Alice Taylor Gray Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Galveston, TX EIN: 76-6137958

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation is a private foundation, based in Galveston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $99K.

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation at a glance

In short: Alice Taylor Gray Foundation gave $20K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-70.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
-64.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,222
-18.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$1,116,837
+5.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Alice Taylor Gray Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Galveston Historical Foundation: $3KGalveston HistoricalFoundation$3KCentral United Methodist Church: $3KCentral United MethodistChurch$3KBach Society at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church: $3KBach Society at Christ theKing Evangelical Lutheran…$3KBugle Boy Foundation: $3KBugle Boy Foundation$3KMidshipmans Foundation: $3KMidshipmans Foundation$3KThe James Dick Foundation: $3KThe James Dick Foundation$3KGalveston Island Humane Society Inc: $2KGalveston Island HumaneSociety Inc$2KThe Grand 1894 Opera House: $1KThe Grand 1894 Opera House$1KTurtle Island Restoration Network: $1KTurtle Island RestorationNetwork$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Galveston Historical Foundation ($3K). Together the top 9 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 87 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

GalvestonHoustonAustinLa GrangeRound TopAlvinBay CityFayettevilleSugar LandBellvilleLos AngelesSanta Fe

How Alice Taylor Gray Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 54% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K20 grants2020 19 grants2021 17 grants2022 17 grants2023 25 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $68K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Galveston Historical Foundation Galveston, TXGeneral Support$3,000
Central United Methodist Church Galveston, TXGeneral Support$3,000
Bach Society at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church Houston, TXGeneral Support$2,500
Bugle Boy Foundation La Grange, TXGeneral Support$2,500
Midshipmans Foundation Austin, TXGeneral Support$2,500
The James Dick Foundation Round Top, TXGeneral Support$2,500
Galveston Island Humane Society Inc Galveston, TXGeneral Support$2,000
The Grand 1894 Opera House Galveston, TXGeneral Support$1,000
Turtle Island Restoration Network Galveston, TXGeneral Support$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,116,837$104,822$44,817$20,0009$33,690$99,348$62,454
2024$1,056,832$107,015$88,704$68,00025$79,939$103,183$60,343
2023$1,038,503$62,582$53,118$28,50017$43,375$58,044$54,285
2022$1,029,039$43,758$43,820$25,00017$32,159$33,857$55,762
2021$1,029,101$110,161$76,028$58,00019$65,049$99,567$61,103
2020$994,968$35,230$64,582$47,85020—$27,721$53,469

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alice Taylor Gray Foundation reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frost Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $14K (2020) → $16K (2025)

  • Rodney C. Koenig

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2020) → $4K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Frost Bank — Trustee: $16KFrost BankTrustee$16KRodney C Koenig — Trustee: $4KRodney C KoenigTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to Frost Bank (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Alice Taylor Gray Foundation

How much does Alice Taylor Gray Foundation give each year?

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation gave $20K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 25 grants.

What is Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's typical grant size?

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,222, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Alice Taylor Gray Foundation give grants?

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Galveston, TX (5 grants).

Does Alice Taylor Gray Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's largest grantees?

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Galveston Historical Foundation ($3,000), Central United Methodist Church ($3,000) and Bach Society at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Alice Taylor Gray Foundation?

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's EIN?

Alice Taylor Gray Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-6137958. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)

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