Home for Orphans

Foundation · Grantmaker Gary, TX EIN: 13-4237886

Home for Orphans is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Gary, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K.

Key facts about Home for Orphans

In short: Home for Orphans gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-4237886
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$15,000
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$8,103

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8K

+478.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

-83.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

-83.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Home for Orphans reported a distributable amount of $369 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Home for Orphans gives

  • Giving fell 89% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

SouthhavenMadison

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants20192 grants20201 grants20211 grants20222 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Hope for the Children International: $15KHope for the ChildrenInternational$15K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
HOPE FOR THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL CASH GRANTS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID$15,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,103$1,400$50,887
Revenue$22,500$39,800$53,000
Expenses$15,797$89,287$76,738
Qualifying Distributions$15,000$88,415$75,500
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount$369$1,353$1,851

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Home for Orphans is led by Cindy McCarver, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cindy McCarver

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald Gray

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Annette Gray

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    40 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 Home for Orphans

How much does Home for Orphans give each year?

Home for Orphans gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $88K across 1 grant.

How large is Home for Orphans?

Home for Orphans reported $8K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $369 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Home for Orphans?

Home for Orphans is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Gary, TX. It holds $8K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Home for Orphans operate?

Home for Orphans has awarded grants in Alabama, Mississippi.

What is Home for Orphans's EIN?

Home for Orphans's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4237886. 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.

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