Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust Grant

Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust Grant
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust, established in 1981, supports educational, cultural, and health care initiatives in Arkansas and Texas. With a focus on one-year grants, it promotes capital projects, medical research, and endowment campaigns. Organizations in Texas, especially in the Dallas area, receive strong preference. Ineligible applicants include those who have recently received grants from other foundations or multi-year grants, which require a two-year wait before reapplying.

Overview

Mission The Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust was established in 1981 to support and promote quality educational, cultural, human services and health care programming for all people. Roy Sturgis was one of ten children of an Arkansas farmer and homemaker. He dropped out of school after the tenth grade to join the Navy during World War I. Mr. Sturgis returned to his family home in southern Arkansas after the war and went to work in the local sawmills. In 1933, Roy Sturgis married Texas native Christine Johns. They became very successful in the timber, lumber and sawmill industries in Arkansas, owned other prosperous business enterprises and had notable success managing their investments. Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis spent most of their lives in Arkansas and Dallas, Texas. They did not have children, but were particularly interested in educational opportunities for young people. In addition, Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis supported organizations working in the areas of health, social services and the arts. The majority of grants from the Sturgis Charitable Trust are 1 year in duration. On occasion, multi-year support is awarded. The Sturgis Charitable Trust encourages requests for the following types of grants: capital project-relatedmedical researchendowment campaigns Funding for start-up programs and limited general operating requests will also be considered.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants are awarded to qualified charitable organizations in both Arkansas and Texas. Approximately 65% of the Trust's annual distributions are made within the state of Arkansas. The remaining 35% of grants are distributed within the state of Texas.1-year grants: Organizations that receive a grant from the foundations noted below must skip 1 year before submitting a subsequent application. For example, if your organization was awarded a grant in 2022, it would be ineligible to apply until 2024.

Ineligibility

Multi-year grants: Organizations that receive a multi-year grant from the foundations noted below are ineligible to re-apply until 2 years after receiving your last grant installment. For example, if your organization was awarded a 2-year grant in 2022, and last installment was received in 2023, your organization would ineligible to apply until 2025.