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The Notsew Orm Sands Foundation: 7 grants to organizations, $9 million (tax year ended December 2024)

The Notsew Orm Sands Foundation, a private foundation in Houston, TX, paid 7 grants to organizations totaling $9,032,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 23, 2025. The largest was $5,250,000 to University of St Thomas in Houston, TX for general support.

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EIN
760455176
Based in
Houston, TX
Assets
$59,072,739
Grants paid
$9,032,500
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed September 23, 2025, IRS object ID 202512669349101056. It reported $9,032,500 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
University of St ThomasHouston, TXGeneral supportEducation$5,250,000apps.irs.gov
University of KentCanterbury, UKGeneral support$1,250,000apps.irs.gov
Oceana IncWashington, DCGeneral supportEnvironment$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
Yale University DevelopmentNew Haven, CTSupport for dr.allison galavanis research into mitigating covid 19 and other outbreaks$1,000,000apps.irs.gov
Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex Junction, VTGeneral supportEnvironment$280,000apps.irs.gov
Frankfurt Zoological Society Us IncWashington, DCGeneral supportAnimal-related$250,000apps.irs.gov
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VAGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$2,500apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Texas$5,250,000
District of Columbia$1,250,000
Connecticut$1,000,000
Vermont$280,000
Virginia$2,500

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Updated September 23, 2025. 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.