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Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX

Preselected recipients only Corsicana, Texas · EIN 742782886

Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX is a private foundation in Corsicana, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $74,500 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $40,975. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $63,725 the year before.

24% of its 2024 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$63,72516$1.3 million
2024$74,50017$1.4 million

How to apply

Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas17$74,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Frost Isd
Frost, TX
Scholarships & washington dc trip$40,975
Corsicana Artist Residency
Corsicana, TX
Operations$10,000
Frost Baptist Church
Frost, TX
Operations$5,000
Warehouse Living Arts Center
Corsicana, TX
Operations$3,500
Frost United Methodist Church
Frost, TX
Operations$2,500
Frost Community Center
Frost, TX
Operations$2,000
Frost Volunteer Fire Dept
Frost, TX
Operations$2,000
Corsicana Main Street Program
Corsicana, TX
Operations$1,500
Corsicana Parks Department
Corsicana, TX
Fireworks$1,000
Frost Cemetery Association
Frost, TX
Operations$1,000
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Scholarship$1,000
City of Frost Heritage Center
Frost, TX
Operations$1,000
Cisd Fine Arts Booster Club
Corsicana, TX
Operations$1,000
City of Frost
Frost, TX
Winter fest$1,000
Corsicana Salvation Army
Corsicana, TX
Operations$500
Humane Society of Navarro County
Corsicana, TX
Operations$500
North Texas Food Bank
Plano, TX
Operations$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX give?

$74,500 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX?

Its 2024 filing lists Joe B Brooks (Past Chairman), Bobette Butler (Secretarytreasurer), Ronald D Brown (Chairman) and Velma Ballew (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Sheppard Community Foundation of Navarro County TX fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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