H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr is a private foundation based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It makes grants to charitable organizations, with 2025 grants going predominantly to recipients in Texas.
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr at a glance
In short: H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr gave $532K across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Texas. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $532,490
- +23.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,136
- -10.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $7,307,933
- +2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 39% first-time grantees (13 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 701 Poydras Street Ste 3100, New Orleans, LA 70139-7727
Phone: (504) 599-2191
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Garlyn Place ($110K). Together the top 10 received $395K.
Grant Size Distribution
123 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 114 grants of 123 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 5% to recipients in Louisiana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
Cities
Is H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr open to new grantees?
39%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 33 grantees (39%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 52% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $415K (2022) to $859K (2023). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $532K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Garlyn Place Vidor, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $110,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $80,000 |
| United Christian Care Center of Vidor Inc Vidor, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $39,750 |
| CASA of the Sabine Neches Region Orange, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $30,000 |
| Orange Christian Services Inc Orange, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $30,000 |
| Rape & Suicide Crisis Center of Se TX Beaumont, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $25,000 |
| Buckner Children & Family Services Beaumont, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $20,100 |
| Fishers of Men Ministries Vidor, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $20,000 |
| Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program Beaumont, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army - Orange Orange, TX | Unrestricted Gift | $20,000 |
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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 | $7,307,933 | $813,608 | $662,580 | $532,490 | 33 | $557,752 | $736,096 | $499,576 |
| 2024 | $7,118,402 | $594,128 | $536,949 | $432,200 | 24 | $455,970 | $522,404 | $446,144 |
| 2023 | $7,109,253 | $796,474 | $955,985 | $858,500 | 24 | $882,240 | $724,438 | $408,248 |
| 2022 | $7,281,859 | $607,260 | $545,436 | $415,495 | 21 | $440,059 | $523,859 | $431,378 |
| 2021 | $7,213,359 | $1,070,257 | $561,900 | $469,775 | 21 | $490,606 | $998,938 | $473,419 |
| 2020 | $6,693,524 | $285,462 | $639,868 | $549,803 | 24 | — | $218,098 | $417,238 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr reported a distributable amount of $500K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 recipients include organizations working in areas such as support for adults with developmental disabilities, cancer education and screening, food distribution, and community theater. These are the recipients’ stated missions, not a stated focus-area list for the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 33 grants totaling $532,490. Grants ranged from $1,200 to $110,000, with a median of $7,500. The largest listed grants were $110,000 to Garlyn Place, $80,000 to Catholic Charities of Southeast, $39,750 to United Christian Care Center of, and $30,000 each to CASA of the Sabine Neches Region and Orange Christian Services Inc. The listed purposes for these grants were “unrestricted gift.”
Among other 2025 recipients, Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program received $20,000. The program describes its mission as providing cancer education and outreach, free screenings and diagnostic tests, and access to follow-up treatment for medically underserved people. Southeast Texas Food Bank received $7,500 and describes its mission as distributing food to people experiencing hunger across an eight-county service area.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's only listed officer is Hancock Whitney Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hancock Whitney Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$88K (2020) → $93K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $93K, to Hancock Whitney Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr
How much does H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr give each year?
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr gave $532K across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $432K across 24 grants.
What is H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's typical grant size?
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $16,136, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr that year got $12K on average.
Where does H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr give grants?
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr gives mostly in Texas: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Beaumont, TX (13 grants), Orange, TX (7 grants), Vidor, TX (4 grants) and New Orleans, LA (3 grants).
Does H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (33 of 33) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's largest grantees?
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's largest 2025 grantees include Garlyn Place ($110,000), Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas ($80,000) and United Christian Care Center of Vidor Inc ($39,750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr?
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $558K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $500K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 recipients include organizations working in areas such as support for adults with developmental disabilities, cancer education and screening, food distribution, and community theater. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's EIN?
H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0636804. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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