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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4045252

Mize Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $116,733 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $116,733

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,800,737
  • Tax year 2024

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,334,358
  • Tax year 2023

    $85,663

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,224,408
  • Tax year 2022

    $89,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,224,190
  • Tax year 2021

    $83,830

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,972,858
  • Tax year 2020

    $88,205

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,622,110
  • Tax year 2019

    $87,556

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,695,363
  • Tax year 2018

    $72,318

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,335,671

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memorial Drive Presbyterian ChurchHouston, TX

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Convenant House of TexasHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,200
  3. Memorial Park ConservancyHouston, TX

    General support

    $2,000
  4. Communities in SchoolAustin, TX

    General support

    $1,500
  5. Houston SPCAHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,083
  6. Children's MuseumHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  7. Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Kinkaid SchoolHouston, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  9. Salvation Army Greater HoustonHouston, TX

    General support

    $750
  10. Neuhaus Education CenterBellaire, TX

    General support

    $700
  11. Garden Club of HoustonHouston, TX

    General support

    $500
  12. Tanglewood FoundationHouston, TX

    General support

    $500
  13. Southern Methododist UniversityDallas, TX

    General support

    $500
  14. Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $500
  15. Boys & Girls ClubHouston, TX

    General support

    $250
  16. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $2,50050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,00020% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas14 grants $115,983
  2. Minnesota1 grant $500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Christopher D MizePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kelli Griffith MizeSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher Barrett MizeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brindley Elizabeth MizeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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