The IRA & Martha Brandon Foundation

EIN 760646210 Private Foundation

Houston, TX 77042 |(713) 927-1683

Total Given 2016–2021
$696K
53 grants · $116K avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $5K–$12K
grant size
61%
deep partner · 14/23 multi-year
repeat
$530K
Assets (2020)
23
Distinct Recipients

About

SUBSTANTIAL CHARITABLE HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE FOUNDATION SINCE INCEPTION. THE ASSETS AND INCOME HAVE DIMINISHED TO THE POINT THAT THE DIRECTORS FELT IT WAS BEST TO TERMINATE THE FOUNDATION. ALL RESIDUAL ASSETS WERE CONVERTED TO CASH AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRC 507(b)(1)(A). ALL RECEIPIENTS OF THE DISTRIBUTIONS ARE ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN IRC 170(b)(1)(A)AND HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF AT LEAST 60 CALENDAR MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DISTRIBUTION.

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (713) 927-1683
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $44K $687K $12K 11
2017 $45K $648K $12K 8
2018 $44K $609K $12K 10
2020 $40K $530K $8K 9
2021 $522K $0 $1K 15

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 53 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$5K
Average
$13K
75th Pctl
$12K
Maximum
$88K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

71.7% of US grants · Rank #1 of 5 states $453K across 38 grants 8 of 254 counties

Top 8 counties

  1. 1 Harris 11 grants · $130K
  2. 2 Freestone 5 grants · $82K
  3. 3 Brazoria 5 grants · $81K
  4. 4 McLennan 5 grants · $46K
  5. 5 Medina 3 grants · $41K
  6. 6 Fort Bend 3 grants · $34K
  7. 7 Tarrant 3 grants · $27K
  8. 8 Wise 3 grants · $11K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (53 total)

Purpose
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Charlotte, NC $87,500 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Samaritian's Purse Boone, NC $87,500 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Pleasant Hills Children's Home Fairfield, TX $60,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Pregnancy Help Centersafe Haven Lake Jackson, TX $60,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Pregnancy Resource Center East Baytown, TX $60,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Methodist Children's Home Waco, TX $25,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Baytown 1St Church of the Nazarene Baytown, TX $25,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Medina County Christian Job Corp Hondo, TX $21,250 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference Oklahoma City, OK $20,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Christ Clinic KATY KATY, TX $16,250 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Wesley Putnam Ministries Bedford, TX $15,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
First Baptist Church-Hondo Hondo, TX $15,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
First Fulshear Methodist Church Fulshear, TX $15,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
First Church of the Nazarene-Baytown TX Baytown, TX $12,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2017
Life Spring Church Little Rock, AR $10,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2021
Pleasant Hills Children's Home Fairfield, TX $7,500 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2016
Wesley Putnam Ministries Bedford, TX $7,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2020
Methodist Children's Home Waco, TX $6,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2016
Pregnancy Help Centersafe Haven Lake Jackson, TX $6,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2016
Pregnancy Resource Center East Baytown, TX $6,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2016
Medina County Christian Job Corp Hondo, TX $5,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2018
Methodist Children's Home Waco, TX $5,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2018
Pleasant Hills Children's Home Fairfield, TX $5,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2018
Pregnancy Help Centersafe Haven Lake Jackson, TX $5,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2018
Pregnancy Resource Center East Baytown, TX $5,000 PROMOTE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION 2018

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