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Nonprofit · EIN 74-6076993

COCKRELL FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77098

Financials

$34M$13.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COCKRELL FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-PF$34,000,894$13,286,079$20,714,815$176,651,747$0$176,651,747
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Dividends
$2,446,329
Interest
$381,218
Net gain from sales of assets
$28,352,840
Other income
$2,820,507

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$10,808,776
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$10,991,211
Excise tax on investment income
$443,742

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$155,936,932
Total assets, end of year
$176,651,747
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$176,651,747
Fair market value of assets
$248,596,124
Qualifying distributions
$10,991,211
Net investment income
$33,931,502

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Stephanie Cockrell
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Executive Director1$120,000
Sherrie J Reinhackel
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Vice President/Dir1$20,000
Tracy K Payne
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Treasurer/Dir1$20,000
Margaret N Baker
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Secretary1$20,000
Ernest H Cockrell
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
President/Dir2$0
David A Cockrell
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0
Ernest D Cockrell
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0
Janet S Cockrell
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0
Frederick W Brazelton
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0
W McComb Dunwoody
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0
J Webb Jennings III
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0
Ronald T Nixon
3737 Buffalo Speedway 1100, Houston, TX 77098
Director1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3737 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY STE 1100, HOUSTON, TX 77098-3740
Signed the 990-PF
Tracy Kirkland Payne, Vice President
Phone
(713) 209-7500
Return prepared by
Blazek & Vetterling

What it must file and when

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-PF on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
74-6076993
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
1966
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$176,651,747
Income (IRS master file)
$89,025,056

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFDecember 2024$34,000,894$13,286,079$176,651,747IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2023$10,617,553$13,060,173$155,936,932IRS
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2018–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about COCKRELL FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of COCKRELL FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COCKRELL FOUNDATION is 74-6076993.
Is COCKRELL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
Are donations to COCKRELL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
Which annual return does COCKRELL FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of COCKRELL FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COCKRELL FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of COCKRELL FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,000 (Stephanie Cockrell, Executive Director).
How much revenue does COCKRELL FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $34,000,894, expenses of $13,286,079 and total assets of $176,651,747 at year end.

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