Denison Public Library Endowment Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denison, TX EIN: 75-6339094

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Denison, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $33K. Net investment income was $43K.

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund at a glance

In short: Denison Public Library Endowment Fund gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$32,587
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$32,587
-33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$32,587
Total assets
$1,008,378
+34.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Denison Public Library Endowment Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Denison Public Library: $33KDenison Public Library$33K

The largest 2025 recipient was Denison Public Library ($33K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Denison

How Denison Public Library Endowment Fund gives

  • Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2025) to $60K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Denison Public Library Denison, TXPublic Library Books and Resources$32,587
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$1,008,378$315,927$54,207$32,5871$43,362$42,706
2024$748,100$113,633$60,601$48,8471$51,997$94,432
2023$698,966$153,297$53,687$43,9501$47,000$136,897
2022$595,239$53,422$58,045$47,0221$50,347$26,210
2021$601,379$69,963$63,952$53,2821—$52,213
2020$593,851$35,981$71,022$60,3871—$15,532
2019$628,892$56,771$68,377$57,0711—$37,284

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Simmons Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    $7K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Lpl Financial

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    $5K (2024) → $11K (2025)

  • Jennifer Hardy

    Member

    Trustee → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kody Emmons

    Member

    Trustee → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kristi Porter-Francis

    Member

    Trustee → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda McClure

    Member

    Trustee → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Gruhn

    Member

    Trustee → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Hander

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Zachary Bearden

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Juliet West (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bettye Finnell (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Don Pershall (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Gale Powell (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Joshua Jackson (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Julia Craze (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Randy Truxal (2019–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

LPL Financial — Trustee: $11KLPL FinancialTrustee$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to LPL Financial (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Denison Public Library Endowment Fund

How much does Denison Public Library Endowment Fund give each year?

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $49K across 1 grant.

How large is Denison Public Library Endowment Fund?

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $316K.

What is Denison Public Library Endowment Fund?

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Denison, TX. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Denison Public Library Endowment Fund operate?

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Denison Public Library Endowment Fund's EIN?

Denison Public Library Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6339094. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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