Christine Papa Sherman Foundation

Gave $200K in 2025

Sugar Land, Texas · EIN 99-3958413 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$200K

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$150,000

Total assets$11M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $150,000 and $150,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Mark G Papa
Address	207 Savoy Street, Sugar Land TX 77478
Phone	(713) 357-1373
Email	markpapa3706@gmail.com
Form and materials	Letter request.
Deadlines	N/A.
Restrictions	None.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. 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.

Children & Youth1
Education1
Health1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Texas.

Texas1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Texas Childrens Hospital	Bellaire, TX	To further the organization's mission to support excellence in patient care, education and research with a commitment to quality service…	$150,000

The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($50,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$200,000	2
2024	Unknown	0

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 9, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202640999349101309
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 99-3958413
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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