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Southgate Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0352686 Website

Provide religious and educational services through such specific program activities as classes in Christian doctrine, seminars on professional and social ethics, and other matters of cultural interest: retreats, days of reflection, liturgical services, individual spiritual and moral counseling, etc.

Southgate Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Southgate Foundation Inc gave $380K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $95K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$380,483
+12.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$95,121
+12.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$105,450
Total assets
$2,010,614
+3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Southgate Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Southmore Foundation: $137KSouthmore Foundation$137KSheridan Study Center: $113KSheridan Study Center$113KArborlea Study Center: $98KArborlea Study Center$98KRosemoor Foundation: $32KRosemoor Foundation$32K

The largest 2025 recipient was Southmore Foundation ($137K). Together the top 4 received $380K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K8$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 18 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonIrvingNew YorkShulenburg

How Southgate Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). 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$200K$400K$600K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2020) to $463K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $380K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southmore Foundation Houston, TXProgram Support$137,283
Sheridan Study Center Houston, TXDevelopment$112,500
Arborlea Study Center Irving, TXDevelopment$98,400
Rosemoor Foundation New York, NYDevelopment$32,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$2,010,614$687,573$610,619$380,4834
2024$1,944,212$709,668$540,767$338,4924
2023$1,781,029$669,837$662,874$462,6533
2022$1,897,052$645,740$576,828$324,6874
2021$1,715,007$572,519$564,441$199,8223
2020$1,749,694$537,452$442,766$159,5432

About Southgate Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Southgate Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $380K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southgate Foundation Inc is led by Kathleen McGarry, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathleen McGarry

    President

    Secretary → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $4K (2020) → $5K (2025)

  • Denise Brisson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Roman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Patricia Keefe (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mary Ellen Cook (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeannette Perez-Gruber (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Maria Valdeavellano (2020–2021) — Vice President

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kathleen McGarry — President: $5KKathleen McGarryPresident$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Kathleen McGarry (President).

Frequently asked questions about Southgate Foundation Inc

How much does Southgate Foundation Inc give each year?

Southgate Foundation Inc gave $380K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $338K across 4 grants.

What is Southgate Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Southgate Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $105,450, and its average grant was $95,121, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Southgate Foundation Inc give grants?

Southgate Foundation Inc gives mostly in Texas: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants).

Does Southgate Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Southgate Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Development" (3 grants).

How large is Southgate Foundation Inc?

Southgate Foundation Inc reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $688K.

What is Southgate Foundation Inc?

Southgate Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Houston, TX. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Southgate Foundation Inc's EIN?

Southgate Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0352686. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 17, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)

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