Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lufkin, TX EIN: 75-2234779

TEXAS KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDA is a private foundation based in Lufkin, Texas. Its 2024 filing describes direct charitable activity as awarding college scholarships.

Key facts about Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda

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.

EIN
75-2234779
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$80,000
Grants made (2025)
34
Average grant
$2,353
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$1,362,568
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓
Deadline
Various.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.4M

+3.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$80K

-13.0% YoY

Grant Count

34

-19.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+7.4% YoY

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.

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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation awards college scholarships. Its 2024 filing reports scholarships awarded to 35 recipients.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the filing lists 42 grants totaling $92,000. The listed grants ranged from $2,000 to $4,000, with a median of $2,000; the filing separately states that awards are restricted to $2,000 per semester. The largest listed awards were $4,000 each to Jasmine Bailey of Waxahachie, Texas; Lisa Green of Red Oak, Texas; and Madisyn James of Midlothian, Texas. Other listed recipients received awards of $2,000 or $3,000.

Review Cycle

Various.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars listed for 2024 went to recipients in Texas.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MidlothianWaxahachieFort WorthHoustonAledoBrownwoodConroeCorpus ChristiLufkinVenusArlingtonCollege StationFarmers BranchFriendswoodGainesvilleMagnoliaOak LeafOvillaRosharonSpring

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K22 grants2020 24 grants2021 20 grants2022 35 grants2023 42 grants2024 34 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2022) to $92K (2024). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $80K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Sloan Short: $5KSloan Short$5KCarrie Bruns: $4KCarrie Bruns$4KTiffany Carra: $4KTiffany Carra$4KAmber MC Carthy: $4KAmber MC Carthy$4KTanner Sorenson: $4KTanner Sorenson$4KKenna Hogan: $3KKenna Hogan$3KKennedee Canales: $2KKennedee Canales$2KDominic Coe: $2KDominic Coe$2KLogan Fults: $2KLogan Fults$2KMollee Golden: $2KMollee Golden$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sloan Short ($5K). Together the top 10 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

155 grants across all recorded years

155<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 155 grants of 155 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sloan Short Midlothian, TXScholarship$5,000
Carrie Bruns Manor, TXScholarship$4,000
Tiffany Carra Midlothian, TXScholarship$4,000
Amber MC Carthy Midlothian, TXScholarship$4,000
Tanner Sorenson Waxahachie, TXScholarship$4,000
Kenna Hogan Weatherford, TXScholarship$3,000
Kennedee Canales Venus, TXScholarship$2,000
Dominic Coe Highland Villiage, TXScholarship$2,000
Logan Fults Decatur, TXScholarship$2,000
Mollee Golden Midlothian, TXScholarship$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $1,320,617 $113,038 $113,350 $92,000 across 42 grants
2023 $1,323,565 −$21,688 $80,275 $59,000 across 35 grants
2022 $1,240,396 $80,695 $44,478 $31,000 across 20 grants
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,362,568$1,320,617$1,323,565
Revenue$113,084$113,038$-21,688
Expenses$111,581$113,350$80,275
Qualifying Distributions$80,000$92,000$59,000
Net Investment Income$96,965$96,836$20,485
Distributable Amount$64,726$63,767$62,466

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 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

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Buford J Young (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Jerry N Kirby (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robert A Foreman (2020–2021) — Vice President

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.

Contact

Application contact: Ronnie W Wilson
Mailing address: 248 Fredonia Ave, Lufkin, TX 75904
Phone: (936) 404-9441
Email: texasgrandrecorder@gmail.com

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. The most frequent recipient cities were Midlothian, TX (15 grants) and Weatherford, TX (2 grants).

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).

Who are Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's largest grantees?

Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda's largest 2025 grantees include Sloan Short ($5,000), Carrie Bruns ($4,000) and Tiffany Carra ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

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 awards college scholarships. Its 2024 filing reports scholarships awarded to 35 recipients. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. 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.

Does Texas Knights Templar Educational Founda accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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