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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8907660

Bernard Foundation

A private foundation in Tyler, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $886,489 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $886,489

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $19,111,458

  • Tax year 2024

    $788,011

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $16,134,371

  • Tax year 2023

    $760,141

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,472,770

  • Tax year 2022

    $327,260

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $16,682,363

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,001

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $16,359,567

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,278,390

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,257,417

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,288,768

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX

    Physician assistants program for east texas (longview campus)

    $301,474
  2. Hospice of East Texas FoundationTyler, TX

    General support

    $250,000
  3. Monuments Men FoundationDallas, TX

    General support

    $150,000
  4. The Joseph HouseLufkin, TX

    Charitable

    $150,000
  5. Love Thy City of East TexasTyler, TX

    Charitable

    $25,000
  6. Kurth Memorial LibraryLufkin, TX

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Charitable

    $15

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health2 grants $400,00070% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $150,00026% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $886,474

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jay H GrinsteadVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • George Trey Henderson IIIPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard W Jett JrDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stewart HendersonSEC/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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