Madden Heritage Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 46-1638531

Madden Heritage Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024.

Madden Heritage Foundation at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Madden Heritage Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

How Madden Heritage Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 78% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2022) to $20K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MD Anderson Childrens Cancer Hospital Houston, TXGeneral$10,000
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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
2024———————$540
2023$531,861$-15,778$12,775$10,0001$10,000—$12,806
2022$560,427$22,524$13,304$8,9991$10,968$10,188$16,293
2021$552,051$34,113$22,425$20,0001$21,076$15,613$16,857
2020$541,007$10,800$13,999$10,0001—$8,812$14,851

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Madden Heritage Foundation reported a distributable amount of $540 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Madden Heritage Foundation's 2024 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • James Phillip Madden

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly M. Madden

    Director & Fd Manager

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Holt Madden Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Holt Madden Sr.

    Director & Fd Manager

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Irene Madden

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Cameron Madden

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Madden Heritage Foundation

Where does Madden Heritage Foundation operate?

Madden Heritage Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

How much is Madden Heritage Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Madden Heritage Foundation reported a distributable amount of $540 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Madden Heritage Foundation's EIN?

Madden Heritage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1638531. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 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 November 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 30, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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