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Louis L Borick Foundation

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 472387053

Louis L Borick Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.2 million in 77 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 $3.5 million the year before.

16% of its 2025 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$3.4 million82$66.0 million
2024$3.5 million75$66.6 million
2025$3.2 million77$65.3 million

How to apply

ContactLauren Johnson
2707 Kipling St, Houston, TX 77098
Phone or email(213) 278-0855
What to submitInformation on the application process as well as a link to the portal can be found at www.louislborickfoundation.org
DeadlinesPlease visit www.louislborickfoundation.org for current submission deadlines.
Restrictionsall applications must be classified as a public charity and tax exempt under 501(c)(3(A)(1) or (2) of the internal revenue code. the foundation does not consider funding requests for personal needs of individuals, political campaigns, or lobbying efforts.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Louis L Borick Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California40$1.3 million
Montana22$1.0 million
Texas8$500,000
New York2$225,000
Florida1$40,000
Colorado2$28,000
Arizona1$10,000
Wyoming1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 77 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth Homes Inc
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$200,000
Diffadallas
Dallas, TX
Charitable Donation$175,000
PEF Israel Endowment Fund Inc
New York, NY
Charitable Donation$125,000
Resource Center
Dallas, TX
Charitable Donation$110,000
Point Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable Donation$100,000
Watson's Children's Shelter
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$100,000
I AM a Golfer Foundation
Dallas, TX
Charitable donation$100,000
Bay Ed Fund
Oakland, CA
Charitable donation$100,000
Center for the Education of Infant Deaf
Berkeley, CA
Charitable Donation$100,000
Clark Fork Coalition
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$75,000
Montana Natural History Center
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$75,000
Tipping Point Community
San Francisco, CA
Charitable Donation$75,000
Wild Montana
Helena, MT
Charitable Donation$60,000
Springboard Collaborative
Hayward, CA
Charitable Donation$50,000
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable Donation$50,000
Luna Dance Institute
Berkeley, CA
Charitable Donation$50,000
Mountain Home Montana
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$50,000
Teach for America - Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Charitable Donation$50,000
Pasadena Community
Pasadena, CA
Charitable Donation$50,000
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Dallas, TX
Charitable Donation$50,000
Preserve Montana
Helena, MT
Charitable Donation$45,000
California Thoroughbred Horseman's Foundation
Arcadia, CA
Charitable Donation$40,000
CenterLink
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable Donation$40,000
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Charitable Donation$40,000
Vida Verda Nature Education
San Gregorio, CA
Charitable Donation$40,000
Chabad Lubavitch of Missoula Inc
Missoula, MT
Charitable donation$40,000
University of Montana Foundation
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$38,000
Garry Marshall Theatre
Burbank, CA
Charitable Donation$35,000
Families First Learning Lab
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$35,000
Montana Historical Foundation
Helena, MT
Charitable Donation$35,000
Foothill Family Service
Pasadena, CA
Charitable Donation$35,000
Lacma
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable Donation$35,000
Reading Partners
Oakland, CA
Charitable Donation$35,000
Writing Coaches of Montana
Missoula, MT
Charitable Donation$35,000
Friends of Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
Missoula, MT
Charitable donation$35,000
Children Now
Oakland, CA
Charitable Donation$30,000
Destiny Arts Center
Oakland, CA
Charitable Donation$30,000
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond, CA
Charitable Donation$30,000
LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable Donation$30,000
Men's Health Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable Donation$30,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Louis L Borick Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please visit www.louislborickfoundation.org for current submission deadlines.

How much does Louis L Borick Foundation give?

$3.2 million in tax year 2025, across 77 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Louis L Borick Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steven Borick (Director), Robert Borick (Director), Linda Borick Davidson (Director) and Lauren Johnson (Program Director).

What does Louis L Borick Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and education.

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