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Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 91-2168484 Website

The Foundation strives to encourage and nurture artistic creativity by providing grants for art education, and by offering art exhibitions, events, and educational programs that raise public awareness and appreciation for the arts.

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc gave $8K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $4K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$8,000
-85.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-75.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$4,000
-43.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$4,000
Total assets
$1,612
-33.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
Ohio (63% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Arc Creative Group Inc: $5KArc Creative Group Inc$5KWild Visions Inc: $3KWild Visions Inc$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was Arc Creative Group Inc ($5K). Together the top 2 received $8K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

DaytonDoverSanta FeTacomaChesterlandGalvestonSalsburyCincinnatiOspreySalisburySt. PaulUnion

How Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 47% from 2021 to 2024. 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $57K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arc Creative Group Inc Chesterland, OHArt Education$5,000
Wild Visions Inc Osprey, FLArt Education$3,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$1,612$33,000$33,824$8,0002
2023$2,436$142,600$143,342$56,6688
2022$9,329$289,236$287,953$55,4808
2021$1,895$223,133$250,891$15,0003
2020$30,800$242,564$248,421$15,0002

About Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc is led by James Parkman, CEO President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • James Parkman

    CEO President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Luce

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Koenke

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Gibson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Parkman

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Devere Burt (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ravensable LLC (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Pam Dean Cable (2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Claudia Lampe (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Morten Solberg (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peggy Kinstler (2020–2021) — Director

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 Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc

How much does Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc give each year?

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc gave $8K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $57K across 8 grants.

How large is Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc?

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc reported $2K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33K.

What is Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc?

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Houston, TX. It holds $2K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc operate?

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Washington.

What is Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc's EIN?

Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2168484. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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 November 9, 2021)
  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 September 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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