Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda
Texas Knights Templar Educational Foundation is a private foundation based in Lufkin, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports college scholarships awarded to 34 recipients.
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda at a glance
In short: Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda gave $80K across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- -13.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 34
- -19.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,353
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,362,568
- +3.2% 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.
How to apply to Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda
- How to Apply
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The filing lists Ronnie W Wilson as the contact and calls for an application form and the most recent transcript. Award restrictions are $2,000 per semester. The filing says deadlines are various.
- Contact
Application contact: Ronnie W Wilson
Mailing address: 248 Fredonia Ave, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone: (936) 404-9441
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
155 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 155 grants of 155 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda gives
- Giving grew 158% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 124% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $31K (2022) to $92K (2024). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 34 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $80,000 |
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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 | $1,362,568 | $113,084 | $111,581 | $80,000 | 34 | $80,000 | $96,965 | $64,726 |
| 2024 | $1,320,617 | $113,038 | $113,350 | $92,000 | 42 | $92,000 | $96,836 | $63,767 |
| 2023 | $1,323,565 | $-21,688 | $80,275 | $59,000 | 35 | $59,000 | $20,485 | $62,466 |
| 2022 | $1,240,396 | $80,695 | $44,478 | $31,000 | 20 | $31,000 | $44,404 | — |
| 2021 | $908,596 | $30,973 | $93,723 | $83,000 | 24 | $83,000 | $160,555 | — |
| 2020 | $925,403 | $25,463 | $71,813 | $35,000 | 22 | — | $28,021 | $52,731 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing identifies college scholarships as its direct charitable activity. Its reported 2025 grants were scholarships to individual recipients.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 34 grants totaling $80,000. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. The largest reported award was a $5,000 scholarship to an individual recipient; other listed awards to individual recipients ranged from $2,000 to $4,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Quention D Burge Jr as president and director, Thomas N Turner as vice president and director, Corey D Hale as secretary and director, and Ronnie W Wilson as grand recorder.
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda is led by Quention D. Burge Jr., President & Director on every filing since 2023; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Quention D. Burge Jr.
President & Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas N. Turner
Vice President & Director
Secretary → Vice President & Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corey D. Hale
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie W. Wilson
Grand Recorder
Grand Record → Grand Recorder, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Buford J. Young (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Robert A. Foreman (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Jerry N Kirby (2020–2021) — Treasurer
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 Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda
How much does Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda give each year?
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda gave $80K across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $92K across 42 grants.
What is Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's typical grant size?
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,353, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda give grants?
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (34 grants).
How large is Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda?
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $80K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda fund?
The foundation’s filing identifies college scholarships as its direct charitable activity. Its reported 2025 grants were scholarships to individual recipients. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda?
The filing lists Ronnie W Wilson as the contact and calls for an application form and the most recent transcript. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's EIN?
Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2234779. 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 October 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 August 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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