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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-6562479

Lillian Cox Rowland Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $252,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file

Contact person, phone and mailing address on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $252,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,822,139
  • Tax year 2024

    $206,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,727,285
  • Tax year 2023

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,759,797
  • Tax year 2022

    $157,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,846,612

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. God's Fire Pit MinistriesAustin, TX

    Contributions

    $67,000
  2. Houston Livestock Show & RodeoHouston, TX

    Contributions

    $26,000
  3. Champions Kids CampHouston, TX

    Contributions

    $25,000
  4. Hill Country RanchKerrville, TX

    Contributions

    $25,000
  5. Church of the ValleyHouston, TX

    Contributions

    $24,000
  6. Brookwood CommunityBrookshire, TX

    Contributions

    $20,000
  7. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    Contributions

    $20,000
  8. Star of HopeEllinwood, KS

    Contributions

    $20,000
  9. Our Daughters InternationalTroy, MI

    Contributions

    $20,000
  10. Turning Point USAIndianapolis, IN

    Contributions

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,00033% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20,00033% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $20,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $187,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  3. Kansas1 grant $20,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $20,000
  5. Arizona1 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.

  • WW RowlandTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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