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Home for Orphans

Accepts applications Gary, Texas · EIN 134237886

Home for Orphans is a private foundation in Gary, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $88,415 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$75,5002$50,887
2024$88,4151$1,400
2025$15,0001$8,103

How to apply

ContactGerald Gray
PO Box 163, Gary, TX 75643
Phone or email(903) 241-3402

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Home for Orphans funds

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope for the Children InternationalCash grants to provide humanitarian aid$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Home for Orphans accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Home for Orphans give?

$15,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Home for Orphans?

Its 2025 filing lists Joyce Annette Gray (Vice President), Cindy McCarver (President) and Gerald Gray (Secretary).

What does Home for Orphans fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international and youth programs.

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