Private foundation · EIN 20-0461429 · Colorado City, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Graves Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Texas. The foundation accepts applications (There is no submission deadline.) and its median grant is $7,500.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 11 grants paid, $140K total, median $7,500. 73% of grants stayed in Texas. Stated restrictions: There are no restrictions or limitations on awards.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
11
$140K
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in TX
73%
of grants
Deadline
See below
There is no submission deadline.
Assets
$3.0M

How to apply

Description of the organization (year founded, mission stmt, etc). Description of program or reason for request. Amount requested & specific purpose. Irs determination letter. Any additional appropriate information or documentation. Contact: The Graves Foundation Co Jody Wood, Po Box 198, Crowell, Tx, 5122258522 Deadlines: There is no submission deadline. Restrictions: There are no restrictions or limitations on awards.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mercy ShipsGarden Valley, TXGeneral donatin to use where needed$36K
Christian Outreach Food MinistriesCrowell, TXGeneral donation to use where needed$35K
Be a Vanessa Scholarship - Tyra Ochoa Scholarship FundDenver, COScholarships$19K
Josh Hulme Memorial ScholarshipAbilene, TXScholarships$18K
Crowell Methodist ChurchCrowell, TXGeneral donation to use where needed$9,000
The Center-Pregnancy Resource Center in VernonWichita Falls, TXGeneral donation to use where needed$7,500
Christian Community Compassion Center IncAustin, TXGeneral donation to use where needed$7,000
FIRST Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg IlHarrisburg, ILGeneral donation to use where needed$4,000
Harrisburg Medical Center FoundationHarrisburg, ILGeneral donation to use where needed$3,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Central TexasKilleen, TXScholarships$1,000
Created With Purpose of West TexasBovina, TXGeneral donation to use where needed$1,000

By state: Texas 8 · Colorado 1 · Illinois 2

About this foundation

Graves Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Colorado City, Texas, administered in care of Gordon T Graves, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Graves Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Description of the organization (year founded, mission stmt, etc). Description of program or reason for request. Amount requested & specific purpose. Irs determination letter. Deadlines: There is no submission deadline..

How much does Graves Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $140K across 11 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does Graves Foundation Inc give?

Texas (8 grants), Colorado (1 grants), Illinois (2 grants), per its latest filing.

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