Funding search · EIN 752741045 · Carthage, TX

The Charles C Matthews Foundation

Name: The Charles C Matthews 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.

87
grants reported: $3.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $9,185
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

scholarships building energy endowment fire scholarship dept gift

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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.

Panola College14 grants · $1.8M
Carthage Isd Foundation4 grants · $400,000
Beckville Isd Foundation5 grants · $187,832
Gary Independent School District5 grants · $136,000
Baylor University2 grants · $80,000
Panola Co Cancer Coalition4 grants · $70,000
City of Carthage3 grants · $58,450
Carthage Isd Athletic Dept4 grants · $46,500
Panola Cnty Hist & Genelogical Scty3 grants · $40,500
St Jude'S Children Research Center4 grants · $37,500

Giving over time

$789,432

2022

$721,826

2023

$710,994

2024

$814,300

2025

Grant history

All 87 reported grants, largest first.

$350,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2024
Energy building
$300,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2025
Endowment
$300,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2023
Energy building
$205,197
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2022
Scholarships
$200,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2022
Energy building
$150,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2025
Energy building
$121,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2023
Endowment
$100,000
Carthage Isd Foundation · Carthage, TX · 2025
Scholarships
$100,000
Carthage Isd Foundation · Carthage, TX · 2024
Scholarships
$100,000
Carthage Isd Foundation · Carthage, TX · 2023
Scholarships
$100,000
Carthage Isd Foundation · Carthage, TX · 2022
Scholarships
$67,832
Beckville Isd Foundation · Beckville, TX · 2024
New scoreboard & clock
$66,000
Gary Independent School District · Gary, TX · 2022
Playground
$60,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2025
Schlorships
$50,000
City of Carthage · Carthage, TX · 2023
Fire training facility
$43,200
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2022
Portable basic elec trainers
$35,000
Still Waters Cowboy Church · Carthage, TX · 2023
Children's expansion proj bldg
$30,500
Panola Cnty Hist & Genelogical Scty · Carthage, TX · 2024
Donation
$30,000
Beckville Isd Foundation · Beckville, TX · 2025
Donation
$30,000
Beckville Isd Foundation · Beckville, TX · 2024
Donation
$30,000
Beckville Isd Foundation · Beckville, TX · 2023
Donation
$30,000
Beckville Isd Foundation · Beckville, TX · 2022
Donation
$28,500
Carthage Isd Athletic Dept · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation
$26,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2024
Endowment
$25,000
Panola Co Cancer Coalition · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation
$22,305
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2024
Iron works
$21,550
Palm Beach Atlantic University · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Scholarship
$20,000
Gary Independent School District · Gary, TX · 2025
Scholarships
$20,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2024
Schlorships
$20,000
Gary Independent School District · Gary, TX · 2024
Scholarships
$20,000
Panola Co Cancer Coalition · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation
$19,700
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2022
Auditorium house lights
$15,000
St Jude'S Children Research Center · Memphis, TN · 2025
Donation
$15,000
Gary Independent School District · Gary, TX · 2023
Scholarships
$15,000
Panola Co Cancer Coalition · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$15,000
Gary Independent School District · Gary, TX · 2022
Scholarships
$12,026
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2023
Scholarships
$11,000
Carthage Isd Athletic Dept · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation
$10,607
Clayton Volunteer Fire Dept · Clayton, TX · 2024
Brush truck gift
$10,000
Shriner'S Children'S Hospital · Tampa, FL · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Panola Co Cancer Coalition · Carthage, TX · 2024
Donation
$10,000
St Jude'S Children Research Center · Memphis, TN · 2022
Donation
$9,500
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2022
Hvac tool kit, book
$9,185
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
Scholarship
$7,500
Panola Co Cattlemen'S Assoc · Carthage, TX · 2025
Scholarships
$7,500
St Jude'S Children Research Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
Donation
$6,500
Cisd Tsa Booster Club · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation - scholarship fundraiser
$5,900
City of Carthage · Carthage, TX · 2022
Fire dept face masks
$5,000
Beckville Fire Dept · Beckville, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Carthage Fire Dept · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Clayton Volunteer Fire Dept · Clayton, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Community Fdn of Tx Hill Country · Kerrville, TX · 2025
Flood relief
$5,000
Community Four Fire Dept · Deberry, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation - building fund
$5,000
Flatwoods Fire Dept · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Gary Fire Dept · Gary, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Inter-Community Fire Dept · Deberry, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Panola County Shrine Club · Carthage, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Woods Fire Dept · Tenaha, TX · 2025
Donation
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Carthage, TX · 2024
Donation - building fund
$5,000
Panola County Shrine Club · Carthage, TX · 2024
Donation
$5,000
St Jude'S Children Research Center · Memphis, TN · 2024
Donation
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation - building fund
$5,000
Panola Cnty Hist & Genelogical Scty · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Panola County Shrine Club · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Panola Soil & Water Conserv Dist · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$5,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Donation
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation - building fund
$5,000
Panola Cnty Hist & Genelogical Scty · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Panola County Shrine Club · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation
$5,000
Shriner'S Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
Donation
$4,000
Panola Co Cattlemen'S Assoc · Carthage, TX · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Panola Co Cattlemen'S Assoc · Carthage, TX · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
Panola Co Cattlemen'S Assoc · Carthage, TX · 2022
Scholarships
$3,500
Carthage Isd Athletic Dept · Carthage, TX · 2024
Donation
$3,500
Carthage Isd Athletic Dept · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$2,550
City of Carthage · Carthage, TX · 2023
Fire dept tank car safety classes
$2,000
Beckville Youth Sports Assn · Beckville, TX · 2025
Donation - baseball complex
$2,000
Panola Co Veterans Relief Fund · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Panola College · Carthage, TX · 2024
Scholarships
$1,000
Panola Co Veterans Relief Fund · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Panola Soil & Water Conserv Dist · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation
$500
Etx Hitman Baseball · Carthage, TX · 2025
Educational gift
$250
Panola Soil & Water Conservation · Temple, TX · 2025
Donation - local tim boone
$250
American Jr Golf Assn · Braselton, GA · 2024
Ace grant
$250
Panola Co Baseball Association · Carthage, TX · 2023
Donation
$250
Panola Co Baseball Association · Carthage, TX · 2022
Donation

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