Ershel Franklin Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Post, TX · EIN 75-6305761 · reported 2023–2025
74grants reported
$8,750median award
$4,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 74 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $128K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 790
Post, TX 79356-0790
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Umc Foundation CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK $2,500; PASSION CAMPAIGN $100,000 | Lubbock, TX | $102,500 |
| University Medical Center Foundation COVID 19 FIGHT $2,500; 20 UMC GALA $3,000 | Lubbock, TX | $102,500 |
| Umc Foundation CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK $2,500; PASSION CAMPAIGN $100,000 | Lubbock, TX | $102,500 |
| Texas Tech Foundation KTTZ - CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM $20,000; SCHOLARSHIPS $30,000; MUSEUM-TEACHING ARTISTS P | Box, TX | $70,000 |
| Texas Tech Foundation KTTZ-CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM | Lubbock, TX | $68,000 |
| Presbyterian Church Education Fund | Post, TX | $50,000 |
| Post Economic Development Corp' CHAMPER OF COMMERCE | Post, TX | $44,093 |
| Buckner Foundation Co Myndi Easter FAMILY PATHWAYS PROJECT $20,000; FAMILY HOPE CENTER $20,000 | Lubbock, TX | $40,000 |
| OS Ranch Foundation MUSEUM | Post, TX | $40,000 |
| Buckner Foundation FAMILY PATHWAYS PROJECT $20,000; FAMILY HOPE CENTER $20,000 | Lubbock, TX | $40,000 |
| Buckner Foundation Co Myndi Easter FAMILY PATHWAYS PROJECT $20,000; FAMILY HOPE CENTER $20,000 | Lubbock, TX | $40,000 |
| OS Ranch Foundation MUSEUM | Post, TX | $40,000 |
| Post-Garza County EMS FIRST RESPONDER UNIT | Post, TX | $40,000 |
| Presbyterian Church Education Fund | Post, TX | $30,000 |
| Texas Tech Foundation KTTZ - CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM $20,000; SCHOLARSHIPS $5,000; DAY OF GIVING PALEONTOLOGY | Box, TX | $28,300 |
| Community Recovery Center | Post, TX | $26,500 |
| Community Health Center of Lubbock DENTAL EQUIPMENT | Lubbock, TX | $25,738 |
| Community Recovery Center | Post, TX | $25,500 |
| Community Health Center of Lubbock DENTAL EQUIPMENT | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital RESEARCH & EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital RESEARCH & EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| Community Recovery Center OPERATING EXPENSES $500; DRUG & ALCOHOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS $20,000 | Post, TX | $22,500 |
| Ranching Heritage Assoc | Lubbock, TX | $22,500 |
| Post-Garza County EMS FIRST RESPONDER UNIT | Post, TX | $20,000 |
| Presbyterian Church Education Fund | Post, TX | $20,000 |
| Lubbock Public Media RADIO STATION | Lubbock, TX | $15,000 |
| Lubbock Public Media RADIO STATION | Lubbock, TX | $15,000 |
| Post City Festivals RECIPIENT DISCRETION | Post, TX | $11,500 |
| OS Ranch Foundation | Post, TX | $10,500 |
| Garza County Trailblazers | Post, TX | $10,000 |
| Post Animal Refuge Center OPERATING EXPENSES | Post, TX | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 |
| Community Health Center COVID 19 OPERATIONAL $25,0000; COVID 19 SPONSOR $1,000 | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 |
| Garza County Trailblazers OPERATING EXPENSES | Post, TX | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities COVID 19 OPERATIONAL | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 |
| Garza County Trailblazers | Post, TX | $10,000 |
| Post Animal Refuge Center OPERATING EXPENSES | Post, TX | $7,500 |
| Post Alcohol Recovery Center RECIPIENT DISCRETION | Post, TX | $7,500 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Church KITCHEN IMPROVEMENTS | Post, TX | $6,500 |
| Caprock Cultural Association | Post, TX | $6,000 |
| Caprock Cultural Association | Post, TX | $6,000 |
| Alcoholic Recovery Center | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Museum of Ttu Association ART OF LLANO SILVER SPONSORS | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Lubbock PARENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| South Plains Food Bank MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Texas Girls Boys Ranch EQUINE THERAPY | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Family Promise of Lubbock | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Alcoholic Recovery Center DISCRETIONARY USE | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Museum of Ttu Association ART OF LLANO ESTACADO EXHIBIT | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Alcoholic Recovery Center | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Post City Festivals RECIPIENT DISCRETION | Post, TX | $5,000 |
| Museum of Ttu Association ART OF LLANO ESTACADO EXHIBIT | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Lubbock PARENT EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 |
| South Plains Food Bank MOBILE PANTRY PROGRAM | Lubbock, TX | $4,800 |
| Garza County Jr Livestock | Post, TX | $4,000 |
| Garza County 4-H YOUTH PROGRAM $250 | Post, TX | $4,000 |
| Pleasant Home Baptist Church OPERATING EXPENSES | Post, TX | $4,000 |
| Crossview Christian Camp | Dickens, TX | $4,000 |
| University of the Ozarks | Clarksville, AR | $3,500 |
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