Alturas Endowment
Alturas Endowment is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $164K. Net investment income was $179K.
Alturas Endowment at a glance
In short: Alturas Endowment gave $164K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $163,700
- -2.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $54,567
- +95.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $3,042,402
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (88% 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 Alturas Endowment funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alturas Foundation ($139K). Together the top 3 received $164K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 23 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Alturas Endowment gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $74K (2021) to $168K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $164K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alturas Foundation San Antonio, TX | Unrestricted Operating Funds - Sec 4942(G) Requirements Met | $138,500 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston, MA | Exhibition support of "deep waters - four artists and the sea." | $20,000 |
| San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio, TX | Evening guest speaker program offered to the general public by the garden | $5,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,042,402 | $187,013 | $171,432 | $163,700 | 3 | $163,700 | $179,281 | $164,039 |
| 2024 | $3,026,821 | $90,708 | $175,075 | $167,665 | 6 | $167,665 | $82,621 | $142,976 |
| 2023 | $3,111,188 | $216,630 | $179,715 | $162,180 | 6 | $162,180 | $209,029 | $143,958 |
| 2022 | $3,074,273 | $450,186 | $146,151 | $136,000 | 5 | $136,000 | $442,835 | $166,640 |
| 2021 | $2,770,238 | $215,743 | $81,272 | $73,500 | 3 | — | $207,971 | $138,774 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alturas Endowment reported a distributable amount of $164K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alturas Endowment's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Candace P. Humphreys
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Michael Humphreys
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alturas Endowment
How much does Alturas Endowment give each year?
Alturas Endowment gave $164K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $168K across 6 grants.
What is Alturas Endowment's typical grant size?
Alturas Endowment's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $54,567, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Alturas Endowment give grants?
Alturas Endowment gives mostly in Texas: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Antonio, TX (2 grants).
Does Alturas Endowment give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Alturas Endowment's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Alturas Endowment?
Alturas Endowment reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $164K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $164K (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 Alturas Endowment's EIN?
Alturas Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6822881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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