Gvec Charitable Foundation
Gonzales, TX · EIN 45-3420216. Reported 72 grants totalling $1,313,140 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Gvec Charitable Foundation, the IRS classifies it under housing & shelter rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE L82) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 71 distinct organizations, with 3% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $16,510 and $20,000; the smallest was $8,000 and the largest $20,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Club of Hallettsville Texas Inc | Hallettsville, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Cummins Activity Center | New Braunfels, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum Inc | Cuero, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Cibolo | Cibolo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Moulton | Moulton, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of New Berlin | New Berlin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Stockdale Public Library | Stockdale, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Comal County Family Violence Shelter Inc | New Braunfels, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuero Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Cuero, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dewitt Medical Foundation | Cuero, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dewitt Medical Foundation | Cuero, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Everyday Christian Fellowship Chruch | Cibolo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ezzell Isd | Hallettsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Library | Yorktown, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gonzales County Emergency Management | Gonzales, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gonzales County Veterans Memorial Assoc | Gonzales, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gonzales Dog Adoptions Inc | Gonzales, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Lavernia Chamber of Commerce | La Vernia, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitable Spaces | Kingsbury, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hallettsville Isd | Hallettsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Dept | Hallettsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Vernia Historical Association | La Vernia, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lavaca Medical Center | Hallettsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lavaca Swimming Pool Inc | Hallettsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marion Volunteer Fire Department | Marion, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meyersville Isd | Meyersville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Berlin Volunteer Fire Department | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nixon Methodist Church | Nixon, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pilot Club International | Shiner, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schertz-Cibolo Cemetery Association | Garden Ridge, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seguin Conservation Society | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seguin-Guadalupe County Senior Citizens Center | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shiner Academic & Athletic Foundation | Shiner, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ss American Memorial Foundation | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Peters Lutheran Church | Goliad, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sweet Home Volunteer Fire Department | Sweet Home, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Master Garnener Association Inc | Gonzales, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The New Berlin Community Club of New Berlin Guadalupe County Texas | Seguin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| TRULIGHT127 Ministries Inc | Marion, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vietnam Veterans of America 1029 Chapter | Yorktown, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yoakum Isd - High School | Yoakum, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yoakum Little League Softball and Baseball | Yoakum, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yorktown Firemans Association | Yorktown, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marion Community Library Association | Marion, TX | $19,738 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thompsonville Cemetery Association | Waelder, TX | $19,461 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department | Gonzales, TX | $19,213 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ottine Volunteer Fire Department | Gonzales, TX | $19,191 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alumni Association of the Cibolo Citizens Police Academy | Cibolo, TX | $18,386 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ander-Weser Volunteer Fire Dept | Goliad, TX | $18,283 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio Inc | San Antonio, TX | $17,506 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Cuero - Police Department | Cuero, TX | $16,510 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Creek Fire Department Inc | Staples, TX | $16,237 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Schertz Pd Citizens Police Alumni Association | Schertz, TX | $15,566 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cibolo Grange 1541 | Cibolo, TX | $15,266 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Legion | Sweet Home, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | Hallettsville, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shiner First Methodist Chruch | Shiner, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter Incorporated | Seguin, TX | $14,899 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifegate Ministries Inc | Seguin, TX | $14,763 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Recoverywerks | New Braunfels, TX | $14,633 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Shiner | Shiner, TX | $14,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little League Baseball Inc | Moulton, TX | $14,289 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yorktown Emergency Medical Service | Yorktown, TX | $13,714 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Dunlap Area Volunteer Fire Department | New Braunfels, TX | $11,770 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lavaca County | Hallettsville, TX | $10,665 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gonzales County Senior Citizens Association Inc | Gonzales, TX | $10,318 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moulton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Inc | Moulton, TX | $10,282 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yorktown Assistance Ministries | Yorktown, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
1 of 71 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Shiner Academic & Athletic Foundation
SHS OLD GYM WINDOW RESTORATION - Lavaca Medical Center
OUTDOOR FITNESS TRAIL IMPROVEMENT - Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENHANCEMENT - Hallettsville Isd
EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROJECT AT HISD - Yoakum Isd - High School
BULLDOG BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT - Nixon Methodist Church
GOD'S STOREHOUSE FOOD PANTRY EXPANSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 38 of 71 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $312,755 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $342,629 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 15 | $289,678 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 20 | $368,078 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gvec Charitable Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 20 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 825 E Sarah Dewitt Drive, Gonzales, TX, 78629.
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