Penrose Foundation

Historical Funder

Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 75-2456902 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$121K

Organizations funded5

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$2.9M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $5,000.

From the return

How to apply

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

Contact	ATTENTION SHARON S MAYES
Address	PO BOX 910, FORT WORTH TX 76101
Phone	6828991315
Form and materials	TRANSCRIPT (WITH S.A.T. &/OR A.C.T. SCORES), THREE (3) LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, COPY OF PARENT'S LAST THREE (3) INCOME TAX RETURNS, AND AN ESSAY.
Deadlines	APRIL 1 OF THE APPLICABLE YEAR
Restrictions	APPLICANTS MUST BE OF HISPANIC DESCENT AND MUST MAINTAIN A 3.0 GRADE AVERAGE EACH SEMESTER.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Texas.

Texas5

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Academy 4	Fort Worth, TX	General support	$5,000
Girls Inc of Tarrant County	Fort Worth, TX	General support	$5,000
Tarrant Area Food Bank	Fort Worth, TX	General support	$5,000
Presbyterian Night Shelter	Fort Worth, TX	General support	$5,000
Union Gospel Mission	Fort Worth, TX	General support	$5,000

The return also lists 16 grants to individuals ($96,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$121,000	21
2024	$118,010	23
2023	$121,500	23

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601029349100210
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-2456902
Profile updated Nov 7, 2026

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