John and Mary Eads Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0698202

John and Mary Eads Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions.

John and Mary Eads Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$3,784
+0.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,301
+4.3% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,150
+422.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,300
+4.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who John and Mary Eads Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

How John and Mary Eads Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 618% 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

$0$200$400$600Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $400 (2023) to $500 (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $400.

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 Botanic Gardens Houston, TXMaintain and Grow the Garden$400
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,784$2,301$2,300——$1,150—$186
2024$3,783$2,207$2,200——$220—$186
2023$3,776$6$400$4001$400$6$204
2022$4,170$3————$3$205
2021$4,167——————$205
2020$4,167$2$500$500Total only—$2$229

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

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, John and Mary Eads Foundation reported a distributable amount of $186 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John and Mary Eads Foundation is led by John Eads, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Eads

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Lane Lawson Eads

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about John and Mary Eads Foundation

How large is John and Mary Eads Foundation?

John and Mary Eads Foundation reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $186 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does John and Mary Eads Foundation operate?

John and Mary Eads Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is John and Mary Eads Foundation's EIN?

John and Mary Eads Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0698202. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 24, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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