Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing shows a broad spread of grants across education, health, social services, youth work and culture, so a charity working in one of these areas may find its work fits, though no mission or eligibility criteria are stated.
- Typical grants, which about 8 in 10 of its 402 grants to organisations fall between, run from $5,000 to $25,000, with a median of $10,000, and the largest grant was $100,000, so a request in or near that band is a realistic starting point.
- The filings show grants mainly in Texas, but no geographic focus is stated, so this describes where grants have gone rather than who may apply.
- Send a grant request letter with a copy of your IRS 501(c) letter attached; the filing gives no deadlines, though the foundation accepts applications, so no set date is named in the filing.
- Most of its grant dollars (87% in the most recent filing) went to organisations it had funded before, so a new applicant should not expect the money to be easy to win and may want to make a clear, specific case.
Overview
Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sugar Land, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record shows support for a varied set of charitable organisations, with most recorded organisational grant dollars going to Texas. Recipients include colleges and other educational institutions, hospitals and medical research organisations, child and family services, food assistance and other social-service providers, youth organisations, and museums and historical or cultural bodies. Many grants are recorded simply as program support; named purposes also include scholarships, research, patient care, literacy and food assistance. The record therefore shows a broad portfolio across education, health, social services and culture rather than concentration in a single field. It does not state a foundation-wide mission or identify applicant eligibility criteria; the filings describe past recipients and purposes rather than setting out a formal list of priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
How to apply
Send a grant request letter with a copy of the IRS 501(c) letter attached.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 402 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 146 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Lsu Foundation · Scholarships$75,0002025 tax year
- Parks Youth Ranch · Program support$50,0002025 tax year
- Literacy Council of Fort Bend · Capital campaign$50,0002025 tax year
- Diabetes Research Institute · Development of dri cell supply cente$50,0002025 tax year
- South Texas College of Law Houston · Scholarships$50,0002025 tax year
- Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Patient care assisiant (pca) program$50,0002025 tax year
- CurePSP · Patient journey program$50,0002025 tax year
- Child Advocates of Fort Bend · Casa home tour$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Patricia Somers — Secretary
- Debra Marfin — Vice President
- Ann Parks Stallings — Vice President
- James G Mcclellan — President / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,898,643 | $1,523,500 | $47,451,697 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,436,136 | $2,023,000 | $50,404,568 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,607,471 | $2,187,000 | $53,410,559 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (281) 313-6464
- Sugar Land, TX