The Caylor Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0446881
AcademicsStudentsEducation

The Caylor Foundation was established in 1994 to provide scholarship assistance or grant-in-aid to qualified students to attend The Kinkaid School and/or The University of Oklahoma.

The Caylor Foundation at a glance

In short: The Caylor Foundation gave $99K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $49K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$98,969
-96.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$49,485
-96.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$49,485
Primary geography
Texas (67% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who The Caylor Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

The Kinkaid School Inc: $66KThe Kinkaid School Inc$66KThe University of Oklahoma: $33KThe University of Oklahoma$33K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Kinkaid School Inc ($66K). Together the top 2 received $99K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonNorman

How The Caylor Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 29% 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$1M$2M$3M2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2020) to $2.7M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $99K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Kinkaid School Inc Houston, TXEducation Support$65,964
The University of Oklahoma Norman, OKEducation Support$33,005
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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
2024—$34,004$100,208$98,9692$1,049
2023$66,204$1,659,100$2,673,118$2,666,0002$1,578,212
2022$2,339,956$106,793$94,250$92,0002$39,004
2021$2,692,700$112,192$79,827$77,0002$41,403
2020$2,248,896$106,449$68,000$68,0002$35,949

About The Caylor Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Caylor Foundation is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $99K. Net investment income was $1K.

Focus Areas

AcademicsStudentsEducation

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Caylor Foundation's 2024 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • F Martin Caylor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Campbell

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stewart Cureton Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanis Kurzynski

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Forney Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Willoughby Williams Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Caylor Foundation

How much does The Caylor Foundation give each year?

The Caylor Foundation gave $99K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $2.7M across 2 grants.

What is The Caylor Foundation?

The Caylor Foundation is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Houston, TX.

Where does The Caylor Foundation operate?

The Caylor Foundation has awarded grants in Oklahoma, Texas.

What is The Caylor Foundation's EIN?

The Caylor Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0446881. 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 June 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 2, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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