Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation
Beaumont, TX · EIN 74-6260525. Reported 99 grants totalling $10.3M to 56 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. Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,200 and $20,000; the smallest was $800 and the largest $2,263,057. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcfaddin Ward House Inc | Beaumont, TX | $8,410,085 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lamar University | Beaumont, TX | $315,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christus Health Foundation of Southeast Texas | Beaumont, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beaumont Heritage Society | Beaumont, TX | $133,017 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation | Beaumont, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation Inc | Port Bolivar, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beaumont Botanical Gardens | Beaumont, TX | $75,709 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Some Other Place | Beaumont, TX | $68,315 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shorkey Education & Rehabilitation Center | Beaumont, TX | $55,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nutrition & Services for Seniors | Beaumont, TX | $50,871 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Museum of Southeast Texas | Beaumont, TX | $44,945 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program | Beaumont, TX | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Texas Family Resource Center | Beaumont, TX | $40,626 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beaumont Farmers Market | Beaumont, TX | $36,998 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beaumont Council of Garden Clubs | Beaumont, TX | $36,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| All Saints Episcopal School | Beaumont, TX | $32,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools Southeast Texas Inc | Beaumont, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nehemiah's Vision Inc | Beaumont, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Church | Beaumont, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Beaumont, TX | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iea-Inspire Encourage Achieve | Beaumont, TX | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Life Resource | Port Arthur, TX | $22,913 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council | Beaumont, TX | $22,825 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Symphony of Southeast Texas | Beaumont, TX | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caroline Gilbert Hinchee House Restoration | Beaumont, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of the Golden Triangle | Beaumont, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Haven | Beaumont, TX | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edison Musuem | Beaumont, TX | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvest House | Beaumont, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anayat House Inc | Beaumont, TX | $13,207 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mental Health America of Southeast Texas | Beaumont, TX | $12,770 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Energy Museum | Beaumont, TX | $12,460 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Abuse & Forensic Services Inc | Beaumont, TX | $11,865 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Thicket Association | Beaumont, TX | $11,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Beaumont, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magnolia Cemetery | Beaumont, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeast Texas Food Bank | Beaumont, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ubi Caritas Health Ministries | Beaumont, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hugen Center Inc | Port Arthur, TX | $9,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Orange County Disaster Rebuild | Orange, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stable - Spirit | Vidor, TX | $7,775 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Woman's Club of Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fishers of Men Ministries | Fort Worth, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Beaumont, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center | Beaumont, TX | $7,225 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buckner Children & Family Services Inc-Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kvlu Fm | Beaumont, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Beaumont, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beaumont Children's Museum | Beaumont, TX | $4,946 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hughen Center Inc | Port Arthur, TX | $4,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson County Long Term Recovery Group | Beaumont, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magnolia Garden Club | Beaumont, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edison Museum | Beaumont, TX | $3,375 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society | Beaumont, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orange County Special Angels Rodeo | Orange, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
24 of 56 (43%) 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 56%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Mcfaddin Ward House Inc
REWIRING PROJECT OF MAIN HOME - Lamar University
SPINDLETOP GLADYS CITY BOOMTOWN MUSEUM - Christus Health Foundation of Southeast Texas
NEW 3-D MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS - City of Beaumont
RESTORATION OF THE ROBERT MORTON ORGAN IN THE JEFFERSON THEATRE - Beaumont Heritage Society
JOHN JAY FRENCH MUSEUM WINDOW RESTORATION; SPINDLETOP PARK PANELS SPECIAL PROJECT - Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation Inc
RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC BOLIVAR POINT LIGHTHOUSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 53 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $2,040,530 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 17 | $2,902,100 | $8,500 |
| 2023 | 31 | $2,733,974 | $12,257 |
| 2024 | 33 | $2,660,173 | $10,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage Foundation has 1 of them, worth $5,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council | Beaumont, TX | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
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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 $10,000. 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 Mamie Mcfaddin Ward Heritage 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: Po Box 3928, Beaumont, TX, 77704. 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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