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Private foundation (trust)EIN 756008953Est. 1954-05

The Vaughn Foundation

Houston, TX 77027

Total Assets

$8.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$405K

FY 2023

Grants Made

57

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$111K

Total Expenses

$446K

Qualifying Distributions

$425K

Distributable Amount

$412K

Min. Investment Return

$415K

Undistributed Income

$796

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

57 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $15K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $405K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

208 grants

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - HOUSTON
$75K
2 grants
St Luke's United Methodist
$60K
4 grants
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center
$35K
3 grants
Child Advocates Inc
$35K
4 grants
University Texas Medical Branch
$30K
2 grants
Orange Show Foundation
$30K
2 grants
Ronald McDonald House Houston
$30K
2 grants
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

208 grants

<$10K
169
grants
$10–50K
39
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Texas
$1.5M
97% of total
Kentucky
$20K
1% of total
New York
$10K
1% of total
Washington
$5K
0% of total
New Jersey
$5K
0% of total
Alabama
$4K
0% of total

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