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Prairie View A&M Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Prairie View, TX EIN: 38-3798900 Website

To maximize the effectiveness of contributions to support futureexcellence in education, research, service and athletics at prairieview a&m university.

Prairie View A&M Foundation at a glance

In short: Prairie View A&M Foundation gave $2.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.5M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,515,149
+78.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$2,515,149
Median grant
$2,515,149
Total assets
$4,886,752
+233.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Prairie View A&M Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Prairie View

How Prairie View A&M Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2024) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.5M.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$2,515,149
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,886,752$7,962,330$4,461,078$2,515,1491$42,855
2024$1,464,624$1,915,082$1,724,954$1,409,415Total only$15,891
2022$2,721,564$2,550,513$2,951,053$2,493,1051$46,314
2021$2,804,366$2,459,692$2,224,505$1,775,3301$40,041
2020$3,032,620$3,421,132$2,543,963$2,075,2031$40,305

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Prairie View A&M Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Prairie View A&M Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Prairie View, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $43K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Prairie View A&M Foundation is led by Donetta Goodall, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donetta Goodall

    Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chairman Strategy, 2022

    Vice Chairman Strategy → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Jackson

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emmitt Wooten Jr.

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Sowers

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jiles Daniels

    Vice Chairman

    Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Osby

    Immediate Past Board Chair

    Acting Chair & Vice Chair → Vice Chairman-Op, 2022

    Vice Chairman-Op → Immediate Past Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oscar Taylor

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricky Anderson

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Coleman

    Member

    Treasurer → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrence Gee

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Tompkins-Brown

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Houston

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Demisha Deflora

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Odie McGowan

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Dorn

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Haggerty

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Willie Tempton

    Vice Chairman

    Member → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Shaw

    Ex-Officio Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Frederick Newhouse (2020–2024) — Member
  • Former: Megan Reed (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Carl Moses (2020) — Member
  • Former: Dameshia Deflora (2020) — Member
  • Former: Ernest Collins (2020) — Member
  • Former: Marvin D. Brailsford (2020) — Member
  • Former: Nathelyne Archie Kennedy (2020) — Member
  • Former: Phyllis R. Darden-Caldwell (2020) — Member
  • Former: Roy G. Perry (2020) — Member

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 Prairie View A&M Foundation

How much does Prairie View A&M Foundation give each year?

Prairie View A&M Foundation gave $2.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $1.4M in grants paid.

How large is Prairie View A&M Foundation?

Prairie View A&M Foundation reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.0M.

What is Prairie View A&M Foundation?

Prairie View A&M Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Prairie View, TX. It holds $4.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Prairie View A&M Foundation operate?

Prairie View A&M Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Prairie View A&M Foundation's EIN?

Prairie View A&M Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3798900. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)

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