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Burt Harkins Family Foundation

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 800422183

Burt Harkins Family Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $19,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $23,500 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$23,5006$418,801
2024$19,5004$466,940

How to apply

ContactHenry B Harkins III
3103 Jarrard, Houston, TX 77005
Phone or email(713) 409-4435
What to submitLetter form describing charitable purpose, worthiness of support, and substantiation of tax exempt status.
DeadlinesNo deadlines
RestrictionsNo restrictions.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Burt Harkins Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas3$14,500
Maryland1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Still Water Christian Ministries
Boerne, TX
General Christian Ministry support$6,000
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston, TX
Charitable, education and research$6,000
Individual
MD
Medical research, patient care, education$5,000
The University of Texas System
Austin, TX
Charitable, education and research$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Burt Harkins Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Burt Harkins Family Foundation give?

$19,500 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs Burt Harkins Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Shea Massengale (Trustee), Shannon H Morton (Trustee), Henry B Harkins III (Trustee) and Robert Tim Harkins (Trustee).

What does Burt Harkins Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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