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All organizations not elsewhere classifiedEIN 912136222Est. 0000-00

THE SHERMAN FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX 77055

Total Assets

$2.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$668K

FY 2023

Grants Made

9

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$668K

Qualifying Distributions

$668K

Distributable Amount

$138K

Min. Investment Return

$138K

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

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $6K to maximum $500K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $819K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

38 grants

The Methodist Hospital Foundation
$1.0M
3 grants
Animal Friends Rescue Project
$150K
1 grant
Restore Texas Ministries
$100K
1 grant
Community Foundation for Monterey Co
$100K
1 grant
Gracewood Inc
$100K
1 grant
Armatus Reintegration Program
$100K
1 grant
Bernardo Volunteer Fire
$85K
3 grants
Howard University
$68K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants

<$10K
15
grants
$10–50K
15
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Texas
$1.7M
79% of total
California
$261K
12% of total
District of Columbia
$74K
3% of total
New York
$68K
3% of total
Louisiana
$29K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$10K
0% of total
Maryland
$10K
0% of total
Tennessee
$1K
0% of total

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