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The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Sugar Land, Texas · EIN 874155197

The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Sugar Land, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $178,500 in 48 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $174,000 the year before.

29% of its 2024 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$174,00037$3.8 million
2024$178,50048$4.4 million

How to apply

The Anne and Edgar Lackner 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 The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas40$155,000
North Carolina2$5,000
Alabama1$5,000
District of Columbia1$3,000
New Jersey1$3,000
Pennsylvania1$3,000
Virginia1$3,000
California1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Houston Aphasia Recovery Center
Houston, TX
Operating$15,000
Baylor Law
Waco, TX
Operating$10,000
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Stafford, TX
Operating$10,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston, TX
Operating$10,000
The Menil Collection
Houston, TX
Operating$10,000
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Operating$10,000
Asia Society Texas Center
Houston, TX
Operating$5,000
Baps
Stafford, TX
Operating$5,000
Daughter of the Republic of Texas
Austin, TX
Operating$5,000
First Presbyterian Church
Houston, TX
Operating$5,000
Indo American Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Houston, TX
Operating$5,000
Ludwig von Mises Institute of Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Operating$5,000
Prerbyterian School
Houston, TX
Operating$5,000
Shriners Hospital for Children Houston
Houston, TX
Operating$5,000
Avda
Houston, TX
Operating$3,500
Camp H Town
Houston, TX
Operating$3,500
Dan's House of Hope
Houston, TX
Operating$3,500
Kids Meals Inc
Houston, TX
Operating$3,500
Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc
Charlotte, NC
Operating$3,000
Citizens for Animal Protection Houston
Houston, TX
Operating$3,000
Concerned Citiezens for Washington Cemetery
Pipe Creek, TX
Operating$3,000
Daughters of the American Revolutio
Washington, DC
Operating$3,000
Magna Carta Dames
Glenside, PA
Operating$3,000
Roberts Elementary School
Houston, TX
Operating$3,000
Salvation Army Greater Houston
Houston, TX
Operating$3,000
The Seeing Eye
Morristown, NJ
Operating$3,000
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA
Operating$3,000
Christian Community Center
Houston, TX
Operating$2,500
Fara Foundation
Austin, TX
Operaitng$2,500
New Hope Baptist Church
Porter, TX
Operating$2,500
Sewa International
Houston, TX
Operating$2,500
Abondoned Little Angels
Houston, TX
Operating$2,000
Fort Bend Education Foundation
Sugar Land, TX
Operating$2,000
Magic Bus
Houston, TX
Operating$2,000
National MPS Society
Durham, NC
Operating$2,000
Sugal Land Cultural Arts Foundation
Sugar Land, TX
Operating$2,000
University of Houston-Victoria
Victoria, TX
Operating$2,000
Holcomb Family YMCA
Spring, TX
Operating$1,500
Loyola High School
Los Angels, CA
Operating$1,500
St Laurence Catholic Church
Sugar Land, TX
Operating$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation give?

$178,500 in tax year 2024, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Howard W Mays Jr (Director), S Mona Parikh (Director) and Greg Ralph (Director).

What does The Anne and Edgar Lackner Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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