Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 74-6383898

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K. Net investment income was $5K.

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten at a glance

In short: Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,000
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,000
+166.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,000
Total assets
$37,792
+2.3% 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 Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Texas: $4KUniversity of Texas$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Texas ($4K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

AustinHighlands

How Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 42% 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$60K2 grants2021 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $57K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Texas Austin, TXEducation$4,000
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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$37,792$6,096$5,261$4,0001$4,000$4,915$9,472
2024$36,957$6,668$7,512$6,0004$6,265$5,607$8,112
2023$37,801$5,918$9,868$2,0001$2,369$4,441$6,796
2021$58,641$36,480$58,410$57,0002$57,279$35,349$10,920

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert P. Teten Jr.

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Thornton Teten Jr.

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    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 Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten

How much does Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten give each year?

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.

How large is Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten?

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten reported $38K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (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.

Where does Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten operate?

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten's EIN?

Catherine N Teten & Robert P Teten's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6383898. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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