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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2619235

Leon Payne Jr Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $57,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Julie Stone Payne
45 W Broad Oaks Dr
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 540-0282
Form and materials
Letter request with information describing charitable purpose
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,013,059

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $934,820

  • Tax year 2023

    $58,152

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $920,373

  • Tax year 2022

    $64,148

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,013,676

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,051,880

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $18,500
  2. The Church of St John the DivineHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Amazing PlaceHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Houston Food BankHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. The Menninger ClinicHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Houston SPCAHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $3,500
  7. NMDP FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,500
  8. Houston Arboretum & Nature CenterHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $2,000
  9. Houston Humane SocietyHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $2,000
  10. St Johns SchoolHouston, TX

    General operating support

    $1,000
  11. Community Foundation of the Texas Hill CountryKerrville, TX

    General operating support

    $1,000
  12. Kerrville Pets AliveKerrville, TX

    General operating support

    $1,000
  13. Lurie ChildrensChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $24,50074% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $3,50011% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $3,0009% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $2,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas11 grants $54,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $2,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mary Katharine Payne BurkePRESIDENT (THRU 12/31/2025) Hours 0Pay $0
  • William Leon PayneTREASURER (THRU 12/31/2025) Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rebecca Linville PayneSECRETARY (THRU 12/31/2025) Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hal BurkeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julie Stone PayneDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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