Health Foundation of East Texas

TYLER, TX EIN: 75-2695524

Health Foundation of East Texas is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in TYLER, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $173.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5.1M. Net investment income was $9.3M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$173.0M

+2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.1M

-1.4% YoY

Grant Count

3

-40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.7M

+64.4% YoY

About Health Foundation of East Texas

Based on IRS filings

Health Foundation of East Texas is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in TYLER, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $173.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5.1M. Net investment income was $9.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AthensCambridgeDallasFlintMarshallTylerWhitehouse

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16M$32M$48M$63M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$173,037,961$169,330,385$164,248,819
Revenue$10,005,394$11,610,578$57,646,365
Expenses$6,292,621$6,532,297$6,220,953
Qualifying Distributions$5,409,508$5,869,260$5,406,994
Net Investment Income$9,250,881$3,006,200$9,734,395
Distributable Amount$8,950,837$8,161,325$6,420,440

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2 grants202012 grants20216 grants20225 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEAL…$4.8MNEXT STEP COMMUNITY SOLU…$275KEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY CLI…$100K

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K7$50–100K5$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SMITTEE ROOTExecutive Dir.$55K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PAUL W DETWILER MDBOARD MEMBER5
SMITTEE ROOTExecutive Dir.40$55,125
BYRON C HALESECRETARY/TREAS5
STEVEN C ROOSTHBOARD MEMBER5
FRED SMITHBOARD MEMBER5
ELAM F SWANNPRESIDENT5
TOM M WOLDERTBOARD MEMBER5
PAULA ANTHONYBOARD MEMBER5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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