Sessions Family Foundation Inc
Sessions Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Lubbock, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports 20 grants totaling $480,000 to organizations in Colorado, Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri.
Sessions Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Sessions Family Foundation Inc gave $480K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), top state Colorado. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $480,000
- -14.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,000
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $10,274,372
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (7 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Sessions Family Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The filing provides a process for submitting a request using the preformatted request summary form and required materials described above.
- Review Cycle
- The filing specifies that requests are due no earlier than November 1 and no later than January 31. This cycle is past as of September 28, 2026; the filing does not specify the year for those dates.
- Deadline
- The filing specifies that requests are due no earlier than November 1 and no later than January 31.
- Contact
Application contact: Sessions Family Foundation Inc
Mailing address: 1401 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX 79401
Phone: (806) 741-2178
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sessions Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greenwood Fine Arts Academy Inc ($84K). Together the top 10 received $390K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 85 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado (38%), Arkansas (36%), Texas (21%), and Missouri (5%). These shares describe the locations of recipients in that filing year.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sessions Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 20 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $229K (2020) to $563K (2024). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $480K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Fine Arts Academy Inc Greenwood, AR | Performing Arts & Art Education | $84,000 |
| GJ Blackout Grand Junction, CO | Youth Basketball Club | $75,000 |
| ROO Doo's Wildlife Park Greenwood, AR | Wildlife Education | $66,000 |
| Carillon Foundation Lubbock, TX | Support for Retirement Community | $25,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Kansas City, MO | Christian Sports Ministry | $25,000 |
| Mesa County Land Conservancy Grand Junction, CO | Land Perservation and Stewardship | $25,000 |
| South Plains Food Bank Lubbock, TX | Feeding the Needy | $25,000 |
| Wisdom & Truth Classical Academy Bentonville, AR | Religious Education | $25,000 |
| Community Food Bank Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO | Feeding the Needy | $20,000 |
| We Create Heart Hotchkiss, CO | Cultivate and Champion Art | $20,000 |
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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 | $10,274,372 | $1,002,437 | $527,125 | $480,000 | 20 | $482,744 | $958,056 | $544,936 |
| 2024 | $9,799,060 | $603,162 | $594,670 | $562,754 | 25 | $565,238 | $573,730 | $509,511 |
| 2023 | $9,790,568 | $231,160 | $403,109 | $369,700 | 15 | $372,105 | $200,066 | $475,691 |
| 2022 | $9,962,517 | $5,295,698 | $292,909 | $260,110 | 12 | $262,377 | $265,166 | $361,365 |
| 2021 | $4,959,728 | $455,414 | $262,121 | $247,437 | 13 | $249,722 | $318,284 | $262,395 |
| 2020 | $4,766,435 | $140,987 | $241,214 | $229,444 | 9 | — | $121,670 | $249,329 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sessions Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $545K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for arts, education, sports, food assistance, conservation, and community services. For example, GJ BLACKOUT describes its mission as providing children opportunities to learn teamwork through organized sports, leadership, and competition. The Mesa County Land Conservancy describes its mission as protecting and enhancing agricultural land, wildlife habitat, and scenic lands in western Colorado. South Plains Food Bank describes its work as securing, growing, processing, and distributing food to charitable organizations and people in need.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 20 grants totaling $480,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $84,000, with a median of $17,500. Its largest listed awards were $84,000 to Greenwood Fine Arts Academy for performing arts and art education, $75,000 to GJ BLACKOUT for a youth basketball club, and $66,000 to Roo Doo’s Wildlife Park for wildlife education.
Other notable 2025 grants included $25,000 each to Carillon Foundation for support of a retirement community, Fellowship of Christian Athletes for Christian sports ministry, Mesa County Land Conservancy for land preservation and stewardship, South Plains Food Bank for feeding people in need, and Wisdom & Truth Classical Academy for religious education. The foundation also gave $20,000 to Community Food Bank Grand Junction and $20,000 to We Create Heart.
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. It describes a preformatted request summary form requiring, among other items, the applicant’s federal tax exemption letter, organization and contact information, a project description, amount requested, total project budget, specific use of funds, and the requesting organization chair’s signature. The filing also requires a report on use of grant funds within 12 months of receipt.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Henry Alvin Sessions III as “President &,” Kerry Lynn Sessions as “Non-Voting D,” Alvin Elliott as “Secretary &,” and Crystal Elliott as “Vice Pres &.”
Sessions Family Foundation Inc is led by Henry Alvin Sessions III, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Henry Alvin Sessions III
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alvin Elliott
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Crystal Elliott
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kerry Lynn Sessions
Non-Voting D
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Gwen Sessions (2020–2021) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Sessions Family Foundation Inc
How much does Sessions Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Sessions Family Foundation Inc gave $480K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $563K across 25 grants.
What is Sessions Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Sessions Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $24,000, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sessions Family Foundation Inc that year got $26K on average.
Where does Sessions Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Sessions Family Foundation Inc's top state is Colorado, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Arkansas (36%) and Texas (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Lubbock, TX (7 grants), Grand Junction, CO (5 grants) and Greenwood, AR (2 grants).
Does Sessions Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Sessions Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Sessions Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Sessions Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Greenwood Fine Arts Academy Inc ($84,000), GJ Blackout ($75,000) and ROO Doo's Wildlife Park ($66,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sessions Family Foundation Inc?
Sessions Family Foundation Inc reported $10.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $483K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $545K (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 does Sessions Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for arts, education, sports, food assistance, conservation, and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sessions Family Foundation Inc?
The filing provides a process for submitting a request using the preformatted request summary form and required materials described above. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sessions Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Sessions Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3846746. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Sessions Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/sessions-family-foundation-inc-morg_bb8bbe4b4f564c83ad7144e31c4cee8a
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