Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $50K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $69K.
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250,000
- +1566.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,000
- +6565.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $49,547
- -78.6% 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 Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was SugarCreek Baptist Church ($250K).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 15 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1623% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2019) to $250K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SugarCreek Baptist Church Sugar Land, TX | GeneralContribution | $250,000 |
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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 | $49,547 | $70,435 | $252,081 | $250,000 | 1 | $250,974 | $69,305 | $2,519 |
| 2024 | $231,216 | $5,189 | $16,650 | $15,003 | 4 | $15,753 | $1,672 | $16,079 |
| 2023 | $242,563 | $16,237 | $16,844 | $14,766 | 3 | $15,702 | — | $15,939 |
| 2022 | $241,404 | $16,639 | $16,259 | $14,506 | 4 | $15,309 | — | $15,569 |
| 2021 | $240,630 | $27,653 | $16,237 | $14,500 | 3 | $15,303 | — | $15,356 |
| 2020 | $229,214 | $9,464 | $14,896 | $13,190 | 2 | — | — | $15,255 |
| 2019 | $234,646 | $16,997 | $14,077 | $12,400 | 2 | — | — | $13,977 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation is led by Billy E. Hale, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Billy E. Hale
President
President & Teasurer → President & Treasurer, 2021
President & Treasurer → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie L. Beauchamp
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa A. Latimer
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruby L. Hale
Vice President
Vice President & Secretary → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation
How much does Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation give each year?
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 4 grants.
How large is Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation?
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation reported $50K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $251K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation operate?
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia.
What is Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation's EIN?
Billy and Ruby Hale Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1781886. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2021)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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