The Fant Foundation is a private foundation based in Houston, Texas, established in 1994. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with a focus on providing direct support and assistance to impoverished, distressed, and disadvantaged individuals and families.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$1.2M
+4.3% YoY
Annual Giving
$102K
-76.9% YoY
Grant Count
8
-38.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$13K
-62.5% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's stated purpose is to provide support and assistance to impoverished, distressed, and disadvantaged individuals and families who seek to improve their present living conditions. The foundation maintains direct and significant involvement in providing relief through the supply of food, clothing, money, transportation, guidance, general counseling, and other necessary goods or services through direct active conduct.
The foundation's primary objective is to provide humanitarian services, in-kind assistance, and financial support to selected recipients who demonstrate a willingness and desire to improve their economic living conditions but are incapable due to their economic, mental, or physical limitations or circumstances.
Grantmaking
The foundation accepts applications and is possibly open to new applicants. Recipients are identified and screened based on specific information gathered during research, field work, and from support applications or recommendations made by other organizations and agencies. The foundation assesses existing living conditions of recipients in light of their specific economic, mental, or physical limitations and circumstances. Determinations regarding selection and support levels are made by the foundation's board based on foundation manager recommendations and reports regarding each recipient's specific circumstances and level of need. The foundation conducts ongoing follow-up to monitor the specific conditions of recipients and make decisions regarding appropriate levels of continued support.
Grant Range
$5,000–$125,000
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation supports various locations across the United States, including cities and states such as Texas, Utah, Georgia, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, and others.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets:
- $1,103,196–$1,151,142 (as of most recent filings)
Annual Giving:
- Total giving: $102,000–$442,000 (varies by year)
Revenue & Expenses:
- Total revenues: -$15,417 (2023)
- Total expenses: $466,687 (2023)
- Giving rate: 40.1% of assets
Contact Information:
- Address: 1322 N Post Oak Rd, Houston, TX 77055-5406
- Telephone: 713-686-9631
- EIN: 76-0443413
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1,151,142 | $1,103,196 | $1,582,986 |
| Revenue | $169,544 | $-15,417 | $1,130,402 |
| Expenses | $121,598 | $466,687 | $1,483,308 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $102,000 | $442,000 | $1,474,200 |
| Net Investment Income | $159,583 | $4,419 | $42,809 |
| Distributable Amount | $56,272 | $73,471 | $120,252 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation's leadership includes:
- Richard E. Fant – President (affiliated with New Process Steel; 2 hours/week; no compensation)
- Jana Fant – Vice President (affiliated with New Process Steel; 2 hours/week; no compensation)
- Stephen Swan – Treasurer/Secretary (affiliated with New Process Steel; 2 hours/week; no compensation)
The foundation operates with limited staffing and no paid employees.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANA FANT CO NEW PROCESS STEEL | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| STEPHEN SWAN CO NEW PROCESS STEEL | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| RICHARD E FANT CO NEW PROCESS STEEL | PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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