Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation

About Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation

A single historic property anchors the Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation’s giving: the McFaddin–Ward House in Beaumont, where the two largest grants on record covered operating budget support in 2023 and 2025, plus a rewiring project and other capital work. That pattern makes the foundation’s priorities unusually clear. It funds preservation, building systems, and upkeep for heritage assets, while also extending support to a small set of Beaumont-area charities that serve health, education, meals, seniors, and youth. Recent grants show a local donor with a narrow geographic footprint and a practical focus on facilities, equipment, and operating needs. Beyond the historic home, the foundation has backed the City of Beaumont for restoration work on the Robert Morton organ in Jefferson Theatre, Christus Health Foundation of Southeast Texas for new 3-D mammography systems, and Beaumont Heritage Society for museum and restoration projects. The overall picture is less about diversified philanthropy than sustained stewardship of place-based institutions in Beaumont and nearby Southeast Texas.

What Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation Funds

Historic preservation is the clearest theme. The foundation gave $100,000 to Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation Inc for restoration of the historic Bolivar Point Lighthouse, and $104,500 to Beaumont Heritage Society for the John Jay French Museum window restoration and Spindletop Park panels special project. It also supported the City of Beaumont with $150,000 for restoration of the Robert Morton organ in Jefferson Theatre. Health-related grants appear as facility and equipment support. Christus Health Foundation of Southeast Texas received $150,000 for new 3-D mammography systems, while Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation received $100,000 for the Baptist Cancer Center. Ubi Caritas Health Ministries received $10,000 for a children’s health initiative. The foundation also funds community services and youth support. Some Other Place received $25,000 for a soup kitchen cooler/freezer unit replacement, and Communities in Schools Southeast Texas Inc received $10,000 for wellness and resilience with Trust-Based Relational Intervention and iLead. For youth development, IEA-Inspire Encourage Achieve received $8,000 for an activity court for at-risk youth.

How Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation Gives