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Hobby Family Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $440,933 (tax year ended December 2025)
Hobby Family Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $440,933 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $107,000 to St John's School in Houston, TX for lower school capital campaign, red and black society, and quadrangle club - maverick circle.
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- EIN
- 760489862
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- Assets
- $9,746,974
- Grants paid
- $440,933
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202631329349102258. It reported $440,933 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's School | Houston, TX | Lower school capital campaign, red and black society, and quadrangle club - maverick circle | $107,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Bbp capital campaign | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Menil Foundation Inc - the Menil Collection | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uatx | Austin, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Education | $33,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Continuing operating expenses | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Philosophical Society of Texas | Austin, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The College Foundation of the University of Virginia | Boone, IA | Bicentennial professorship of politics fund, eugene r. schutt endowment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas at Austin Development Office | Austin, TX | Darren walker scholarship | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hays Cnty Citizens Sherrifs Acad Alumni | San Marcos, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Marcos Citizens Police Acad Assoc | San Marcos, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hays County Food Bank | San Marcos, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Annual gala support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Telluride Foundation | Telluride, CO | Continuing operating expenses | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Washington Statue | McLean, VA | Continuing operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandra, VA | Continuing operating expenses | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Donation to houston evening of tribute | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | Austin, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | Oxford, MS | Continuing operating expenses | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Fleming Park | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Baker institute of public policy | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas System Chancellor's Council | Austin, TX | Chancellor's council executive committee membership | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Houston's Future | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John the Divine Episcopal Church | Sun City Center, FL | Continuing operating expenses | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Drive Elementary Community | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531349349104348. It reported $412,183 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menil Foundation Inc - the Menil Collection | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hobby Center Foundation | Houston, TX | Parking garage planters/continuing operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for New American Media | Brooklyn, NY | Mcdonald observatory documentary | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | Bbp capital campaign | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uatx | Austin, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Education | $33,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Continuing operating expenses | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Texas at Austin Development Office | Austin, TX | Mccombs school of business/continuing operating expenses | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | Annual gala support | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope City Live Inc | Houston, TX | Disaster relief | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make It Movement Inc | Austin, TX | Fall fund raiser | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Telluride Foundation | Telluride, CO | Continuing operating expenses | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The College Foundation of the University of Virginia | Boone, IA | Continuing operating expenses | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Donation to houston evening of tribute | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John's School | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | Storm recovery | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Athletics Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | Vaf mens lacrosse enhancement fund | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas System Chancellor's Council | Austin, TX | Chancellor's council executive committee membership | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | Andrea bocelli foundation for lawyers polo group | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Kids Adventure | San Antonio, TX | Continuing operating expenses | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Wildlife Association Foundation | New Braunfels, TX | Outdoorsman of the year donation | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Raven society dues endowment | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $231,666 |
| Environment | $60,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $30,000 |
| Religion-related | $10,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $7,100 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $668,016 |
| Indiana | $50,000 |
| New York | $50,000 |
| Iowa | $30,000 |
| Virginia | $29,100 |
| Colorado | $20,000 |
| Mississippi | $5,000 |
| Florida | $1,000 |
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Updated May 12, 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.