Funding search · EIN 825115039 · Sulphur Springs, TX

John and Deborah Gillis Foundation

Name: John and Deborah Gillis Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

159
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,690
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

student scholarships scholarship students housing attend university recipient

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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.

Top recipients

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

Texas a&M-Commerce2 grants · $223,952
Texas a&M-College Station2 grants · $162,830
Midtown Urban Student Housing2 grants · $105,804
Tamu Commerce1 grant · $87,379
Texas Tech University2 grants · $44,000
Texas Tech University1 grant · $41,155
Southern Methodist University3 grants · $41,046
Tyler Junior College1 grant · $31,011
Okahoma State University1 grant · $30,102
Cumby Independent School District2 grants · $29,600

Giving over time

$835,502

2022

$404,677

2023

$385,883

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 159 grants.

$111,976
Texas a&M-Commerce · Commerce, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$111,976
Texas a&M-Commerce · Commerce, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$87,379
Tamu Commerce · Commerce, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$81,415
Texas a&M-College Station · College Station, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$81,415
Texas a&M-College Station · College Station, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$52,902
Midtown Urban Student Housing · Arlington, TX · 2022
Housing for student scholarship recipients
$52,902
Midtown Urban Student Housing · Arlington, TX · 2022
Housing for student scholarship recipients
$41,155
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$31,011
Tyler Junior College · Tyler, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$30,102
Okahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$26,480
Texas a&M College Station · College Station, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$22,000
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$22,000
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$18,598
Jackson Petty · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$18,175
Cable Glenn · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$16,062
Katie Tifft · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$16,023
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$16,023
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$15,966
Daniel Corral · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$15,000
Luke Ritter · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$15,000
Ouachita Baptist University · Arkadelphia, AR · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$14,853
Zoe Crump · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$14,800
Cumby Independent School District · Cumby, TX · 2023
Cumby ISD Year Three Grant funds payment
$14,800
Cumby Independent School District · Cumby, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$14,800
Cumby Independent School District · Cumby, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$14,448
Ian Westlund · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$14,000
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2022
Scholarships for students to attend university
$14,000
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2022
Scholarships for students to attend university
$13,905
Jasmin Wade · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$13,514
Legacy On Rio Apartments · Austin, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$13,275
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$12,740
Keziah Sims · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$12,477
North Texas Community College · Mt Pleasant, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$12,096
University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$12,096
University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$12,011
Michelle Tijerin · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$12,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$11,878
Brooklynn Shackleford · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$11,000
Carter Owen · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$11,000
Christian Gibreath · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,763
Trista Flowers · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,706
Zach Tiemeyer · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,580
Miller Grove Isd · Cumby, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,580
Miller Grove Isd · Cumby, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,490
University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,043
Legacy On Rio Apartments · Austin, TX · 2022
Housing for scholarship student recipients
$10,043
Legacy On Rio Apartments · Austin, TX · 2022
Housing for scholarship student recipients
$10,000
Kylie Clarke · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,000
Valerie Timko · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,000
Southeastern Oklahoma State University · Durant, OK · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,000
University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$10,000
University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,999
Angel Mills · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,975
Connor Bailey · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,904
Dawson Carpenter · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,790
Nick Cantillo · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,381
Kendall Dobson · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,044
Jagger Qualls · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$9,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2022
Fall 2022 scholarship
$9,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2022
Fall 2022 scholarship
$8,667
Como-Pickton Cisd · Como, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,667
Como-Pickton Cisd · Como, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,506
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,506
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,474
Lauren Lewellen · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,288
American Campus Housing Ut · Austin, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,281
Addisyn Wall · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,200
Sulphur Bluff Independent School District · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$8,200
Sulphur Bluff Independent School District · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2022
Grant funding for student scholarships
$7,892
Villas On Rio Apartments · Austin, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$6,800
Cash Vititow · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$6,696
Madison Martin · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$6,600
Patrick Gill · Houston, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$6,198
North Texas Community College · Mt Pleasant, TX · 2022
Scholarships for students to attend university
$6,198
North Texas Community College · Mt Pleasant, TX · 2022
Scholarships for students to attend university
$6,044
Sharon Abrego · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,996
Tomi Pirtle · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,690
Makayla McPherson · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,501
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,073
Landry Meskimen · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,068
Mady Posey · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,038
Nathan Andrews · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,030
Mariana Ugalde · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,000
Alli Crump · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,000
Corde Mayo · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$5,000
Southeastern Oklahoma State University · Durant, OK · 2022
Scholarships for students to attend university
$5,000
Southeastern Oklahoma State University · Durant, OK · 2022
Scholarships for students to attend university
$4,864
Paris Junior College · Paris, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$4,702
University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$4,447
Rylie Carroll · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$4,255
Katie Tiemeyer · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2025
Grant funding for student scholarships
$4,038
Apple · Cupertino, CA · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$3,975
Villas On Rio Apartments · Austin, TX · 2022
Housing for scholarship students
$3,975
Villas On Rio Apartments · Austin, TX · 2022
Housing for scholarship students
$3,963
White River Apartments · Hollister, MO · 2023
Grant funding for student scholarships
$3,761
Sulphur Bluff Independent School District · Sulphur Springs, TX · 2023
Sulphur Bluff ISD Year Three Grant funding
$3,500
Scottish Rite Dormitory · Austin, TX · 2022
Housing for scholarship students
$3,500
Scottish Rite Dormitory · Austin, TX · 2022
Housing for scholarship students

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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.