John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio

Private foundation · Grantmaker Livingston, TX EIN: 26-1638408

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Livingston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $12K.

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio at a glance

In short: John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,570
+15.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,785
-42.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,785
Primary geography
Texas (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

MD Anderson Cancer Center: $10KMD Anderson Cancer Center$10KUtah State University: $2KUtah State University$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was MD Anderson Cancer Center ($10K). Together the top 2 received $12K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

LoganHoustonBrenhamMemphisSealySiloam SpringVictoria

How John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio gives

  • Giving grew 460% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 914% 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2018 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 5 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $45K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TXResearch & Operation Funding$10,000
Utah State University Logan, UTScholarship$1,570
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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——$13,229$11,5702$11,570——
2024$13,355—$10,710$10,0001$10,000—$1,094
2023$24,760$1,849$45,886$45,0002$45,000$24$1,708
2022$68,065$42$699$2,0655—$42$3,471
2021$70,787$37$699———$37$3,540
2020$71,449$54$3,868$1,9001——$3,624
2018$90,994$5,600$11,931$11,2002——$5,042

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio is led by John M. Perko, Director on every filing since 2018 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John M. Perko

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Ashlei E. Kellough (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Pamela R. Perko (2018–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 & Renee Perko Family Foundatio

How much does John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio give each year?

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio gave $12K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

What is John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio?

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Livingston, TX.

Where does John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio operate?

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio has awarded grants in Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Utah.

What is John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio's EIN?

John & Renee Perko Family Foundatio's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1638408. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated October 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 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS January 17, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 10, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)

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