Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Big Foot, TX EIN: 74-6074127

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation is a private foundation, based in Big Foot, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $697K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $38K. Net investment income was $19K.

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation at a glance

In short: Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$38,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$38,000
+200.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$38,000
Total assets
$696,970
-2.5% 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 Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Unviversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley: $38KThe Unviversity of Texas RioGrande Valley$38K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Unviversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley ($38K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

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

Cities

San AntonioCollege StationHoustonIthacaLubbockMcAllenSan MarcosSeguinWaco

How Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% of 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2019) to $40K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $38K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Unviversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen, TXScholarship$38,000
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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$696,970$27,860$47,158$38,0001$38,000$18,702$37,404
2024$714,915$46,300$45,820$38,0003$38,000$38,480$35,573
2023$714,154$22,372$43,326$36,0001$36,000$15,333$33,315
2022$735,192$-21,515$43,628$36,0001$36,000$9,352$35,315
2021$800,886$154,308$48,844$40,0002$40,000$8,007$40,031
2020$695,663$55,154$43,994$35,0001—$12,458$35,661
2019$684,986$38,431$44,416$35,0001—$23,663$36,049

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation is led by Victor John Harris, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Victor John Harris

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberley Peters Ruiz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Mann

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Harris Mulvaney

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Janie Sobrino Mann

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    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 Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation

How much does Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation give each year?

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 3 grants.

How large is Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation?

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation reported $697K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation operate?

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation has awarded grants in New York, Texas.

What is Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation's EIN?

Celia Berwin Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6074127. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)

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