Celanese Foundation
Historical FunderIrving, Texas · EIN 45-3766481 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$1.8M
Organizations funded1,423
Typical grant$238
Total assets$726K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100 and $500.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | MONICA AKANMU-WILLIAMS |
|---|---|
| Address | 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD STE 900N, IRVING TX 75039 |
| Phone | 9724434675 |
| Form and materials | NONE |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | NONE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
67% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $126,900 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Irving, TX | Charitable contribution | $63,375 |
| Bay Area Habitat for Humanity-Houston | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $50,000 |
| Project Joy and Hope for Texas | Pasadena, TX | Charitable contribution | $48,465 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $45,000 |
| Spe Foundation | Richardson, TX | Charitable contribution | $35,000 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $31,277 |
| Vogel Alcove | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $30,614 |
| Make- A- Wish Foundation of America | Phoenix, AZ | Charitable contribution | $30,000 |
| Resource Center Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $30,000 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $29,606 |
| Greenspace Dallas | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $26,063 |
| Wilkinson Center | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $25,700 |
| Attitudes Attire | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $23,625 |
| Hopes Door | Plano, TX | Charitable contribution | $22,565 |
| Communities in Schools Bay Area Inc | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $21,428 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center for North Texas Inc | Lewisville, TX | Charitable contribution | $20,749 |
| Bay Area Turning Point | Webser, TX | Charitable contribution | $20,000 |
| Wildlife Habitat Council | Silver Spring, MD | Charitable contribution | $20,000 |
| Grace Centers of Hope | Pontiac, MI | Charitable contribution | $18,908 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | Charitable contribution | $17,731 |
| After8toeducate | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $15,363 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | Charitable contribution | $15,338 |
| Clothed by Faith Inc | Katy, TX | Charitable contribution | $15,312 |
| Defenders of Freedom | Coppell, TX | Charitable contribution | $15,000 |
| Brighton Center Inc | Newport, KY | Charitable contribution | $13,877 |
| Womens Shelter of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | Charitable contribution | $12,759 |
| Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth | Corpus Christi, TX | Charitable contribution | $12,434 |
| Brush County Casa | Kingsville, TX | Charitable contribution | $12,184 |
| Coastal Bend Food Bank | Corpus Christi, TX | Charitable contribution | $12,184 |
| Triumph Over Kid Cancer Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | Charitable contribution | $11,984 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | Charitable contribution | $11,468 |
| Go Pantry Corporation | Florence, KY | Charitable contribution | $10,947 |
| Hope Against Trafficking | Pontiac, MI | Charitable contribution | $10,595 |
| Bonton Enterprises | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $10,566 |
| West Virginia Red Devils | Bluefield, WV | Charitable contribution | $10,500 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | $10,088 |
| The White Rock Lake Foundation | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $10,038 |
| Sarahs House | Pasadena, TX | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | Oak Park, MI | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Spartanburg County School | Spartanburg, SC | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Ps I Love You Ministries | Spartanburg, SC | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Rochester Community School | Rochester, MI | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Nsbe Dfw Professionals | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Charitable contribution | $10,000 |
| Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky Inc | Covington, KY | Charitable contribution | $9,973 |
| Authors in April Incorporated | Rochester, MI | Charitable contribution | $8,500 |
| Kentucky Refugee Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | Charitable contribution | $8,125 |
| Giles High | Pearisburg, VA | Charitable contribution | $7,733 |
| Leukemiais Gyermekekert Alapatvainy | Debrecen, HU | Charitable contribution | $7,313 |
| Matagorda County Womens Crisis Center Inc | Bay City, TX | Charitable contribution | $6,613 |
| Harvest House of Bay City Texas | Bay City, TX | Charitable contribution | $6,331 |
| Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | Charitable contribution | $6,114 |
| Autism Society of North Carolina Inc | Raleigh, NC | Charitable contribution | $6,051 |
| Domestic Violence Shelter and Services Inc | Wilmington, NC | Charitable contribution | $6,051 |
| Mcc Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $6,000 |
| Nourishnc Inc | Wilmington, NC | Charitable contribution | $5,914 |
| Gateway Church | Southlake, TX | Charitable contribution | $5,900 |
| She Supply | Flower Mound, TX | Charitable contribution | $5,600 |
| Armand Bayou Nature Center Inc | Pasadena, TX | Charitable contribution | $5,513 |
Showing the 60 largest of 1,423 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiche Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $616,594 |
| Manos Unidas Por Coatzacoalcos Ac | Coatzacoalcos, | Charitable contribution | $7,038 |
| Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $3,463 |
| Herzkranke Kinder Kohki Ev | Mainz, | Charitable contribution | $3,050 |
| Mt Olive Lutheran Church | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $3,000 |
| Baptist General Convention of Texas | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $3,000 |
| Aldersgate United Methodist Church | Wilmington, DE | Charitable contribution | $3,000 |
| Our Lady on the River Parish | Marine City, MI | Charitable contribution | $3,000 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Community Church | Colleyville, TX | Charitable contribution | $2,870 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | Charitable contribution | $2,805 |
| Age Uk Derby Derbyshire | Heanor, | Charitable contribution | $2,725 |
| Clear Lake United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $2,697 |
| Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA Inc | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $2,500 |
| Echo Church | Rochester, MN | Charitable contribution | $2,480 |
| Leukemiais Gyermekekert Alapatvainy | Debrecen, | Charitable contribution | $2,475 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | Livonia, MI | Charitable contribution | $2,380 |
| Fundamira USA Inc | Ave Maria, FL | Charitable contribution | $2,150 |
| Reindeer Social Welfare Foundation | Taoyuan City, | Charitable contribution | $2,100 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Charitable contribution | $2,000 |
| Master Provisions Inc | Florence, KY | Charitable contribution | $2,000 |
| Hilfe Fur Krebskranke Kinder Frankfurt Ev | Frankfurt, | Charitable contribution | $2,000 |
| Tierheim Limburg Weilburg | Limburg, | Charitable contribution | $1,963 |
| Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc | Rockville Center, NY | Charitable contribution | $1,926 |
| Project Joy and Hope for Texas | Pasadena, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,813 |
| Aktion Deutschland Hilft Ev | Bonn, | Charitable contribution | $1,707 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | Charitable contribution | $1,620 |
| British Heart Foundation | London, | Charitable contribution | $1,613 |
| Upstate Splash Inc | Mauldin, SC | Charitable contribution | $1,500 |
| A Widows Might Inc | Richmond, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,500 |
| Drk Ortsverein Todtnau | Todtnau, | Charitable contribution | $1,476 |
| Stiftung Kinder-Hospiz Sternenbracke | Hamburg, | Charitable contribution | $1,476 |
| Associazione Diabete Romagna | Emilia Romagna, | Charitable contribution | $1,476 |
| Bator Tabor Alapitvany | Budapest, | Charitable contribution | $1,400 |
| Escuela Para Entrenamiento de Perros Guia Para Ciegos Iap | Mexico Distrito Federal, | Charitable contribution | $1,363 |
| Family Counseling Center of St Pauls Inc | Wilmington, DE | Charitable contribution | $1,343 |
| Dementia Uk | London, | Charitable contribution | $1,313 |
| Freiwillige Feuerwehr Bremthal Ev | Eppstein, | Charitable contribution | $1,226 |
| Singapore Cancer Society | Singapore, | Charitable contribution | $1,150 |
| Cruz Roja Espanola | Madrid, | Charitable contribution | $1,101 |
| Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,081 |
| Wildwiesen Ev | Frankfurt Am Main, | Charitable contribution | $1,076 |
| Plan International Sweden | Warwick, RI | Charitable contribution | $1,075 |
| Narrows Ll Football | Narrows, VA | Charitable contribution | $1,075 |
| Freie Evangelische Gemeinde Oberursel | Oberursel Taunus, | Charitable contribution | $1,063 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Denton, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,061 |
| Sos-Kinderdorf Ev | Munich, | Charitable contribution | $1,050 |
| Barenherz Stiftung | Wiesbaden, | Charitable contribution | $1,026 |
| Vogel Alcove | Dallas, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,025 |
| Action for Children | Watford, | Charitable contribution | $1,013 |
| Hope College | Holland, MI | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Vienna Recreational and Improvement Association | Vienna, WV | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Kids Alive International Inc | Alpharetta, GA | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Banco de Alimentos de Hermosillo Iap | Hermosillo Sonora, | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Diakonisches Werk Hochtaunus | Bad Homburg Vor Der Halhe, | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Centro de Esperanza Infantil | Oaxaca de Juarez, | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Cornerstone Evangelical Church | Nottingham, | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Martin United Methodist Church | Bedford, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| St Thomas More Church | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| Lamar High School Parent Teacher Organization | Houston, TX | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,814,934 | 2,048 |
| 2023 | $1,905,090 | 1,588 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349103373
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 45-3766481
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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