The Marshall and Ellen Peters Family Foundation concentrates on local, community-based nonprofits in the Brazos Valley/Bryan–College Station area, with a particular emphasis on basic needs, health and human services, and faith-based organizations. Grants are typically unrestricted or for general operating support and repeatedly go to small-to-midsized service providers such as clinics, hospice, food assistance programs, child advocacy centers, and local churches. The foundation favors pragmatic, front‑line service organizations that deliver direct client services rather than national advocacy groups. Its giving profile suggests a hands-on, place‑based philanthropic approach focused on sustaining essential community services.
Repeated support for Bryan–College Station service providers is the clearest marker of the Marshall and Ellen Peters Family Foundation’s giving. Across the recent grants list, the foundation returns to the same local organizations for general operating or charitable support, including Health for All Clinic Inc, Hospice Brazos Valley Inc, Twin City Mission, Voices for Children Inc, and First Presbyterian Church of Bryan. The pattern points to a funder that favors direct, front-line services rather than broad advocacy, with grants aimed at keeping community institutions functioning. Its grant list also shows attention to basic needs, child advocacy, health care access, and faith-based ministries. The foundation has supported a community clinic, a hospice provider, a food bank, a boys club, and a child advocacy center, often with awards in the $4,000 to $5,000 range. Several recipients appear more than once over multiple years, including Health for All Clinic Inc, Hospice Brazos Valley Inc, and First Presbyterian Church of Bryan, suggesting an ongoing relationship rather than one-time project funding. The overall picture is of a family foundation that channels modest grants into steady support for local organizations serving immediate community needs.
In community health, the foundation gave $5,000 to Health for All Clinic Inc for general operating support in 2025 and another $5,000 in 2023 for charitable purposes. Hospice care is another recurring area: Hospice Brazos Valley Inc received $5,000 in 2023, $4,750 in 2024, and $4,000 in 2025, with both charitable-purpose and general operating awards. Basic-needs work also appears repeatedly. The Salvation Army received $5,000 in 2023 and $4,000 in 2025, while Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc received $3,000 in 2023 and $2,750 in 2024. Child advocacy is present through Scotty's House and Voices for Children, each receiving awards for charitable purposes and later general operating support. Faith-based support includes First Presbyterian Church of Bryan and SOS Ministries Inc.
Typical grants cluster in a narrow band: p25 is $3,000, median is $4,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent list shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing support rather than one-off gifts. Awards are often described as general operating, annual operating, unrestricted, or for charitable purposes, pointing to flexible support for recipients. The foundation is a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$65K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Modest, locally concentrated grants with frequent repeat support to the same community organizations; predominately unrestricted/general operating funding to front‑line service providers rather than large, one‑off capital gifts or national nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Health for All Clinic, Inc., Hospice Brazos Valley, Inc., Twin City Mission, Brazos Valley Food Bank, Inc., Scotty's House (Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center)
Grantmaking is heavily centered in Bryan, Texas: the recent grants list places most recipients there, including health, food, hospice, youth, and church grantees. Outside Texas, only a small number of grants appear in Alexandria, Virginia, and Clearwater, Florida. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 33 grants in the United States. The foundation’s top state by grant count is Virginia, even though its recipient list also includes many Bryan-area organizations.
The foundation supports local charities, religious organizations, clinics, hospice services, food assistance programs, child advocacy groups, and youth-serving nonprofits. Recent grants include general operating and charitable-purpose awards to organizations in Bryan, Texas, plus a few recipients in Virginia and Florida.
Typical grants are modest and tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $4,000, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. Many recent awards fall within that $3,000 to $5,000 range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Health for All Clinic Inc, Hospice Brazos Valley Inc, First Presbyterian Church of Bryan, Twin City Mission, Voices for Children Inc, and The Salvation Army. The pattern suggests ongoing support over multiple grant cycles.
Most grants go to recipients in Bryan, Texas. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, and the recent list also includes grants to Alexandria, Virginia, and Clearwater, Florida. The top state by grant count is Virginia.
Yes. Many recent grants are labeled general operating, annual operating, unrestricted, or for charitable purposes. That includes repeated operating support for organizations such as a clinic, a hospice provider, a church, and a child advocacy center.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC | BRYAN, TX | $6,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRAZOS VALLEY REHABILITATION CENTER INC | BRYAN, TX | $6,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOSPICE BRAZOS VALLEY INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TWIN CITY MISSION | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HEALTH FOR ALL CLINIC INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| METHODIST RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS CLUBS OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SCOTTYS HOUSE BRAZOS VALLEY CHILD ADVOCA | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK INC | BRYAN, TX | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HEALTH FOR ALL CLINIC INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TWIN CITY MISSION | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOSPICE BRAZOS VALLEY INC | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SCOTTY'S HOUSE BRAZOS VALLEY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SOS MINISTRIES INC | BRYAN, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK INC | BRYAN, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS CLUBS OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC | BRYAN, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRAZOS VALLEY REHABILITATION CENTER INC | BRYAN, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HEALTH FOR ALL CLINIC INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOSPICE BRAZOS VALLEY INC | BRYAN, TX | $4,750 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TWIN CITY MISSION | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SCOTTYS HOUSE BRAZOS VALLEY CHILD ADVOCA | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| S O S MINISTRIES INC | CLEARWATER, FL | $4,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS CLUBS OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC | BRYAN, TX | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK INC | BRYAN, TX | $2,750 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BRAZOS VALLEY REHABILITATION CENTER INC | BRYAN, TX | $1,957 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOSPICE BRAZOS VALLEY INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE SALVATION ARMY BCS | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| HEALTH FOR ALL CLINIC INC | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SCOTTY'S HOUSE | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TWIN CITY MISSION | BRYAN, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SOS MINISTRIES INC | BRYAN, TX | $4,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BOYS CLUB OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC | BRYAN, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BRAZOS VALLEY FOOD BANK INC | BRYAN, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BRAZOS VALLEY REHABILITATION CENTER | BRYAN, TX | $2,988 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
GENERAL OPERATING
METHODIST RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS CLUBS OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
SCOTTYS HOUSE BRAZOS VALLEY CHILD ADVOCA
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS CLUBS OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BRYAN
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING
S O S MINISTRIES INC
$4,000GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS CLUBS OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE SALVATION ARMY BCS
$5,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,000FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
SCOTTY'S HOUSE
$5,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BOYS CLUB OF BRAZOS COUNTY INC
$3,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES