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Badders Foundation

Accepts applications Nacogdoches, Texas · EIN 271921221

Badders Foundation is a private foundation in Nacogdoches, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $680,634 in 66 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $435,151. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $469,687 the year before.

14% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$469,68767$202,427
2024$680,63466$65,129

How to apply

ContactJeff and Jackie Badders
4002 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75965
Phone or email(936) 564-6181
What to submitMust submit a proposal to the board describing program, mission, etc.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Badders Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 22 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas29$629,272
Tennessee2$12,000
California4$7,400
Colorado3$5,100
New York3$4,500
New Jersey2$3,000
Missouri2$2,964
Florida1$2,500
District of Columbia4$2,400
Michigan1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 66 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mosaic Church
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$435,151
Sfasu Foundation Inc
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$42,251
Glory Gang
Nacogdoches, TX
In support of general operations and programs$40,000
Sfa Foundation
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$25,610
Houston Children's Charity
Houston, TX
Support$20,000
Village Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$12,000
Solid Foundation
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$10,000
Sfa Athletics
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$10,000
Three Ravens Global
Franklin, TN
Support$10,000
Christian Womens Job Corp
Tyler, TX
Support$6,000
Clutch City Foundation
Houston, TX
Support$5,000
Unbound Global
Bryan, TX
Support$4,000
Sawmill 6th Man
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$4,000
All Peoples' Church
San Diego, CA
Support$3,600
Chosen People
New York, NY
Support$3,000
Worldventure
Englewood, CO
Support$3,000
Campus Crusade
Orlando, FL
Support$2,500
One Sky
Berkeley, CA
Support$2,500
Sim
Mount Laurel, NJ
Support$2,500
Kids Across America Camps
Branson, MO
Support$2,100
Boys Girls Club of Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$2,000
Love Inc
Jenison, MI
Support$2,000
Mercy Ministries
The Colony, TX
Support$2,000
Show Hope
Franklin, TN
Support$2,000
World Vision
Tyler, TX
Support$1,560
Focus on the Family
Colorado Springs, CO
Support$1,500
Prison Fellowship
Lansdowne, VA
Support$1,200
American Leprosy
Greenville, SC
Support$1,000
Buckner Foundation
Dallas, TX
Support$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Support$1,000
Friends of Millards Crossing
Nacogdoches, TX
Support$1,000
In His Image Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support$1,000
Jews for Jesus
San Francisco, CA
Support$1,000
Judicial Watch
Washington, DC
Support$1,000
Kswpkavx
Lufkin, TX
Support$1,000
NAMI
Tyler, TX
Support$1,000
Talitha Koum Institute
Waco, TX
Support$1,000
Greater Europe Missions
Wheaton, IL
Support$1,000
Angel Funding
Provo, UT
Support$998
Holt International
Eugene, OR
Support$900

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Badders Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Badders Foundation give?

$680,634 in tax year 2024, across 66 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Badders Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jackie L Badders (Director), Jeff B Badders (Director), Jud Chappell (Director) and Jason Currie (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Badders Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, youth programs and international.

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