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Mary Bonham Educational Trust

Accepts applications Sulphur Springs, Texas · EIN 756454600

Mary Bonham Educational Trust is a private foundation in Sulphur Springs, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,845 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $6,012 and the largest $8,000. 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 $14,778 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$24,0884$608,766
2024$14,7784$894,629
2025$22,8454$880,905

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactCarl D Bryan
315 Jefferson St, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Phone or email(903) 885-1044, carldbryan@yahoo.com
What to submitStudents' name, high school attending, and recomdation from teacher.Student are interviewed by trustees.
RestrictionsGrants are made to any needy student who at the time of graduationis a student of any high school in Hopkins CountyTexas

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mary Bonham Educational Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas4$22,845

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TX
College tution$8,000
Individual
TX
College tution$8,000
Individual
TX
College tution and related expenses$4,025
Individual
TX
College tution and related expenses$2,820

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary Bonham Educational Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mary Bonham Educational Trust give?

$22,845 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $6,012.

Who runs Mary Bonham Educational Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Carl D Bryan (Trustee) and Rhonda A Young (Trustee).

What does Mary Bonham Educational Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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