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Betty and Roy Erickson Charitable Fund for Nursing Grant

East Texas Communities Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • Located in designated East Texas counties, ensuring services are accessible to all community members regardless of race o
  • Located in one of the following East Texas counties

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Services must be available to citizens of the community without regard to race or religion.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Grants for administrative costs are discouraged.

Overview

The Betty and Roy Erickson Charitable Fund for Nursing Grant aims to advance nursing education in East Texas. Established by Betty and Roy Erickson, this fund supports various needs such as special projects, equipment, and supplies for nursing programs. Eligible applicants include public colleges and nonprofit institutions located in designated East Texas counties, ensuring services are accessible to all community members regardless of race or religion.

Betty and Roy Erickson established this fund to support the field of nursing in East Texas. To have the most impact on the field, grants will be awarded to support nursing education.
Requests may be for special projects, equipment, technology, supplies, etc.

Eligibility

Applicants may be public colleges or universities or private institutions with nonprofit 501(c)(3) status.Institutions must be located in one of the following East Texas counties: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Lamar, Leon, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood.Services must be available to citizens of the community without regard to race or religion.

Ineligibility

Grants for administrative costs are discouraged.

What East Texas Communities Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
253
Total given
$15.42M
Median grant
$15K
Range
$5,069–$4.08M
  • By dollars: Texas 91%, Missouri 3%, Louisiana 3%. Top recipient cities: Tyler, TX; Longview, TX; Dallas, TX.
  • 8% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Bethesda Health Clinic · Tyler, TX

    Health, General

    $4.08M

  • UT Tyler Office of Advancemen · Tyler, TX

    Educational

    $1.9M

  • St Paul Lutheran Church · St Joseph, MO

    Educational

    $441K

  • The Mentoring Alliance · Tyler, TX

    Youth Development

    $401K

  • The Xtra Mile Recov Assistanc · Ville Platte, LA

    Mental Health

    $380K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Healthcare

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