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El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust

Accepts applications Waco, Texas · EIN 746447246

El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Waco, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $307,267 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $30,727 and the largest $65,555. 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 $272,176 the year before.

0% 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$272,1769$5.5 million
2024$307,2679$5.5 million

How to apply

ContactCommunity Bank and Trust
1900 Washington Avenue, Waco, TX 76703
Phone or email(254) 753-1521
What to submitNo particular form is required

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas6$199,724
Nebraska2$61,453
Florida1$46,090

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First United Methodist Church
Waco, TX
Educational$65,555
Baylor Scott & White - Central Texas Foundation
Temple, TX
Educational$46,090
Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital
Tampa, FL
Educational$46,090
Christian Record Braille Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Educational$34,883
Methodist Children's Home
Waco, TX
Educational$30,727
Providence Health Center
Waco, TX
Educational$30,727
Christian Record Services
Lincoln, NE
Educational$26,570
McLennan County Cardio-Pulmonary Foundation
Waco, TX
Educational$15,363
Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Waco, TX
Religous; listtotal 56346$11,262

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust give?

$307,267 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $30,727.

Who runs El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Community Bank Trust (Trustee).

What does El & Ruth Torrance Memorial Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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