The Furr Foundation Inc

EIN 752605002

Abilene, TX 79601 |(814) 781-0778

https://GUIDESTAR.ORG
Total Given 2020–2023
$495K
72 grants · $124K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $2K–$6K
grant size
35%
supporter · 17/48 multi-year
repeat
$1.1M
Assets (2023)
48
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person WILLIAM L COOK JR
Phone (814) 781-0778
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply NAME, ADDRESS, UNIVERSITY, USE OF POTENTIAL FUNDS, BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Restrictions NONE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $1.6M $46K N/A
2020 $128K $1.3M $35K 20
2021 $92K $569K $27K 11
2022 $119K $1.2M $38K 22
2023 $155K $1.1M $54K 19

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 72 grants on record

Minimum
$300
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$4K
Average
$7K
75th Pctl
$6K
Maximum
$50K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

75.0% of US grants · Rank #1 of 6 states $422K across 54 grants 16 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 15 grants · $130K
  2. 2 Jones 2 grants · $90K
  3. 3 Taylor 6 grants · $79K
  4. 4 Dallas 5 grants · $23K
  5. 5 Bexar 2 grants · $21K
  6. 6 Travis 3 grants · $20K
  7. 7 Erath 4 grants · $14K
  8. 8 Stephens 4 grants · $11K
  9. 9 Randall 2 grants · $8K
  10. 10 Williamson 2 grants · $7K
+6 more counties · 9 grants · $19K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (72 total)

Purpose
First United Methodist Church Anson, TX $50,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2023
Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX $40,000 ENODWMENT 2023
Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX $40,000 ENDOWMENT 2022
Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX $30,000 ENDOWMENT 2021
Grace Preparatory Academy Arlington, TX $20,000 Operating Funds 2020
Grace Preparatory Academy Arlington, TX $20,000 OPERATING FUNDS 2021
Grace Preparatory Academy Arlington, TX $20,000 OPERATIONS 2023
Grace Preparatory Academy Arlington, TX $20,000 OPERATIONS 2022
University of Texas of San Antonio San Antonio, TX $15,763 Scholarships 2020
General Assembly Corp Coding Austin, TX $14,500 Scholarships 2020
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City, OK $12,000 Scholarships 2020
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City, OK $12,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
Lamar Baptist University Arlington, TX $10,000 Scholarships 2020
Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX $8,000 Scholarships 2020
University of Texas of Arlington Arlington, TX $8,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
Arlington Baptist University Arlington, TX $8,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Mohela Dept of Education Chesterfield, MO $6,634 Student Loan 2020
Oklahoma University Norman, OK $6,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Tulsa Welding School Tulsa, OK $5,503 SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
University of Texas San Antonio San Antonio, TX $5,028 SCHOLARSHIP 2023
Sky Mates Flight Academy Grand Prairie, TX $5,000 Scholarships 2020
Austin Community College Austin, TX $4,000 Scholarships 2020
Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX $4,000 Scholarships 2020
Southwestern University Georgetown, TX $4,000 Scholarships 2020
uNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF ARLINGTON Arlington, TX $4,000 Scholarships 2020