The Cavnar Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 14-1860686

The Cavnar Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $212K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $42K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$212K

+13.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

+112.4% YoY

Grant Count

6

+200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-29.2% YoY

About The Cavnar Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Cavnar Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $212K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $42K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ChicagoHoustonNew YorkOaklandWilson

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$13K$27K$40K$54K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$212,461$187,405$193,315
Revenue$48,717$13,623$23,677
Expenses$23,661$19,533$20,629
Qualifying Distributions$15,460$7,280$12,500
Net Investment Income$42,116$5,499$17,191
Distributable Amount$16,141$14,075$13,957

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4K$8K$12K$15K3 grants20204 grants20214 grants20222 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

SPACE CENTER HOUSTON$5KMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUS…$5KASSOCIATION FOR GROWTH$2KHERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY$2KEVERYDAY ZEN FOUNDATIONS$1KHOUSTON ZEN CENTER$1K

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT L CAVNARPRES, TREAS, DIRECTOR1
GRACE CAVNARVP, SEC, DIRECTOR1
JUSTIN T HAMILTONDIRECTOR0.05
ROBERT L CAVNAR JRDIRECTOR0.05
GINA L CAVNARDIRECTOR0.05

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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