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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-6050857

Jack Webster Grigsby Foundation

A private foundation in Shreveport, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $397,500 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

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

    $397,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $5,988,238
  • Tax year 2024

    $559,500

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $5,650,975
  • Tax year 2023

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $5,619,638
  • Tax year 2022

    $357,100

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $5,272,834
  • Tax year 2021

    $294,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,127,185
  • Tax year 2020

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $4,942,314
  • Tax year 2019

    $324,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,675,576

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

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

  1. Austin Bridge Builders AllianceAustin, TX

    Global leadership summit

    $18,000
  2. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  3. Individual

    Taste event

    $15,000
  4. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  5. Matthew 25 MinistriesBlue Ash, OH

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  6. Oakwood Home for WomenShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  7. Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation IncFranklin, TN

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  8. Wells Branch Community ChurchAustin, TX

    General fund

    $15,000
  9. Central Texas Food BankAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. Sunrise Community ChurchAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. Individual

    [individual] WITH A VIEW

    $12,000
  12. Autism SocietyRockville, MD

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. Council on Alcoholism Drug Abuse ofShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. Gingerbread House BossiercaddoShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. The Hub Urban MinistriesShreveport, LA

    Rise up & roast program

    $10,000
  17. La Wildlife Federation IncBaton Rouge, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. PelotonuAustin, TX

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. Pet Savers IncShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  21. Shreveport SymphonyShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  22. Up with DownsShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  23. Wideman Piano CompetitionShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. Pioneer Heritage Center LsusShreveport, LA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Wells Branch Community ChurchAustin, TX

    Benevolence fund

    $10,000
  26. UpbringAustin, TX

    Redbird experience: walking in their shoes

    $10,000
  27. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  28. Man in MePflugerville, TX

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. Life Anew Restorative JusticeAustin, TX

    Atx peace mobile care unit program

    $10,000
  30. National Kidney Foundation of LouisNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  31. Individual

    Les boutiques de noel

    $7,500
  32. Back the Badges BBQ FoundationLeander, TX

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  33. LSU Foundation - Dept of GeologyBaton Rouge, LA

    Geology development fund

    $5,000
  34. Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. South Texas College of Law HoustonHouston, TX

    The randall o. Sorrels legal clinics

    $5,000
  36. St Stephen's Episcopal SchoolAustin, TX

    Jack webster grigsby library endowment

    $5,000
  37. Beacon CollegeLeesburg, FL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  38. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion3 grants $40,00020% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $37,50019% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $25,00013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $20,00010% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $45,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas13 grants $145,500
  2. Louisiana12 grants $117,500
  3. Tennessee2 grants $20,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $15,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  6. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Morgan GrigsbyTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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