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Bessie I Hofstetter Trust

Accepts applications College Station, Texas · EIN 756006485

Bessie I Hofstetter Trust is a private foundation in College Station, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $242,766 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $85,066. 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 $234,365 the year before.

27% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$234,36510$5.5 million
2024$242,76611$5.7 million

How to apply

ContactCarol Thompson
400 West Collin, Corsicana, TX 75110
Phone or email(903) 875-2300, cthomson@verabank.com

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bessie I Hofstetter Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas11$242,766

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$85,066
Presbyterian Children's Home Serv
Austin, TX
Charitable operations$50,000
Compassion Corsicana
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$32,000
YMCA of Corsicana
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$16,000
Voice
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$15,000
Shepherd Inn Transitional Housing
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$15,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dall
Dallas, TX
Charitable operations$12,000
Camp of the Rising Sun
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$9,500
Diamond and Rubies Ranch
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$4,200
Wade Wellness Center
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$2,000
Northside Baptist Church
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operation$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bessie I Hofstetter Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bessie I Hofstetter Trust give?

$242,766 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Bessie I Hofstetter Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Verabank (Trustee).

What does Bessie I Hofstetter Trust fund?

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

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