Penrose Foundation
Penrose Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Worth, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports educational grants to individual recipients, and its 2024 filing sets eligibility requirements for applicants of Hispanic descent who maintain a 3.0 grade average each semester.
Penrose Foundation at a glance
In short: Penrose Foundation gave $121K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $121,000
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,762
- +12.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $1,294,693
- -3.6% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Penrose Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit the listed materials to the attention of Sharon S. Mayes.
- Review Cycle
- April 1 of the applicable year. The instructions appear in the 2024 filing; that application cycle is past.
- Deadline
- April 1 of the applicable year.
- Contact
Application contact: Attention Sharon S Mayes
Mailing address: PO Box 910, Fort Worth, TX 76101
Phone: (817) 332-1328
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Penrose Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Abel Hernandez-Moreno ($6K). Together the top 10 received $60K.
Grant Size Distribution
107 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 107 grants of 107 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Texas. Listed recipient locations include Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Watauga, and Keller.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
How Penrose Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2021) to $124K (2023). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $121K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abel Hernandez-Moreno Fort Worth, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Alejandra Specia Fort Worth, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Benjamin Dalton Grand Prairie, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Crystal Vega Fort Worth, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Dereck Hernandez-Contreras Fort Worth, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Elijah MHROUS Fort Worth, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Emily Pacheco Fort Worth, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Jennifer Rivera Arlington, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Miguel Rocha Watauga, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
| Phoenix Saavedra Keller, TX | Educational | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,294,693 | $114,850 | $163,119 | $121,000 | 21 | $133,918 | $95,703 | $139,490 |
| 2024 | $1,342,962 | $114,632 | $152,041 | $118,010 | 23 | $130,928 | $97,622 | $137,074 |
| 2023 | $1,380,371 | $42,656 | $155,312 | $124,000 | 22 | $140,708 | $27,003 | $127,055 |
| 2022 | $1,493,027 | $109,079 | $163,669 | $122,500 | 22 | $141,026 | $92,531 | $134,535 |
| 2021 | $1,547,617 | $389,601 | $113,001 | $75,000 | 19 | $93,389 | $373,756 | $145,884 |
| 2020 | $1,271,017 | $166,198 | $124,511 | $92,800 | 19 | — | $143,583 | $108,721 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Penrose Foundation reported a distributable amount of $139K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available filings do not state the foundation’s own mission. Its 2025 grants include educational awards to individual recipients. It also gave $5,000 to Tarrant Area Food Bank in 2025. The food bank describes its mission as empowering the community to alleviate hunger and improve health, and says it works toward a vision of communities where no one goes hungry.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $121,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $6,000, with a median of $6,000. The listed 2025 grants include $5,000 to Tarrant Area Food Bank; the largest grants were $6,000 each to individual recipients.
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists an application process requiring a transcript with SAT and/or ACT scores, three letters of recommendation, copies of a parent’s last three income tax returns, and an essay. Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and maintain a 3.0 grade average each semester. The filing directs applicants’ materials to the attention of Sharon S. Mayes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Patricia P. Schieffer as director and president; Sharon Schieffer Mayes as director and vice president; Robert P. Evans as director and secretary; and Yolanda Cornejo Garcia, Susan N. Schieffer, Sharon S. Baird, J. Thomas Schieffer, and Lucy P. Eichenauer as directors.
Penrose Foundation is led by Patricia P. Schieffer, Director & President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia P. Schieffer
Director & President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sharon Schieffer Mayes
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$13K (2020) → $13K (2025)
J. Thomas Schieffer
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Robert P. Evans
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sharon S. Baird
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Susan N. Schieffer
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Yolanda Cornejo Garcia
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lucy P. Eichenauer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $13K, to Sharon Schieffer Mayes (Director/VP).
Frequently asked questions about Penrose Foundation
How much does Penrose Foundation give each year?
Penrose Foundation gave $121K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $118K across 23 grants.
What is Penrose Foundation's typical grant size?
Penrose Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $5,762, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Penrose Foundation give grants?
Penrose Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (17 grants).
Does Penrose Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 24% of Penrose Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (16 grants).
Who are Penrose Foundation's largest grantees?
Penrose Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Abel Hernandez-Moreno ($6,000), Alejandra Specia ($6,000) and Benjamin Dalton ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Penrose Foundation?
Penrose Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $134K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $139K (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.
What does Penrose Foundation fund?
The available filings do not state the foundation’s own mission. Its 2025 grants include educational awards to individual recipients. It also gave $5,000 to Tarrant Area Food Bank in 2025. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Penrose Foundation?
Submit the listed materials to the attention of Sharon S. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Penrose Foundation's EIN?
Penrose Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2456902. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Penrose Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/penrose-foundation-morg_353929d0f3de4b749aea03a15502287f
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