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Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Houston, Texas · EIN 821208398

Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $90,061 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $20,000. 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 $58,500 the year before.

33% 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$14,30414$1.2 million
2024$58,50026$76,413
2025$90,06133$71,863

How to apply

Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable 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 Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas20$48,383
New York5$18,000
Connecticut2$8,000
District of Columbia2$7,000
Pennsylvania1$5,000
Rhode Island2$2,178
Virginia1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gouri Village Project
Houston, TX
Poverty$20,000
Against Malaria Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Proverty/medical$5,000
Amnesty International
New York, NY
Advocacy$5,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Medical/proverty$5,000
Planned Parenthood
New York, NY
Medical$5,000
Save the Children
Fairfield, CT
Children$5,000
St Jude's Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Children/medical$5,000
Unrwa
Washington, DC
Poverty/medical$5,000
HCRJ
Houston, TX
Religious$3,083
Sandy Hook Promise
Newtown, CT
Children$3,000
Faith in Practice
Houston, TX
Proverty/medical$2,500
National Ms Society
Houston, TX
Medical$2,500
Plan International
Warwick, RI
Poverty$2,084
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Enviornmental$2,000
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
Environmental$2,000
Air Alliance Houston
Houston, TX
Environmental$1,552
Central Texas Food Bank
Austin, TX
Poverty$1,500
Communities in Schools
Arlington, VA
Education$1,500
Houston Food Bank
Houston, TX
Poverty$1,500
Search Homeless Services
Houston, TX
Poverty$1,500
The Women's Home
Houston, TX
Poverty$1,500
Houston Public Media
Houston, TX
Education$1,200
Roco
Houston, TX
Arts$1,118
ACLU
New York, NY
Advocacy$1,000
Alley Theater
Houston, TX
Arts$1,000
Amigos de Las Americas
Houston, TX
Education$1,000
March of Dimes
Houston, TX
Children/medical/education$1,000
Sierra Club
Houston, TX
Environmental$1,000
Association of Former Students (A&m
College Station, TX
Education$500
Uh Hillel
Houston, TX
Education$500
A&m Hillel
College Stattion, TX
Education$250
Ews Advancement
Houston, TX
Education$180
Plan USA
Providence, RI
Poverty$94

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation give?

$90,061 in tax year 2025, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Miguel R Salomon (President).

What does Miguel and Lauren Salomon 2017 Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, health and youth programs.

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