contribution - general scholarship

    $119,000
  4. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Charitable contribution - plan II.

    $119,000
  5. The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal ArtsAustin, TX

    Charitable contribution to college of liberal arts.

    $85,000
  6. Houston Alumni OrganizationHouston, TX

    Contribution to general fund.

    $42,500
  7. M D Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Contribution to general fund.

    $42,500
  8. The Delta Gamma FoundationUpper Arlngtn, OH

    Charitable contribution - general scholarship fund.

    $42,500
  9. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Charitable contribution to the president's associates.

    $42,500
  10. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Charitable contribution to eyes of texas annual giving club ex student.

    $42,500
  11. The University of Texas SystemAustin, TX

    Charitable contribution to the chancellor's council.

    $42,500
  12. Houston Junior Womans ClubHouston, TX

    Charitable contribution to general fund.

    $21,250
  13. Rice University Annual FundHouston, TX

    Charitable contribution to annual fund.

    $10,220

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $42,50067% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $21,25033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $817,720
  2. Ohio1 grant $42,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Keys A Curry IIITRUSTEE Hours 0.2Pay $5,000
  • Margaret A CurryTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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