Samir and Grace Tuma Foundation
EIN 472654347 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$168K
91 grants · $19K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$560
typical micro grants · $250–$2K
grant size
47%
supporter · 23/49 multi-year
repeat
$1.1M
Assets (2024)
49
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(713) 686-5072
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $11K | $271K | $6K | 7 |
| 2017 | $9K | $369K | $108K | 7 |
| 2018 | $14K | $339K | $8K | 11 |
| 2019 | N/A | $426K | $6K | N/A |
| 2020 | $3K | $566K | $59K | 6 |
| 2021 | $8K | $701K | $6K | 7 |
| 2022 | $12K | $542K | $29K | 11 |
| 2023 | $44K | $800K | $138K | 23 |
| 2024 | $67K | $1.1M | $141K | 19 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 91 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$250
Median
$560
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$2K
Maximum
$50K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
60.7% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 11 states
$79K across
54 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Fort Bend
- 3 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (91 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Arab American Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | $50,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Arab American Cultural and Community Center | Houston, TX | $12,750 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| St George Orthodox Christian Church | Houston, TX | $9,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| St George Orthodox Christian Church | Houston, TX | $5,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Aama Houston Chapter | Houston, TX | $5,100 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | RESEARCH GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CLINICAL INVESTIGATION OF DR. J. LEWIS & DR. I. IKIZER IN NEPHROLOGY. | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | RESEARCH GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CLINICAL INVESTIGATION OF DR. J. LEWIS & DR. I. IKIZER IN NEPHROLOGY. | 2018 |
| Palestine Children'S Relief Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| St George Orthodox Christian Church | Houston, TX | $3,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Arab American Cultural & Community Center | Houston, TX | $3,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Naawa | Vienna, VA | $3,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Arab American Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Association for Improving Art in the Arab Society | Kfar Yasif, None | $2,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Crusader Fund | Houston, TX | $2,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Health Outreach to the Middle East | Missouri City, TX | $2,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Association for Improving Art in the Arab Society | Kfar Yasif, None | $2,000 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Arab American Cultural and Community Center | Houston, TX | $1,950 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Arab American Cultural & Community Center | Houston, TX | $1,865 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Arab American Cultural and Community Center | Houston, TX | $1,820 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2021 |
| National Arab American Medical Association Houston Chapter | Troy, MI | $1,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| National Arab Orchestra | Lathrup Village, MI | $1,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The Order of Stignatius of Antioch | Englewood, NJ | $1,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2023 |
| St George Orthodox Christian Church | Houston, TX | $1,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Houston Community College | Houston, TX | $1,500 | FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT | 2018 |