East Texas Communities Foundation
EIN 752309138 Community FoundationAnnual Giving
$57.5M
1,025 grants · avg $11.5M/yr
community foundation (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $9K–$39K
grant size
53%
supporter · 224/420 multi-year
repeat
420
Distinct Recipients
About
East Texas Communities Foundation manages and distributes charitable funds including scholarships, endowments, designated, and donor-advised funds for the 32-county East Texas region. Founded in 1989, ETCF supports education, health, human services, and community development across East Texas.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Yes
How to Apply
Grantmaking flows through donor-advised funds plus competitive cycles run by specific named funds. Scholarships awarded annually. Review etcf.org/nonprofits/grants for open cycles.
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1025 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$9K
Median
$15K
Average
$56K
75th Pctl
$39K
Maximum
$5.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
81.0% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 32 states
$35.9M across
830 grants
38 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Smith
- 2 Tarrant
- 3 Gregg
- 4 Dallas
- 5 Harrison
- 6 Grayson
- 7 Angelina
- 8 Cherokee
- 9 Henderson
- 10 Harris
+28 more
counties
· 160 grants
· $2.4M
Grants Awarded (1,025 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcor Life Extension Foundati | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000,000 | RESEARCH SUPPORT | 2018 |
| The Mentoring Alliance | Tyler, TX | $1,888,566 | Building; General Support | 2018 |
| Betterhumans | Gainesville, FL | $1,500,000 | Research | 2021 |
| The Mentoring Alliance | Tyler, TX | $1,168,907 | GENERAL SUPPORT, BUILDING FUND | 2019 |
| First Presbyterian Church of | Tyler, TX | $1,022,100 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $1,001,000 | Educational | 2021 |
| Betterhumans | Gainesville, FL | $1,000,000 | Research | 2019 |
| Betterhumans | Gainesville, FL | $1,000,000 | Research | 2020 |
| Austin College | Sherman, TX | $864,861 | Scholarships Administered by AC | 2018 |
| UT Tyler Office of Advancemen | Tyler, TX | $809,707 | General support, | 2021 |
| UT Tyler Office of Advancemen | Tyler, TX | $777,856 | Educational | 2022 |
| UT Tyler Office of Advancemen | Tyler, TX | $767,436 | General support, | 2019 |
| ET Baptist University | Marshall, TX | $515,000 | Educational | 2022 |
| NW Univ-Feinberg Sch of Medic | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Disease/Disorder | 2021 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | St Joseph, MO | $490,829 | Educational | 2022 |
| All Saints Episcopal School | Tyler, TX | $456,605 | General support SCHOLARSHIPS | 2019 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | St Joseph, MO | $452,428 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Betterhumans | Gainesville, FL | $450,000 | Medical Research | 2022 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York, NY | $450,000 | Medical Research | 2022 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | St Joseph, MO | $419,693 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Human Age Reversal Project | Boca Raton, FL | $410,000 | Research | 2019 |
| Grace Community School | Tyler, TX | $408,259 | Program Development, Building | 2019 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | St Joseph, MO | $355,011 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Southern Methodist Universtiy | Dallas, TX | $350,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT CAPITAL PROGRAM DEV | 2018 |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | St Joseph, MO | $327,391 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2019 |
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