Marie Roper Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 76-0537055

Marie Roper Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 11 grants totaling $15K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

-12.7% YoY

Grant Count

11

+37.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

-36.5% YoY

About Marie Roper Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Marie Roper Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 11 grants totaling $15K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AustinCollege StationElkhart LakeGalvestonHoustonHuntsvilleKatyRichardsonStaffordTexas CityWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$22K$43K$65K$86K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$25,271$23,686
Revenue$-6,376$23,093$17,747
Expenses$18,895$21,508$31,846
Qualifying Distributions$16,471$18,021$29,772
Net Investment Income$19,833$15,673
Distributable Amount$417$1,076$1,980

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$19K$38K$57K$76K13 grants202010 grants202114 grants20228 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS$8KUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON$2KHEIGHTS ROTARY CLUB$1KMAKE A WISH FOUNDATION$1KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS$1KHEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL$750ASSISANCE LEAGUE$570ST JUDE HOSPITAL$300WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$282BRYAN MUSEUM$100

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

56<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
A HARDY ROPERPRESIDENT
MARTIN ROPERTRUSTEE
ANDREW H ROPERTRUSTEE

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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