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Snell Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Vernon, Texas · EIN 752707017

Snell Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Vernon, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $219,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $201,500 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$187,50012$5.9 million
2024$201,50014$6.5 million
2025$219,00014$7.0 million

How to apply

Snell Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Snell Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas13$211,500
New York1$7,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Vernon
Vernon, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$50,000
Lubbock EntertainmentPerforming Arts Association
Lubbock, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$25,000
Red River Valley Museum
Vernon, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$25,000
Wichit Falls Symphony Orchastra
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$22,500
Texoma Alliance to Stop Abuse
Vernon, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity.$20,000
Wichit Falls Area Food Bank
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity.$20,000
Meals on Wheels
Vernon, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$10,000
Vernon College Foundation
Vernon, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$10,000
Faith Refuge - Wichita Falls Faith Mission
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$7,500
Rathgerber Hospitality House
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$7,500
Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$7,500
River Bend Nature Center
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$6,500
Interfaith Ministries Inc
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$5,000
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
To further the exempt purpose of the entity$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Snell Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Snell Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$219,000 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Snell Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Ann S Bumstead (Sec.-Treasurer), Sara Jane Wood (First V. P.) and Robert D Snell (President).

What does Snell Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and food and hunger.

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