Wolters Gus & Ethel Fndn Tr F0472000

SAN ANTONIO, TX EIN: 74-2335544

The Wolters Gus & Ethel Foundation Trust (F0472000) is a private foundation established in 1985 and based in San Antonio, Texas. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with a primary focus on scholarship funding. Frost Bank serves as the trustee of the foundation.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.4M

+1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$510K

-6.5% YoY

Grant Count

15

+275.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-75.1% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation provides scholarship awards to graduates of Shriner High School and St. Paul's High School in Lavaca County, Texas, to attend Texas colleges or universities. Awards are paid directly to the educational institutions. The foundation also funds unrestricted scholarship programs more broadly.

Grantmaking

Grant Range

** $15,000 to $500,000

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation funds organizations in Texas and Tennessee, with recent grantees located in Brenham, College Station, Kingsville, Nacogdoches, and Nashville.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AustinBrenhamBrownwoodBryanCollege StationCorpus ChristiFront RoyalHuntsvilleIrvingKingsvilleLubbockNacogdochesNashvilleSan MarcosSeguinStephenvilleWaco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets: $8,242,323 (as of August 2024)

Annual Revenue & Expenses (FYE August 2024):

  • Total revenues: $681,787
  • Total expenses: $665,919
  • Investment income and dividends: $313,983
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $133,999
  • Miscellaneous revenues: $233,805

Giving Rate: 6.6% of assets

Expense Ratio: 97.7% of total revenue spent on programs

Staffing: 1 employee

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$263K$526K$790K$1M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,389,850$8,242,323$8,191,455
Revenue$663,774$681,787$715,866
Expenses$648,747$665,919$629,433
Qualifying Distributions$561,231$591,038$543,413
Net Investment Income$584,549$615,734$634,971
Distributable Amount$526,956$498,667$484,696

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$136K$273K$409K$545K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20222 grants20234 grants202415 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY$180KBLINN COLLEGE$60KTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY$45KTARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY$45KUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT A…$30KCHRISTENDOM EDUCATIONAL …$15KTEXAS LUTHERN UNIVERSITY$15KTEXAS STATE TECHNICAL CO…$15KTEXAS A&M UNIV CORPUS CH…$15KSAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVER…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Frost Bank — Trustee (Compensation: $73,746 annually; 2024)

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

FROST BANKTRUSTEE$100K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FROST BANKTRUSTEE40$99,588

Contact Information

Address: PO Box 2950, San Antonio, TX 78299-2950 Telephone: 210-220-4438

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

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