FUNDER
BESS L RAYFORD FOUNDATION
18recipients FY2016–24
$959,000giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 100% of giving in Texas
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A local funder — 100% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 1 state it has funded, whatever their cause: TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF RUSK COUNTY | TX | 8 | 2024 | $230,000 |
| ONE STEP AT A TIME | TX | 8 | 2024 | $62,000 |
| HENDERSON INTERCHURCH MINISTRY | TX | 8 | 2024 | $62,000 |
| TEXAS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION | TX | 8 | 2024 | $55,000 |
| HENDERSON FOOD BANK | TX | 8 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| RUSK COUNTY HERITAGE ASSOCIATION | TX | 7 | 2024 | $46,000 |
| RUSK COUNTY FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS | TX | 8 | 2024 | $34,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF RUSK COUNTY INC | TX | 5 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| RUSK COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER INC | TX | 7 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| RUSK COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD INC | TX | 4 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| SPCA OF EAST TEXAS | TX | 3 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| HENDERSON CIVIC THEATRE INC | TX | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| KEEP HENDERSON BEAUTIFUL | TX | 4 | 2023 | $70,000 |
| HENDERSON CIVIC CENTER INC | TX | 2 | 2023 | $23,000 |
| HENDERSON ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | TX | 6 | 2022 | $35,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE RUSK COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY | TX | 1 | 2022 | $3,000 |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL | TX | 5 | 2021 | $107,000 |
| RUSK COUNTY PETS ALIVE | TX | 1 | 2018 | $5,000 |