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GORDON A CAIN FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $10.9M · expenses $3.4M · assets $68.8M

EIN
20-8483773
Address
8 GREENWAY PLZ STE 606, HOUSTON, TX 77046-0801
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
James D Weaver CHARMAIN, PRESIDENT, DIREC2020-2024 $110,000$220,000 2
Charles H Henry ACCOUNTING & PERSONN2023-2024 $70,506$123,714 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharyn A Weaver SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Alyson A Nicholas DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
James K Weaver DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
John M Sullivan (former) SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $181K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEAVER CHARMAIN, PRESIDENT, DIREC20 $110,000-$0 $110,0002
CHARLES H HENRY ACCOUNTING & PERSONN10 $70,506-$0 $70,5061
SHARYN A WEAVER SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE10 $0-$0 $01
ALYSON A NICHOLAS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES K WEAVER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $163K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEAVER CHARMAIN, PRESIDENT, DIREC20 $110,000-$0 $110,0002
CHARLES H HENRY ACCOUNTING & PERSONN10 $53,208-$0 $53,2081
SHARYN A WEAVER SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE10 $0-$0 $01
ALYSON A NICHOLAS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES K WEAVER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEAVER CHARMAIN, PRESIDENT, DIREC20 $0-$0 $02
SHARYN A WEAVER SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE10 $0-$0 $01
ALYSON A NICHOLAS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES K WEAVER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEAVER CHARMAIN, PRESIDENT, DIREC20 $0-$0 $02
SHARYN A WEAVER DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
ALYSON A NICHOLAS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES K WEAVER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN M SULLIVAN SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES D WEAVER CHARMAIN, PRESIDENT, DIREC20 $0-$0 $02
SHARYN A WEAVER DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
ALYSON A NICHOLAS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JAMES K WEAVER DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN M SULLIVAN SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRE5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 52 grants to organizations · $2.8M
2023 · 46 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2022 · 43 grants to organizations · $1.3M
2021 · 41 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2020 · 43 grants to organizations · $977K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $3.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GORDON AND MARY CAIN FOUNDATION Fuzzy 0.87 Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $3,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $44.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GORDON AND MARY CAIN FOUNDATION Fuzzy 0.87 Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $26,640,504$26,640,504 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
1 GORDON AND MARY CAIN FOUNDATION Fuzzy 0.87 Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $18,286,479- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,865,216$3,394,273 $68,822,371$68,707,652 $3,500,000- $110,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,186,975$2,943,381 $61,236,709$61,236,709 -- $110,000--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,747,295$1,577,237 $59,712,536$59,696,769 $44,926,983- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,319,296$1,259,419 $16,686,880$16,679,642 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$522,523$1,142,768 $14,626,181$14,619,765 -- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $48,885,042 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GORDON & MARY CAIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE GORDON A CAIN FOUNDATION” 2022, 2024 2$48,885,042 2024$3,500,000
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THE CRUM FOUNDATIONTXT22 $8,040,782$4,220,087 Co-Executive Director$140,800 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HOLT CATANIA FOUNDATIONTXT22 $13,249,326$3,207,533 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
W A CRISWELL FOUNDATION INCTXT22 $14,260,184$7,294,077 SECRETARY/TREASURER$90,491 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DEASON FOUNDATIONTXT22 $8,929,513$2,991,791 VICE PRESIDENT$33,569 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUR LEE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $7,372,042$4,033,936 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
C T BAUER FOUNDATIONTXT22 $8,295,552$4,317,308 President$105,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SIXTY FOUR FOUNDATIONTXT22 $16,580,552$11,859,311 PRESIDENT [:AMP:] DI$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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RUTH AND LEE CALDWELL FOUNDATIONTXT22 $10,115,933$349,619 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GORDON & MARY CAIN FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$48,943,0692 12022–2024 MARY H CAIN FOUNDATION
THE GOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O JONA GOLDRICH Private foundation$33,004,6805 12020–2024 CAYTON-GOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION
KOHLBERG FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$16,000,0002 12017–2017 KISCO CARES FOUNDATION
GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,500,0002 12022–2024 CRI FOUNDATION INC
LAKE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,279,5171 12018–2018 AMICUS FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$992,0003 12021–2024 CFDA FOUNDATION INC
ASPEN FOUNDATION FOR SPORTS MEDICINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Private foundation$618,0001 12016–2016 WHH FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$465,0503 12018–2022 CFDA FOUNDATION INC
COACH FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$450,0002 12021–2021 CFDA FOUNDATION INC
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ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$175,0002 12019–2019 CFDA FOUNDATION INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$100,0001 12020–2020 CFDA FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $3,394,273 spent · pay $180,506 · grants $2,822,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,822,500 83.2%
Other expenses $259,610 7.6%
Taxes $113,021 3.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $110,000 3.2%
Other salaries and wages $70,506 2.1%
Fees: accounting $12,351 0.4%
Interest $6,285 0.2%
Total$3,394,273100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,943,381 spent · pay $163,208 · grants $2,498,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,498,500 84.9%
Other expenses $224,937 7.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $110,000 3.7%
Other salaries and wages $53,208 1.8%
Taxes $48,998 1.7%
Fees: accounting $7,738 0.3%
Total$2,943,381100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,577,237 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,325,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,325,500 84.0%
Other expenses $222,461 14.1%
Taxes $24,121 1.5%
Fees: accounting $5,155 0.3%
Total$1,577,237100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,259,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,014,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,014,500 80.6%
Other expenses $204,831 16.3%
Taxes $34,202 2.7%
Fees: accounting $5,886 0.5%
Total$1,259,419100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,142,768 spent · pay $0 · grants $977,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $977,200 85.5%
Other expenses $149,998 13.1%
Taxes $10,170 0.9%
Fees: accounting $5,400 0.5%
Total$1,142,768100%

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