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EIN 746048267

The Fentress Foundation

Waco, TX 767148359

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

FY 2021

Annual Giving

$3.3M

FY 2021

Grants Made

5

FY 2021

Avg Grant

$657K

FY 2021

Grant Range

$15K–$1.1M

Typical

Deadlines

June 1, Annually

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.1M

Cash Contribution to Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, establish the Fentress-Cummings Initiative Fund as donor-advised funds for future charitable giving.

Program 2

$1.1M

Cash Contribution to Waco Foundation, establish the Edward Lee Humphreys IV Fund as donor-advised funds for future charitable giving.

Program 3

$1.1M

Cash Contribution to Schwab Charitable, establish the Laurie Humphreys Charitable Fund as donor-advised funds for future charitable giving.

Program 4

$30K

Cash Contribution to Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, provide ongoing operational support.

Financial Snapshot

2021 filing

Total Revenue

$1.2M

Total Expenses

$3.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.3M

Distributable Amount

$26K

Min. Investment Return

$43K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $1.1M to maximum $1.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2021. Peak $3.3M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

65 grants

Waco Foundation
$1.1M
2 grants
Schwab Charitable
$1.1M
1 grant
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
$1.1M
1 grant
Talitha Koum Institute
$213K
3 grants
UT Longhorn Foundation
$157K
2 grants
Columbus Avenue Baptist Church
$140K
4 grants
Waco Habitat for Humanity
$100K
1 grant
The Cove Heart of Texas Inc
$66K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants

<$10K
45
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Texas
$3.2M
74% of total
Florida
$1.1M
25% of total
Pennsylvania
$65K
1% of total
Michigan
$1K
0% of total
Louisiana
$1K
0% of total

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