Wolters Gus & Ethel Fndn Tr F0472000
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
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
Cities
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
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
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
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST BANK | TRUSTEE | 40 | $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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