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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-6329831

Daura Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $97,475 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

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

    $97,475

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,014,575
  • Tax year 2024

    $67,769

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $962,264
  • Tax year 2023

    $132,638

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $916,605
  • Tax year 2022

    $110,359

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $953,517
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,073,798
  • Tax year 2020

    $149,866

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,598
  • Tax year 2019

    $56,512

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,059,427
  • Tax year 2018

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,948

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ball State University FoundationMuncie, IN

    Support of the arts

    $40,000
  2. University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    Support of the arts

    $29,225
  3. Figge Art MuseumDavenport, IA

    Support of the arts

    $28,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $69,22571% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $28,25029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $40,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $29,225
  3. Iowa1 grant $28,250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Martha R DauraTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas R MappTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • B Gaines MatthewsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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