Grants paid by The Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation
EIN 76-0385085 · TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation of TX (EIN 76-0385085) reported 33 grants paid totaling $1,712,840 to 12 recipients in tax years 2018–2022, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $945,000 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
$1,712,840
33 grants
Recipients
12
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2022
5 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$945,000
5 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | $359,000 | $475,000 |
| 2019 | 6 | $266,000 | $320,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | $236,000 | $150,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | $325,000 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | $526,840 | — |
Top recipients
The 12 recipients receiving the most from The Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation, by grants paid, out of 12 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston 74-1109655 | C | Houston, TX | 5 | $628,000 | 2022 |
| Fotofest International - Houston | U | Houston, TX | 3 | $210,000 | 2022 |
| Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center 74-1198298 | C | Houston, TX | 5 | $210,000 | 2022 |
| The Menil Foundation 74-6045327 | B | Houston, TX | 3 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Houston Center for Photography 76-0028082 | B | Houston, TX | 5 | $130,000 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Ministries - Greater Houston | U | Houston, TX | 4 | $127,000 | 2022 |
| Collaborative for Children 76-0228065 | C | Houston, TX | 2 | $120,000 | 2022 |
| The Greater Houston Community Foundation | U | Houston, TX | 1 | $98,840 | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston 76-0331398 | B | Houston, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Art League Houston | U | Houston, TX | 2 | $16,000 | 2020 |
| Houston Public Library Foundation 74-1926301 | B | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,000 | 2018 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc 74-1100163 | C | Spring, TX | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
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 38 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fotofest International - Houston Houston, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | The Menil Foundation Houston, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | The Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX | U | $98,840 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | Collaborative for Children Houston, TX | C | $90,000 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGE BOUND FROM BIRTH | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | C | $70,000 | paid | ANN & STEPHEN KAUFMAN JEWISH BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | EXHIBITIONS | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $23,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202302009349100910 |
| 2022 | Interfaith Ministries - Greater Houston Houston, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202302009349100910 |
| 2021 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $155,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202221309349101517 |
| 2021 | Fotofest International - Houston Houston, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202221309349101517 |
| 2021 | Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX | B | $45,000 | paid | EXHIBITIONS | 202221309349101517 |
| 2021 | Interfaith Ministries - Greater Houston Houston, TX | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202221309349101517 |
| 2021 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | C | $35,000 | paid | ANN & STEPHEN KAUFMAN JEWISH BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL | 202221309349101517 |
| 2020 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202120429349100607 |
| 2020 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $150,000 | approved, future | GENERAL USE | 202120429349100607 |
| 2020 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | C | $35,000 | paid | ANN & STEPHEN KAUFMAN JEWISH BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL | 202120429349100607 |
| 2020 | Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | ELBERT HOWZE EXHIBIT | 202120429349100607 |
| 2020 | Interfaith Ministries - Greater Houston Houston, TX | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202120429349100607 |
| 2020 | Art League Houston Houston, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | 2019 TEXAS ARTIST OF THE YEAR CATALOGUE | 202120429349100607 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc Spring, TX | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202120429349100607 |
| 2019 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $300,000 | approved, future | GENERAL USE | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | C | $35,000 | paid | ANN & STEPHEN KAUFMAN JEWISH BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | Collaborative for Children Houston, TX | C | $30,000 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION OF COLLEGE BOUND FROM BIRTH | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | The Menil Foundation Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | ELBERT HOWZE EXHIBIT | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | Interfaith Ministries - Greater Houston Houston, TX | U | $20,000 | approved, future | GENERAL USE | 202001749349100760 |
| 2019 | Art League Houston Houston, TX | U | $6,000 | paid | 2019 TEXAS ARTIST OF THE YEAR CATALOGUE | 202001749349100760 |
| 2018 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $450,000 | approved, future | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | Fotofest International - Houston Houston, TX | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | Interfaith Ministries - Greater Houston Houston, TX | U | $47,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston, TX | C | $35,000 | paid | ANN & STEPHEN KAUFMAN JEWISH BOOK & ART FAIR | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | The Menil Foundation Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | The Menil Foundation Houston, TX | B | $25,000 | approved, future | THE CONDITION OF BEING HERE: DRAWINGS BY JASPER JOHNS | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | Holocaust Museum Houston Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
| 2018 | Houston Public Library Foundation Houston, TX | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL USE | 201940519349100204 |
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 | 2022 | 2022-09-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202302009349100910 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-09-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202221309349101517 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-09-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202120429349100607 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-09-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202001749349100760 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-09-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201940519349100204 |
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/760385085.json.
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