BIGLARI FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $338K · expenses $324K · assets $26K

EIN
35-1925940
Address
19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY 12 FL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78259-1834
NTEE code
T21Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
April 1995 (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
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Sardar Biglari TRUSTEE2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Philip Cooley TRUSTEE2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Ruth Person TRUSTEE2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARDAR BIGLARI TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PHILIP COOLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RUTH PERSON TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARDAR BIGLARI TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PHILIP COOLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RUTH PERSON TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARDAR BIGLARI TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PHILIP COOLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RUTH PERSON TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARDAR BIGLARI TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PHILIP COOLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RUTH PERSON TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARDAR BIGLARI TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PHILIP COOLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RUTH PERSON TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARDAR BIGLARI TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
PHILIP COOLEY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
RUTH PERSON TRUSTEE0 $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 · 5 grants to organizations · $322K
2023 · 7 grants to organizations · $348K
2022 · 9 grants to organizations · $376K
2021 · 4 grants to organizations · $769K
2020 · 3 grants to organizations · $1.5M
2019 · 2 grants to organizations · $114K

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 · $338K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC Organization or other SAN ANTONIO, TX $337,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $360K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC Organization or other SAN ANTONIO, TX $360,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $290K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC Organization or other SAN ANTONIO, TX $290,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $855K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC Organization or other SAN ANTONIO, TX $855,334- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $1.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC Organization or other SAN ANTONIO, TX $1,480,334- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC Organization or other SAN ANTONIO, TX $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · 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 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$337,501$323,941 $26,244$26,244 $337,500- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$360,001$362,501 $12,684$12,684 $360,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,001$382,044 $15,184$15,184 $290,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$855,335$775,334 $107,227$107,227 $855,334- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,480,335$1,480,710 $27,226$27,226 $1,480,334- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,010$114,015 $27,601$27,601 $100,000- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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TNB FOUNDATIONTXT21 $209,938$83,939 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LRE FOUNDATIONTXT21 $648,645$535,120 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MARATHON FOUNDATIONTXT21 $179,127$178,649 EXECUTIVE DI$17,000 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
CARING FRIENDS FOUNDATIONTXT21 $219,666$279,860 TRUSTEE$57,259 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
WONG FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $252,705$159,146 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
FOSSILFUELED FOUNDATIONTXT21 $457,786$430,098 President$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
WHITE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $368,946$262,810 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INCTXT21 $336,138$458,916 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
ARENA ENERGY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $298,273$351,032 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
PISANI FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $395,245$417,660 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
UNLEASHED BRANDS FOUNDATIONTXT21 $369,941$86,590 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
TORCHYS FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $424,113$169,280 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
BERRY R COX FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $265,923$471,785 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
TEX MEX LEGACY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $238,968$108,473 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
NABORS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT21 $224,750$220,953 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE 2 OTHERS FOUNDATIONTXT21 $512,474$824,352 EXECUTIVE OFFICE MAN$88,962 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
TOMBLIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $204,291$218,797 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
STEWART TITLE FOUNDATIONTXT21 $186,046$892,221 President$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
OESCHGER FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT21 $296,618$486,848 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
MULVANEY FAM FOUNDATION TRTXT21 $601,843$447,500 TRUSTEE$65,351 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
LIGHT A CANDLE FOUNDATIONTXT21 $181,501$252,147 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
INVESTAR IMPACT FOUNDATIONTXT21 $174,757$151,206 DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
PLEDGE GOOD FOUNDATION INCTXT21 $270,000$253,370 PRESIDENT/VP/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
JAMES EXPERIENCE FOUNDATIONTXT21 $267,243$59,691 Director$0 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state
RUSH ENTERPRISES FOUNDATIONTXT21 $180,066$176,150 PRESIDENT$1,208,318 Same NTEE code T21, revenue within 2x, same state

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
WAL-DOT FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,250,0002 12011–2015 SUSAN SCHWARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
ESB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$550,0004 12021–2024 ACR FOUNDATION
PERMIAN BASIN AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$238,65113 22011–2024 MARATHON FOUNDATION; MIDLAND TEEN COURT INC
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$226,9316 12021–2025 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$194,7003 12022–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
MCPHERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$168,10012 12011–2025 URBAN OUTREACH INCORPORATED
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$116,0002 12020–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$102,6754 12021–2024 ADVOCATE FOUNDATION INC
SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation$91,5007 12016–2024 URBAN OUTREACH INCORPORATED
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$50,0002 12016–2017 URBAN OUTREACH INCORPORATED
HELEN GREATHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$50,0005 12021–2025 MIDLAND TEEN COURT INC
HENRY FOUNDATION Private foundation$40,0002 12015–2016 MIDLAND TEEN COURT INC
FASKEN FOUNDATION Private foundation$36,0003 12020–2023 MIDLAND TEEN COURT INC
JAMES A BUDDY DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$35,6002 12017–2020 MIDLAND TEEN COURT INC
ABELL-HANGER FOUNDATION Private foundation$31,5003 12022–2023 MIDLAND TEEN COURT 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 · $323,941 spent · pay $0 · grants $322,367 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $322,367 99.5%
Fees: accounting $1,500 0.5%
Other expenses $74 0.0%
Total$323,941100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $362,501 spent · pay $0 · grants $347,639 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $347,639 95.9%
Other expenses $13,362 3.7%
Fees: accounting $1,500 0.4%
Total$362,501100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $382,044 spent · pay $0 · grants $376,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $376,000 98.4%
Fees: accounting $3,750 1.0%
Other expenses $2,294 0.6%
Total$382,044100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $775,334 spent · pay $0 · grants $769,237 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $769,237 99.2%
Other expenses $6,097 0.8%
Total$775,334100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,480,710 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,480,524 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,480,524 100.0%
Other expenses $186 0.0%
Total$1,480,710100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $114,015 spent · pay $0 · grants $114,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $114,000 100.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$114,015100%

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