THE SEARCH FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.4M · expenses $824K · assets $10.5M
- EIN
- 76-0520202
- Address
- 820 GESSNER RD STE 800, HOUSTON, TX 77024-4533
- NTEE code
- T22Z
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 1997 (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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly K Wurzer | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 9 |
| Denise M Stoner | ASST. SECRETARY-TREAS-STARTING 12/6/24 | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 6 |
| Bertrand Coste | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Catherine Coste | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 2020-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mathilde Coste | SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephane Coste | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE COSTE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATHILDE COSTE | SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BERTRAND COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| STEPHANE COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY K WURZER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 9 |
| DENISE M STONER | ASST. SECRETARY-TREAS-STARTING 12/6/24 | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 6 |
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE COSTE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATHILDE COSTE | SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BERTRAND COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| STEPHANE COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY K WURZER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 9 |
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE COSTE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATHILDE COSTE | SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BERTRAND COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| STEPHANE COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY K WURZER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 9 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE COSTE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATHILDE COSTE | SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BERTRAND COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| STEPHANE COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY K WURZER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 9 |
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE COSTE | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATHILDE COSTE | SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BERTRAND COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| STEPHANE COSTE | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY K WURZER | SECRETARY-TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 9 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 1 contractor · $83K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON & WURZER PC | HOUSTON, TX | LEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES | $83,406 |
2023 · 1 contractor · $82K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON & WURZER PC | HOUSTON, TX | LEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES | $81,705 |
2022 · 1 contractor · $61K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON & WURZER PC | HOUSTON, TX | LEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES | $61,198 |
2021 · 1 contractor · $87K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON & WURZER PC | HOUSTON, TX | LEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES | $86,651 |
2020 · 1 contractor · $98K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON & WURZER PC | HOUSTON, TX | LEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES | $98,266 |
State business registration
- THE SEARCH FOUNDATION TX, CN, Active franchise taxpayer (SOS status A), formed 1996-11-14
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 · 17 grants to organizations · $699K
2023 · 15 grants to organizations · $523K
2022 · 14 grants to organizations · $420K
2021 · 16 grants to organizations · $590K
2020 · 13 grants to organizations · $355K
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.
2020 · 1 contributor · $10K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCALER FOUNDATION INC- EIN74-6036684 | Organization or other | HOUSTON, TX | $9,869 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · 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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,356,818 | $824,360 | $10,463,406 | $10,463,406 | $0 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $602,029 | $631,192 | $9,930,948 | $9,930,948 | $0 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $382,115 | $511,733 | $9,960,111 | $9,960,111 | $0 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $460,803 | $714,540 | $10,089,729 | $10,089,729 | $0 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $541,555 | $495,845 | $10,343,466 | $10,343,466 | $10,149 | - | $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.
- CLARENCE WESTBURY FOUNDATION Houston, TX · 3 people in common (Bertrand Coste, Denise M Stoner, Molly K Wurzer)
- SCALER FOUNDATION INC Houston, TX · 2 people in common (Denise M Stoner, Molly K Wurzer)
- CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION FUND Houston, TX · 2 people in common (Denise M Stoner, Molly K Wurzer)
- W O FOUNDATION Houston, TX · 2 people in common (Denise M Stoner, Molly K Wurzer)
- MEGARA FOUNDATION Houston, TX · 2 people in common (Denise M Stoner, Molly K Wurzer)
- JSLH FOUNDATION San Francisco, CA · 1 person in common (Molly K Wurzer)
- SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA FOUNDATION Houston, TX · 1 person in common (Molly K Wurzer)
- THE CLUTHE AND WILLIAM B OLIVER FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH AND AGING Houston, TX · 1 person in common (Molly K Wurzer)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $9,869 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCALER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THE SEARCH FOUNDATION” | 2020 | 1 | $9,869 | 2020 | $9,869 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BE IT FOUNDATION INC | TX | T22 | $1,470,504 | $168,304 | PRESIDENT | $24,000 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
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| KOHL FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,548,465 | $1,689,785 | VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $130,027 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| THE RAPOPORT FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,230,124 | $724,723 | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| UNDERWOOD FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,295,838 | $1,010,143 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SUN HERITAGE FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,250,000 | $0 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SALEHI FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,234,689 | $1,759,765 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| P A N I FOUNDATION INC | TX | T22 | $1,390,017 | $656,904 | MANAGER | $70,251 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,591,150 | $752,733 | TRUSTEE | $50,000 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARASEK FOUNDATION INC | TX | T22 | $1,346,238 | $545,644 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| OATMAN HILL FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,236,961 | $619,497 | TRUSTEE | $8,670 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LESLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,334,581 | $1,107,756 | AGENT | $76,271 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| REUTER FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,302,967 | $378,619 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PAZERA FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,268,808 | $207,550 | DIRECTOR, PRES, TREAS | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CLARKE FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,231,293 | $1,686,371 | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EDGEMON FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,231,292 | $306,226 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WINKLER FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,361,293 | $2,606,345 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MCQUADE FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,371,762 | $996,557 | AGENT FOR FIDUCIARY | $21,466 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| DIRK NOWITZKI FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,286,288 | $1,053,189 | VICE-PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FISHBACK FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,241,716 | $272,614 | Director | $4,000 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| IRENE HORRIGAN FOUNDATION TUA | TX | T22 | $1,220,608 | $366,703 | TRUSTEE | $67,769 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARK B SUTTON FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,197,507 | $19,905 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HARDEMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | TX | T22 | $1,575,000 | $2,290,574 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HALBERT HARMON FOUNDATION INC | TX | T22 | $1,615,305 | $649,260 | Dir | $6,500 | Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BOOKER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | TX | T22 | $1,219,980 | $770,221 | DIRECTOR | $110,000 | Same NTEE code T22, 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).
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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 · $824,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $699,312 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $699,312 | 84.8% | |
| Fees: other professional | $83,406 | 10.1% | |
| Other expenses | $27,534 | 3.3% | |
| Taxes | $14,108 | 1.7% | |
| Total | $824,360 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $631,192 spent · pay $0 · grants $523,101 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $523,101 | 82.9% | |
| Fees: other professional | $81,705 | 12.9% | |
| Other expenses | $19,891 | 3.2% | |
| Taxes | $6,495 | 1.0% | |
| Total | $631,192 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $511,733 spent · pay $0 · grants $420,207 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $420,207 | 82.1% | |
| Fees: other professional | $61,198 | 12.0% | |
| Other expenses | $22,298 | 4.4% | |
| Taxes | $7,996 | 1.6% | |
| Interest | $34 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $511,733 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $714,540 spent · pay $0 · grants $590,359 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $590,359 | 82.6% | |
| Fees: other professional | $86,651 | 12.1% | |
| Other expenses | $31,317 | 4.4% | |
| Taxes | $5,957 | 0.8% | |
| Interest | $256 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $714,540 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $495,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $355,128 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $355,128 | 71.6% | |
| Fees: other professional | $98,266 | 19.8% | |
| Other expenses | $35,493 | 7.2% | |
| Taxes | $6,554 | 1.3% | |
| Interest | $404 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $495,845 | 100% |
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