Polycarp Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Missouri City, TX EIN: 75-2777481

Polycarp Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Missouri City, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 13 grants totaling $158K. Net investment income was $509K.

Key facts about Polycarp Foundation

In short: Polycarp Foundation gave $158K across 13 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in Texas. 38% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
75-2777481
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$158,000
Grants made (2024)
13
Average grant
$12,154
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
38% first-time grantees (5 of 13, 2024)
Total assets
$4,497,431
Primary geography
Texas (73% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.5M

+16.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$158K

-41.5% YoY

Grant Count

13

+18.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

-50.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Polycarp Foundation reported a distributable amount of $286K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Polycarp Foundation open to new grantees?

38%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 5 of 13 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $9K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 54% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−17%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 55% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 13 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

Fort WorthRichmondBooneCorpus ChristiCypressFarmers BranchDallasGalvestonHoustonColumbiaLeague CityBeaumontHarlingenState CollegeTacoma

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K13 grants202010 grants202110 grants202211 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Its the Pits Cookers: $40KIts the Pits Cookers$40KTacoma Youth Marine Center: $25KTacoma Youth Marine Center$25KAmerican National Red Cross: $15KAmerican National Red Cross$15KAmerican Legion Charities Inc: $10KAmerican Legion Charities Inc$10KCypress United Methodist Church: $10KCypress United MethodistChurch$10KSt Andrews Episcopal Church: $10KSt Andrews Episcopal Church$10KTexas State Aquarium: $10KTexas State Aquarium$10KThe Thankful Ones: $10KThe Thankful Ones$10KYaga's Children's Fund: $10KYaga's Children's Fund$10KChildren's Museum of Houston: $5KChildren's Museum of Houston$5K

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

52<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ITS THE PITS COOKERS Richmond, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
TACOMA YOUTH MARINE CENTER Tacoma, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS Boone, IAGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
AMERICAN LEGION CHARITIES INC Fort Worth, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
CYPRESS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Cypress, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Farmers Branch, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM Corpus Christi, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
THE THANKFUL ONES Richmond, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
YAGA'S CHILDREN'S FUND Galveston, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON Houston, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,497,431$3,853,587$3,770,355
Revenue$824,334$377,846$423,494
Expenses$180,490$294,614$206,442
Qualifying Distributions$158,000$270,000$190,000
Net Investment Income$509,443$93,441$60,554
Distributable Amount$286,080$250,022$227,414

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Polycarp Foundation is led by Worth A. Nelson III, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Worth A. Nelson III

    President

    Vice President → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Wesley Doolin

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Rosemary Cdoolin (2020) — President & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Polycarp Foundation

How much does Polycarp Foundation give each year?

Polycarp Foundation gave $158K across 13 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $270K across 11 grants.

What is Polycarp Foundation's typical grant size?

Polycarp Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,154, across 13 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Polycarp Foundation that year got $18K on average.

Where does Polycarp Foundation give grants?

Polycarp Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Washington (16%) and Iowa (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, TX (2 grants), Fort Worth, TX (2 grants) and Houston, TX (2 grants).

Does Polycarp Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Polycarp Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Polycarp Foundation's largest grantees?

Polycarp Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Its the Pits Cookers ($40,000), Tacoma Youth Marine Center ($25,000) and American National Red Cross ($15,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Polycarp Foundation?

Polycarp Foundation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $158K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $286K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Polycarp Foundation?

Polycarp Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Missouri City, TX. It holds $4.5M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Polycarp Foundation's EIN?

Polycarp Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2777481. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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