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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4537820

Ming Chen Burdett Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $7,000 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

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $65,129
  • Tax year 2024

    $250

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $61,445
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,605

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $49,036
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $46,527
  • Tax year 2021

    $825

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $59,103
  • Tax year 2020

    $318

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $55,125
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,350

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $43,711
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,128

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $42,725

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tamu Hockey Foundation IncDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $3,300
  2. Technical Development CorporationPeabody, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  3. Fort Bend Care CenterMissouri City, TX

    Charitable

    $500
  4. The Century Cancer FundSpring, TX

    Charitable

    $200

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 $3,30049% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $3,00044% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $4,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ming Chen BurdettPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Patrick BurdettDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nolan BurdettDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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