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The Clarewood House Charitable Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-6088628 Website

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust provides support to Clarewood House, Inc. by operating and managing endowment funds to be used for charitable purposes in which Clarewood House, Inc. engages.

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: The Clarewood House Charitable Trust gave $775K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $775K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$774,684
-5.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$774,684
-5.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$774,684
Total assets
$15,841,541
+6.5% 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 The Clarewood House Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Clarewood House Inc: $775KClarewood House Inc$775K

The largest 2025 recipient was Clarewood House Inc ($775K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

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 The Clarewood House Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 99% from 2022 to 2025. 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$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $818K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $775K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clarewood House Inc Houston, TXResident assistance$774,684
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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$15,841,541$2,440,790$848,561$774,6841$2,412,660
2024$14,878,644$1,217,115$893,346$817,7551$1,191,520
2023$14,157,154$443,537$299,003$236,0211$402,286
2022$12,400,845$896,474$459,866$389,9931$869,592
2021$15,303,796$1,533,751$114,140$40,4041$1,493,811
2020$13,380,554$238,451$146,713$85,0131$175,009

About The Clarewood House Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust is a public charity, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $775K. Net investment income was $2.4M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust is led by Patrick Pheifer, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patrick Pheifer

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Spaw

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary B Maddox

    Director

    Chairman → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Harrison

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Trustee → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Philip Nathans (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ed Ashbaugh (2020) — Trustee

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 The Clarewood House Charitable Trust

How much does The Clarewood House Charitable Trust give each year?

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust gave $775K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $818K across 1 grant.

How large is The Clarewood House Charitable Trust?

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust reported $15.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

Where does The Clarewood House Charitable Trust operate?

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Texas.

What is The Clarewood House Charitable Trust's EIN?

The Clarewood House Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-6088628. 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 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 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 October 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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