Funding search · EIN 311583091 · Henderson, TX

Bess L Rayford Foundation

Name: Bess L Rayford Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

58
grants reported: $499,000
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

black prescription theater educational scholarships park pavilion

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

14 grants matching “henderson” · $130,000

$17,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Civic Theatre · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$20,000
Keep Henderson Beautiful · Henderson, TX · 2023
Park pavilion
$13,000
Henderson Civic Center · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Isd Education Foundation · Henderson, TX · 2022
Educational scholarships
$10,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Civic Center · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Isd Education Foundation · Henderson, TX · 2021
Educational scholarships
$5,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boys Girls Club of Rusk County4 grants · $125,000
One Step at a Time4 grants · $37,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry4 grants · $37,000
Rusk County Historical Commission3 grants · $31,000
Rusk County United Way4 grants · $25,000
Henderson Food Bank4 grants · $25,000
Rusk County Heritage Association4 grants · $25,000
Henderson Civic Center2 grants · $23,000
Rusk County Child Welfare Board4 grants · $20,000
Keep Henderson Beautiful1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$128,000

2021

$126,000

2022

$120,000

2023

$125,000

2024

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

$45,000
Boys Girls Club of Rusk County · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$30,000
Boys Girls Club of Rusk County · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$25,000
Boys Girls Club of Rusk County · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$25,000
Boys Girls Club of Rusk County · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$20,000
Keep Henderson Beautiful · Henderson, TX · 2023
Park pavilion
$20,000
First United Methodist Church · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$17,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$16,000
One Step at a Time · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$15,000
Rusk County Historical Commission · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$13,000
Henderson Civic Center · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$11,000
One Step at a Time · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Civic Theatre · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Rusk County Historical Commission · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Civic Center · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Henderson Isd Education Foundation · Henderson, TX · 2022
Educational scholarships
$10,000
Rusk County United Way · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Rusk County Heritage Association · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$6,000
Rusk County Historical Commission · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
One Step at a Time · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Child Welfare Board · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Children'S Advocacy Cen · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Friends Helping Friends · Henderson, TX · 2024
Prescription assistance program
$5,000
Rusk County Heritage Association · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County United Way · Henderson, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Spca of East Texas · Tyler, TX · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Texas Shakespeare Festival · Kilgore, TX · 2024
General funds,& black box theater project
$5,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
One Step at a Time · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Child Welfare Board · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Children'S Advocacy Cen · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Friends Helping Friends · Henderson, TX · 2023
Prescription assistance program
$5,000
Rusk County Heritage Association · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County United Way · Henderson, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Spca of East Texas · Tyler, TX · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Texas Shakespeare Festival · Kilgore, TX · 2023
General funds,& black box theater project
$5,000
Rusk County Child Welfare Board · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Children'S Advocacy Cen · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Friends Helping Friends · Henderson, TX · 2022
Prescription assistance program
$5,000
Rusk County Heritage Association · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Spca of East Texas · Tyler, TX · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Texas Shakespeare Festival · Kilgore, TX · 2022
General funds,& black box theater project
$5,000
Henderson Food Bank · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Interchurch Ministry · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Henderson Isd Education Foundation · Henderson, TX · 2021
Educational scholarships
$5,000
Rusk County Child Welfare Board · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Children'S Advocacy Cen · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Rusk County Friends Helping Friends · Henderson, TX · 2021
Prescription assistance program
$5,000
Rusk County United Way · Henderson, TX · 2021
General funds
$5,000
Texas Shakespeare Festival · Kilgore, TX · 2021
General funds,& black box theater project
$3,000
Friends of Rusk County Memorial Lib · Henderson, TX · 2022
General funds
$2,000
Mosaic Counseling Centers · Tyler, TX · 2024
General funds
$2,000
Mosaic Counseling Centers · Tyler, TX · 2023
General funds
$2,000
Mosaic Counseling Centers · Tyler, TX · 2022
General funds
$2,000
Mosaic Counseling Centers · Tyler, TX · 2021
General funds

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.