Mancuso Family Foundation
Mancuso Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Plantersville, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $231K. Net investment income was $38K.
Mancuso Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mancuso Family Foundation gave $231K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $231,000
- -17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,667
- +10.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $1,476,350
- -11.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (81% 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 Mancuso Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sire ($150K). Together the top 9 received $231K.
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 33 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mancuso Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 316% 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $168K (2023) to $280K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $231K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sire Fulshear, TX | General Operating Support | $150,000 |
| Bluebonnet Equine Humance Society College Station, TX | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| PSMC Pagosa Springs, CO | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Humane Society of Pagosa Springs Pagosa Springs, CO | General Operating Support | $12,500 |
| Todd Mission Volunteer Fire Todd Mission, TX | General Operating Support | $7,500 |
| RMSMLF Pagosa Springs, CO | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Dry Creek Horse Rescue Bellville, TX | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Western Heritage Event Center Inc Pagosa Springs, CO | General Operating Support | $4,000 |
| Archuleta County Junior Livestock Pagosa Springs, CO | General Operatinig Support | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,476,350 | $38,358 | $232,357 | $231,000 | 9 | $231,000 | $38,358 | $73,130 |
| 2024 | $1,670,349 | $52,700 | $282,609 | $279,759 | 12 | $279,759 | $52,700 | $83,066 |
| 2023 | $1,900,258 | $68,024 | $167,766 | $167,516 | 12 | $167,516 | $60,008 | $96,113 |
| 2022 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mancuso Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mancuso Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jane S. Matthews
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
John S. Mancuso
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Mancuso Family Foundation
How much does Mancuso Family Foundation give each year?
Mancuso Family Foundation gave $231K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $280K across 12 grants.
What is Mancuso Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Mancuso Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $25,667, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mancuso Family Foundation give grants?
Mancuso Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pagosa Springs, CO (5 grants).
Does Mancuso Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Mancuso Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Mancuso Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Mancuso Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sire ($150,000), Bluebonnet Equine Humance Society ($25,000) and PSMC ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mancuso Family Foundation?
Mancuso Family Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $231K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mancuso Family Foundation?
Mancuso Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Plantersville, TX. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Mancuso Family Foundation's EIN?
Mancuso Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-1376660. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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