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James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation

Accepts applications Henderson, Texas · EIN 756476031

James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation is a private foundation in Henderson, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,550 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,830 and the largest $4,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $20,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$21,0017$465,457
2024$20,0007$474,059
2025$20,5507$499,411

How to apply

ContactCarol Thompson - Verabank
400 West Collin, Corsicana, TX 75110
Phone or email(903) 874-1700
What to submitNo special format. Include name, purpose of funds and copy of IRS exemption letter.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas7$20,550

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Methodist Church
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$4,500
Life Outreach International
Euless, TX
Charitable operations$4,110
Trinity Broadcasting Network
Irving, TX
Charitable operations$4,110
Compassion Corsicana
Corsicana, TX
Charitable operations$2,830
Lewisville Education Foundation
Lewisville, TX
Charitable operations$2,000
Lewisville High School
Lewisville, TX
Charitable operations$2,000
Christian Community Action
Lewisville, TX
Charitable operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation give?

$20,550 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,830.

Who runs James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Verabank (Trustee).

What does James and Lillian Lockerd Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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