Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Henderson, TX EIN: 16-6565730

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Henderson, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $570K. Net investment income was $533K.

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation gave $570K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $285K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$570,346
+10.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$285,173
+10.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$285,173
Total assets
$8,290,373
-0.6% 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 October 2026.

Who Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

First Baptist Church: $285KFirst Baptist Church$285KBaylor University: $285KBaylor University$285K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Baptist Church ($285K). Together the top 2 received $570K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K10$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CorsicanaWaco

How Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $489K (2020) to $572K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $570K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Baptist Church Corsicana, TXCharitable Operations$285,173
Baylor University Waco, TXCharitable Operations$285,173
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$8,290,373$622,358$675,985$570,3462$580,662$532,514$641,438
2024$8,344,000$582,175$604,951$514,5002$547,980$515,802$603,790
2023$8,366,776$336,560$608,765$515,8802$547,705$275,017$546,347
2022$8,638,981$561,185$666,293$571,5602$605,314$479,117$549,612
2021$8,744,089$590,110$609,260$501,0162$535,712$537,381$607,520
2020$8,763,239$507,096$582,322$488,5002—$445,687$530,921

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $641K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation is led by Verabank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Verabank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $76K (2020) → $84K (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

Verabank — Trustee: $84KVerabankTrustee$84K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $84K, to Verabank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation

How much does Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation give each year?

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation gave $570K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $515K across 2 grants.

How large is Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation?

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $581K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $641K (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.

Where does Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation operate?

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Richard W George Jr Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6565730. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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