Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Spicewood, TX EIN: 85-4145669

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Spicewood, Texas. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $27,100 through 12 grants to charitable organizations.

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation gave $27K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$27,100
-26.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
12
-14.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,258
-14.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$418,673
-2.3% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
64% first-time grantees (7 of 11, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Texas (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.

Contact

Mailing address: 2501 Crosswind Dr, Spicewood, TX 78669
Phone: (512) 809-8698

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Friends of the Cumbrestoltec Scenic: $8KFriends of the CumbrestoltecScenic$8KTexas Regional Bank - Flood Relief: $5KTexas Regional Bank - FloodRelief$5KJeremiah House: $3KJeremiah House$3KLake Travis Crisis Ministry: $3KLake Travis Crisis Ministry$3KAustin Voices of Educatoin: $3KAustin Voices of Educatoin$3KPlanned Parenthood Foundation: $2KPlanned Parenthood Foundation$2KChama Peak Land Alliance: $1KChama Peak Land Alliance$1KHispanic Bar Assn of Austin Charter: $1KHispanic Bar Assn of AustinCharter$1KHunt Volunteer Fire Dept: $1KHunt Volunteer Fire Dept$1KChama Valley Art Center: $600Chama Valley Art Center$600

The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of the Cumbrestoltec Scenic ($8K). Together the top 10 received $26K.

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

60<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 60 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grants went to recipients in Texas (57% of grant dollars), an individual recipient (30%), New York (7%), Colorado (4%), and Louisiana (2%). The foundation is based in Spicewood, Texas.

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.

Cities

AustinAlbuquerqueChamaPagosa SpringsEspanolaBryanDenverEl PasoHarlingenHonoluluHoustonIngramLakewayNew OrleansNew YorkNormalOxfordSan AntonioShelburneSpicewood

Is Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation open to new grantees?

64%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 11 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 111% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 7 grants2021 19 grants2022 8 grants2023 14 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2023) to $45K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Cumbrestoltec Scenic Albuquerque, NMSupport$7,500
Texas Regional Bank - Flood Relief Harlingen, TXFlood Relief$5,000
Jeremiah House Austin, TXSupport$3,000
Lake Travis Crisis Ministry Lakeway, TXSupport$2,500
Austin Voices of Educatoin Austin, TXSupport$2,500
Planned Parenthood Foundation New York, NYSupport$2,000
Chama Peak Land Alliance Pagosa Springs, COEducation$1,000
Hispanic Bar Assn of Austin Charter Austin, TXScholarship$1,000
Hunt Volunteer Fire Dept Ingram, TXSupport$1,000
Chama Valley Art Center Chama, NMEducation$600
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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$418,673$19,568$29,267$27,10012$27,100$17,401$24,410
2024$428,372$20,030$42,118$36,87514$36,875$14,787$23,336
2023$450,460$13,743$29,075$23,5008$23,500$8,168$22,856
2022$465,792$3,961$55,949$44,50019$44,500$4,953—
2021$517,780$11,285$43,505$43,2007$43,200$10,990$27,034
2020$550,000$550,000—————$2,294

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support, flood relief, education, and scholarship purposes. One recipient, Chama Peak Land Alliance, describes its own mission as promoting sound land management and conservation for the benefit of land, water, wildlife, and people in the southern San Juan Mountains of Colorado and northern an individual recipient

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 12 grants totaling $27,100. Grants ranged from $500 to $7,500, with a median grant of $1,500.

Among its largest 2025 grants were $7,500 to Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic, $5,000 to Texas Regional Bank – Flood Relief, $3,000 to Jeremiah House, and $2,500 each to Lake Travis Crisis Ministry and Austin Voices of Education. Other listed grants included $2,000 to Planned Parenthood Foundation; $1,000 each to Chama Peak Land Alliance, Hispanic Bar Association of Austin Charter, and Hunt Volunteer Fire Department; $600 to Chama Valley Art Center; and $500 each to Inns of Court MAS and COPAJU.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Jim Ewbank as President; Orlinda Naranjo as Secretary/Treasurer; and Maria Archuleta and Mclean Ewbank as Members.

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation is led by Jim Ewbank, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jim Ewbank

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • McLean M Ewbank

    Member

    Director → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Orlinda L Naranjo

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Vice President → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Archuleta

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: James B Ewbank (2020) — President
  • Former: Maria Alena Archuleta Skelley (2020) — Director

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 Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation

How much does Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation give each year?

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation gave $27K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 14 grants.

What is Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,258, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.

Where does Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation give grants?

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Mexico (30%) and New York (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (4 grants).

Does Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (7 grants).

Who are Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of the Cumbrestoltec Scenic ($7,500), Texas Regional Bank - Flood Relief ($5,000) and Jeremiah House ($3,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation?

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation reported $419K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support, flood relief, education, and scholarship purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's EIN?

Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4145669. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Naranjo Ewbank Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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