Support nonprofit organizations and communities in East Texas by managing donor funds, endowments, scholarships and grantmaking to address local needs.
ETCF Support Foundation’s largest recent grants flow to East Texas Communities Foundation, where donor-advised fund distributions and administrative fees make up the top entries in the recent grant record. That pattern points to a foundation built around fund administration and pass-through grant distribution rather than direct program delivery. The organization also maintains a broad local scholarship and community-fund portfolio that reaches across East Texas through named funds for education, health, libraries, civic projects, and county-specific community needs. The foundation’s active grant programs show how that infrastructure works in practice. One channel is the ETCF Scholarships universal application, which connects student applicants with multiple scholarship opportunities. Another is a set of field-specific and place-based funds, including support for nursing education, medical school, firefighting careers, and local charities in counties and towns such as Smith County, Henderson County, Sabine County, Winnsboro, Center, and Rusk County. The mix of donor-advised distributions and targeted charitable funds makes ETCF Support Foundation a local intermediary for both donor intent and community-defined needs.
Education is a major thread in ETCF Support Foundation’s giving. Through the ETCF Scholarships universal application, students can be matched to multiple scholarships, and the Randy Willmon Memorial Firefighter Scholarship supports high school seniors and former graduates from Smith County and surrounding counties who want firefighting or paramedic credentials at Tyler Junior College. The Sherilyn A. Willis, MD Medical School Scholarship also backs medical education for students in Texas. Health-related giving appears in several forms. The Betty and Roy Erickson Charitable Fund for Nursing Grant supports nursing education and related needs such as equipment, technology, and supplies. The Edwin A. “Blue” and Janice Owen Miller Charitable Fund Grant can support charities benefiting Henderson County, including health and human services. Community-serving grants also reach libraries and local projects, such as the Tyler Library Foundation Fund and the John Reagan Harris Community Fund for civic, religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational projects in Center, Texas.
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Most grants fall between $113K and $128K, with a median of $120K.
25th Percentile
$113K
Median
$120K
75th Percentile
$128K
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Typical grant size in the reported distribution is tightly clustered: p25 is $112,587, median is $120,392, and p75 is $128,196. The recent grant record is dominated by three grants to East Texas Communities Foundation across 2023 to 2025, including donor-advised fund distributions and administrative fees, which shows repeated funding to the same intermediary. ETCF Support Foundation is a public charity, and its structure centers on donor funds, endowments, scholarships, and grantmaking rather than direct service delivery. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the scholarship and named community funds.
Giving is concentrated entirely in Texas, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient locations include Tyler, TX. Program-level geography is highly local and county-based: Smith County, Henderson County, Sabine County, Winnsboro, Center, and the Rusk County area all appear in active funds. East Texas is the broad regional frame, with some programs limited to specific counties and others tied to Tyler Junior College or Texas medical schools.
The foundation supports nonprofit organizations and communities in East Texas through donor funds, endowments, scholarships, and grantmaking. Active programs cover education, health, human services, environment, arts, community development, libraries, civic projects, and county-specific community needs.
The reported grant-size distribution is concentrated at a high level: p25 is $112,587, the median is $120,392, and p75 is $128,196. Some named community funds and scholarships award smaller amounts, such as $500 to $5,000 for the ETCF Scholarships program.
Some active programs do. The ETCF Scholarships universal application accepts unsolicited applications, as do the Randy Willmon Memorial Firefighter Scholarship, the John Reagan Harris Community Fund, the Sherilyn A. Willis, MD Medical School Scholarship, the Edwin A. “Blue” and Janice Owen Miller Charitable Fund Grant, and the T.J. and LaVerne Plunkett Foundation Grant.
Its giving is entirely in Texas: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent and active program geography points to East Texas, including Tyler, Smith County, Henderson County, Sabine County, Winnsboro, Center, and the Rusk County area.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Etcf Support Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants may be public colleges or universities or private institutions with nonprofit 501(c)(3) status. Institutions must be located in one of the listed East Texas counties.
Deadline: Applications open June 15, 2027; deadline July 15, 2027 at 5:00 p.m.; recipients announced in August.
Who can apply: Public charities serving the Winnsboro, Texas area are eligible.
Deadline: Application opens July 1, 2027; deadline July 31, 2027 at 5:00 p.m.; recipients announced in September.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Texas Communities Founda | Tyler, TX | $43,918 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND; ADMIN FEES |
| East Texas Communities Founda | Tyler, TX | $136,001 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND; ADMIN FEES |
| East Texas Communities Founda | Tyler, TX | $104,782 | 2023 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
