Forrest Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Slaton, TX EIN: 75-6021465

Forrest Foundation is a private foundation, based in Slaton, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $500K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $22K.

Forrest Foundation at a glance

In short: Forrest Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,000
-90.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-95.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,000
+115.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$499,616
-11.2% 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 Forrest Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Shallowater Education Foundation: $5KShallowater EducationFoundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Shallowater Education Foundation ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

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

Cities

SlatonLubbockHoustonConroePrescottSanta FeTomballBronxChicagoFort WorthMemphisMuleshoeNew YorkPlanoPonte VerdaShallowaterShenandoahWashington

How Forrest Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 12% 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$60K22 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 23 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $54K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shallowater Education Foundation Shallowater, TXCharitable$5,000
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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$499,616$9,764$19,445$5,0001$5,000$22,219$40,749
2024$562,797$37,541$66,976$53,50023$53,500$20,863$38,171
2023$539,098$34,105$13,487———$25,055$33,086
2022$518,861$45,366$13,030———$22,061$35,604
2021$522,025$17,938$49,064$36,00022—$5,227$34,858

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Forrest Foundation reported a distributable amount of $41K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Forrest Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amber Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bernice Forrest

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Ramsey-Christians

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jean McNeely

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Marianne Loveless

    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 Forrest Foundation

How much does Forrest Foundation give each year?

Forrest Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $54K across 23 grants.

How large is Forrest Foundation?

Forrest Foundation reported $500K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $41K (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 Forrest Foundation operate?

Forrest Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Texas.

What is Forrest Foundation's EIN?

Forrest Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6021465. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 19, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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