Simon & Louise Henderson Foundation
Lufkin, TX · EIN 75-6022769. Reported 298 grants totalling $3,686,600 to 117 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. Simon & Louise Henderson 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 $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice in the Pines | Lufkin, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lhs Alumni Association | Lufkin, TX | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Long Way Home Foundation | Lufkin, TX | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of East Texas | Lufkin, TX | $133,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Tyler, TX | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Lufkin, TX | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Henderson Expo Center | Lufkin, TX | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Services Council | Pollok, TX | $104,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buckner Children & Family Services | Lufkin, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Burke Center | Lufkin, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ellen Trout Zoo | Lufkin, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Joseph House | Lufkin, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children | Dallas, TX | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Highland Park Education Foundation | Dallas, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Shelter of East Texas | Lufkin, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson Isd Wh Bonner Elementary | Lufkin, TX | $77,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Cyprian's Episcopal Church School | Lufkin, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lufkin High Schoolart Club | Lufkin, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Strong | Lufkin, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Family Place | Dallas, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Angelina Alliance for Children Inc | Lufkin, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | Dallas, TX | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Rise School of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Angelina County Child Welfare | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Down Home Ranch | Elgin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Texas Food Bank | Tyler, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Angelina County | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lufkin Creative | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pi Beta Phi Foundation | Columbus, GA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Angelina Cnty | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stubblefield Learning Center | Lufkin, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Angelina College Foundation | Lufkin, TX | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Angelina Art Alliance | Lufkin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of East Texas | Nacogdoches, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Information & Service Center | Lufkin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Lufkin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mosaic Center | Lufkin, TX | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Forest Association | Lufkin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA | Lufkin, TX | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Cyprians Episcopal School | Lufkin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angelina Cnty Chamber of Commerce | Lufkin, TX | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Love Inc of Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pi Beta Phi Foundation | Town and Country, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Forestry Museum | Lufkin, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Gulf Coast Make a Wish | Stafford, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Longleaf Alliance | Andalusia, AL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warriors | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adac | Lufkin, TX | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Book Buddies of East Texas | Lufkin, TX | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moffett Volunteer Fire Dept | Lufkin, TX | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seasons of Hope Center | Lufkin, TX | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fuller Springs Volunteer Fire Dept | Lufkin, TX | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Angelina Community Theatre | Lufkin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Texas Cancer Alliance of Hope | Lufkin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Godtel Ministries | Lufkin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Game Warden Association | Hamilton, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rise of School of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA Park Cities | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hudson Class of 2031 | Lufkin, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angelina Arts Alliance | Lufkin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of East Tx | Nacogdoches, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Info & Svc Crt | Lufkin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jd's Center of Hope | Lufkin, TX | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation | Edgefield, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oak Creek Center | Lufkin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Northeast Texas | Athens, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tfa Ed Fund | Lufkin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| To Be Like Me | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Roots | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warriors | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angelina Beautiful Clean | Lufkin, TX | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Angelina County Chamber of Com Fdn | Lufkin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stick Horses and Capes | Abilene, TX | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alcohol & Drug Abuse Cncl-Deep | Lufkin, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circle Ten Council | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lufkin Fire Department | Lufkin, TX | $5,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Lufkin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Angelina County | Lufkin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fuller Springs Volunteer Fire | Lufkin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joe Elliott House | Lufkin, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legacy Institute for Financial Edu | Lufkin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moffet Volunteer Fire Dept | Lufkin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Friend New Life | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Cities YMCA | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Ne Texas | Athens, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crime Stoppers of East Texas | Lufkin, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Christian Church | Lufkin, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lufkin High School | Lufkin, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lhs Pantherbots | Lufkin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Compassion of Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joe W Elliott Hospitality House | Lufkin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Season of Hope Center | Lufkin, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lhs Choir Boosters | Lufkin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rivercrest Volunteer Fire Department | Lufkin, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Angelina Cnty | Lufkin, TX | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hudson Volunteer Fire Department | Hudson, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nisd Education Foundation | Nacogdoches, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nwtf | Edgefield, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Texas Area Council Boy Scouts | Tyler, TX | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Angelina County | Lufkin, TX | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Celebration Centerville Hs | Groveton, TX | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
77 of 117 (66%) 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 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Pi Beta Phi Foundation
MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Angelina Art Alliance
2022 - 2023 CHILDRENS PROGRAM - Boys & Girls Club of East Tx
GENERAL OPERATIONS/LUFKIN - Angelina Cnty Chamber of Commerce
TEXAS STATE FOREST FESTIVAL 2022 - Stephen F Austin State University
CHARITABLE DONATION TO THE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY - Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
LONE STAR LAND STEWARD AWARDS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 117 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | $876,200 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $894,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 76 | $969,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 74 | $947,400 | $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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% 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 $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 Simon & Louise Henderson 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 1365, Lufkin, TX, 75902. 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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