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Foundation for Southeast Texas

Beaumont, TX · EIN 76-0530567 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Foundation for Southeast Texas reported $3.6 million in revenue and $2.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.57 went to program services, $6.45 to management and general costs and $3.98 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 56.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $116,888 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue rose 110% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.3M

Program services$89.57 $2.1M
Management & general$6.45 $150K
Fundraising$3.98 $92,262

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $3.6M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$56.25 $2.0M
Program service revenue$5.30 $191K
Investment income$34.51 $1.2M
Other revenue$3.94 $142K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	89.6%	90.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	6.4%	6.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	4.0%	1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.05	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	56.3%	79.9%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	5.3%	0.0%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$116,888	$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	5.04%	1.56%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	195.4	56.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	27 of 27	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$1.9M expenses · 89.7% of program spending · grants $1.7M

Distributions for organizations qualifying under irc section 501 (c)(3) per donor stipulations

$214K expenses · 10.3% of program spending · revenue $191K

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Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
EXECUTIVE DI Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$86,670	$0	$30,218	$116,888

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$3.6M	$2.3M	89.6%	$38M	$116,888
2024 ⓘ	$12M	$5.3M	93.8%	$34M	$111,331
2023 ⓘ	$7.8M	$3.4M	92.7%	$27M	$78,510
2022 ⓘ	$2.1M	$1.3M	83.3%	$22M	$72,693
2021 ⓘ	$3.6M	$1.3M	92.1%	$24M	$58,270
2020 ⓘ	$5.2M	$1.2M	87.0%	$21M	$55,310
2019 ⓘ	$1.7M	$1.2M	86.7%	$17M	$52,500

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b27 · 27 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 54

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Foundation for Southeast Texas totaling $22,500 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Foundation for Southeast Texas's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Foundation for Southeast Texas reported that 89.6% of its $2.3 million in expenses went to program services, 6.4% to management and general and 4.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Foundation for Southeast Texas pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Foundation for Southeast Texas reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $116,888, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Foundation for Southeast Texas get its money?

Of $3.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 56.3% came from contributions and grants and 5.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Foundation for Southeast Texas a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 76-0530567 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622329349301607 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522259349301947 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443559349301444 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303049349302610 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222859349301362 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132439349300433 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013089349302226 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 76-0530567: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.