Luda Belle Walker Foundation
Luda Belle Walker Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lufkin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $790K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $66K.
Luda Belle Walker Foundation at a glance
In short: Luda Belle Walker Foundation gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,667
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $790,096
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% 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 Luda Belle Walker Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Seasons of Hope ($50K). Together the top 3 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 18 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Luda Belle Walker Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 223% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2023) to $85K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seasons of Hope Lufkin, TX | Operating Expenses | $50,000 |
| Oak Forest Closet Bellaire, TX | Operation Expenses | $20,000 |
| Cisc Lufkin, TX | Operation Expenses | $10,000 |
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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 | $790,096 | $58,523 | $80,000 | $80,000 | 3 | $80,000 | $66,261 | $35,938 |
| 2024 | $592,559 | $46,709 | $80,000 | $80,000 | 4 | $80,000 | $46,409 | $34,315 |
| 2023 | $608,063 | $36,768 | $65,469 | $65,000 | 3 | $65,000 | $29,065 | $35,005 |
| 2022 | $620,485 | $35,340 | $80,300 | $80,000 | 4 | $80,000 | $12,188 | $35,242 |
| 2021 | $681,202 | $75,867 | $85,300 | $85,000 | 4 | $85,000 | $33,377 | $43,193 |
| 2020 | $675,563 | $27,275 | $492 | — | — | — | $11,318 | $37,999 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Luda Belle Walker Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Luda Belle Walker Foundation is led by C. James Haley Jr., President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
C. James Haley Jr.
President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Bisson
Secretary
Vice President → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tom Willis
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jim Haley (2020–2021) — President
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 Luda Belle Walker Foundation
How much does Luda Belle Walker Foundation give each year?
Luda Belle Walker Foundation gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 4 grants.
What is Luda Belle Walker Foundation's typical grant size?
Luda Belle Walker Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $26,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Luda Belle Walker Foundation give grants?
Luda Belle Walker Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lufkin, TX (2 grants).
Does Luda Belle Walker Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Luda Belle Walker Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Luda Belle Walker Foundation?
Luda Belle Walker Foundation reported $790K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $80K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Luda Belle Walker Foundation's EIN?
Luda Belle Walker Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2745568. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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