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MARTIN & ARLYN SHIELDS FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $50K · expenses $130K · assets $2.1M

EIN
45-3199581
Address
PO BOX 7835, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77387-7835
NTEE code
T20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2012
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Martin L Shields Director2011-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Arlyn C Shields Director2011-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Tara S Bryant Director2018-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Travis C Shields Director2011-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Tara S Byrant (former) DIRECTOR2011-2017 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director2 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director2 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director2 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director2 $0-- $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director2 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director2 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director2 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director2 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Bryant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTIN L SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
ARLYN C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TARA S BYRANT DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTIN L SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
ARLYN C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TARA S BYRANT DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTIN L SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
ARLYN C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TARA S BYRANT DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARTIN L SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
ARLYN C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TARA S BYRANT DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
TRAVIS C SHIELDS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Byrant Director0 $0-- $01
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Byrant Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01
2011 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Travis C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Tara S Byrant Director0 $0-- $01
Arlyn C Shields Director0 $0-- $01
Martin L Shields Director0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $98K
2024 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 12 grants to individuals · $104K
2023 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $110K
2022 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 11 grants to individuals · $100K
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 10 grants to individuals · $125K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 10 grants to individuals · $106K
2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 11 grants to individuals · $90K
2018 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 10 grants to individuals · $82K
2017 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 9 grants to individuals · $55K
2016 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 9 grants to individuals · $53K
2015 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 14 grants to individuals · $67K
2014 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 14 grants to individuals · $70K
2013 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 12 grants to individuals · $70K
2012 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $39K
2011 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 1 grant to individuals · $30K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Martin Arlyn Shields Person The Woodlands, TX $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Martin Arlyn Shields Person The Woodlands, TX $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Martin Arlyn Shields Person The Woodlands, TX $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Martin Arlyn Shields Person The Woodlands, TX $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $30K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Martin Arlyn Shields Person The Woodlands, TX $30,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $750K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ANGEL RESOURCES Person THE WOODLANDS, TX $750,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2011 · 1 contributor · $1.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Angel Resources LLC Organization or other The Woodlands, TX $1,255,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2011 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,125$129,704 $2,066,645$2,066,645 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$627,426$130,100 $2,146,224$2,146,224 $30,000- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,709$132,089 $1,648,898$1,648,898 $30,000- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,486$124,414 $1,734,278$1,734,278 $30,000- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,627$149,005 $1,787,206$1,787,206 $30,000- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,068$127,996 $1,776,584$1,776,584 $30,000- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,128$112,480 $1,860,512$1,860,512 -- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,980$103,070 $1,890,864$1,890,864 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$816,243$70,872 $1,923,184$1,922,954 $750,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,446$68,732 $1,178,198$1,177,583 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,893$83,600 $1,209,353$1,208,869 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,511$88,946 $1,207,692$1,207,576 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,392$85,245 $1,196,011$1,196,011 -- ---
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,195$50,432 $1,195,864$1,195,864 -- ---
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,255,539$42,438 $1,213,101$1,213,101 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $129,704 spent · pay $0 · grants $98,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $98,000 75.6%
Other expenses $20,545 15.8%
Taxes $8,409 6.5%
Fees: accounting $2,750 2.1%
Total$129,704100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $130,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $104,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $104,500 80.3%
Other expenses $22,546 17.3%
Fees: accounting $2,000 1.5%
Taxes $1,054 0.8%
Total$130,100100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $132,089 spent · pay $0 · grants $109,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $109,500 82.9%
Other expenses $19,079 14.4%
Fees: accounting $1,950 1.5%
Taxes $1,560 1.2%
Total$132,089100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $124,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $100,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100,500 80.8%
Other expenses $19,866 16.0%
Taxes $2,123 1.7%
Fees: accounting $1,925 1.5%
Total$124,414100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $149,005 spent · pay $0 · grants $125,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $125,000 83.9%
Other expenses $20,932 14.0%
Fees: accounting $1,800 1.2%
Taxes $1,273 0.9%
Total$149,005100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $127,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $106,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $106,000 82.8%
Other expenses $18,553 14.5%
Fees: accounting $1,850 1.4%
Taxes $1,593 1.2%
Total$127,996100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $112,480 spent · pay $0 · grants $90,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $90,000 80.0%
Other expenses $18,846 16.8%
Taxes $1,884 1.7%
Fees: accounting $1,750 1.6%
Total$112,480100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $103,070 spent · pay $0 · grants $81,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $81,600 79.2%
Other expenses $17,629 17.1%
Fees: accounting $2,000 1.9%
Taxes $1,841 1.8%
Total$103,070100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $70,872 spent · pay $0 · grants $55,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $55,000 77.6%
Other expenses $12,281 17.3%
Fees: accounting $2,400 3.4%
Taxes $1,191 1.7%
Total$70,872100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $68,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $53,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $53,000 77.1%
Other expenses $11,474 16.7%
Fees: accounting $2,215 3.2%
Taxes $2,043 3.0%
Total$68,732100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $83,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $67,076 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $67,076 80.2%
Other expenses $12,258 14.7%
Taxes $2,391 2.9%
Fees: accounting $1,875 2.2%
Total$83,600100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $88,946 spent · pay $0 · grants $70,012 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $70,012 78.7%
Other expenses $12,801 14.4%
Fees: legal $2,250 2.5%
Taxes $2,008 2.3%
Fees: accounting $1,875 2.1%
Total$88,946100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $85,245 spent · pay $0 · grants $70,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $70,000 82.1%
Other expenses $12,217 14.3%
Fees: accounting $1,875 2.2%
Taxes $1,153 1.4%
Total$85,245100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $50,432 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $39,000 77.3%
Other expenses $9,423 18.7%
Fees: accounting $1,250 2.5%
Fees: legal $390 0.8%
Taxes $369 0.7%
Total$50,432100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $42,438 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $30,000 70.7%
Fees: legal $12,345 29.1%
Other expenses $93 0.2%
Total$42,438100%

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