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Nonprofit · EIN 74-6042565

FONDREN FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77002

Financials

$10M$12.5M2022$34.6M$14.4M2023$13.2M$15.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FONDREN FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
October 31, 2025990-PF$13,184,798$15,218,633-$2,033,835$217,424,301$21,391,009$196,033,292
October 31, 2024990-PF$34,631,928$14,355,829$20,276,099$219,767,919$18,934,165$200,833,754
October 31, 2023990-PF$10,028,544$12,538,774-$2,510,230$199,167,011$17,359,694$181,807,317
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended October 31, 2025

Revenue

Dividends
$4,549,855
Interest
$241,673
Net gain from sales of assets
$8,340,434
Other income
$52,836

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$13,002,029
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$13,239,871
Excise tax on investment income
$157,264

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$219,767,919
Total assets, end of year
$217,424,301
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,391,009
Net assets, end of year
$196,033,292
Fair market value of assets
$297,387,751
Qualifying distributions
$13,239,871
Net investment income
$13,116,476

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBERT E FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
CHRMN,ADMIN0$0
DAVID M UNDERWOOD JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
SECR,ADMIN C0$0
HARPER B TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
ADMIN COMM T0$0
ANN GORDON TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
LYNDA KNAPP UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
R EDWIN ALLDAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
MICHAEL E HANSON JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LAURA TRAMMELL BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LELAND T FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WALTER W FONDREN IV
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MARIE FONDREN HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE UNDERWOOD MURRAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ELLANOR ALLDAY BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
CELIA WHITFIELD CRANK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
BENTLEY B FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
40 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DUNCAN K UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
W TRAMMELL WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM F WHITFIELD JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
FRANCES FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRADLEY BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRITTANY FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ASHLEY FONDREN TUCK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CARRIE TRAMMELL SCARBOROUGH
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MICHAEL W SPRINGER
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BURTON M HANSON
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LAUREN FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LINDSEY FONDREN SMITH
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
EMILY YATES INCERTO
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ELLANOR J YATES COOK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ROBERT E FONDREN JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHASE FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE M FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MARY CATHERINE FONDREN DESKINS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
JEFF THOMAS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
REGAN HALL GEORGE
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BLAKE ALLDAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ERIN HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ANAH HANSON WITTER
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHRISTINA FONDREN THURMOND
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CARA HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
DAVID M UNDERWOOD III
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ADELAIDE BEARD CHEATHAM
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
AMELIA CRANK SIMMONS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
STANLEY A WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM B WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MADELINE C CRANK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
GABRIELLE CRANK WALZEL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHARLOTTE BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BERKLEY FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE FONDREN MURRAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BERKELEY BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM P UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
RYAN FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRYAN TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
990-PF for the year ended October 31, 2024: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBERT E FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
CHRMN,ADMIN0$0
DAVID M UNDERWOOD JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
SECR,ADMIN C0$0
HARPER B TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
ADMIN COMM T0$0
ANN GORDON TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
LYNDA KNAPP UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
R EDWIN ALLDAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
MICHAEL E HANSON JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LAURA TRAMMELL BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LELAND T FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WALTER W FONDREN IV
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MARIE FONDREN HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE UNDERWOOD MURRAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ELLANOR ALLDAY BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
CELIA WHITFIELD CRANK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
BENTLEY B FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
DUNCAN K UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
W TRAMMELL WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM F WHITFIELD JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
FRANCES FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRADLEY BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRITTANY FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ASHLEY FONDREN TUCK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CARRIE TRAMMELL SCARBOROUGH
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MICHAEL W SPRINGER
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BURTON M HANSON
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LAUREN FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LINDSEY FONDREN SMITH
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
EMILY YATES INCERTO
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ELLANOR J YATES COOK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ROBERT E FONDREN JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHASE FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE M FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MARY CATHERINE FONDREN DESKINS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
JEFF THOMAS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
REGAN HALL GEORGE
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BLAKE ALLDAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ERIN HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ANAH HANSON WITTER
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHRISTINA FONDREN THURMOND
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CARA HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
DAVID M UNDERWOOD III
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ADELAIDE BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
AMELIA CRANK SIMMONS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
STANLEY A WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM B WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MADELINE C CRANK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
GABRIELLE CRANK WALZEL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHARLOTTE BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BERKLEY FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE FONDREN MURRAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BERKELEY BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM P UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
990-PF for the year ended October 31, 2023: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROBERT E FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
CHRMN,ADMIN0$0
DAVID M UNDERWOOD JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
SECR,ADMIN C0$0
HARPER B TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
ADMIN COMM T0$0
ANN GORDON TRAMMELL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
LYNDA KNAPP UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
R EDWIN ALLDAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
MICHAEL E HANSON JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LAURA TRAMMELL BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LELAND T FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WALTER W FONDREN IV
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MARIE FONDREN HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE UNDERWOOD MURRAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ELLANOR ALLDAY BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
CELIA WHITFIELD CRANK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
BENTLEY B FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
DUNCAN K UNDERWOOD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
TRUSTEE0$0
W TRAMMELL WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM F WHITFIELD JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
FRANCES FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRADLEY BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BRITTANY FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ASHLEY FONDREN TUCK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CARRIE TRAMMELL SCARBOROUGH
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MICHAEL W SPRINGER
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BURTON M HANSON
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LAUREN FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
LINDSEY FONDREN SMITH
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
EMILY YATES INCERTO
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ELLANOR J YATES COOK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ROBERT E FONDREN JR
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHASE FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE M FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MARY CATHERINE FONDREN DESKINS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
JEFF THOMAS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
REGAN HALL GEORGE
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BLAKE ALLDAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ERIN HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ANAH HANSON WITTER
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHRISTINA FONDREN THURMOND
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CARA HALL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
DAVID M UNDERWOOD III
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
ADELAIDE BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
AMELIA CRANK SIMMONS
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
STANLEY A WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM B WHITFIELD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
MADELINE C CRANK
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
GABRIELLE CRANK WALZEL
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CHARLOTTE BAIRD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
WILLIAM BEARD
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
BERKLEY FONDREN
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0
CATHERINE FONDREN MURRAY
PO BOX 2558, HOUSTON, TX 77252
BD OF GOVS0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
712 MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77002-3201
In care of
% TRUST DEPARTMENT
Signed the 990-PF
ROBERT E FONDREN, CHRMN,ADMIN COMM
Return prepared by
WELLS & BEDARD PC CPAS

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2024October 31, 2025March 16, 2026990-PF on file
2023October 31, 2024March 17, 2025990-PF on file
2022October 31, 2023March 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
74-6042565
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private foundation, 30% limit
Exempt since
1950
Accounting year ends
October
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$217,424,301
Income (IRS master file)
$47,922,633

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFOctober 2025$13,184,798$15,218,633$217,424,301XML
990-TOctober 2025–––IRS
990-PFOctober 2024$34,631,928$14,355,829$219,767,919XML
990-PFOctober 2023$10,028,544$12,538,774$199,167,011XML
990-PFOctober 2022–––IRS
990-PFOctober 2021–––IRS
990-PFOctober 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-6042565).

Questions about FONDREN FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of FONDREN FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FONDREN FOUNDATION is 74-6042565.
Is FONDREN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1950.
Are donations to FONDREN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
Which annual return does FONDREN FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of FONDREN FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FONDREN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended October 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of FONDREN FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 55 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FONDREN FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,184,798, expenses of $15,218,633 and total assets of $217,424,301 at year end.

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