EIN 74-6051746

The Elkins Foundation

Name: The Elkins Foundation financials for 2025
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Grantmaking|Financials|Peers

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Houston

State

Texas

Year formed

1958

Most recent tax filings

2025-10-01

NTEE code, primary

T20: Private Foundations

Description

The Elkins Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, TX, which was founded in 1958 and most recently had $23,404,684 in revenue and one employees.

Also known as...

Margaret and James A Elkins JR Foundation

Total revenues

$23,404,684

2025

Total expenses

$19,821,493

2025

Total assets

$206,613,529

2025

Num. employees

2025

Grants made by The Elkins Foundation

Grantee	Grant description	Grant year	Amount
St. John's School (SJS)	In Support of the Campaign for A New Lower School	2025-10	$1,000,000
Harris Health Strategic Fund	In Support of Investing in A Healthier Harris County	2025-10	$1,000,000
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)	In Support of the New Health Sciences Education Building	2025-10	$765,000
...and 60 more grants made totalling $13,164,122

Financials for The Elkins Foundation

Revenues	FYE 10/2025	FYE 10/2024	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$9,146,152	$8,321,246	9.9%
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$14,082,598	$7,309,073	92.7%
Gross sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$175,934	$12,655	1290.2%
Total revenues	$23,404,684	$15,642,974	49.6%

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Data update history

May 1, 2026

Posted financials

Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2025

April 21, 2026

Updated personnel

Identified 1 new personnel

April 5, 2025

Posted financials

Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2024

October 3, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 8 new personnel

June 3, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023

Nonprofit Types

Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities

Issues

No issues found

Characteristics

Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 3737 Buffalo Speedway 750; Houston, TX 77098
Metro area: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
County: Harris County, TX
Website URL: theelkinsfoundation.org/
Phone: (713) 652-2020

IRS details

EIN: 74-6051746
Fiscal year end: October
Taxreturn type: Form 990-PF
Year formed: 1958
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary: 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status: Independent

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