The Cullen Foundation
Donations deductibleTotal assets
$271.5m
IRS master file
Directors and trustees
6
6.6 years on average
Chair observed
≥8 yrs
Wilhelmina E Robertson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Activity
T22
Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
Filings on record
7
latest 2024
Renewal outlook
Watchlist
score 22 of 100
The Cullen Foundation's network
6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelmina E Robertson Chair | Chairman/Dir | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Carla Knobloch | Vice Chairman/Dir | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Isaac Arnold III | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marvin E Odum | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Meredith T Cullen | Secretary/Dir | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Nina Zilkha | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Chapman | COO/VP Investments | since 2022 |
| Peggy Reid | CAO/Controller | since 2022 |
| Scott W Wise | President/CEO/CIO | since 2022 |
About
- Legal name
- The Cullen Foundation
- EIN
- 760647361
- Address
- 2727 Allen Parkway 1050, Houston, TX, 77019-2115
- State
- Texas
- Activity (NTEE)
- T22 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PF (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥10years on the filingsWilhelmina E Robertson
≥10years on the filingsMeredith T Cullen
≥7years on the filingsCarla Knobloch
≥4years on the filingsIsaac Arnold III
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0 | $22.2m | Deficit $22.2m |
| 2023 | $0 | $20.7m | Deficit $20.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Cullen Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 30 September 1999
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.