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J Lee Stansbury Trust

Accepts applications Rockwall, Texas · EIN 277085291

J Lee Stansbury Trust is a private foundation in Rockwall, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $67,303 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $11,303. 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 $138,948 the year before.

29% of its 2025 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$130,27830$4.9 million
2024$138,94830$4.8 million
2025$67,30315$3.7 million

How to apply

ContactCo Jerry Stansbury
737 Park Place Blvd, Rockwall, TX 75087
Phone or email(940) 465-4523, jstansbury28@gmail.com
What to submitApplication for scholarship benefits, include school transcript and letters of recommendation.
DeadlinesMay 31
RestrictionsNo restritions

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What J Lee Stansbury Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas14$64,303
Illinois1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas Women's University
Denton, TX
Education$11,303
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$5,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$5,000
Eastfield College
Mesquite, TX
Education$5,000
Individual
TX
Education$5,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$5,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$5,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$4,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$4,000
Texas Am University
College Station, TX
Education$4,000
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Education$3,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$3,000
Letourneau University
Longview, TX
Education$3,000
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
Education$3,000
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Education$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Lee Stansbury Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 31.

How much does J Lee Stansbury Trust give?

$67,303 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs J Lee Stansbury Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jerry N Stansbury (Trustee), Beth Denison (Trustee) and Shannon Guthrie (Trustee).

What does J Lee Stansbury Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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