The Marie Bel Fay Fund

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 76-0510562

The Marie Bel Fay Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $901K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $218K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$901K

+19.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$78K

+81.4% YoY

Grant Count

8

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+36.0% YoY

About The Marie Bel Fay Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Marie Bel Fay Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $901K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $218K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BellaireHoustonKemah

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$68K$137K$205K$274K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$901,481$752,984$734,003
Revenue$248,657$82,695$90,398
Expenses$100,160$63,714$73,532
Qualifying Distributions$86,649$50,113$61,725
Net Investment Income$217,973$71,318$80,004
Distributable Amount$74,138$66,492$58,706

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$39K$59K$78K3 grants20213 grants20224 grants20236 grants20248 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Brian Berneking$15KJulia Jones$15KKickstart Kids$10KHouston Parks Board$10KGarden Club of Houston$10KAlexander Jewish Family …$10KGalveston Bay Foundation$6KThe Fay School$3K

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Joan NeuhausPRESIDENT/TREASURER2
Paula MentzVICE PRES/EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR2
Larry JacobsVICE PRESIDENT2
Susan GrayVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY2

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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