Private foundation
ABILENE, TXEIN
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 FY2024 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.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
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.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $24,019,416 | $15,508,674 | $12,959,801 | $111,021,857 |
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 55% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASOEL PASO, TX | TO ESTABLISH AND FUND THE CENTER FOR FREE ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | $688,270 | 2022 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A Matthews Jr | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN/CEO | 3.00 | $48,750 |
| Kade L Matthews | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | 4.00 | $85,313 |
| Joseph E Canon | DIRECTOR/EXEC VP/EXEC DIRE | 11.67 | $78,057 |
| Jeff Blanks | SENIOR PRESIDENT/OPERATIONS OFFICER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $110,795,144 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $24,258,103 | $15,770,347 | $13,222,643 | $102,044,410 | $101,760,957 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $25,204,199 | $14,388,299 | $11,167,186 | $93,328,625 | $93,041,241 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $23,699,028 | $13,927,253 | $11,462,944 | $82,092,085 | $81,823,580 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $14,228,741 | $10,405,125 | $8,266,354 | $72,184,356 | $71,963,155 |
| HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONABILENE, TX |
| A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE |
| $600,000 |
| 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASOEL PASO, TX | TO ESTABLISH AND FUND THE CENTER FOR FREE ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | $500,050 | 2021 |
| TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUSTSAN ANTONIO, TX | ENDOWMENT SUPPORT | $500,000 | 2022 |
| HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITYABILENE, TX | SCHOOL OF NURSING | $500,000 | 2024 |
| HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITYABILENE, TX | SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | $500,000 | 2022 |
| SAN ANGELO YMCASAN ANGELO, TX | A SNAPSHOT TODAY, THE BIG PICTURE TOMORROW CAMPAIGN | $500,000 | 2021 |
| ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONSAN ANGELO, TX | RODEO PROGRAM | $500,000 | 2024 |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERHOUSTON, TX | TO HELP OSTEOSARCOMA CLINICAL TRIAL | $500,000 | 2023 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TOM GREEN COUNTY DBA CONCHO VALLEY PAWSSAN ANGELO, TX | CHARITABLE/ CONCHO VALLEY PAWS ENDOWMENT AT FFIN | $500,000 | 2020 |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF GREATER WEST TEXAS INCMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2022 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SAN ANGELO, TX | CHARITABLE/ A CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $500,000 | 2020 |
| HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITYABILENE, TX | SCHOOL OF NURSING | $500,000 | 2024 |
| SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO FOUNDATIONSAN ANGELO, TX | SCHOLARSHIPS | $500,000 | 2023 |
| LA ESPERANZA CLINIC INCSAN ANGELO, TX | CAPITAL PROJECT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| YMCAABILENE, TX | CHARITABLE/ RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF REDBUD FACILITY | $425,000 | 2020 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENEABILENE, TX | DESIGNATED FOR CLOUD BUILDING PROJECT | $375,000 | 2023 |
| UNITED WAY OF ABILENEABILENE, TX | UNITED WAY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE ENDOWMENT | $333,333 | 2023 |
| ALL KIND ANIMAL INITIATIVEABILENE, TX | TO BUILD A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER IN ABILENE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OF ABILENE. | $333,333 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF THE MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSEMASON, TX | MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE REBUILD | $300,000 | 2022 |
| SAN ANTONIO ACADEMY OF TEXAS INCSAN ANTONIO, TX | SAA SECURITY UPGRADES TO SCHOOL | $280,000 | 2022 |
| WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER FOUNDATIONABILENE, TX | CAPITAL PROJECT | $265,000 | 2024 |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERHOUSTON, TX | TO HELP INITIATE DR. VALERAE LEWIS' OSTEOSARCOMA CLINICAL TRIAL | $250,000 | 2022 |
| TEXAS TECH FOUNDATIONLUBBOCK, TX | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AT THE FREE MARKET INSTITUTE | $250,000 | 2022 |
| ABILENE RESTORATION MINISTRIESABILENE, TX | DORMITORY PROJECT | $250,000 | 2024 |
| TEXAS TECH FOUNDATIONLUBBOCK, TX | FREE MARKET ECONOMICS RESEARCH | $250,000 | 2023 |
| 13.33 |
| $80,313 |
| Watt Matthews | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - INVESTMENTS | 8.00 | $79,300 |
| Aaron Miller | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 13.33 | $47,613 |
| Margaret Matthews Frederick | GRANTS OFFICER | 3.00 | $26,000 |
| Elyse Lewis | ASST. VP/SECRETARY/GRANTS OFFICER | 3.00 | $39,217 |
| Brenda Casselberry | ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT/PROPERTY ADMI | 3.00 | $31,258 |
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-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413209349106566
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343199349102634
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203199349101640
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202113169349102186
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.