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Lone Pine Foundation

Preselected recipients only Houston, Texas · EIN 383562808

Lone Pine Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $26,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $22,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$22,0007$132,297
2024$26,0007$117,648

How to apply

Lone Pine Foundation 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 Lone Pine Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$7,500
Illinois1$5,000
Mississippi1$5,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Texas1$2,500
Ohio1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Lions Rugby
Chicago, IL
General operating support$5,000
Duke University
Durham, NC
General operating support$5,000
Michigan Rugby Foundation
Ann Arbor, MI
General operating support$5,000
University of Mississippi Foundation
Oxford, MS
General operating support$5,000
Detroit Rugby Foundation
Warren, MI
General operating support$2,500
The Museum of Fine Arts
Houston, TX
General operating support$2,500
YMCA Storer Camps
Sylvania, OH
General operating support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lone Pine Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lone Pine Foundation give?

$26,000 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Lone Pine Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jacque H Passino Jr (President, Treasurer), Paul C Passino (Secretary) and Jacque G Passino (Director).

What does Lone Pine Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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