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Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0095984 Website

The Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust's (HPBT) mission is to provide welfare benefits to its members by providing payments for medical, dental, vision, accident, and disability benefits.

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust at a glance

In short: Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust gave $123K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$123,200
+1268.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$61,600
+584.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$61,600
Total assets
$25,864,936
+5.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Houston Officers Peer Assistance: $110KHouston Officers PeerAssistance$110KAssist the Officer Foundation: $13KAssist the Officer Foundation$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Houston Officers Peer Assistance ($110K). Together the top 2 received $123K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Houston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2024) to $123K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $123K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Houston Officers Peer Assistance Houston, TXMental Heath Program$110,000
Assist the Officer Foundation Houston, TXProgram Support$13,200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$25,864,936$10,266,862$8,970,912$123,2002$652,408
2024$24,455,409$9,667,201$8,754,466$9,0001$598,191
2023$23,830,940$9,316,294$8,151,804$21,0002$455,363
2022$23,343,386$9,094,524$7,222,718$11,071Total only$48,881
2021$21,505,750$8,663,793$6,981,137$30,538Total only$94,807
2020$19,823,094$8,680,277$7,694,871$11,160Total only$103,464

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust

Based on IRS filings

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust is a public charity, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $123K. Net investment income was $652K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust is led by James Tippy, Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Tippy

    Chairman

    Trustee → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglass Griffith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Seagler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Hayes

    Trustee

    Chairman → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Dunn

    Trustee

    Executive Director → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael P. Mitchell

    Executive Di

    Director of Sales → Executive Director, 2022

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2020) → $149K (2025)

  • Veronica M. McDonough

    Plan Administrator

    Insurance Administrator → Plan Adminstrator, 2022

    Plan Adminstrator → Plan Administrator, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2020) → $152K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: William Booth (2020–2024) — Trustee

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

Veronica McDonough — Plan Adminis: $152KVeronica McDonoughPlan Adminis$152KMichael Mitchell — Executive Di: $149KMichael MitchellExecutive Di$149K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $152K, to Veronica McDonough (Plan Adminis). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust

How much does Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust give each year?

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust gave $123K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9K across 1 grant.

How large is Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust?

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust reported $25.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.

Where does Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust operate?

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust's EIN?

Houston Police Officers Association Benefit Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0095984. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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