The Elliott Family Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 82-3075726 · since 2018·Texas·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$977k

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

A small fraction of the prior year ($4.2M in 2023 tax year).

$1,500 to $250k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$12,500

Typical grant (median)

22 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it an application.
The filing describes varied, broadly charitable giving with no single stated programme area, so fit is best judged on general charitable purpose.
No geographic focus is stated, though the filing shows grants mainly in Texas.
About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $1,500 and $250,000, and half were $10,000 or less, so a modest, well-costed request sits closest to its usual pattern.
It also gives repeatedly: 28% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so an existing connection may matter.

Overview

The Elliott Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Nacogdoches, TX.

What they fund

Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Its recorded grants are mostly described as general charitable rather than tied to one named field. Recipients include university foundations, local government, civic and cultural groups, historic-preservation bodies, animal-welfare organisations, social-service and health charities, and a volunteer fire department. The giving is concentrated in Texas, with grants also reaching organisations in West Virginia and several other states. Alongside broad charitable grants, the record includes support for airport improvements, a sculpture, a mountain-bike team and a veterans benefit golf tournament. The evidence describes varied support to charitable organisations rather than a single stated programme area.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 28% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 34 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Texas96%

West Virginia3%

California<1%

Arizona<1%

New Jersey<1%

Louisiana<1%

The largest single recipient received 88% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 28% of grant dollars went to organisations The Elliott Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

22 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $12,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 22 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k23%

$2.5k–$5k14%

$5k–$10k9%

$10k–$25k18%

$25k–$50k18%

$50k–$100k5%

$100k–$250k5%

$250k–$500k9%

Median $12,500 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Sfasu Foundation · General charitable
$273,3642024 tax year
City of Nacogdoches · Airport improvements
$250,0002024 tax year
Berkeley Springs State Park Historical Foundation · General charitable
$180,0002024 tax year
Texas A&M Foundation · General charitable
$60,0002024 tax year
Friends of Historic Nacogdoches · Ej campbell sculpture
$39,9252024 tax year
Give Purrs a Chance · General charitable
$30,0002024 tax year
Womens Shelter Of East Texas · General charitable
$25,0002024 tax year
Casa Of Deep East Texas · General charitable
$25,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Robert Flores — Secretary / Treasurer
William M Elliott SR — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,304,295	$2,207,191	$39,459,167	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$4,288,766	$4,172,753	$61,880,686	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,562,930	$976,680	$94,153,551	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

Registers and filings

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