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Private foundation (trust)EIN 756047221Est. 1951-12

ALVIN & LUCY OWSLEY FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 770274134

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Total Assets

$12.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$581K

FY 2024

Grants Made

45

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$883K

Total Expenses

$715K

Qualifying Distributions

$589K

Distributable Amount

$585K

Min. Investment Return

$596K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $5K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $594K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

160 grants

DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART
$510K
3 grants
HOUSTON BALLET
$228K
4 grants
ST JOHN'S SCHOOL
$206K
4 grants
STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE
$146K
3 grants
CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON
$125K
4 grants
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$100K
2 grants
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
$99K
4 grants
STAGES
$88K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

160 grants

<$10K
123
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Texas
$1.9M
92% of total
District of Columbia
$100K
5% of total
California
$28K
1% of total
Michigan
$19K
1% of total
Colorado
$11K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$3K
0% of total
Connecticut
$3K
0% of total
Arizona
$3K
0% of total
New York
$250
0% of total
Massachusetts
$250
0% of total

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