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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2019 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2025
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990 | $4,593,896 | $4,019,071 | $1,796,850 | $5,791,818 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 24% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICTIMS OF HURRICANE HARVEYHOUSTON, TX | ASSISTANCE FOR 139 MEMBERS OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY | $501,000 | 2017 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gee | President | 2.00 | $0 |
| June Rodil | Vice President | 2.00 | $0 |
| Petter Pettersen | Immediate Past President | 2.00 | $0 |
| Benjamin Fink | Chairman, Finance Committe |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $5,522,168 |
| FY2023 | 990 | $2,537,848 | $2,671,210 | $1,145,806 | $5,582,623 | $5,515,281 |
| FY2022 | 990 | $2,332,005 | $2,425,858 | $961,241 | $5,755,998 | $5,648,643 |
| FY2021 | 990 | $2,810,220 | $4,918,499 | $3,693,887 | $5,761,542 | $5,742,496 |
| FY2020 | 990 | $12,844,747 | $5,555,707 | $4,509,163 | $7,915,767 | $7,904,529 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,109,223 | $754,596 | $615,369 | $615,905 | $615,489 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $686,284 | $658,629 | $346,815 | $253,089 | $254,801 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $794,982 | $573,970 | $517,000 | $223,470 | $223,083 |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY HOUSTON CHAPTERHOUSTON, TX |
| PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE PC ORGANIZATION TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND FOR CRITICAL RESEARCH |
| $200,000 |
| 2018 |
| APPLICANTS OF SOUTHERN SMOKE EMERGEHOUSTON, TX | PROVIDE FUNDS TO PEOPLE IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY IN NEED | $126,815 | 2018 |
| Cal LutheranThousand Oaks, CA | Mental Health Program | $105,386 | 2025 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Houston, TX | Program support | $100,000 | 2019 |
| Roots Fund IncorporatedBerlin, CT | Scholarship support | $80,000 | 2021 |
| YeshivaNew York, NY | Mental health program | $50,000 | 2023 |
| University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC | Mental Health Program | $47,379 | 2025 |
| California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA | Scholarships | $36,960 | 2022 |
| New York UniversityNew York, NY | Mental Health Program | $35,030 | 2025 |
| LSUBaton Rouge, LA | Mental health program | $34,649 | 2023 |
| Federico MontemayorHouston, TX | Emergency relief | $27,000 | 2019 |
| University of MaineOrono, ME | Mental Health Program | $26,681 | 2025 |
| YeshivaNew York, NY | Mental Health Program | $24,800 | 2025 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL | Scholarships | $19,306 | 2022 |
| Robert LawsHouston, TX | Emergency relief | $18,000 | 2019 |
| Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY | Mental Health Program | $16,380 | 2025 |
| Florida Institute of Technology IncMelbourne, FL | Mental Health Program | $16,202 | 2025 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL | Mental health program | $15,444 | 2023 |
| Michigan School of PsychologyFarmington Hills, MI | Mental Health Program | $15,260 | 2025 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | Mental Health Program | $10,448 | 2025 |
| Alfredo ChavezHouston, TX | Emergency relief | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Candace WardHouston, TX | Emergency relief | $10,000 | 2019 |
| LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTHMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.HOUSTON, TX | IN HONOR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN SMOKE FESTIVAL 2017 AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO 139 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY | $10,000 | 2017 |
| Elizabeth McCoyHouston, TX | Emergency relief | $10,000 | 2019 |
| 2.00 |
| $0 |
| Chris Shepherd | Founding Dir, Honorary Chair | 2.00 | $0 |
| Leighann Bakunas | Secretary | 2.00 | $0 |
| Vanessa Ames | Board Member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Chree Boydstun | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Ikimi Dubose | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Aaron Franklin | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Kaitlyn Goalen | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sarah Grueneberg | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Cherif Mbodji | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Erin Smith | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Toni Tipton-Martin | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lindsey Brown | Executive Director | 40.00 | $159,258 |
| Cris Tang | CFO | 40.00 | $145,973 |
| Caroline Nabors Rosen | Director of Development | 40.00 | $131,969 |
| Catarina Bill | Chief Mission Officer | 40.00 | $115,583 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990 · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202541259349302024
Form 990 · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401179349301725
Form 990 · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321739349301612
Form 990 · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241579349300634
Form 990 · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202112089349301231
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202031969349101668
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 202040319349100309
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201833199349103648
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.