Grants paid by The Freebird Foundation
EIN 27-4984752 · Bellaire, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Freebird Foundation of Bellaire, TX (EIN 27-4984752) reported 22 grants paid totaling $1,420,000 to 5 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $6,180,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,420,000
22 grants
Recipients
5
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$6,180,000
6 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $50,000 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $100,000 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $125,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $125,000 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $175,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $175,000 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | $670,000 | $6,180,000 |
Top recipients
The 5 recipients receiving the most from The Freebird Foundation, by grants paid, out of 5 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Food Bank 74-2181456 | B | Houston, TX | 6 | $700,000 | 2025 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation 74-1394920 | B | Houston, TX | 7 | $380,000 | 2025 |
| Tejano Center for Community Concerns 76-0377101 | B | Houston, TX | 3 | $160,000 | 2025 |
| Youth Heartline 85-0397100 | B | Taos, NM | 5 | $130,000 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana | U | Stafford, TX | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 28 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University of St Thomas Houston, TX | U | $3,500,000 | approved, future | STUDENT HOUSING | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $1,600,000 | approved, future | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITY | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $400,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITY | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $400,000 | approved, future | TOWARDS HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $320,000 | approved, future | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Tejano Center for Community Concerns Houston, TX | B | $240,000 | approved, future | TOWARD BIRTH TO TWO PROGRAM | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Youth Heartline Taos, NM | B | $120,000 | approved, future | TOWARD CREATING A SAFER AND BETTER LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $80,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Tejano Center for Community Concerns Houston, TX | B | $60,000 | paid | TOWARD BIRTH TO TWO PROGRAM | 202601189349101205 |
| 2025 | Youth Heartline Taos, NM | B | $30,000 | paid | TOWARD CREATING A SAFER AND BETTER LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY | 202601189349101205 |
| 2024 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202501339349104165 |
| 2024 | Tejano Center for Community Concerns Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARD HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY | 202501339349104165 |
| 2024 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202501339349104165 |
| 2024 | Youth Heartline Taos, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | TOWARD CREATING A SAFER AND BETTER LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY | 202501339349104165 |
| 2023 | Make a Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana Stafford, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | TOWARD CREATING LIFE CHANGING WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES | 202431989349100403 |
| 2023 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202431989349100403 |
| 2023 | Tejano Center for Community Concerns Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARD HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY | 202431989349100403 |
| 2023 | Youth Heartline Taos, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | TOWARD CREATING A SAFER AND BETTER LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY | 202431989349100403 |
| 2022 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202301919349100205 |
| 2022 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202301919349100205 |
| 2022 | Youth Heartline Taos, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | TOWARD CREATING A SAFER AND BETTER LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY | 202301919349100205 |
| 2021 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202221809349101217 |
| 2021 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202221809349101217 |
| 2021 | Youth Heartline Taos, NM | B | $25,000 | paid | TOWARD CREATING A SAFER AND BETTER LIFE FOR VULNERABLE CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY | 202221809349101217 |
| 2020 | Houston Food Bank Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON FOOD BANK'S GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202121589349100177 |
| 2020 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202121589349100177 |
| 2018 | Houston Ballet Foundation Houston, TX | B | $50,000 | paid | TOWARDS HOUSTON BALLET'S AFTER SCHOOL DANCE PROGRAM. | 201931309349101268 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601189349101205 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501339349104165 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202431989349100403 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301919349100205 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202221809349101217 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202121589349100177 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931309349101268 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/274984752.json.
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