The Allbritton Foundation

Gave $5M in 2024

Houston, Texas · EIN 74-6051876 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$5M

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$50,000

Total assets$2.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $4,900,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Jeanne Lawver
Address	5615 Kirby Dr 650, Houston TX 77005
Phone	(713) 552-4921
Form and materials	General correspondence: financial data, including charitable purpose
Deadlines	None
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.

Education1
Health1

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside Texas.

Texas1
Virginia1

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 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Allbritton Journalism Institute	Arlington, VA	To educate and develop a new generation of reporters	$4,900,000
The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center	Houston, TX	To support cancer research	$50,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$4,950,000	2
2023	$11,007,500	4
2022	$4,010,000	2

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Mar 16, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202640759349100954
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-6051876
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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