Waggoners Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0404981

Waggoners Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $160K. Net investment income was $189K.

Key facts about Waggoners Foundation

In short: Waggoners Foundation gave $160K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
76-0404981
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$159,575
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$26,596
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,747,545
Primary geography
Texas (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.7M

-5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$160K

+6.4% YoY

Grant Count

6

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

+24.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Waggoners Foundation reported a distributable amount of $135K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Waggoners Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 118% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonMemphisTampaAustinHockleyMansfieldSpringBergmanBrookshireConroeMemohisRogers

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K10 grants2019 7 grants2020 8 grants2021 9 grants2022 8 grants2023 7 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $130K (2022) to $175K (2019). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $160K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Willie Brown PTA: $40KWillie Brown PTA$40KLonghorn Foundation: $35KLonghorn Foundation$35KNorthwest Assitance Ministries: $25KNorthwest Assitance Ministries$25KSt Judes Children Hospital: $25KSt Judes Children Hospital$25KShriners Hopital: $25KShriners Hopital$25KBergman Elementary School: $10KBergman Elementary School$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Willie Brown PTA ($40K). Together the top 6 received $160K.

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 38 (97%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Willie Brown PTA Mansfield, TXRunning Track$40,000
Longhorn Foundation Austin, TXScholarships$35,000
Northwest Assitance Ministries Houston, TX15555 Kuykendahl Rd$25,000
St Judes Children Hospital Memphis, TNP O Box 1000 Dept 142$25,000
Shriners Hopital Tampa, FL2900 Rocky Point Drive$25,000
Bergman Elementary School Bergman, ARSchool Equipment$9,575

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,747,545$1,855,937$1,960,944
Revenue$214,299$212,479$148,115
Expenses$322,588$329,059$325,833
Qualifying Distributions$159,575$150,000$162,000
Net Investment Income$189,190$197,544$133,843
Distributable Amount$134,979$135,499$134,247

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 29, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Waggoners Foundation is led by Marjorie J Waggoner, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marjorie J Waggoner

    President

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blake W Quisenberry

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine A Fleck

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Quisenberry

    Executive Administrator

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz A Quisenberry

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    10 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 Waggoners Foundation

How much does Waggoners Foundation give each year?

Waggoners Foundation gave $160K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $150K across 7 grants.

What is Waggoners Foundation's typical grant size?

Waggoners Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $26,596, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Waggoners Foundation give grants?

Waggoners Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (16%) and Florida (16%).

Does Waggoners Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Waggoners Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Waggoners Foundation's largest grantees?

Waggoners Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Willie Brown PTA ($40,000), Longhorn Foundation ($35,000) and Northwest Assitance Ministries ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Waggoners Foundation?

Waggoners Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $160K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $135K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Waggoners Foundation's EIN?

Waggoners Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0404981. 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.

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