The Notsew Orm Sands Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation paid $4,582,000 in its latest filing, but the filings record only five grants to organisations, all between $250,000 and $3,000,000, with a median of about $610,000, so a request in that region fits its record.
- Its organisational grants state general support as their purpose, and the filings name no preferred activities, applicant criteria or grantmaking area, so a small charity should judge fit on whether general support suits its needs rather than on a programme match.
- The stated geographic focus is absent, and the filings show grants mainly in Canada, the United Kingdom, Washington and Virginia; that is a pattern to note, not a rule about who may apply.
- None of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had funded in the filing before, so a first approach is not at a disadvantage, and the filing does not say how to apply.
Overview
The Notsew Orm Sands Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) 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 organisational grant record lists general support as the stated purpose throughout. Recipients include community foundations, a nature conservation organisation and a bear centre, alongside other charitable organisations; the recorded grants therefore reach different kinds of charitable body rather than a named funding field. The filings also record grants to individuals and payments to organisations on behalf of people selected by the foundation. They do not state the foundation’s preferred activities, applicant criteria or a grantmaking area, so no further funding priority can be attributed to it.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Canada, United Kingdom, Washington and Virginia.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 5 grants to organisations were about $610,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 68%
- The largest single recipient received 57% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations The Notsew Orm Sands Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 57% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 32% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Canada Company · General Support$3,000,0002023 tax year
- Nature Conservancy · General support$332,0002023 tax year
- Kilham Bear Center · General support$250,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Pilar Bauta — Director
- Melissa Baron Murdoch — Director
- Garfield Mitchell — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,276,626 | $2,712,618 | $48,367,507 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,330,644 | $4,582,000 | $63,193,110 | Filing for 2023 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (210) 341-9400
- Houston, TX