Moncrief Endowment Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fort Worth, TX EIN: 82-5468686

Moncrief Endowment Fund is a private foundation, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $200K. Net investment income was $265K.

Moncrief Endowment Fund at a glance

In short: Moncrief Endowment Fund gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $200K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$200,000
-3.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$200,000
-3.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$200,000
Total assets
$3,049,981
+11.7% 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 Moncrief Endowment Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Fort Worth Garden Club Inc: $200KFort Worth Garden Club Inc$200K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fort Worth Garden Club Inc ($200K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Fort Worth

How Moncrief Endowment Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% 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$100K$200K$300K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $175K (2021) to $230K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fort Worth Garden Club Inc Fort Worth, TXGeneral Support$200,000
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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
2025$3,049,981$283,475$222,032$200,0001$203,450$264,893$213,961
2024$2,729,380$274,548$235,094$207,5001$216,647$254,601$207,911
2023$2,947,521$120,011$264,311$230,0001$233,227$100,245$211,464
2022$3,197,478$576,402$231,059$200,5001$208,178$553,755$234,776
2021$2,750,080$145,682$207,050$175,0001—$124,390$211,524

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Moncrief Endowment Fund reported a distributable amount of $214K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Moncrief Endowment Fund is led by Mary Lynn Garrett, Chairman of the Board & Treasurer on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Lynn Garrett

    Chairman of the Board & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne T. Bass

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gretchen Barrett

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maurie Reynolds

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitzi Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Murray James

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Moncrief Endowment Fund

How much does Moncrief Endowment Fund give each year?

Moncrief Endowment Fund gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $208K across 1 grant.

How large is Moncrief Endowment Fund?

Moncrief Endowment Fund reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $203K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $214K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Moncrief Endowment Fund operate?

Moncrief Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Moncrief Endowment Fund's EIN?

Moncrief Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5468686. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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