UST Realty Company

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 20-5716703

The organization is operated for the purpose of providing support to the university of st. Thomas in connection with its charitable and educational programs.

UST Realty Company at a glance

Total assets
$14,261,743
-2.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,295,115
-5.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,623,799
+5.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who UST Realty Company funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 3 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

How UST Realty Company gives

  • Giving grew 200% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $500K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of St Thomas Houston, TXGeneral Support$300,000
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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
2025$14,261,743$2,295,115$2,623,799———
2024$14,683,472$2,427,390$2,493,262$300,0001—
2023$15,204,363$2,146,578$2,544,807$50,0001—
2022$15,220,255$2,759,669$2,774,461———
2021$15,051,911$2,161,950$2,500,318$100,0001—
2020$15,804,544$10,844,152$3,566,279——$-37,111
2019$15,929,700$3,005,516$3,057,274$500,0001—

About UST Realty Company

Based on IRS filings

UST Realty Company is a public charity focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

UST Realty Company is led by Richard Ludwick, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Ludwick

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dempsey Rosales Acosta

    Interim President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Evans

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Spencer C Conroy (2019–2024) — Former Officer
  • Former: Gary McCormack (2019–2020) — Former Secretary
  • Former: Robert Ivany (2019) — President

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 UST Realty Company

How large is UST Realty Company?

UST Realty Company reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.

What is UST Realty Company?

UST Realty Company is a public charity focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does UST Realty Company operate?

UST Realty Company has awarded grants in Texas.

What is UST Realty Company's EIN?

UST Realty Company's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5716703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 17, 2020)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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