Laverne and Thomas Howell Foundation

Tax-deductible

Corp Christi, TX501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 46-0501821

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$138K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $324K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
Net assets
$14.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$374K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$855K
FY2021$900K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$936K
FY2024$929K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$14.5M
FY2025+0.5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.3M
FY2021$14.0M
FY2022$13.4M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2025$14.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 76% · $784K Operating & administrative 24% · $253K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Dir
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$8,500Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Martin C Davis$65,000$65,000$57,500
Christopher Davis$65,000$65,000$57,500
Gary B Pearce$8,500$8,500$7,600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Corp Christi, TX.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 25 grants · $784K · 2025–2025
First United Methodist Church of CcFY2025$357,000
Coastal Bend Community FoundationFY2025$50,000
Timon's MinistriesFY2025$30,000
Compassionate Care Medical ClinicFY2025$30,000
American Heart AssociationFY2025$30,000
Tennis Success INCFY2025$25,000
Reformed University FellowshipFY2025$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$25,000
Corpus Christi Metro MinistriesFY2025$25,000
American Cancer SocietyFY2025$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$20,000
Coastal Bend Food BankFY2025$17,092
Communities in SchoolFY2025$15,000
Casa of the Coastal BendFY2025$15,000
The First Methodist Children's HomeFY2025$10,000
St James Episcopal SchoolFY2025$10,000
Rise SchoolFY2025$10,000
Pregnancy Center of Coastal BendFY2025$10,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$31K
Median grantPart XV$15K
Largest grantPart XV$357K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.1M
Investment income$1.1M
Other income$33K
Money out
$1.0M
Grants paid$784K
Running costs$253K
Owns and owes
$14.5M
net assets
Cash and savings$326K
Total assets$14.5M
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid3
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$1.1M
Other income$33K
Total revenue$1.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$326K
Total assets$14.5M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$14.5M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$70K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$929K$392K$14.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$936K$638K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $374K$1.0M−$665K$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$900K$689K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$855K$816K$13.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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