Poindexter Foundation
Poindexter Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $198K.
Poindexter Foundation at a glance
In short: Poindexter Foundation gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,000
- -93.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,500
- -93.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $7,260,720
- +61.3% 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.
Who Poindexter Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Remember The Alamo Foundation ($25K). Together the top 2 received $35K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Poindexter Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 11% 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 $1K (2020) to $537K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Remember The Alamo Foundation San Antonio, TX | General Support | $25,000 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $7,260,720 | $2,689,021 | $45,886 | $35,000 | 2 | $37,000 | $198,418 | $341,550 |
| 2024 | $4,501,343 | $5,040,500 | $541,769 | $537,000 | 2 | $537,134 | — | $9,354 |
| 2023 | $2,612 | $31,329 | $29,700 | $28,000 | 3 | $28,000 | $29 | $133 |
| 2022 | $983 | — | $1,223 | — | — | — | — | $71 |
| 2021 | $2,206 | $5,000 | $7,087 | — | — | — | — | $142 |
| 2020 | $4,293 | — | $22,169 | $1,000 | 1 | — | — | $522 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Poindexter Foundation reported a distributable amount of $342K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Poindexter Foundation is led by John Poindexter, Chairman, President & Trustee since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Poindexter
Chairman, President & Trustee
Chairman & President → Chairman, President & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Nuzzo
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Clemenceau
Trustee, Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Gill
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Magee
Vice President, Treasurer & Trustee
Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President, Treasurer & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
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 Poindexter Foundation
How much does Poindexter Foundation give each year?
Poindexter Foundation gave $35K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $537K across 2 grants.
How large is Poindexter Foundation?
Poindexter Foundation reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $37K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $342K (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 Poindexter Foundation operate?
Poindexter Foundation has awarded grants in Kentucky, Texas, Virginia.
What is Poindexter Foundation's EIN?
Poindexter Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0388498. 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.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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