Townes G Pressler Foundation
Townes G Pressler Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $494.
Townes G Pressler Foundation at a glance
In short: Townes G Pressler Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -95.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $53,769
- -10.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Townes G Pressler Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Joe Finger Youth Benefit ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Townes G Pressler Foundation gives
- Giving fell 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 62% 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $120K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Finger Youth Benefit Dhanis, TX | To Raise Funding to Support Local Youth Activities | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53,769 | $2,244 | $8,500 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $494 | $8,018 |
| 2024 | $60,025 | $2,309 | $121,259 | $119,974 | 4 | $119,974 | $1,662 | $9,246 |
| 2023 | $120,204 | $21,445 | $101,551 | $100,000 | 1 | $100,000 | $670 | $14,553 |
| 2022 | $200,310 | $3,743 | $17,176 | $14,484 | 1 | $14,484 | — | $16,163 |
| 2021 | $213,743 | $3,457 | $2,690 | — | — | — | — | $15,446 |
| 2020 | $212,976 | $69,494 | $2,784 | — | — | — | — | $13,494 |
| 2019 | $194,202 | $217,961 | $2,087 | — | — | — | $77,787 | $4,313 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Townes G Pressler Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Townes G Pressler Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Molly P. Lamme
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry P. Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Townes G. Pressler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Townes G. Pressler Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/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 Townes G Pressler Foundation
How much does Townes G Pressler Foundation give each year?
Townes G Pressler Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $120K across 4 grants.
How large is Townes G Pressler Foundation?
Townes G Pressler Foundation reported $54K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Townes G Pressler Foundation operate?
Townes G Pressler Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Townes G Pressler Foundation's EIN?
Townes G Pressler Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0694485. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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