The Vale-Asche Foundation

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 51-6015320

The Vale-Asche Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 4 grants totaling $20.8M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$20.8M

Grant Count

4

Avg Grant Size

$5.2M

About The Vale-Asche Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Vale-Asche Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 4 grants totaling $20.8M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

HoustonIndianapolis

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$11M$17M$23M20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$13,324,145
Revenue$1,893,499$1,048,667
Expenses$20,873,290$30,327
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,865,497$1,023,966
Distributable Amount$229,220$796,874

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$16M$21M0 grants20204 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2021

Morgan Stanley Gift DAF$7.7MThe River and Pines Fund$7.7MMorgan Stanley Gift DAF$2.7MThe River and Pines Fund$2.7M

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M2$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 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SARAH A HOWELLVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY1
ASCHE ACKERMANPRESIDENT/TREASURER1

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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