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About Foundation For Southeast Texas

The mission of the Foundation for Southeast Texas shall be to make a positive difference in the quality of life in the area by encouraging philanthropic gifts and by assisting donors in achieving their charitable goals through the professional management and considered and caring distribution of such gifts.

 

 

The Foundation is designated as a public charity. The Foundation for Southeast Texas will make its yearly audit and IRS Form 990 available for public inspection at its office. Call the office at 409-833-5775.

The names of the Foundations investment managers, fees charged and persons responsible are available at the Foundation’s office. Please call 409-833-5775

 

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P.O. Box 3092
Beaumont, Texas 77704
700 North St. Ste 181
Beaumont, Texas 77701
Phone: 409.833.5775
Fax: 409.833.7885
Email: foundationset@ih2000.net

The Foundation for Southeast Texas is a community foundation with a not-for-profit status serving Hardin, Jefferson and Orange counties. Established in late 1996, the Foundation manages, invests and administers funds given by many donors for numerous charitable purposes. The Foundation responds to continuously changing and emerging community needs by addressing the following areas of civic and social concerns: arts and culture, preservation, education and scholarships, health, social services, youth and elderly, economic development and civic affairs.

 

Our Community Foundation at a Glance

Since 1998, we have granted almost one million dollars to nonprofits in Southeast Texas and to other national nonprofits who serve our community through our designated, donor-advised and unrestricted funds. Our Annual Report shows a complete listing of the grants made in the past year, but here are just a few of the areas we have supported:

Human Services
United Way – 4 donor designated endowed funds each year
Some Other Place – donor advised funds and competitive grants
Friends Helping Friends – numerous competitive grants
Hardin County Christian Care Center – competitive grants
Education
Lamar Foundation – donor advised funds
All Saints School – donor advised funds
Arts and Culture
The Symphony of Southeast Texas – competitive grants and donor advised
The Ice House Museum – competitive grants
Young Audience of Southeast Texas – competitive grants
Health
Alzheimer Association – competitive grants

Community foundations provide a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving. We offer a variety of giving tools to help people achieve their charitable goals.

You can make a gift of cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets to your community foundation. Most charitable gifts qualify for maximum tax advantage under federal law. For more information and ideas on ways to integrate your financial planning with charitable giving, ask your financial advisor or contact your community foundation.


Grant For Picket FencePreservation grant to the Beaumont Heritage Society-French Trading Post for new picket fence