ChevronTexaco Foundation, formerly known as the Texaco Foundation, was a private foundation that distributed grants to scientific, educational, and charitable causes, including international charities. [1] As of March 2022, the ChevronTexaco Foundation is no longer registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt organization. [2] [3]
During its operations, ChevronTexaco Foundation issued numerous grants to the Mercy Corps and the American Red Cross for disaster relief efforts, a $3,740,650 grant to CHF International; grants to U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); [4] $500,000 grants to the left-of-center Literacy Network, Urban League, and Alliance for a Better Community; [5] and smaller grants to Citi International, [6] the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, [7] the left-of-center Population Services International (PSI), and others. [8]
ChevronTexaco Foundation was the precursor to the Chevron Global Assistance Fund. In 2015, ChevronTexaco Foundation transferred its remaining balance of $1,818,996 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund to establish the Chevron Global Assistance Fund. [9]
Kari Endes and Linda Padon were ChevronTexaco Foundation’s directors at the time of their last tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). [10]
History and Leadership
Formerly known as the Texaco Foundation, [11] ChevronTexaco Foundation was founded in 1999. In 2001, the ChevronTexaco Foundation began its charitable giving activities. [12] [13]
In 2015, ChevronTexaco Foundation transferred its remaining balance of $1,818,996 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund to establish the Chevron Global Assistance Fund, a donor-advised fund to carry on the charitable activities of the ChevronTexaco Foundation. [14] The Chevron Community Foundation also contributed $5,725,811 for the establishment of the Chevron Global Assistance Fund in 2016. [15]
Kari Endes and Linda Padon were ChevronTexaco Foundation’s directors at the time of their last form 990-PF filing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). [16]
Activities and Funding
ChevronTexaco Foundation was a private foundation that gave grants to scientific, educational, and charitable causes, including international charities, on the same issues. [17] As of March 2022, the ChevronTexaco Foundation is not registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt organization. [18] [19]
After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, ChevronTexaco Foundation made donations to support victims. Contributions also included $2 million for anti-bias initiatives addressing discrimination against Muslims and Middle Eastern individuals. [20] These grants supported the September 11th Anti-Justice Project, a joint initiative with the National Conference for Community Justice (NCCJ). [21]
In 2011, ChevronTexaco Foundation sent donations to the Chevron Humanitarian Relief Fund of $1,749,517 for Tsunami relief and $44,786 to the American Red Cross for Haiti Disaster Relief. [22]
In 2010, ChevronTexaco Foundation made grants of $250,000 for Mercy Corps, $400,000 for the Pan American Development Foundation, $400,000 for the Global Red Cross, and $400,000 for the World Food Program in 2010. [23]
In 2009, ChevronTexaco Foundation sent grants of $400,000 to Mercy Corps and $121,952 to Citi International. [24] The Foundation sent grants of $3,740,650 to CHF International, $525,000 to Mercy Corps, $50,000 to the Global Fund, and $10,000 to Family Care Foundation in 2008. [25] In 2006, ChevronTexaco Foundation sent grants of $402,093 to the American National Red Cross, $225,000 to the Mercy Corps, and $100,000 to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). [26]
In 2005, ChevronTexaco Foundation awarded $500,000 grants to the left-of-center Literacy Network, Urban League, and Alliance for a Better Community. [27]
In 2002, ChevronTexaco Foundation distributed grants worth $50,000 for the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies, $42,025 for Kazakh National Music Academy, and $400,000 for NYU Medical Center. $32,000 for Population Services International, $50,000 for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. [28]
In 2001, the Foundation made grants to the Pan American Development Foundation for $22,500, the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for $20,000, $50,000 for Bright Red Dot Foundation, $100,00 for Pan American Development Foundation, $100,000 for The Resource Foundation, $33,000 for left-of-center Population Services International (PSI), $50,000 for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and others. [29]
ChevronTexaco Foundation also sent grants to the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. [30]