Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust is a private foundation, based in Tyler, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $689K. Net investment income was $1.2M.
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust gave $689K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $172K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $689,007
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $172,252
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $172,252
- Total assets
- $11,791,720
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (68% 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 Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tyler Junior College ($220K). Together the top 3 received $565K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($124,021), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 12 grants of 16 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust gives
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $578K (2020) to $1.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $689K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | Scholarship Fund | $220,483 |
| Tulane University Educational Fund New Orleans, LA | Scholarship Fund | $220,482 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore, TX | Scholarship Fund | $124,021 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $124,021 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,791,720 | $1,388,561 | $907,685 | $689,007 | 4 | $689,007 | $1,186,375 | $723,200 |
| 2024 | $11,244,091 | $1,064,275 | $922,194 | $676,872 | 4 | $676,872 | $830,497 | $689,007 |
| 2023 | $11,036,420 | $1,053,640 | $1,723,664 | $1,430,460 | 4 | $1,430,460 | $771,155 | $676,872 |
| 2022 | $11,617,123 | $1,453,591 | $448,663 | — | — | — | $1,088,799 | $751,302 |
| 2021 | $10,439,300 | $1,018,231 | $886,730 | $633,556 | 4 | $633,556 | $775,841 | $679,158 |
| 2020 | $10,221,101 | $482,648 | $757,036 | $578,350 | 4 | — | $437,161 | $633,556 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $723K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Texas Bank Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Texas Bank Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$68K (2020) → $88K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $88K, to Texas Bank Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust
How much does Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust give each year?
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust gave $689K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $677K across 4 grants.
What is Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $172,252, and its average grant was $172,252, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust give grants?
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Texas: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Louisiana (32%).
Does Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Fund" (4 grants).
How large is Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust?
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $689K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $723K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Dr and Mrs Je Watkins Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1901814. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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