Howard Family Foundation
Howard Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $360K. Net investment income was $195K.
Howard Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Howard Family Foundation gave $360K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $90K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $360,000
- -12.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $90,000
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $91,250
- Total assets
- $3,325,667
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% 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 Howard Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hill Country Christian School ($175K). Together the top 4 received $360K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 21 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Howard Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 307% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 222% of 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2019) to $411K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $360K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Christian School Austin, TX | Support | $175,000 |
| Hyde Park Schools Austin, TX | Support | $175,000 |
| Hope House Liberty Hill, TX | Support | $7,500 |
| International Justice Mission Washington, DC | Support | $2,500 |
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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 | $3,325,667 | $482,415 | $374,782 | $360,000 | 4 | $360,000 | $195,486 | $161,904 |
| 2024 | $3,056,946 | $562,488 | $419,997 | $410,750 | 6 | $410,750 | $138,013 | $146,026 |
| 2023 | $2,801,319 | $116,858 | $104,342 | $95,000 | 5 | $95,000 | $116,271 | $131,948 |
| 2022 | $2,660,698 | $898,957 | $94,001 | $88,500 | 3 | $88,500 | $48,957 | $91,333 |
| 2021 | $1,978,872 | $1,331,711 | $45,128 | $39,500 | 3 | $39,500 | $41,521 | $48,078 |
| 2020 | $648,555 | $172,079 | $58,833 | $54,000 | 7 | — | $20,079 | $25,105 |
| 2019 | $523,550 | $87,531 | $34,901 | $28,500 | 5 | — | $23,531 | $22,897 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howard Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $162K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Howard Family Foundation is led by Mark Eugene Howard II, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Eugene Howard II
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irma Funderburk Howard
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Howard
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Howard Family Foundation
How much does Howard Family Foundation give each year?
Howard Family Foundation gave $360K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $411K across 6 grants.
What is Howard Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Howard Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $91,250, and its average grant was $90,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Howard Family Foundation give grants?
Howard Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (2 grants).
Does Howard Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Howard Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (4 grants).
How large is Howard Family Foundation?
Howard Family Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $360K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $162K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Howard Family Foundation's EIN?
Howard Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2976962. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
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