Max Finney Foundation Incorporated
Max Finney Foundation is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) memorial foundation (EIN 83-1278261) that awards scholarships to young men in the greater Houston area and organizes the annual "Lax to the Max" lacrosse tournament. The site lists scholarship awardees, application instructions, contact emails, and a PO Box in Spring, TX.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A young man from the Greater Houston area seeking a tuition scholarship, preferably aligned with the foundation’s youth/lacrosse community ties and able to submit essays and transcripts via the online application.
Good Fit
- • Residency or schooling in the Greater Houston / Texas area
- • Male student requesting tuition support or scholarship
- • Ability to complete online application with essays and transcripts
- • Connection to youth athletics or lacrosse is a helpful alignment
- • Meeting the posted deadline and using the scholarships email or PO Box
Geography
Observed giving is geographically narrow: every recorded grant across the three observed years went to recipients in Texas, concentrated in the Greater Houston area.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funds a moderate number of distinct recipients each year (7–9), but the portfolio is narrowly focused on individual tuition scholarships rather than a wide range of organizational missions.
New Applicants
There is a clear public application path (website, online forms, posted deadline and scholarships email) and the latest year shows multiple new recipients entering the portfolio, indicating unfamiliar applicants can realistically access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
