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John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust

Accepts applications Lampasas, Texas · EIN 752665416

John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Lampasas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $19,500 the year before.

100% 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$143,52022$502,866
2024$19,50017$405,581
2025$25,00016$455,018

How to apply

ContactJack N Clark Cpa
301 S Key Ave, Lampasas, TX 76550
Phone or email(512) 556-0522, corvette61@hotmail.com
What to submitHigh school applications
DeadlinesApril of each year
RestrictionsAnnual amount of $1,000

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas16$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Laura Liscano-Austin Fire Departmen
Lampasas, TX
Fireman support program$10,000
Individual
TX
Schorlarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Schorlarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Schorlarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Schorlarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Grace United Methodist Church
Lampasas, TX
Church youth program$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Community Cats TNR
Lampasas, TX
Charitable work$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April of each year.

How much does John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust give?

$25,000 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jack N Clark (Trustee).

What does John L & Ethel McCarty Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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