Bill & Jan Foundation
Wichita Falls, TX · EIN 75-1800162. Reported 111 grants totalling $447,910 to 50 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bill & Jan Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $55,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Regional Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hands to Hands Fndn | Wichita Falls, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midwestern State Univ | Wichita Falls, TX | $50,775 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Healthcare Center | Wichita Falls, TX | $46,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Aid Society | Wichita Falls, TX | $33,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc of Wichita Co | Wichita Falls, TX | $21,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christ Academy | Wichita Falls, TX | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist | Wichita Falls, TX | $17,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wild Bird Rescue | Wichita Falls, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wichita Falls Ballet | Wichita Falls, TX | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club | Wichita Falls, TX | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Rehab Center | Wichita Falls, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Wichita Falls, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fantasy of Lights | Wichita Falls, TX | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asu | Tempe, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cook Childrens Health Fnd | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Wichita Falls, TX | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Advocates | Wichita Falls, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Whells | Wichita Falls, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Kitchen | Wichita Falls, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Campfire North Texas | Wichita Falls, TX | $3,035 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Backdoor Theatre | Wichita Falls, TX | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Burk Boys & Girls Club | Burkburnett, TX | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Wichita Falls, TX | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wichita Falls Symphony | Wichita Falls, TX | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Ministries | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Texas Center | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shriners Hospitals | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wichita Falls Food Bank | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers & Sisters | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith Mission Refuge | Wichita Falls, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fellowship of Christian Ath | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henrietta Isd FFA | Henrietta, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of Wf | Wichita Falls, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Arrowhead Vfd | Henrietta, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pets | Wichita Falls, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Scotland Vfd | Scotland, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US Police Canine | Holtsville, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith Mission | Wichita Falls, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendly Door of Iowa Park | Iowa Park, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maskat Shrine Circus | Wichita Falls, TX | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rathgeber Hospitality House | Wichita Falls, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteer Services Council | Wichita Falls, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amvets Texas | Wichita Falls, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The National Ww II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Wf | Wichita Falls, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
29 of 50 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 17 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $184,000 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $85,060 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 24 | $76,350 | $1,250 |
| 2024 | 28 | $102,500 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bill & Jan Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3707 Maplewood, Wichita Falls, TX, 76308. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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