Private foundation · EIN 75-2254591 · Carthage, Texas

Lewis H Pool Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Texas. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $2,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $112K total, median $2,000. 76% of grants stayed in Texas. Stated restrictions: Policy of primarily making grants to projects located in panola county areas.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
25
$112K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in TX
76%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$2.0M

How to apply

Furnish correct name, address, and telephone number of applicant; brief resume of (1) operations, (2) explanation of the request evidencing the need, the services to be rendered, how and when members of the public will benefit. Contact: Matthew C Pool, 17804 Cedar Creek Canyon Dr, Dallas, Tx, 9727719225 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Policy of primarily making grants to projects located in panola county areas. Grants made only to a government unit exempt under irc code or a non-profit, charitable organization having an exempt letter from the irs evidencing that it is such an organization.

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

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cisd Education FoundationCarthage, TXGeneral operations$21K
Panola College FoundationCarthage, TXGeneral operations$15K
Living Hope for HondurasLagrange, GAGeneral Operations$15K
Albuquerque AcademyAlbuquerque, NMGeneral operations$10K
Montgomery Blvd Church of ChristAlbuquerque, NMGeneral operations$5,000
Prestoncrest Church of ChristDallas, TXGeneral operations$5,000
Christ's Family ClinicDallas, TXgeneral operations$5,000
Christian WorksDallas, TXGeneral Operations$5,000
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXGeneral Operations$5,000
Methodist Children's HomeWaco, TXGeneral operations$3,000
Gold Network of East TexasTyler, TXGeneral Operations$2,700
Presbyterian Ear InstituteAlbuquerque, NMGeneral Operations$2,500
East Texas Food BankTyler, TXGeneral operations$2,000
Mission CarthageCarthage, TXGeneral operations$2,000
Rahab's Retreat RanchKilgore, TXGeneral Operations$2,000
Tca Independent Social CommitteeDallas, TXGeneral Operations$2,000
University of Oklahoma FoundationOklahoma City, OKGeneral Operations$2,000
Carthage Fire DepartmentCarthage, TXGeneral operations$1,900
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral operations$1,000
Ramah Cemetery Perpetual Care FundTenaha, TXGeneral operations$1,000
Strong Cemetery Endowment TrustHenderson, TXGeneral Operations$1,000
Sammy Brown LibraryCarthage, TXGeneral Operations$1,000
Panola County Chamber of CommerceCarthage, TXGeneral Operations$1,000
Sundance Aquatic AssociationAlbuquerque, NMGeneral Operations$500
Pioneer Presbyterian ChurchBeaumont, TXGeneral Operations$500

By state: Texas 19 · New Mexico 4 · Georgia 1 · Oklahoma 1

About this foundation

Lewis H Pool Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Carthage, Texas, tax-exempt since 1989. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Lewis H Pool Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Furnish correct name, address, and telephone number of applicant; brief resume of (1) operations, (2) explanation of the request evidencing the need, the services to be rendered, how and when members… Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Lewis H Pool Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $112K across 25 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Lewis H Pool Foundation give?

Texas (19 grants), New Mexico (4 grants), Georgia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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