Bernard Foundation

EIN 208907660 Private Foundation

Tyler, TX 75701 |(903) 592-7999

Total Given 2016–2023
$1.5M
37 grants · $184K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$50K
grant size
31%
supporter · 8/26 multi-year
repeat
$16.7M
Assets (2023)
26
Distinct Recipients

About

THE TAXPAYER IS REQUESTING AN AUTOMATIC UNDERPAYMENT PENALTY WAIVER PURSUANT TO TX-2021-02 AND IRC 2021-43 RELATED TO THE TEXAS SEVERE WINTER STORM DISASTER.

Focus Areas

Education Health Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person HOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS FOUNDATION
Phone (903) 592-7999
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $65K $1.4M $37K 2
2017 $63K $1.5M $50K 7
2018 $71K $1.4M $59K 7
2020 $65K $1.6M $92K 5
2021 $120K $17.4M $15.2M 3
2022 $327K $15.8M $664K 7
2023 $760K $16.7M $417K 6

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 37 grants on record

Minimum
$1
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$40K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$405K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

78.4% of US grants · Rank #1 of 3 states $840K across 29 grants 4 of 254 counties

Top 4 counties

  1. 1 Smith 14 grants · $457K
  2. 2 Angelina 11 grants · $218K
  3. 3 Dallas 3 grants · $160K
  4. 4 Cherokee 1 grant · $5K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (37 total)

Purpose
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX $405,135 ENDOWMENT - MEDICAL SCHOOL 2023
Kourage Health Tyler, TX $200,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX $100,000 ENDOWMENT - MEDICAL SCHOOL 2021
Sarah's Hope Charitable and Educati Lufkin, TX $75,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Angelina College Lufkin, TX $65,000 PUBLIC SUPPORT 2023
Texas Conservation Alliance Dallas, TX $60,000 LUFKIN INITIATIVE 2022
Christus Trinity Mother Frances FOU Tyler, TX $52,256 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Monuments Men Foundation Dallas, TX $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Monuments Men Foundation Dallas, TX $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Angelina County Exposition Center I Lufkin, TX $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Christus Trinity Mother Frances FOU Tyler, TX $40,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Christus Trinity Mother Frances FOU Tyler, TX $40,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Hospice of East Texas Foundation Tyler, TX $40,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Fisch College of Pharmacy at UT TYL Tyler, TX $40,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2018
Trinity Mother Frances Foundation Tyler, TX $35,000 EQUIPMENT 2016
Fisch College of Pharmacy at UT TYL Tyler, TX $35,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2017
Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA $30,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Hospice of East Texas Foundation Tyler, TX $20,000 CHILDREN'S GRIEVING PROJECT 2021
Angelina College Lufkin, TX $10,000 PROJECT: MEET THE ROADRUNNERS 2020
Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
American Red Cross Tyler, TX $10,000 HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF 2017
Virginia Historical Society Richmond, VA $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Marvin United Methodist Church Tyler, TX $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
George H. Henderson Jr Exposition CE Lufkin, TX $5,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
UT Health Science Center at Tyler Tyler, TX $5,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020

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