The foundation concentrates its small, local giving on Civil War/Confederate heritage and community history preservation in North Texas, with occasional support for faith-based education. Most dollars flow to heritage organizations and museums that preserve regional history, while a smaller share funds a local Christian school. Its giving signals an interest in cultural memory and local historical institutions rather than broad charitable categories.
Texas Civil War Museum Inc’s largest recent grant was $1,774,132 to the United Daughters of Confederacy in Midlothian for a museum. That single award is a strong signal of the funder’s core interest: Civil War and Confederate heritage preservation. The foundation also backed another museum-focused project with a $100,000 grant to Texas Civil War Living History Institute in Fort Worth, reinforcing a pattern of support for historical interpretation tied to regional memory. Recent giving also reaches beyond museum work into community institutions in Parker County and nearby North Texas, but the heritage thread remains visible in the recipient mix. The museum and memorial organizations in the record include groups in Midlothian, Fort Worth, and Dallas, alongside smaller grants to other local history-related organizations. The foundation’s annual grants total $4,908,507, and its recent awards range from very small checks to seven-figure support, showing a portfolio that combines major institutional backing with smaller local gifts.
On Confederate heritage and memorial preservation, Texas Civil War Museum Inc gave $1,774,132 to United Daughters of Confederacy in Midlothian for a museum. That is the clearest recent sign of support for organizations that preserve and interpret Civil War-related memory. In local museum and frontier-village work, the foundation awarded $3,167 to Grayson County Frontier Village Inc in Denison for a museum. It also gave $67 to Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco for a museum, showing some support for other historical institutions. Its North Texas cultural giving includes $300,000 to Weatherford Art Association Inc in Millsap for promotion of the arts, which broadens the record into community cultural life. Faith-based schooling appears as a smaller line of support, including $7,992 to Weatherford Christian School in Weatherford for charitable use.
Typical grants are small relative to the funder’s annual volume: the 25th percentile is $72, the median is $1,627, and the 75th percentile is $6,786. The recent record also includes a few much larger awards, indicating a highly uneven distribution across recipients. The same recipient appears in more than one year: United Daughters of the Confedercy received $40,541 in 2024 and the United Daughters of Confederacy received $1,774,132 in 2025, suggesting recurring support. The foundation is a corporate-style private funder rather than an individual grantmaker; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$4.9M
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$1.6M
$4.9M
Most grants fall between $72 and $7K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$72
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$7K
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Concentrated, small-scale local philanthropy: few grants per year with one large, dominant recipient and two much smaller awards; funding is place-based and targeted rather than widely distributed.
Notable grantees: UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERCY, WEATHERFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, GRAYSON COUNTY FRONTIER VILLAGE INC
Giving is entirely in the United States, and all listed grants went to recipients in Texas. The top locations include Weatherford, with multiple awards, plus Fort Worth, Dallas, Midlothian, Denison, Millsap, Frisco, and Springtown. Parker County communities account for several of the larger local awards, especially Weatherford and nearby areas. The recipient distribution shows a very local pattern rather than a multi-state or national one, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state.
The record centers on Civil War and Confederate heritage organizations, local history museums, and frontier-village preservation groups. It also includes smaller support for a Christian school and a few community-serving organizations in North Texas.
The grant-size profile is small at the middle of the distribution: the 25th percentile is $72, the median is $1,627, and the 75th percentile is $6,786. The file also shows some much larger awards, including a $1,774,132 grant and several $200,000 to $500,000 grants.
No. One recipient appears in both 2024 and 2025: United Daughters of the Confedercy received $40,541 in 2024 and the United Daughters of Confederacy received $1,774,132 in 2025. That indicates recurring support for at least one heritage organization.
All listed grants went to recipients in Texas, and the foundation’s grant geography is local. Weatherford appears repeatedly, along with Fort Worth, Dallas, Midlothian, Denison, Millsap, Frisco, and Springtown.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY | MIDLOTHIAN, TX | $1,774,132 | 2026 | MUSEUM |
| PARKER COUNTY CENTER OF HOPE INC | WEATHERFORD, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | BASIC ASSTANCE FOR THE NEEDY |
| GRACE HOUSE MINISTRIES INC | WEATHERFORD, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PARENTS |
| PARKER COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING | WEATHERFORD, TX | $300,000 | 2026 | MEALS ON WHEELS |
| MANNA STOREHOUSE INCORPORATED | WEATHERFORD, TX | $300,000 | 2026 | FOOD AND CLOTHING FOR NEEDY |
| WEATHERFORD ART ASSOCIATION INC | MILLSAP, TX | $300,000 | 2026 | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS |
| AGNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC | SPRINGTOWN, TX | $282,508 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| HANDS ACROSS BORDERS | HOOPER, UT | $200,000 | 2026 | MEXICO DOMITORY FEEDING PROGRAM |
| SEED FOR THE CITIES | CHEHALIS, WA | $200,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR HEALTH |
| TEXAS BAPTIST MEN INC | DALLAS, TX | $200,000 | 2026 | DISASTER RELIEF |
| PARKER COUNTY TENNIS ASSOCIATION | WEATHERFORD, TX | $200,000 | 2026 | YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT |
| TEXAS CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY INSTITUTE | FORT WORTH, TX | $100,000 | 2026 | MUSEUM |
| GRAYSON COUNTY FRONTIER VILLAGE INC | DENISON, TX | $3,167 | 2025 | MUSEUM |
| WEATHERFORD LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC | WEATHERFORD, TX | $87 | 2025 | LIBRARY |
| MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD | FRISCO, TX | $67 | 2025 | MUSEUM |
| DALLAS SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIO | DALLAS, TX | $13 | 2025 | MUSEUM |
| UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERCY | FORT WORTH, TX | $40,541 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
| WEATHERFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | WEATHERFORD, TX | $7,992 | 2024 | CHARITABLE USE |
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
$1,774,132MUSEUM
PARKER COUNTY CENTER OF HOPE INC
$500,000BASIC ASSTANCE FOR THE NEEDY
GRACE HOUSE MINISTRIES INC
$500,000ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PARENTS
PARKER COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING
$300,000MEALS ON WHEELS
MANNA STOREHOUSE INCORPORATED
$300,000FOOD AND CLOTHING FOR NEEDY
WEATHERFORD ART ASSOCIATION INC
$300,000PROMOTION OF THE ARTS
AGNES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC
$282,508COMMUNITY SERVICE
HANDS ACROSS BORDERS
$200,000MEXICO DOMITORY FEEDING PROGRAM
SEED FOR THE CITIES
$200,000HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR HEALTH
TEXAS BAPTIST MEN INC
$200,000DISASTER RELIEF
PARKER COUNTY TENNIS ASSOCIATION
$200,000YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT
TEXAS CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY INSTITUTE
$100,000MUSEUM
GRAYSON COUNTY FRONTIER VILLAGE INC
$3,167MUSEUM
WEATHERFORD LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
$87LIBRARY
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD
$67MUSEUM
DALLAS SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIO
$13MUSEUM
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERCY
$40,541CHARITABLE USE
WEATHERFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$7,992CHARITABLE USE