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Santa Maria Hostel Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 20-5428250 Website

To raise funds for substance use disorder and housing services for indigent women.

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation at a glance

In short: Santa Maria Hostel Foundation gave $88K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $88K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$87,950
-44.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$87,950
-44.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$87,950
Total assets
$5,591,172
+370.0% 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 Santa Maria Hostel Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Santa Maria Hostel Inc: $88KSanta Maria Hostel Inc$88K

The largest 2025 recipient was Santa Maria Hostel Inc ($88K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

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

Houston

How Santa Maria Hostel Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). 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$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $158K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $88K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Santa Maria Hostel Inc Houston, TXRecovery Support Svc$87,950
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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$5,591,172$355,162$511,931$87,9501$64
2024$1,189,533$134,556$390,991$157,5001—
2023$1,469,335$134,556$256,069$50,0001—
2022$1,651,699$-65,252$102,480$100,0001—
2021$1,893,890$-71,300$52,085$50,0001—
2020$2,074,922$-41,424$118,074$112,0001—

About Santa Maria Hostel Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $88K. Net investment income was $64.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation is led by Sylvia Barnes, Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sylvia Barnes

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert McMillan

    Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer An → Treasurer & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Husmann

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Ickens

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Andrew Icken (2020–2021) — 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 Santa Maria Hostel Foundation

How much does Santa Maria Hostel Foundation give each year?

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation gave $88K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $158K across 1 grant.

How large is Santa Maria Hostel Foundation?

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $355K.

What is Santa Maria Hostel Foundation?

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Houston, TX. It holds $5.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Santa Maria Hostel Foundation operate?

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Santa Maria Hostel Foundation's EIN?

Santa Maria Hostel Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5428250. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 12, 2023)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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