Building New Foundations Inc

Grantmaker Katy, TX EIN: 46-4244261

Building New Foundations Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Youth Development, based in Katy, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $528K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $155K.

Building New Foundations Inc at a glance

In short: Building New Foundations Inc gave $155K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $39K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

Annual giving (2024)
$155,335
+50.4% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$38,834
+50.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$43,000
Total assets
$528,212
+4.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Building New Foundations Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Hopes Path: $53KHopes Path$53KSearch: $51KSearch$51KYellowstone Academy: $35KYellowstone Academy$35KHearts with Hope: $16KHearts with Hope$16K

The largest 2024 recipient was Hopes Path ($53K). Together the top 4 received $155K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K6$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 25 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

HoustonSpring

How Building New Foundations Inc gives

  • Giving fell 56% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $103K (2023) to $377K (2020). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $155K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hopes Path Spring, TXInternship Program for Former Foster Youth$53,461
Search Houston, TXProvide Service to the Homeless of Houston$51,000
Yellowstone Academy Houston, TXNon-Profit Non-Denominational Private School$35,000
Hearts with Hope Spring, TXTransition House for Abused Girls$15,874
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$528,212$394,394$337,472$155,3354
2023$506,802$329,735$307,439$103,2644
2022$455,072$331,263$315,349$151,0485
2021$433,078$287,166$498,619$354,4266
2020$650,989$89,816$411,824$376,8996

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Building New Foundations Inc is led by Hayden Austin, Chairman President on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Hayden Austin

    Chairman President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • John Glaze

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Carnegie

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Hailey Granetz

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roxanne Ellis

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Mesler

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Lippeatt

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Reggie Tilley

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Michael Broussard (2020–2021) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Building New Foundations Inc

How much does Building New Foundations Inc give each year?

Building New Foundations Inc gave $155K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $103K across 4 grants.

What is Building New Foundations Inc's typical grant size?

Building New Foundations Inc's median grant in 2024 was $43,000, and its average grant was $38,834, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

Where does Building New Foundations Inc give grants?

Building New Foundations Inc gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants) and Spring, TX (2 grants).

Does Building New Foundations Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Building New Foundations Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 filing were described as general or operating support.

How large is Building New Foundations Inc?

Building New Foundations Inc reported $528K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. Its revenue that year was $394K.

What is Building New Foundations Inc?

Building New Foundations Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Youth Development, based in Katy, TX. It holds $528K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Building New Foundations Inc's EIN?

Building New Foundations Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4244261. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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