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Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only El Paso, Texas · EIN 471152642

Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc is a private foundation in El Paso, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $108,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $17,000 and the largest $22,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $65,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$35,0005$2.0 million
2024$65,0007$2.1 million
2025$108,0007$2.2 million

How to apply

Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas7$108,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Immaculate School Conception
Rio Grande City, TX
To support education$22,000
Juan Diego Academy
Mission, TX
To support education$18,000
Father Yermo High School
El Paso, TX
To support education$18,000
St Pius X Grade School
El Paso, TX
To support education$17,000
Guadalupe Regional Middle School
Brownsville, TX
To support education$15,000
Loretto High School
El Paso, TX
To support education$12,000
Catehdral High School
El Paso, TX
To support education$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc give?

$108,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $17,000.

Who runs Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Rene D Pena (Director) and FR Eduardo Ortega (Director).

What does Cosme & Elisa R Pena Scholarship Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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