Buena Vista Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-2869876

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$32.8M

+11.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.7M

+50.3% YoY

Grant Count

51

+13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

+32.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$571K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$32,801,474$29,480,454$25,840,364
Revenue$1,472,789$1,182,569$987,762
Expenses$1,877,119$1,299,434$1,432,031
Qualifying Distributions$1,741,973$1,165,666$1,272,696
Net Investment Income$1,357,317$1,063,585$840,104
Distributable Amount$1,548,033$1,355,407$1,361,131

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$418K$835K$1M$2M40 grants202044 grants202145 grants202245 grants202351 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY$200KAUSTIN EDUCATION FUND$175KRETINA FOUNDATION$125KTODOS JUNTOS LEARNING CE…$108KUNITED WAY FOR GREATER A…$105KCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS$100KTEACH FOR AMERICA$75KCREATIVE ACTION$70KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT A…$70KSOCIAL GOOD FUND$60K

Grant Size Distribution

224 grants across all recorded years

176<$50K28$50–100K19$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BETSY G ABELLPRESIDENT10
SAMUEL HV ABELLVICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER
LUCY H ABELLVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AlpineAnAustinDallasFort WorthHoustonKingsvilleKissimmeeLlanoMiamiMoraNashvilleSan AntonioSan SabaSandy SpringsSpringerVan HornWaco

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

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