Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation is a private foundation, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $413K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $14K.
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation at a glance
In short: Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation gave $35K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,000
- -44.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,667
- +29.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $412,896
- +1.0% 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 Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Paws for Purple Hearts San Antonio ($15K). Together the top 3 received $35K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2019) to $63K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Paws for Purple Hearts San Antonio San Antonio, TX | To help fund the training of service dogs and provide canine-assisted warrior therapy to veterans and active-duty service memebers free of charge. | $15,000 |
| Central Texas Food Bank Austin, TX | To alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food to individuals facing food insecurity. | $10,000 |
| The Texas Heritage Songwriters Asso Austin, TX | Help fund the preservation, celebration and promotion of Texas'songwriting legacy. | $10,000 |
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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 | $412,896 | $39,164 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 3 | $35,000 | $14,164 | $38,700 |
| 2024 | $408,732 | $13,545 | $71,883 | $63,000 | 7 | $63,000 | $13,545 | $34,610 |
| 2023 | $467,070 | $13,385 | — | — | — | — | $13,385 | $32,382 |
| 2022 | $453,685 | $13,549 | $38,088 | $35,419 | 1 | $35,419 | $13,549 | $34,482 |
| 2021 | $478,224 | $156,055 | $27,817 | $27,000 | 6 | $27,000 | $156,055 | $30,796 |
| 2020 | $349,986 | $11,330 | $25,242 | $25,000 | 4 | — | $11,330 | $27,414 |
| 2019 | $363,898 | $11,558 | $21,187 | $21,000 | 4 | — | $11,558 | $24,389 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Clive Runnells III
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan E. Kemmerer
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Runnells
Director
On filings since 2019
0 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 Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation
How much does Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation give each year?
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation gave $35K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $63K across 7 grants.
What is Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation's typical grant size?
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation give grants?
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (2 grants).
Does Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation?
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation reported $413K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (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.
What is Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation's EIN?
Clive and Kathryn Runnells Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2721433. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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