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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-2136222

The Sherman Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $574,603 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $574,603

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $76,524,112

  • Tax year 2023

    $668,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $68,158,810

  • Tax year 2022

    $649,450

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $70,091,953

  • Tax year 2021

    $537,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $70,741,403

  • Tax year 2020

    $818,540

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $71,277,678

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    Charity

    $400,000
  2. Restore Texas MinistriesHuntsville, TX

    Charity

    $75,000
  3. Bernardo Volunteer FireCat Spring, TX

    Charity

    $55,353
  4. Columbia Hill Cemetery AssocColumbia, LA

    Charity

    $10,000
  5. St Mark LutheranHouston, TX

    Charity

    $10,000
  6. University of NC Greensboro (In Kind)Greensboro, NC

    Charity

    $8,550
  7. CcfaColumbus, TX

    Charity

    $7,500
  8. Columbus Comm HospitalColumbus, TX

    Charity

    $6,200
  9. Salvation Army Columbus CoSafford, TX

    Charity

    $1,000
  10. St Roch ChurchAlleyton, TX

    Charity

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $400,00084% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $75,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $556,053
  2. Louisiana1 grant $10,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $8,550

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jim ShermanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kathryn ShermanTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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