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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3788576

The Rydin Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $6.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,600,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,010,127

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,667,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $21,462,461

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $28,864,678

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Conservative Partnership InstituteWashington, DC

    General donation

    $3,500,000
  2. America First Legal FoundationWashington, DC

    General donation

    $1,851,000
  3. Texas Public Policy FoundationAustin, TX

    General donation

    $375,000
  4. American Accountability FoundationWashington, DC

    General donation

    $200,000
  5. American Moment IncWashington, DC

    General donation

    $200,000
  6. The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    General donation

    $167,000
  7. America First Policy InstituteFort Worth, TX

    General donation

    $100,000
  8. Fair Elections FundWashington, DC

    General donation

    $100,000
  9. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    General donation

    $30,000
  10. Individual

    General donation

    $22,000
  11. American Cornerstone InstituteWashington, DC

    General donation

    $20,000
  12. Houston Grand Opera Association IncHouston, TX

    General donation

    $20,000
  13. Houston BalletHouston, TX

    General donation

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $3,620,00056% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,851,00029% of the total
  3. Public affairs5 grants $972,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $35,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia8 grants $6,138,000
  2. Texas3 grants $410,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael RydinTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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