James I Perkins Family Foundation
Private foundation · Tyler, TX · EIN 02-0762991 · reported 2023–2025
255grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$5.2Mtotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 25 of its 255 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $247K 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 9339
Tyler, TX 75711-9339
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Junior College EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $740,000 |
| Tyler Junior College Foundation EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $687,725 |
| Tyler Junior College Foundation EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $594,650 |
| Tyler Junior College EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $294,000 |
| Bethesda Health Clinic | Tyler, TX | $201,700 |
| UT Health Science Center at Tyler EDUCATIONAL | Tyler, TX | $150,000 |
| Sfasu EDUCATION | Nacogdoches, TX | $106,125 |
| Grace Community School EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $100,000 |
| UT Health Science Center at Tyler EDUCATIONAL | Tyler, TX | $95,000 |
| Sfasu Foundation EDUCATION | Nacogdoches, TX | $94,075 |
| Sfasu EDUCATION | Nacogdoches, TX | $83,000 |
| The Mentoring Alliance COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $80,000 |
| The Mentoring Alliance COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $76,000 |
| East Texas Baptist University | Marshall, TX | $62,000 |
| Marvin United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Tyler, TX | $60,750 |
| The Order of St John RELIGIOUS | Washington, DC | $55,252 |
| Grace Community School EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $51,500 |
| Marvin Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Tyler, TX | $51,500 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundati | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Nacogdoches Law Enforecement Founda PUBLIC SAFETY | Nacogdoches, TX | $50,000 |
| Texas State History Museum Foundati | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Nisd Education Foundation | Nacogdoches, TX | $45,000 |
| UT Tyler EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $44,000 |
| Sfasu School of Education EDUCATION | Nacogdoches, TX | $41,000 |
| The Mentoring Alliance COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $40,000 |
| East Texas Symphony Orchestra COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $34,500 |
| Sfa Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Nacogdoches, TX | $31,400 |
| Concerned Black Men of Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches, TX | $31,000 |
| County Roads Rescue | Jacksonville, TX | $30,000 |
| East Texas Symphony Orchestra COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $29,723 |
| Sfa Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Nacogdoches, TX | $27,500 |
| Rusk First United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Rusk, TX | $27,500 |
| The Volunteer Council for the Rhs I | Rusk, TX | $27,000 |
| Avondale House COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $25,000 |
| County Roads Rescue | Jacksonville, TX | $25,000 |
| UT Law School Foundation EDUCATION | Austin, TX | $25,000 |
| Mosaic Foundation | Omaha, NE | $25,000 |
| Biologos | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 |
| City of Rusk CEDAR HILL CEMETARY SUPPORT | Rusk, TX | $25,000 |
| Starbrite Therapeutic Equestrian CE | Whitehouse, TX | $25,000 |
| George W Bush Foundation | Dallas, TX | $25,000 |
| Avondale House COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Texas African American Museum COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Dallas, TX | $24,400 |
| Getbna EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $24,000 |
| East Texas Boy Scout Foundation | Tyler, TX | $24,000 |
| East Texas Boy Scout Foundation | Tyler, TX | $24,000 |
| Friends of the TX Historical Commis | Austin, TX | $24,000 |
| Grace Community School EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $20,000 |
| Tyler Junior College Foundation EDUCATION | Tyler, TX | $18,000 |
| Empowerment CDC | Tyler, TX | $18,000 |
| George Barbara Bush Foundation COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | College Station, TX | $17,500 |
| Smith County Pets Alive | Lindale, TX | $15,000 |
| The Institute for A Secure America | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| East Texas Symphony Orchestra COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $13,000 |
| SPCA of East Texas | Tyler, TX | $12,500 |
| The Institute for A Secure America | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| Human Society of Nacogdoches County | Nacogdoches, TX | $11,000 |
| United Way COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $11,000 |
| Hospice of East Texas COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT | Tyler, TX | $10,250 |
Showing the 60 largest of 255 reported grants.
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