The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 82-6107882

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $11K.

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust at a glance

In short: The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust gave $11K across 8 grants in 2024 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$11,000
+57.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
8
+14.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$1,375
+37.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$1,000
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 32 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

HoustonLeagueMissouriMissouri City

How The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust gives

  • Giving grew 38% from 2021 to 2024. 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$5K$10K$15K5 grants2020 8 grants2021 4 grants2022 7 grants2023 8 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $11K (2024). In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
8 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$11,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024—$43$15,890$11,0008$11,000—
2023$30,968$99$8,795$7,0007$7,000—
2022$39,664$30$5,762$4,0004$4,000—
2021$45,396$17$9,659$8,0008$8,000—
2020$55,038$22$7,813$5,0005—$5,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Eardis W. Wilkins Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Lewis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust

How much does The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust give each year?

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust gave $11K across 8 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $7K across 7 grants.

What is The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust's typical grant size?

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust's median grant in 2024 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,375, across 8 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust give grants?

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (8 grants).

What is The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust?

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Houston, TX.

What is The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust's EIN?

The Oscar and Earline Temple Educat Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-6107882. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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