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Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation

Accepts applications Victoria, Texas · EIN 742318575

Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation is a private foundation in Victoria, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $134,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $144,500 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$148,5009$3.8 million
2024$144,50012$3.9 million
2025$134,50011$4.2 million

How to apply

ContactJan Scott
PO Box 1969, Victoria, TX 77902
Phone or email(361) 573-9191
What to submitLetter containing information on applicant

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas11$134,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hospice of South Texas
Victoria, TX
To assist the terminally ill$35,000
YMCA of the Golden Crescent
Victoria, TX
To support recreational programs$25,000
Individual
TX
To promote the arts in the community$20,500
Boys Girls Club of Victoria
Victoria, TX
To support programs for boys & girls$20,000
The Texas Zoo
Victoria, TX
Support for events & exhibits$10,000
Individual
TX
Provide meals for the needy$5,000
Individual
TX
To supplement church income$5,000
Victoria College Foundation
Victoria, TX
To support staff and students$5,000
Uhv - Athletics
Victoria, TX
To support athletics$5,000
Schreiner University
Kerrville, TX
To support staff & students$2,000
Victoria Fine Arts Association
Victoria, TX
To promote the arts in the community$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation give?

$134,500 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jan Scott (Chairman), John McQuillen (Treasurer) and Myra Starkey (Trustee).

What does Cloyde and Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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