FOUR LEE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $7.4M · expenses $4.0M · assets $35.0M

EIN
47-2055080
Address
1885 SAINT JAMES PL STE 950, HOUSTON, TX 77056-4178
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2016 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

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
Gregory L Armstrong DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Melinda L Armstrong DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tylon L Armstrong DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG V.P./SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG V.P./SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG V.P./SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG V.P./SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG V.P./SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GREGORY L ARMSTRONG PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MELINDA L ARMSTRONG V.P./SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
TYLON L ARMSTRONG TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $134K
NameLocationServicePaid
HIGHTOWER TRUST SERVICESHOUSTON, TXINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$134,000
2023 · 1 contractor · $123K
NameLocationServicePaid
HIGHTOWER TRUST SERVICESHOUSTON, TXINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$123,000
2022 · 1 contractor · $202K
NameLocationServicePaid
HIGHTOWER TRUST SERVICESHOUSTON, TXINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$201,959
2021 · 1 contractor · $223K
NameLocationServicePaid
HIGH TOWER TRUST SERVICES LTAHOUSTON, TXINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$222,920

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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 · 32 grants to organizations · $3.7M
2023 · 33 grants to organizations · $1.5M
2022 · 27 grants to organizations · $1.3M
2021 · 29 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2020 · 23 grants to organizations · $1.2M
2019 · 22 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2018 · 18 grants to organizations · $692K
2017 · 12 grants to organizations · $651K
2016 · 14 grants to organizations · $435K
2015 · 9 grants to organizations · $220K

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 · 3 contributors · $5.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $2,135,500$2,135,500 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
1 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $1,578,250$1,578,250 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
3 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $1,400,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $2.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $1,541,550$1,541,550 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $1,147,602$1,147,602 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 4 contributors · $2.8M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $1,700,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
3 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $521,657$521,657 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
4 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $401,058$401,058 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 GREGORY L ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $129,782$129,782 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREG AND MELINDA ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $1,999,896$1,999,896 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $8.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREG AND MELINDA ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $8,505,000$8,505,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREG AND MELINDA ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $2,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $5.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREG AND MELINDA ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $5,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $5.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GREG AND MELINDA ARMSTRONG Person HOUSTON, TX $5,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · 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 ↗
$7,372,042$4,033,936 $35,012,503$35,012,503 $5,113,750- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,535,470$1,807,514 $31,387,898$31,387,898 $2,689,152- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,649,562$1,600,580 $29,619,748$29,619,748 $2,752,497- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,794,330$1,359,910 $25,092,562$25,092,562 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$479,194$1,520,372 $24,637,764$24,637,764 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,721,988$1,349,364 $25,683,544$25,683,544 $1,999,896- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,944,554$812,027 $24,719,933$24,719,933 $8,505,000- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,962,952$745,713 $16,846,866$16,846,866 $2,000,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,413,408$498,539 $14,629,627$14,629,627 $5,000,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,140,211$269,407 $9,714,758$9,714,758 $5,000,000- $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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NATEM FOUNDATION INCTXT22 $7,114,341$2,741,013 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$159,297 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
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RAY H MARR FOUNDATIONTXT22 $5,236,927$3,100,965 PRESIDENT$320,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARY H CAIN FOUNDATIONTXT22 $6,434,621$3,807,515 SECRETARY, TREASURER$129,299 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HALEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $5,416,957$424,069 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$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).

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GORDON & MARY CAIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$97,828,1114 22022–2024 MARY H CAIN FOUNDATION; GORDON A CAIN FOUNDATION
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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 · $4,033,936 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,747,080 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,747,080 92.9%
Fees: other professional $137,917 3.4%
Fees: accounting $134,000 3.3%
Taxes $14,939 0.4%
Total$4,033,936100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,807,514 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,538,248 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,538,248 85.1%
Fees: accounting $123,000 6.8%
Fees: other professional $93,640 5.2%
Taxes $52,626 2.9%
Total$1,807,514100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,600,580 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,318,194 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,318,194 82.4%
Fees: other professional $202,759 12.7%
Taxes $77,627 4.8%
Fees: accounting $2,000 0.1%
Total$1,600,580100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,359,910 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,122,415 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,122,415 82.5%
Fees: other professional $223,112 16.4%
Taxes $7,883 0.6%
Fees: accounting $6,500 0.5%
Total$1,359,910100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,520,372 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,225,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,225,000 80.6%
Fees: other professional $272,142 17.9%
Taxes $14,730 1.0%
Fees: accounting $8,500 0.6%
Total$1,520,372100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $1,349,364 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,071,180 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,071,180 79.4%
Fees: other professional $252,236 18.7%
Taxes $18,448 1.4%
Fees: accounting $7,500 0.6%
Total$1,349,364100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $812,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $692,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $692,500 85.3%
Fees: other professional $89,904 11.1%
Taxes $17,523 2.2%
Fees: accounting $12,100 1.5%
Total$812,027100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $745,713 spent · pay $0 · grants $651,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $651,200 87.3%
Fees: other professional $80,857 10.8%
Taxes $13,656 1.8%
Total$745,713100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $498,539 spent · pay $0 · grants $435,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $435,000 87.3%
Fees: other professional $52,503 10.5%
Fees: accounting $6,000 1.2%
Taxes $4,745 1.0%
Fees: legal $291 0.1%
Total$498,539100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $269,407 spent · pay $0 · grants $219,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $219,500 81.5%
Taxes $25,039 9.3%
Other expenses $18,368 6.8%
Fees: accounting $6,500 2.4%
Total$269,407100%

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