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Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Austin, Texas · EIN 751886641

Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Austin, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $216,950 in 55 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $150,000. 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 down from $261,200 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$261,20062$620,049
2024$216,95055$419,507

How to apply

Tau Trustees Educational 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 Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas50$207,950
Virginia2$4,750
California1$1,750
Idaho1$1,250
Pennsylvania1$1,250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 55 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation Inc
Fort Worth, TX
EducationalPurposes$150,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$6,700
Individual
TX
Scholarship$5,500
Individual
VA
Scholarship$4,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$3,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$1,750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
PA
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
ID
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$750
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc give?

$216,950 in tax year 2024, across 55 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert T Sabom (President), John R Warren Jr (Vice-President) and Michael B Sharpe (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does Tau Trustees Educational Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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