Golden Rule Foundation
Golden Rule Foundation is a private foundation, based in Corpus Christi, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $884K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K.
Golden Rule Foundation at a glance
In short: Golden Rule Foundation gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $40,000
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $883,694
- -4.5% 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 Golden Rule Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Golden Rule Foundation gives
- Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $100K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $40,000 |
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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 | $883,694 | $789 | $42,300 | $40,000 | 1 | $40,789 | — | $44,033 |
| 2024 | $925,205 | $925 | $259 | — | — | $925 | $666 | $45,541 |
| 2023 | $924,539 | $925 | $1,312 | — | — | — | $613 | $45,534 |
| 2022 | $924,926 | $2,030 | $1,652 | $100,000 | 1 | $100,000 | $2,030 | $47,978 |
| 2021 | $1,024,548 | $250,920 | $84,295 | $67,500 | 4 | $84,295 | — | — |
| 2020 | $857,923 | $100,784 | $46,602 | $45,500 | 37 | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Golden Rule Foundation reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Golden Rule Foundation is led by Jennifer J Bowen, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer J Bowen
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Caroline White
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lisa Cowger White
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Russell Gregorczyk
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Golden Rule Foundation
How much does Golden Rule Foundation give each year?
Golden Rule Foundation gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Golden Rule Foundation?
Golden Rule Foundation reported $884K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (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 Golden Rule Foundation operate?
Golden Rule Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Golden Rule Foundation's EIN?
Golden Rule Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2701169. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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