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THE SEARCH FOUNDATION

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Plain text THE SEARCH FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/760520202. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). THE SEARCH FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2020–2024]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/760520202

MLA “THE SEARCH FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2020–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/760520202. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-18; covers tax years 2020–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.4M · expenses $824K · assets $10.5M

EIN
76-0520202
Address
820 GESSNER RD STE 800, HOUSTON, TX 77024-4533
NTEE code
T22Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1997
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

No one listed on these returns was paid.

Unpaid officers and directors · 6 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Molly K Wurzer SECRETARY-TREASURER2020-2024 9
Denise M Stoner ASST. SECRETARY-TREAS-STARTING 12/6/242024 6
Bertrand Coste VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2020-2024 2
Catherine Coste PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2020-2024 1
Mathilde Coste SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR2020-2024 1
Stephane Coste VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2020-2024 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE COSTE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MATHILDE COSTE SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BERTRAND COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
STEPHANE COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MOLLY K WURZER SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $09
DENISE M STONER ASST. SECRETARY-TREAS-STARTING 12/6/241 $0-$0 $06
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE COSTE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MATHILDE COSTE SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BERTRAND COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
STEPHANE COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MOLLY K WURZER SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $09
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE COSTE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MATHILDE COSTE SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BERTRAND COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
STEPHANE COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MOLLY K WURZER SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $09
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE COSTE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MATHILDE COSTE SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BERTRAND COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
STEPHANE COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MOLLY K WURZER SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $09
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE COSTE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR4 $0-$0 $01
MATHILDE COSTE SR. VICE PRES. & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BERTRAND COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
STEPHANE COSTE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MOLLY K WURZER SECRETARY-TREASURER1 $0-$0 $09

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $83K
NameLocationServicePaid
JOHNSON & WURZER PCHOUSTON, TXLEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES$83,406
2023 · 1 contractor · $82K
NameLocationServicePaid
JOHNSON & WURZER PCHOUSTON, TXLEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES$81,705
2022 · 1 contractor · $61K
NameLocationServicePaid
JOHNSON & WURZER PCHOUSTON, TXLEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES$61,198
2021 · 1 contractor · $87K
NameLocationServicePaid
JOHNSON & WURZER PCHOUSTON, TXLEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES$86,651
2020 · 1 contractor · $98K
NameLocationServicePaid
JOHNSON & WURZER PCHOUSTON, TXLEGAL,ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION FEES$98,266

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.

2024 · 17 grants to organizations · $699K
2023 · 15 grants to organizations · $523K
2022 · 14 grants to organizations · $420K
2021 · 16 grants to organizations · $590K
2020 · 13 grants to organizations · $355K

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.

2020 · 1 contributor · $10K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SCALER FOUNDATION INC- EIN74-6036684 Fuzzy 0.61 Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $9,869- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · 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
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,356,818$824,360 $10,463,406$10,463,406 $0- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$602,029$631,192 $9,930,948$9,930,948 $0- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$382,115$511,733 $9,960,111$9,960,111 $0- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$460,803$714,540 $10,089,729$10,089,729 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$541,555$495,845 $10,343,466$10,343,466 $10,149- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $9,869 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SCALER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE SEARCH FOUNDATION” 2020 1$9,869 2020$9,869
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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $824,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $699,312 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $699,312 84.8%
Fees: other professional $83,406 10.1%
Other expenses $27,534 3.3%
Taxes $14,108 1.7%
Total$824,360100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $631,192 spent · pay $0 · grants $523,101 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $523,101 82.9%
Fees: other professional $81,705 12.9%
Other expenses $19,891 3.2%
Taxes $6,495 1.0%
Total$631,192100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $511,733 spent · pay $0 · grants $420,207 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $420,207 82.1%
Fees: other professional $61,198 12.0%
Other expenses $22,298 4.4%
Taxes $7,996 1.6%
Interest $34 0.0%
Total$511,733100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $714,540 spent · pay $0 · grants $590,359 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $590,359 82.6%
Fees: other professional $86,651 12.1%
Other expenses $31,317 4.4%
Taxes $5,957 0.8%
Interest $256 0.0%
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2020 · Form 990PF · $495,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $355,128 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $355,128 71.6%
Fees: other professional $98,266 19.8%
Other expenses $35,493 7.2%
Taxes $6,554 1.3%
Interest $404 0.1%
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