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Helmle-Shaw Foundation: 38 grants to organizations, $226,000 (tax year ended December 2025)

Helmle-Shaw Foundation, a private foundation in Bacliff, TX, paid 38 grants to organizations totaling $226,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $20,000 to Multiple Sclerosis Society in Washington, DC for general purpose.

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EIN
760420414
Based in
Bacliff, TX
Assets
$4,162,573
Grants paid
$226,000
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202631339349103763. It reported $226,000 in grants paid; 38 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWashington, DCGeneral purpose$20,000apps.irs.gov
Bo's PlaceHouston, TXGeneral purpose$16,000apps.irs.gov
St Thomas Episcopal Church & SchoolHouston, TXGeneral purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Utmb School of Health ProfessionalsGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Historical FDNGalveston, TXGeneral purposeArts, culture and humanities$13,000apps.irs.gov
Art Museum of Se TexasCorpus Christi, TXGeneral purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TXGeneral purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Rice UniversityHouston, TXGeneral purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Judy's Mission To End Ovarian Cancer FoundationHouston, TXGeneral purpose$9,000apps.irs.gov
Community Presbyterian ChurchLake City, COGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Depelchin Children's CenterSpring, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Bay FDN - Friends of Pine GullyKemah, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Island Railroad MuseumGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Goodwill HoustonHouston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral purposeEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
Junior League of HoustonHouston, TXGeneral purposeCommunity improvement and capacity building$5,000apps.irs.gov
LCMC Endowment FoundationLake City, COGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Lake City Arts CouncilLake City, COGeneral purposeArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Lake Fork Valley ConservancyLake City, COGeneral purposeEnvironment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TXGeneral purposeArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXGeneral purposeEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Augustina-Hippo Episcopal ChurchGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Angelican WaySavannah, GAGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Grand 1894 Opera HouseGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Heritage SocietyHouston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Natl Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Assoc IncBoston, MAGeneral purposeDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$4,000apps.irs.gov
The Marine Society of the City of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Univ of TX MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Crested Butte Land TrustCrested Butte, COGeneral purposeEnvironment$2,000apps.irs.gov
GlaadPasadena, CAGeneral purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
No Foot Too SmallCoralville, IAGeneral purposePublic and societal benefit$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Century ClubCollege Station, TXGeneral purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
100 Club Survivors FundHouston, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Be An Angel HoustonSpring, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILGeneral purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$1,000apps.irs.gov
The Branch SchoolHouston, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Tunnel To Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202543179349100729. It reported $158,500 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
St Thomas Episcopal Church & SchoolHouston, TXGeneral purpose$27,000apps.irs.gov
Natl Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWashington, DCGeneral Purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Bo's PlaceHouston, TXGeneral purpose$14,000apps.irs.gov
Utmb School of Health ProfessionalsGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Rice UniversityHouston, TXGeneral purpose$6,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Historical FDNGalveston, TXGeneral purposeArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TXGeneral purposeArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
San Leon Oyster FestSan Leon, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Augustina-Hippo Episcopal ChurchGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Grand 1894 Opera HouseGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Community Presbyterian ChurchLake City, COGeneral purpose$4,000apps.irs.gov
Lake Fork Valley ConservancyLake City, COGeneral purposeEnvironment$3,500apps.irs.gov
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXGeneral purposeEducation$3,500apps.irs.gov
Christian Community Service CenterHouston, TXGeneral purposeHuman services$3,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Historical FDN - Menard SocietyGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Island Railroad MuseumGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Hcsar Volunteers IncLake City, COGeneral purposePublic and societal benefit$3,000apps.irs.gov
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral purposeEducation$3,000apps.irs.gov
LCMC Endowment FoundationLake City, COGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Lake City Arts CouncilLake City, COGeneral purposeArts, culture and humanities$3,000apps.irs.gov
The Heritage SocietyHouston, TXGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
The Marine Society of the City of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Univ of TX MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
No Foot Too SmallCoralville, IAGeneral purposePublic and societal benefit$2,500apps.irs.gov
GlaadPasadena, CAGeneral purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
Natl Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Assoc IncBoston, MAGeneral purposeDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Angelican WaySavannah, GAGeneral purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
Chance for Hope FDNPearland, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Christian Comm Serv CenterHouston, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, ILGeneral purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$1,000apps.irs.gov
Lunches of LoveRosenberg, TXGeneral purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$1,000apps.irs.gov
The Work Faith ConnectionHouston, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Utmb School of NursingGalveston, TXGeneral purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Art Museum of Se TexasCorpus Christi, TXGeneral purpose$500apps.irs.gov
Galveston Bay FDN - Friends of Pine GullyKemah, TXGeneral purpose$500apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023

From the Form 990-PF filed February 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202540349349100149. It reported $141,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Rice UniversityHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$40,000apps.irs.gov
St Thomas Episcopal Church & SchoolHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$16,000apps.irs.gov
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NYGeneral support of the organizationDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$15,000apps.irs.gov
Bo's PlaceHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$14,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Childrens HospitalHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$10,000apps.irs.gov
Galveston Historical FoundationGalveston, TXGeneral support of the organizationArts, culture and humanities$8,000apps.irs.gov
Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TXGeneral support of the organizationArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Grand 1984 Opera HouseGalveston, TXGeneral support of the organization$5,000apps.irs.gov
Judy's MissionHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$4,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXGeneral support of the organizationEducation$3,500apps.irs.gov
Galveston Island Railroad MuseumGalveston, TXGeneral support of the organization$3,000apps.irs.gov
University of Texas Mda Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$3,000apps.irs.gov
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral support of the organizationEducation$2,500apps.irs.gov
The Heritage SocietyHouston, TXGeneral support of the organization$2,500apps.irs.gov
Chance for HopePearland, TXGeneral support of the organization$2,000apps.irs.gov
Christian Community Service CenterHouston, TXGeneral support of the organizationHuman services$2,000apps.irs.gov
National Tay Sachs & Allied Diseases Association IncBoston, MAGeneral support of the organizationDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$2,000apps.irs.gov
Utmb HealthGalveston, TXGeneral support of the organization$2,000apps.irs.gov
The Angelican WaySavannah, GAGeneral support of the organization$1,500apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Texas$392,500
Colorado$38,500
District of Columbia$35,000
New York$22,000
Michigan$10,500
Georgia$8,500
Massachusetts$8,000
Iowa$4,500

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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.