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The James Foundation Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Abilene, Texas · EIN 756306453

The James Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Abilene, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $34,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $33,000 the year before.

9% of its 2024 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$33,00013$557,852
2024$34,00014$0

How to apply

ContactThe James Foundation
P O Box 701, Abilene, TX 79604
Phone or email(325) 627-7100
What to submitInformal letter of request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The James Foundation Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas14$34,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Operations$10,000
Food Bank of Abilene
Abilene, TX
Operations$4,000
Individual
TX
Operations$3,000
Bobs Aka Breakfast on Beech Street
Abilene, TX
Operations$3,000
Noah Project
Abilene, TX
Operations$2,000
Boys Girls Club of Abilene
Abilene, TX
Operations$2,000
Day Nursery of Abilene
Abilene, TX
Operations$2,000
Love and Care Ministries
Abilene, TX
Operations$2,000
Individual
TX
Operations$1,000
Serenity Foundation of Texas
Abilene, TX
Operations$1,000
Grover Nelson Park Zoological Found
Abilene, TX
Operations$1,000
Individual
TX
Operations$1,000
Faith Works of Abilene Inc
Abilene, TX
Operations$1,000
Phoenix House
Abilene, TX
Operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The James Foundation Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The James Foundation Charitable Trust give?

$34,000 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The James Foundation Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists First Financial Tr Asset MGT (Trustee).

What does The James Foundation Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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