Eugene Edge III Charitable Trust

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Mission

To support a variety of charitable causes whose primary scope of activity is in Brazos County, Texas.

Annual application deadlines

July 31

Program areas

Arts, culture, and humanities
Education
Health
Human services
Public/society benefit

States served

Texas

Geographic limitations

The foundation supports organizations whose primary scope of activity is located in Brazos County, Texas.


Program limitations

There are no program limitations; however, the foundation has a practice of primarily supporting organizations with a focus on arts, education, health and human services in Brazos County, Texas.

Trustees

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

The Eugene Edge III Charitable Trust primarily supports organizations located in and serving Brazos County, Texas in the areas of arts, education, health and human services.

Requirements

  • To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Limitations

The foundation does not fund requests to support endowments.

Average giving

Average grant size: $30,000 to $40,000
Average number of grants per year: 15
Average total giving per year: $590,000

Annual application period and deadlines

Applications are accepted year-round.  Applications must be submitted by July 31 to be reviewed at the annual grant meeting that occurs in the Summer.

Communications

Applicants will receive an automated email confirming their submission. Grant decisions are generally communicated by October for applications received by the deadline.

Foundation Information

The Eugene Edge III Charitable Trust was created by Dr. Eugene Edge III of Bryan, Texas.  Dr. Edge was a United States Naval Veteran, a small business owner, an Assistant Professor of English at Georgetown University and Professor at Sam Houston State University.  Dr. Edge created this Trust to continue his lifetime of philanthropic giving in Brazos County, Texas.  He died on January 10, 2015.