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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2198726

Paris Legacy Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Paris, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $550,000 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
E Sims Norment
PO Box 1815
Paris, TX 75461
(903) 784-4316
Form and materials
Informational letter including purpose of organization, amount requested and other pertinent details.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
GENERALLY LIMITED TO 503(c)(3)ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITTING THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF LAMAR COUNTY.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $550,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $10,022,097
  • Tax year 2024

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,762,662
  • Tax year 2023

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,167,819
  • Tax year 2022

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,574,615
  • Tax year 2021

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,749,974
  • Tax year 2020

    $369,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,327,489
  • Tax year 2019

    $357,814

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,388,846
  • Tax year 2018

    $370,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,285,434

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Paris Jr College-Nursing SchoolParis, TX

    Nursing school lab support

    $140,000
  2. The Kings DaughtersParis, TX

    Medical assistance

    $135,000
  3. Paris Regional Medical AuxiliaryParis, TX

    Internship program

    $104,000
  4. Paris-Lamar County Health DeptParis, TX

    Health service provider

    $55,000
  5. Co-MinistryParis, TX

    Medical assistance

    $40,000
  6. Downtown Food PantryParis, TX

    Food purchase assistance

    $35,000
  7. Lamar County Human ResourcesParis, TX

    Meal services

    $32,000
  8. Individual

    Indigent healthcare

    $9,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $104,00075% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $35,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas7 grants $541,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Ashley LassiterTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brad HutchisonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • E Sims NormentChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Barbara WilsonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carl CecilSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard AmisTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donald LewisTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • George StruveTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bobby WaltersTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • G Bert Strom MDTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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