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SEC-registered adviser

F••••••••• E••••• M•••••••••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Addison, TexasCRD 161141SEC 801-73633websiteIAPD
Legal name F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• L••
Latest filing Apr 22, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2012 · 36 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 16, 2012
RAUM
$270M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
110
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
6
reported on Schedule D
History
36 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$270M as of Apr 22, 2026
Mar 28, 2013$316M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Apr 22, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Apr 22, 2026
Mar 28, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)110 as of Apr 22, 2026
Mar 28, 201350 then
Private funds6 as of Apr 22, 2026
Mar 28, 20136 then
RAUM -12% over the last fiscal year-23% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 22, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$45.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
yesreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$270M100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
6reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$0 for 0 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      10 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • R•••• E••••• W•••• · President And Chief Executive Officer, F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• L••control
        since 07/2005 · owns less than 5%
      • B•••••••• P••••• C•••••• · Elected Manager And Membercontrol
        since 05/2005 · owns F of F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L••
      • D••••• C••••••••• •• M••••• N•••• · Elected Manager And Membercontrol
        since 05/2005 · owns F of F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L••
      • G•••••• J••••• A• · Elected Managercontrol
        since 08/2017 · owns F of F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L••
      • P••••• R••••••• L• · Elected Manager And Membercontrol
        since 06/2018 · owns F of F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L••
      • R•••• E••••• W•••• · Elected Manager And Membercontrol
        since 07/2004 · owns 25% to 50% of F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L••
      • T•••••••• W••••••• M•••••••• · Elected Manager And Membercontrol
        since 05/2005 · owns F of F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L••
      • S••••• J••••••• M•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer, F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• L••
        since 02/2012 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • F••••••••• E••••• C••••••• L•• · Sole Member, F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• L••
        direct · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Discretionary RAUM · $289M to $270M
        Mar 27, 2026 to Apr 22, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $289M to $270M
        Mar 27, 2026 to Apr 22, 2026
      • RAUM · $289M to $270M
        Mar 27, 2026 to Apr 22, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 9 to 6
        Apr 8, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Employees · 120 to 110
        Apr 8, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $308M to $289M
        Apr 8, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $308M to $289M
        Apr 8, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • RAUM · $308M to $289M
        Apr 8, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
      • Accounts · 9 to 6
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $121,071 to $0
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • Private funds · 9 to 6
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $360M to $308M
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $360M to $308M
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • RAUM · $360M to $308M
        Apr 24, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $364M to $360M
        Mar 25, 2024 to Apr 24, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $364M to $360M
        Mar 25, 2024 to Apr 24, 2024
      • RAUM · $364M to $360M
        Mar 25, 2024 to Apr 24, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $377,635 to $121,071
        Apr 28, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Other offices · 1 to 0
        Apr 28, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $502M to $364M
        Apr 28, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $502M to $364M
        Apr 28, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • RAUM · $502M to $364M
        Apr 28, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $470,989 to $377,635
        Mar 28, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $587M to $502M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $587M to $502M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $587M to $502M
        Mar 28, 2023 to Apr 28, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $2.3M to $470,989
        Jun 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Employees · 130 to 120
        Jun 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $430M to $587M
        Jun 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $430M to $587M
        Jun 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $430M to $587M
        Jun 20, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $500M to $430M
        Mar 28, 2022 to Apr 19, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $500M to $430M
        Mar 28, 2022 to Apr 19, 2022
      • RAUM · $500M to $430M
        Mar 28, 2022 to Apr 19, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $2.6M to $2.3M
        Apr 26, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Other offices · 2 to 1
        Apr 26, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $338M to $500M
        Apr 26, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $338M to $500M
        Apr 26, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      • RAUM · $338M to $500M
        Apr 26, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
      Signals
      5 dated events
      • F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• reported RAUM $363.6M, down 28% from $501.7M (2023-04-28 to 2024-03-25)
        Mar 25, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • Patrick Joel Sauer (Elected Manager And Member) no longer on Schedule A of F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• (listed 2023-04-28, absent 2024-03-25)
        Mar 25, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• reported RAUM $586.9M, up 36% from $430.0M (2022-06-20 to 2023-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • F••••••••• E••••• M••••••••• reported RAUM $499.8M, up 48% from $337.7M (2021-04-26 to 2022-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • L. Richard Payne (Manager And Member) appeared on Schedule A of F••••••••• E••••• M•••••••••
        Mar 28, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      FOUNDATIONE•••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      972-707-2500reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 22, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026