Pipes Foundation Inc
Pipes Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Ruston, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $765K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $33K. Net investment income was $31K.
Pipes Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Pipes Foundation Inc gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,000
- -86.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,000
- -86.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $33,000
- Total assets
- $764,707
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (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 Pipes Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Pipes Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 46% 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 $6K (2021) to $250K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $33,000 |
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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 | $764,707 | $56,449 | $42,642 | $33,000 | 1 | $33,000 | $30,509 | $71,631 |
| 2024 | $718,367 | $25,090 | $256,778 | $250,000 | 1 | $250,000 | $34,203 | — |
| 2023 | $969,740 | $30,764 | $6,937 | $6,000 | 1 | — | $24,573 | — |
| 2022 | $929,499 | $36,582 | $5,287 | — | — | — | $21,392 | — |
| 2021 | $904,513 | $57,706 | $9,011 | $6,000 | 1 | — | $257,628 | — |
| 2020 | $653,308 | $28,920 | $68,701 | $49,000 | 1 | — | $61,792 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pipes Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $72K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pipes Foundation Inc is led by Mark Taylor, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Taylor
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Hill
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Benjamin L. Denny
Board Member
Prediendt → President, 2023
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ray Newbold
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ron Whitaker
Vice President
On filings since 2020
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.
Frequently asked questions about Pipes Foundation Inc
How much does Pipes Foundation Inc give each year?
Pipes Foundation Inc gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $250K across 1 grant.
How large is Pipes Foundation Inc?
Pipes Foundation Inc reported $765K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $72K (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 Pipes Foundation Inc operate?
Pipes Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Louisiana.
What is Pipes Foundation Inc's EIN?
Pipes Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0826053. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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