How Firm Our Foundation
How Firm Our Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lubbock, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 1 grant totaling $127K.
How Firm Our Foundation at a glance
In short: How Firm Our Foundation gave $127K across 1 grant in 2023 (avg $127K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2023)
- $127,121
- Grants made (2023)
- 1
- Average grant
- $127,121
- Median grant
- $127,121
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.
Who How Firm Our Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2023
The largest 2023 recipient was First Baptist Church ($127K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2023 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How How Firm Our Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1171% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $127K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $127K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Church Lubbock, TX | Youth Ministry | $127,121 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | $6,280 | $133,853 | $127,121 | 1 | $127,121 | $3,142 |
| 2022 | $127,573 | $1,611 | $2,441 | — | — | — | $6,303 |
| 2021 | $128,403 | $37 | $12,176 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $6,623 |
| 2020 | $140,542 | $619 | $27,075 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $7,568 |
| 2019 | $166,783 | $3,814 | $21,093 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $8,637 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, How Firm Our Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2023 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
How Firm Our Foundation is led by Larry Combest, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2023 report compensation.
Officers on the 2023 filing
Larry Combest
President & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sharon Combest
Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tom Sell
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2023. "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 How Firm Our Foundation
How much does How Firm Our Foundation give each year?
How Firm Our Foundation gave $127K across 1 grant in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does How Firm Our Foundation operate?
How Firm Our Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Texas.
How much is How Firm Our Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2023, How Firm Our Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is How Firm Our Foundation's EIN?
How Firm Our Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0732836. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2023.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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