Louis L Borick Foundation
The Louis L Borick Foundation is a Houston, Texas-based private foundation that makes grants to nonprofit organizations. Its 2025 filing reports 77 grants totaling $3,168,600.
Louis L Borick Foundation at a glance
In short: Louis L Borick Foundation gave $3.2M across 77 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), top state California. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,168,600
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 77
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,151
- -12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $62,116,122
- -27.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (10 of 77, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Louis L Borick Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation’s website says it does not accept unsolicited requests and uses an internal process to identify and select grantees. Its 2025 filing directs prospective applicants to the foundation’s website for application-process information and a portal, and lists Lauren Johnson as the contact for application questions. Applicants must be public charities exempt under the applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions. The foundation does not consider requests for individuals’ personal needs, political campaigns, or lobbying efforts.
- Contact
Application contact: Lauren Johnson
Mailing address: 2707 Kipling St, Houston, TX 77098
Phone: (213) 278-0855
Website: https://louislborickfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Louis L Borick Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Youth Homes Inc ($200K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
406 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 305 grants of 406 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The website identifies geographic priority areas in California (Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area), Montana (Missoula), and Texas (Dallas). In 2025, grant dollars went primarily to recipients in California (42%), Montana (32%), and Texas (16%); New York received 7% and Florida 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 77 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Louis L Borick Foundation open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 77 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $44K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $35K repeat.
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.5M (2020) to $3.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 77 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Homes Inc Missoula, MT | Charitable Donation | $200,000 |
| Diffadallas Dallas, TX | Charitable Donation | $175,000 |
| PEF Israel Endowment Fund Inc New York, NY | Charitable Donation | $125,000 |
| Resource Center Dallas, TX | Charitable Donation | $110,000 |
| Point Foundation New York, NY | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Watson's Children's Shelter Missoula, MT | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| I AM a Golfer Foundation Dallas, TX | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Bay Ed Fund Oakland, CA | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Center for the Education of Infant Deaf Berkeley, CA | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Clark Fork Coalition Missoula, MT | Charitable Donation | $75,000 |
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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 | $62,116,122 | $-19,717,750 | $3,379,500 | $3,168,600 | 77 | $3,326,778 | $2,230,051 | $3,289,369 |
| 2024 | $85,213,372 | $3,822,097 | $3,674,042 | $3,510,000 | 75 | $3,671,642 | $3,311,840 | $3,394,042 |
| 2023 | $85,065,317 | $3,357,562 | $3,667,194 | $3,446,320 | 82 | $3,597,561 | $2,840,005 | $3,328,714 |
| 2022 | $85,374,949 | $4,790,125 | $3,775,909 | $3,570,110 | 87 | $3,699,866 | $4,402,091 | $3,391,204 |
| 2021 | $84,360,733 | $2,913,471 | $3,548,892 | $3,383,000 | 85 | $3,509,583 | $2,558,891 | $3,424,913 |
| 2020 | $85,054,177 | $-242,060 | $2,632,905 | $2,480,000 | 88 | — | $1,781,569 | $2,827,051 |
| 2019 | $82,264,757 | $-2,145,666 | $3,305,602 | $3,159,000 | 104 | — | $2,092,443 | $3,095,212 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louis L Borick Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated vision is to support opportunity, contribution to society, and participation in a culturally rich community. It seeks nonprofit partners demonstrating impact, visionary leadership, efficient operation, and community engagement, and says it also values organizations that take an active role in public policy.
Its six website-listed program areas are arts, early childhood education, foster youth, preservation, LGBT, and animal welfare. The foundation describes support for arts education in public schools and youth dance opportunities; efforts to strengthen families and expand access to early learning; direct services for foster and transition-age youth; preservation of open space, wilderness, and historic or architectural heritage; organizations building community and promoting equality or fighting HIV/AIDS; and work on animal health, with a specific focus on horses.
Examples of grantee work include Youth Homes, whose mission is to help youth feel safe, belong, and find a place to call home, and I Am a Golfer Foundation, which describes its work as supporting community renewal and transformation in south Dallas through the historic Cedar Crest Golf Course. The Montana Natural History Center says it promotes appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of nature and the environment through education. These are descriptions of the grantees’ missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 77 grants totaling $3,168,600. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median of $30,000. The foundation’s website says it provides around $3.5 million in grants each year.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $200,000 to Youth Homes in Missoula, Montana; $175,000 to DIFFADALLAS in Dallas, Texas; $125,000 to PEF Israel Endowment Fund in New York; and $110,000 to Resource Center in Dallas. It also awarded $100,000 each to Point Foundation, Watson’s Children’s Shelter, I Am a Golfer Foundation, Bay Ed Fund, and Center for the Education of Infant Deaf.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s website lists Steven Borick as president, Robert Borick as vice president, and Linda Borick as treasurer and secretary. Lauren Johnson is the program director. The 2025 filing lists Steven Borick, Robert Borick, and Linda Borick Davidson as directors, and Johnson as program director.
Louis L Borick Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lauren Johnson
Program Director
On filings since 2019
$80K (2019) → $81K (2025)
Linda Borick Davidson
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert Borick
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Steven Borick
Director
On filings since 2019
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $81K, to Lauren Johnson (Program Director).
Frequently asked questions about Louis L Borick Foundation
How much does Louis L Borick Foundation give each year?
Louis L Borick Foundation gave $3.2M across 77 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 75 grants.
What is Louis L Borick Foundation's typical grant size?
Louis L Borick Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $41,151, across 77 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Louis L Borick Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does Louis L Borick Foundation give grants?
Louis L Borick Foundation's top state is California, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Montana (32%) and Texas (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Missoula, MT (15 grants), Los Angeles, CA (9 grants), Oakland, CA (7 grants) and Dallas, TX (6 grants).
Does Louis L Borick Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 77 grants with a stated purpose on Louis L Borick Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (75 grants).
Who are Louis L Borick Foundation's largest grantees?
Louis L Borick Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Youth Homes Inc ($200,000), Diffadallas ($175,000) and PEF Israel Endowment Fund Inc ($125,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Louis L Borick Foundation?
Louis L Borick Foundation reported $62.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Louis L Borick Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated vision is to support opportunity, contribution to society, and participation in a culturally rich community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Louis L Borick Foundation?
The foundation’s website says it does not accept unsolicited requests and uses an internal process to identify and select grantees. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Louis L Borick Foundation's EIN?
Louis L Borick Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2387053. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Louis L Borick Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 20, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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