The George Madden Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 54-2053009

The George Madden Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $190K in total assets.

The George Madden Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$189,697
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The George Madden Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AustinRound RockTaunton

How The George Madden Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 5 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $32K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Assistance League of Austin Austin, TXGeneral$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$189,697——————$15,888
2024$189,697—$10,000$10,0001$10,000—$14,529
2023$199,697$26,493$34,475$32,0005$33,901$24,592$13,889
2022$207,679$10,307$2,455——$2,250$8,057$16,430
2021$208,968$33,117$13,924$10,0002—$29,405$15,185
2020$179,660$8,284$3,824———$4,810$13,130
2019$174,911$9,815$3,776———$6,384$12,628

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The George Madden Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The George Madden Charitable Foundation is led by George D. Madden, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • George D. Madden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 George Madden Charitable Foundation

How large is The George Madden Charitable Foundation?

The George Madden Charitable Foundation reported $190K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The George Madden Charitable Foundation operate?

The George Madden Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Texas.

How much is The George Madden Charitable Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The George Madden Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The George Madden Charitable Foundation's EIN?

The George Madden Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-2053009. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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