Open Foundations · Texas

Sarofim Foundation

Houston, Texas · EIN 372090276. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $105.2M across 90 grants in 2024, a median of $250K each.

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$105.2M
paid in 2024
90
grants paid
$250K
median grant
67%
to first-time recipients
$3.2B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
RYAN DOLIBOIS
Address
PO BOX 52830, HOUSTON, TX, 770522830
Phone
7136544484
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Upon receipt of a grant request, the Foundation requires the applicant to furnish the Foundation with specified information set forth in the Foundation's due diligence checklist, including, without limitation, information regarding the Applicant's formation as a nonprofit entity; tax-exempt and public charity status under Section 501(c)(3); governance, charitable activities, financials, and key personnel. If the grant request is approved by the Foundation's Trustees, the Foundation requires the Applicant to enter into a grant letter agreement with the Foundation outlining and confirming the Applicant's public charity status under Section 501(c)(3) and proposed use of the grant funds consistent with the Foundation's charitable mission.
Submission deadline
REQUIRED CHECKLISTS AND DOCUMENTATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOUNDATION WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE INI
Restrictions on awards
The Foundation does not make grants to organizations that are not recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) and Sections 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), and 509(a)(3), including, without limitation, private foundations and private operating foundations described under Section 501(c)(3). In addition, the Foundation does not make grants to individuals, including, without limitation, grants to support scholarships programs organized for individual recipients.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202641329349103289. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 90 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of St ThomasTX$8,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2Harris Health Strategic FundTX$6,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
3Kinkaid School IncTX$6,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
4St John's SchoolTX$6,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
5Alley TheatreTX$5,150,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
6Foundation for Jones HallTX$5,017,647GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
7Buffalo Bayou PartnershipTX$5,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
8Camp for All FoundationTX$5,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
9Houston Charter Seed FundTX$5,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
10Jesuit Cristo Rey High School of HoustonTX$5,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
11Mccombs School of BusinessTX$5,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
12The Hobby Center FoundationTX$5,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
13Baylor College of MedicineTX$4,100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
14Princeton UniversityNJ$4,000,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
15Goldman Sachs Donor Advised FundNY$3,020,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202362$9.7M
202490$105.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas93%
New York2%
New Jersey1%
Rhode Island1%
Virginia1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Christopher B SarofimDIRECTOR, CHAIR · 2024
Raye G WhiteDIRECTOR, SECRETARY · 2024
Ryan DoliboisExecutive Director · 2024
William Gentry Lee JrDIRECTOR, TREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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