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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-2192196

The Howell Fund

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $79,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $363,028

  • Tax year 2024

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $423,776

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $490,021

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $500,361

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $522,938

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $540,621

  • Tax year 2018

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,065,691

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Episcopal High SchoolBellaire, TX

    Public support capital campaign

    $70,000
  2. Tirr FoundationHouston, TX

    Public support

    $5,000
  3. Ad Players at the Georgia TheaterHouston, TX

    Public support

    $1,000
  4. Kids Meals IncHouston, TX

    Public support

    $1,000
  5. Star of HopeHouston, TX

    Public support

    $1,000
  6. Undies for EveryoneHouston, TX

    Public 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. Education1 grant $70,00091% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $79,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Steven K HowellCHAIRMAN Hours 3Pay $0
  • Judy M HowellDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Matthew K HowellPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Mark C HowellSEC/TREAS Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kathryn V HowellCO-CHAIR GRANT COMMITTE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Richard A HowellDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Julie J HowellCO-CHAIR GRANT COMMITTE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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