Ellwood Foundation

Houston, TX
Tax-exempt since March 1962
EIN: 74-6039237

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$3.26M (2023)

Expenses

$3.19M (2023)

Total Assets

$39.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$3,263,944

Expenses

$3,185,130

Net Income

$78,814

Net Assets

$39,785,098

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$606,864	18.6%
Dividends	$639,582	19.6%
Sales of Assets	$1,760,199	53.9%
Other Income	$257,299	7.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,825,000	88.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$39,785,098
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$39,785,098

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Raymond L Brown (Trustee)	$0	$0
M Lee Hightower (Trustee)	$0	$0
Hw Hightower Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 9, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$4,416,715

Expenses

$3,056,071

Net Income

$1,360,644

Net Assets

$39,767,676

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$412,223	9.3%
Dividends	$622,933	14.1%
Sales of Assets	$3,054,090	69.1%
Other Income	$327,469	7.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,675,000	87.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$39,772,151
Total Liabilities	$4,475
Net Assets	$39,767,676

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Raymond L Brown (Trustee)	$0	$0
M Lee Hightower (Trustee)	$0	$0
Hw Hightower Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Feb. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$4,094,747

Expenses

$2,819,995

Net Income

$1,274,752

Net Assets

$38,129,737

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$435,255	10.6%
Dividends	$577,034	14.1%
Sales of Assets	$2,872,887	70.2%
Other Income	$209,571	5.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,460,000	87.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$38,134,332
Total Liabilities	$4,595
Net Assets	$38,129,737

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Raymond L Brown (Trustee)	$0	$0
M Lee Hightower (Trustee)	$0	$0
Hw Hightower Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Feb. 28, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$2,769,243

Expenses

$2,731,766

Net Income

$37,477

Net Assets

$37,241,336

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$475,583	17.2%
Dividends	$573,557	20.7%
Sales of Assets	$1,479,709	53.4%
Other Income	$240,394	8.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,400,000	87.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$37,268,991
Total Liabilities	$27,655
Net Assets	$37,241,336

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Raymond L Brown (Trustee)	$0	$0
M Lee Hightower (Trustee)	$0	$0
Hw Hightower Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 29, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$3,636,839

Expenses

$2,849,561

Net Income

$787,278

Net Assets

$37,058,231

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$602,956	16.6%
Dividends	$635,402	17.5%
Sales of Assets	$1,915,556	52.7%
Other Income	$482,925	13.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,500,000	87.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$37,096,810
Total Liabilities	$38,579
Net Assets	$37,058,231

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$3,791,620

Expenses

$2,855,252

Net Income

$936,368

Net Assets

$36,509,982

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$540,131	14.2%
Dividends	$589,568	15.5%
Sales of Assets	$1,936,937	51.1%
Other Income	$724,984	19.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,490,000	87.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$36,529,845
Total Liabilities	$19,863
Net Assets	$36,509,982

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Raymond L Brown (Trustee)	$0	$0
M Lee Hightower (Trustee)	$0	$0
Hw Hightower Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Feb. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$2,211,912

Expenses

$2,426,586

Net Income

-$214,674

Net Assets

$35,791,012

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$809,592	36.6%
Dividends	$489,500	22.1%
Sales of Assets	$267,669	12.1%
Other Income	$645,151	29.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,080,000	85.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$35,791,012
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$35,791,012

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$8,144,343

Expenses

$2,425,273

Net Income

$5,719,070

Net Assets

$36,050,201

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$699,663	8.6%
Dividends	$487,136	6.0%
Sales of Assets	$5,650,534	69.4%
Other Income	$1,307,010	16.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,080,000	85.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$36,116,864
Total Liabilities	$66,663
Net Assets	$36,050,201

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$4,794,012

Expenses

$2,188,093

Net Income

$2,605,919

Net Assets

$30,205,737

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$496,525	10.4%
Dividends	$598,234	12.5%
Sales of Assets	$2,014,299	42.0%
Other Income	$1,684,954	35.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,860,000	85.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$30,241,719
Total Liabilities	$35,982
Net Assets	$30,205,737

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$4,289,648

Expenses

$2,015,482

Net Income

$2,274,166

Net Assets

$27,822,552

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$489,886	11.4%
Dividends	$570,054	13.3%
Sales of Assets	$1,570,308	36.6%
Other Income	$1,659,400	38.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,735,000	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$27,871,819
Total Liabilities	$49,267
Net Assets	$27,822,552

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$1,701,973

Expenses

$1,752,280

Net Income

-$50,307

Net Assets

$25,698,544

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$524,789	30.8%
Dividends	$533,086	31.3%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$774,422	45.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,485,000	84.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,698,544
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$25,698,544

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Ellwood Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $3.26M (2023)

Expenses $3.19M (2023)

Total Assets $39.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities $0 (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2022

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2011

Extracted Financial Data

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2010

No Extracted Financial Data

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Revenue

$3.26M (2023)

Expenses

$3.19M (2023)

Total Assets

$39.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2023)

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