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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 81-2423050

Southern Invitational Smoke

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 39 grants and $324,552 paid in grants.

Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
See attachment and info at https://southernsmoke.org/fund/

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2019

    $324,552

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $615,905
  • Tax year 2018

    $346,815

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $253,089

Grants paid in 2019

39 grants, largest first

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

  1. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyHouston, TX

    Program support

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $27,000
  3. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $18,000
  4. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $9,975
  10. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $9,619
  11. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $9,584
  12. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $8,636
  13. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $8,000
  14. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $7,600
  15. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $6,784
  16. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $6,010
  17. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $6,000
  18. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $5,912
  19. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $4,630
  21. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $4,408
  22. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $3,766
  23. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $3,500
  24. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $3,500
  25. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $3,452
  26. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $3,000
  27. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $2,500
  28. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $2,463
  29. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $2,260
  30. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $2,181
  31. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $2,000
  32. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $1,512
  33. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $1,410
  34. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $1,356
  35. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $1,288
  36. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $1,200
  37. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $1,156
  38. Individual

    Emergency relief

    $500
  39. Individual

    Charitable dinner

    $350

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Chris ShepherdCo-Fdr/ Curator Hours 10Pay $0
  • Lindsey BrownPresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Petter PettersenVice President Hours 5Pay $0
  • Martha PatersonSecretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Chree BoystunBoard member Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kathryn LottExecutive Dir. Hours 60Pay $81,250

The return

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