Tift Endowment Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker South Padre Island, TX EIN: 74-2924398

The endowment fund awards scholarships with grants from the Texas international fishing tournament, inc

Tift Endowment Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Tift Endowment Fund Inc gave $104K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $104K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$104,000
+2.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$104,000
+2.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$104,000
Total assets
$881,881
+7.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Tift Endowment Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Texas International Fishing: $104KTexas International Fishing$104K

The largest 2024 recipient was Texas International Fishing ($104K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

McAllen

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $102K (2023) to $104K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $104K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas International Fishing McAllen, TX—$104,000
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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
2024$881,881$161,772$104,000$104,0001$108,772
2023$824,109$102,893$102,000$102,0001$102,893
2022$823,216$78,997$181,559——$26,997
2021$925,778$129,679$44,873——$129,679
2020$840,972$48,745$450——$39,449
2019$792,677$134,319$40,485——$92,319

About Tift Endowment Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Tift Endowment Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in South Padre Island, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $882K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $104K. Net investment income was $109K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tift Endowment Fund Inc is led by Sara Tippit, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Sara Tippit

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Baldree

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Gower

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Art Delgado (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: John Tippit (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Sara Tippett (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Tift Endowment Fund Inc

How much does Tift Endowment Fund Inc give each year?

Tift Endowment Fund Inc gave $104K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $102K across 1 grant.

How large is Tift Endowment Fund Inc?

Tift Endowment Fund Inc reported $882K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $162K.

What is Tift Endowment Fund Inc?

Tift Endowment Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in South Padre Island, TX. It holds $882K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Tift Endowment Fund Inc operate?

Tift Endowment Fund Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Tift Endowment Fund Inc's EIN?

Tift Endowment Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2924398. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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