Funding search · EIN 880867120 · Tyler, TX

Byers Family Foundation

Name: Byers Family Foundation grants, 2023–2024
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.

53
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2023–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

development education youth poverty research community medical emotional

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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.

The University of Texas Health Science Center Tyler1 grant · $487,500
Rusk Cares1 grant · $187,500
University of Texas at Tyler Medical School2 grants · $151,000
Christus Trinity Mother Frances2 grants · $125,000
Bethesda Health Clinic2 grants · $113,500
St Paul Childrens Services2 grants · $55,000
East Texas Communities Foundation2 grants · $45,000
Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee Counties2 grants · $40,000
Path2 grants · $35,000
East Texas Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$792,540

2023

$709,500

2024

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$487,500
The University of Texas Health Science Center Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2024
Medical
$187,500
Rusk Cares · Rusk, TX · 2023
Poverty
$150,000
University of Texas at Tyler Medical School · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$100,000
Christus Trinity Mother Frances · Tyler, TX · 2023
Research/development
$75,000
Bethesda Health Clinic · Tyler, TX · 2023
Research/development
$50,000
St Paul Childrens Services · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$38,500
Bethesda Health Clinic · Tyler, TX · 2024
Research/development
$30,000
Jacksonville Education Foundation · Jacksonville, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$26,000
Tyler Junior College Foundation · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$25,000
Christus Trinity Mother Frances · Tyler, TX · 2024
Research/development
$25,000
East Texas Communities Foundation · Tyler, TX · 2024
Poverty
$25,000
Literacy Council of Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$25,000
Path · Tyler, TX · 2024
Poverty
$25,000
East Texas Baptist University Endowed Scholarship · Marshall, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$25,000
Literacy Counsil of Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$20,000
Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee Counties · Palestine, TX · 2024
Poverty
$20,000
Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee Counties · Palestine, TX · 2023
Poverty
$20,000
East Texas Communities Foundation · Tyler, TX · 2023
Poverty
$20,000
East Texas Crisis Center · Tyler, TX · 2023
Poverty
$20,000
East Texas Symphony Orchestra · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$15,000
East Texas Symphony Orchestra · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$10,000
Discovery Science Place · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$10,000
Path · Tyler, TX · 2023
Poverty
$5,000
Alzheimers Alliance · Tyler, TX · 2024
Research/development
$5,000
Children'S Advocacy Center of Smith County · Tyler, TX · 2024
Youth development
$5,000
Cowen Center Circle · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$5,000
St Paul Childrens Services · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$5,000
The Hospice of East Texas · Tyler, TX · 2024
Poverty
$5,000
Alzheimers Alliance · Tyler, TX · 2023
Research/development
$5,000
Cowen Center Circle · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$5,000
East Texas Food Bank · Tyler, TX · 2023
Poverty
$5,000
The Hospice of East Texas · Tyler, TX · 2023
Poverty
$5,000
Tyler Civic Theatre Center · Tyler, TX · 2023
Research/development
$2,500
East Texas Crisis Center · Tyler, TX · 2024
Poverty
$2,040
Women'S Symphony League · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$1,000
Afp East Texas Chapter · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education
$1,000
Christus Good Shepherd Foundation · Longview, TX · 2024
Medical
$1,000
City of Rusk · Rusk, TX · 2024
Community
$1,000
East Texas Food Bank · Tyler, TX · 2024
Poverty
$1,000
Elijah'S Retreat · Jacksonville, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$1,000
Junior League of Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2024
Community
$1,000
Mosaic Counseling · Tyler, TX · 2024
Poverty
$1,000
St Vincent De Paul · Tyler, TX · 2024
Community
$1,000
United Way of Smith County · Tyler, TX · 2024
Community
$1,000
University of Texas at Tyler Medical School · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$1,000
Young Audiences of Northeast Texas · Tyler, TX · 2024
Education/youth development
$1,000
Angel Layettes · Flint, TX · 2023
Emotional relief
$1,000
Arc of Smith County · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$1,000
East Texas Sheltering Ams Coalition · Jacksonville, TX · 2023
Poverty
$1,000
Elijah'S Retreat · Jacksonville, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$1,000
Mentoring Alliance · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$1,000
Miracle League of Tyler · Tyler, TX · 2023
Education/youth development
$1,000
Mosaic Counseling · Tyler, TX · 2023
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