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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-1587228

Jesse W Couch Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $3.4 million 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

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,397,650

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $27,664,588

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,411,667

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $27,498,230

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,055,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $26,293,248

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,714,780

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $27,531,078

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,944,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $30,772,101

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,858,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $32,557,943

  • Tax year 2018

    $725,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $32,775,535

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Camp for AllHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $250,000
  2. Grandfather Mountain StewardshipLinville, NC

    To fund charitable activities

    $250,000
  3. Houston AudobonHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $250,000
  4. The Nature ConservancyWinter Park, FL

    To fund charitable activities

    $175,000
  5. Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $150,000
  6. Choctawhatchee Basin AllianceSanta Rose Beach, FL

    To fund charitable activities

    $136,500
  7. Jackson WildJackson, WY

    To fund charitable activities

    $125,000
  8. KIPP TexasHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $125,000
  9. The Saint Constantine SchoolHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $110,000
  10. Arboretum San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $100,000
  11. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $100,000
  12. Idea Public SchoolsHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $100,000
  13. New StoryAtlanta, GA

    To fund charitable activities

    $100,000
  14. Scenic WaltonSanta Rsa BCH, FL

    To fund charitable activities

    $100,000
  15. Alaqua Animal RefugeFreeport, FL

    To fund charitable activities

    $91,500
  16. Adventure for AllSarasota, FL

    To fund charitable activities

    $88,500
  17. Wild FoundationBoulder, CO

    To fund charitable activities

    $84,000
  18. Recipe for Succcess FoundationHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $79,150
  19. Camp AllenNavasota, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $70,000
  20. Boys & Girls Country HoustonHockley, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $63,000
  21. Coastal Prairie ConservancyHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  22. Community Foundation of the Texas Hill CountryKerrville, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  23. Eo Wilson Biodiversity FoundationHillsborough, NC

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  24. Hope and Healing Center & InstituteHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  25. Houston Arboretum & Nature CenterHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  26. Menil Foundation IncHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  27. Montessori for AllAustin, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  28. Moving WatersCypress, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  29. Neuhaus Education CenterBellaire, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  30. On River TimeVestavia, AL

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  31. Santa Fe Symphony OrchestraSanta Fe, NM

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  32. Snake River FundJackson, WY

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  33. South Walton MontessoriSanta Rose Beach, FL

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  34. Texas Parks & Wildlife FoundationDallas, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  35. The Rise School of HoustonHouston, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  36. The Women's CenterForth Worth, TX

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000
  37. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    To fund charitable activities

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment8 grants $700,00036% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $385,00020% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $238,50012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $175,0009% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $150,0008% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $91,5005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $200,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas22 grants $1,947,150
  2. Florida6 grants $641,500
  3. North Carolina2 grants $300,000
  4. Wyoming2 grants $175,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $100,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $84,000
  7. Alabama1 grant $50,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  9. New Mexico1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Sean CouchTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $120,000
  • Larry MaddoxTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Houston Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jennifer YoungbloodTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine NorrisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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