Waggoners Foundation
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.
Waggoners Foundation at a glance
In short: Waggoners Foundation gave $160K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $159,575
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,596
- +24.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,747,545
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (63% 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 Waggoners Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Willie Brown PTA ($40K). Together the top 6 received $160K.
Grant Size Distribution
38 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 38 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $130K (2022) to $175K (2019). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $160K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Brown PTA Mansfield, TX | Running Track | $40,000 |
| Longhorn Foundation Austin, TX | Scholarships | $35,000 |
| Northwest Assitance Ministries Houston, TX | 15555 Kuykendahl Rd | $25,000 |
| St Judes Children Hospital Memphis, TN | P O Box 1000 Dept 142 | $25,000 |
| Shriners Hopital Tampa, FL | 2900 Rocky Point Drive | $25,000 |
| Bergman Elementary School Bergman, AR | School Equipment | $9,575 |
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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 | $1,747,545 | $214,299 | $322,588 | $159,575 | 6 | $159,575 | $189,190 | $134,979 |
| 2024 | $1,855,937 | $212,479 | $329,059 | $150,000 | 7 | $150,000 | $197,544 | $135,499 |
| 2023 | $1,960,944 | $148,115 | $325,833 | $162,000 | 8 | $162,000 | $133,843 | $134,247 |
| 2022 | $2,139,410 | $130,777 | $299,170 | $130,000 | 9 | $130,000 | $114,765 | $150,489 |
| 2021 | $2,307,804 | $287,723 | $315,227 | $150,000 | 8 | $150,000 | $269,917 | $166,419 |
| 2020 | $2,336,602 | $143,832 | $322,927 | $160,000 | 7 | — | $127,853 | $150,727 |
| 2019 | $2,515,382 | $183,339 | $336,935 | $175,000 | 10 | — | $152,650 | $161,843 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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