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The West Endowment Grants

Private foundation · EIN 76-0481204 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.1M
Grants reported
29
Typical grant
$25K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

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Contact
Coordinator of Grants
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
Letter form specifying purpose of application and amount of contribution requested.
Restrictions
The west endowment was organized for the purpose of making charitable contributions to religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and/or educational organizations within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986. The west endowment does not make grants to individuals. In considering requests for grants, the endowment places priority on organizations and programs serving harris county and the state of texas.
Original filing text
Contact
COORDINATOR OF GRANTS
Address
PO BOX 491 HOUSTON, TX, 77001
Phone
7139619699
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
LETTER FORM SPECIFYING PURPOSE OF APPLICATION AND AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION REQUESTED.
Restrictions
THE WEST ENDOWMENT WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND/OR EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. THE WEST ENDOWMENT DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. IN CONSIDERING REQUESTS FOR GRANTS, THE ENDOWMENT PLACES PRIORITY ON ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS SERVING HARRIS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

Reported organization name: THE WEST ENDOWMENT

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202516$578K
202413$548K

Where The West Endowment gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Texas$1.1M

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Annunciation Orthodox School

HOUSTON, TX

$100KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Light the way capital campaign

Camp for All Foundation

HOUSTON, TX

$100KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Funding a second camp and the blazing new trails campaign.

Trinity School of Midland Texas

MIDLAND, TX

$90KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Light the way capital campaign

Brookwood Community

BROOKSHIRE, TX

$85KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Phase ix type b group homes

Episcopal High School

HOUSTON, TX

$75KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Funding the installation of the skinner pipe organ in the new benitez chapel space.

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The West Endowment's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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