Regents Endowment Fund
To establish, maintain, and administer the endowment fund using efficient stewardship based on best practices and generosity founded on a humble dependence on our lord.
Regents Endowment Fund at a glance
In short: Regents Endowment Fund gave $211K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $211K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $211,040
- +68.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $211,040
- +68.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $211,040
- Total assets
- $5,300,096
- +20.2% 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 Regents Endowment Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Regents School of Austin Inc ($211K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Regents Endowment Fund gives
- Giving grew 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $79K (2019) to $211K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $211K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regents School of Austin Inc Austin, TX | Tuition Assistance | $211,040 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,300,096 | $684,005 | $222,939 | $211,040 | 1 | $68,236 |
| 2024 | $4,409,355 | $776,094 | $136,631 | $125,230 | 1 | $46,677 |
| 2023 | $3,365,576 | $158,350 | $129,734 | $117,958 | 1 | $20,695 |
| 2022 | $3,048,951 | $945,732 | $120,879 | $110,078 | 1 | $147,931 |
| 2021 | $2,751,960 | $76,416 | $102,997 | $92,697 | 1 | $73,916 |
| 2020 | $2,317,424 | $366,444 | $91,358 | $81,058 | 1 | $83,064 |
| 2019 | $2,026,438 | $64,934 | $83,783 | $78,543 | 1 | $64,934 |
About Regents Endowment Fund
Based on IRS filings
Regents Endowment Fund is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $211K. Net investment income was $68K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Regents Endowment Fund is led by Mark Franz, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Franz
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Needham
Director
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Harper
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Benzon
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry McBee
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Jones
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: William Davis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rich Grafton (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Erik Markland (2019) — Investment Committee
- Former: Mark Moore (2019) — Investment Committee
- Former: Scot Hughes (2019) — Investment Committee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Regents Endowment Fund
How much does Regents Endowment Fund give each year?
Regents Endowment Fund gave $211K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $125K across 1 grant.
How large is Regents Endowment Fund?
Regents Endowment Fund reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $684K.
Where does Regents Endowment Fund operate?
Regents Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Regents Endowment Fund's EIN?
Regents Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1379582. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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