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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-6910473

The Sherlock Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Lakeway, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $51,500 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

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

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $468,966
  • Tax year 2024

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $483,780
  • Tax year 2023

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $463,590
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $894,398

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. International Mountain Biking AssociationBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  2. We Are BloodAustin, TX

    General charitable purposes

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

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  4. The Trail ConservancyAustin, TX

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  5. South Kent SchoolSouth Kent, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  6. Puerto Rico LacrosseHorseheads, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00062% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00031% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $30,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  4. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert SherlockPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cari SherlockVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mario FerranteTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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