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The Rogers Foundation at a glance

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The Rogers Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.3M
Granted FY2022
41
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$3.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$5.4MEducation$4.8MReligion$2.9MArts & Culture$1.3MHuman Services$923kFood & Nutrition$763kCrime & Legal$405kCivil Rights$290kOther$0
02FY2022 · 41 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 41 grants below total $5,892,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $6,286,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $393,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k9 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $375k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $475k
  • $250k+4 grants · $5.0M
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$34M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UT Health Science Center$3,000,000
Tyler Junior College$1,000,000
Hospice of East Texas Foundation$600,000
Good Shepherd Reformed Episcopal Church$400,000
Compass School of Texas$150,000
East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Inc.$75,000
East Texas Crisis Center$50,000
Tyler Museum of Art$50,000
Timberline Baptist Camp & Conference Center$50,000
Momentous Institute$50,000
Sun Valley Music Festival$50,000
Sun Valley Writers' Conference$40,000
St. Paul Children's Foundation$40,000
St. Luke's Wood River Foundation$40,000
Literacy Council of Tyler$40,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 60 repeat orgs$4.4M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

60 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2022, 30 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

60
31

Total granted

$13M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+18%

Still filing today

55%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’20’21’22
HealthArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CASA FOR KIDS OF EAST TEXAS INC
    5× · 2017–2022 · $290k · revenue +57%
  • ET
    EAST TEXAS VETERANS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CAMP V
    3× · 2018–2021 · $275k · revenue +937%
  • MC
    MOSAIC COUNSELING CENTERS OF EAST TEXAS INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $230k · revenue +156%

Funded once

  • TJ
    Tyler Junior College
    one grant, 2018 · $500k
  • MO
    MEALS ON WHEELS MINISTRY INC
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue -18%
  • ET
    East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Inc and East Texas Symphony Foundation
    one grant, 2018 · $60k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
East Texas Community Clinic Inc

To provide comprehensive primary care and preventive care to all persons regardless of their ability to pay.

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2
Travis County Medical Society

Travis county medical society (tcms) represents the medical profession in matters of importance to the membership and the community it serves.

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3
Central Texas Christian School Inc

To educate students with the transforming truth of christ, inspiring academic excellence, godly character, and integrity in life pursuits.

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4
Tyler Economic Development Council Inc

Support economic development of greater tyler area.

Community Improvement
5
Texas Medical Association

The texas medical association (tma), the nation's largest and one of the oldest state medical societies, represents over 59,000 physicians and medical students dedicated to enhancing the health of all texans. in collaboration with 110…

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6
Trinity Charter School

The trinity charter schools system has 11 campuses in texas. all 11 campuses work with youth who have emotional difficulties, and need active engagement in planning and guiding their own academic careers through student led credit…

Education
7
Texas College

To ensure that the student body experiences balanced intellectual, psychological, social and spiritual development, aimed at enabling them to become active productive members of society where they live and work.

Education
8
Texas Pharmacy Association

The association's purpose is to promote the role of the pharmacist and the practice of pharmacy in the state of texas.

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9
The Retreat Home for Children

Our mission is to show the love of christ to each and every child and family towhom we serve and beyond. we do this by creating a culture where the needs of children,families, and staff are seen and met in creative and innovative ways.

Crime & Legal
10
Texas Foundation for Educational Advancement Inc dba the Da Vinci School

School's mission is to help establish basic skills through teaching methods that enhance a child's joy in learning, ability to learn, and interest in learning while fostering the child's self-confidence.

Education
11
Historic Tyler Inc

To promote preservation and protection of historic structures

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12
Texas Community Counseling

When care is within reach, lives change. Texas Community Counseling is a faith-based nonprofit committed to bringing hope and healing through mental health care to the communities that need it the most. We empower individuals to heal,…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mentoring Alliance; the most unlike its peers is Sun Valley Fire Department. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

57 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 57 of the 104 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
55/57
Grantees still filing
37/57
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Tyler Junior College: $3,250,000 · OtherTyler Junior CollegeUT Health Science Center: $3,000,000 · OtherUT Health Science CenterGOOD SHEPHERD REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $2,482,500 · OtherGOOD SHEPHERD REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCHTyler Junior College: $500,000 · Other+69 more: $3,665,500 · Other+69 moreHOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS FOUNDATION: $800,000 · HealthHOSPICE OF…MOSAIC COUNSELING CENTERS OF EAST TEXAS INC: $230,000 · HealthMOSAIC COU…BETHESDA HEALTH CLINIC: $212,500 · HealthBETHESDA H…KOURAGE HEALTH INC: $200,000 · HealthKOURAGE HE…ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · HealthST LUKE'S …+4 more: $55,000 · HealthTYLER MUSEUM OF ART: $352,500 · Arts & CultureSUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC: $190,000 · Arts & CultureEAST TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $145,000 · Arts & CultureDISCOVERY PLACE INC DBA THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE PLACE INC: $130,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $27,500 · Arts & CulturePROMISE ACADEMY: $165,000 · EducationLITERACY COUNCIL OF TYLER DBA PAVE EAST TEXAS: $150,000 · EducationTHE COMPASS SCHOOL OF TEXAS: $150,000 · EducationSUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC: $100,000 · EducationTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationSMITH COUNTY CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INC: $50,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationEAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER INC: $220,000 · Human ServicesST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $207,500 · Human ServicesPATH - PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO HELP: $175,000 · Human ServicesAZLEWAY INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesRAHABS RETREAT AND RANCH INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesEAST TEXAS VETERANS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CAMP V: $275,000 · Public BenefitTHE BOOT CAMPAIGN INC: $15,000 · Public BenefitCASA FOR KIDS OF EAST TEXAS INC: $289,500 · Civil Rights
Other$12,898,000Health$1,597,500Arts & Culture$845,000Education$720,000Human Services$672,500Public Benefit$290,000Civil Rights$289,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS FOUNDATION: $800,000 over 4y, 37% of budgetTYLER MUSEUM OF ART: $352,500 over 5y, 9.2% of budgetCASA FOR KIDS OF EAST TEXAS INC: $289,500 over 5y, 15% of budgetEAST TEXAS VETERANS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CAMP V: $275,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetMOSAIC COUNSELING CENTERS OF EAST TEXAS INC: $230,000 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetEAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER INC: $220,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetBETHESDA HEALTH CLINIC: $212,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $207,500 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetKOURAGE HEALTH INC: $200,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetSUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC: $190,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetTIMBERLINE BAPTIST CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER INC: $175,000 over 5y, 23% of budgetPATH - PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO HELP: $175,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetPROMISE ACADEMY: $165,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetLITERACY COUNCIL OF TYLER DBA PAVE EAST TEXAS: $150,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetTHE COMPASS SCHOOL OF TEXAS: $150,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetEAST TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $145,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetDISCOVERY PLACE INC DBA THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE PLACE INC: $130,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetTHE ARC OF SMITH COUNTY: $120,000 over 5y, 28% of budgetST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetSUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC: $100,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS MINISTRY INC: $100,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMENTORING ALLIANCE: $65,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCENIKOR FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMomentous Institute: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSMITH COUNTY CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INC: $50,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetWomens Symphony League of Tyler Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 9.5% of budgetTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TYLER INC: $50,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetAZLEWAY INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRAHABS RETREAT AND RANCH INC: $35,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetCamp Deer Run Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER FOUNDATION: $32,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetSMITH COUNTY CLUBHOUSE: $30,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetKINGS STOREHOUSE FOOD BANK INC: $25,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetTHE THERAPET ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetSUN VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT: $20,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetEAST TEXAS COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH TYLER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: $20,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEAST TEXAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetANIMAL SHELTER OF WOOD RIVER VALLEY DBA MOUNTAIN HUMANE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAZALEA ACADEMY FOR EXCEPTIONAL ADULTS: $15,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetTHE BOOT CAMPAIGN INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCAMP RAINBOW GOLD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGOLD NETWORK OF EAST TEXAS: $10,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetBOULDER MOUNTAIN CLAYWORKS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetTYLER POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCHRISTUS-TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds HOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TYLER MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds CASA FOR KIDS OF EAST TEXAS INC ↗
  • Who funds EAST TEXAS VETERANS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CAMP V ↗
  • Who funds MOSAIC COUNSELING CENTERS OF EAST TEXAS INC ↗
  • Who funds EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds BETHESDA HEALTH CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds ST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KOURAGE HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC ↗
  • Who funds TIMBERLINE BAPTIST CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PATH - PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO HELP ↗
  • Who funds PROMISE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds LITERACY COUNCIL OF TYLER DBA PAVE EAST TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds THE COMPASS SCHOOL OF TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds EAST TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DISCOVERY PLACE INC DBA THE DISCOVERY SCIENCE PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC OF SMITH COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS MINISTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds MENTORING ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds CENIKOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Momentous Institute ↗
  • Who funds SMITH COUNTY CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds Womens Symphony League of Tyler Inc ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Ben and Maytee Fisch …East Texas Communitie…A S Genecov FoundationHibbs Family Foundati…James I Perkins Famil…Bob L Herd FoundationThe Louis and Peaches…Riter Family Foundati…T B Butler FoundationByers Family Foundati…The Junior League of …Julietta Jarvis Found…
Ben and Maytee Fisch FoundationTX68.1× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ben and Maytee Fisch Foundation · East Texas Communities Foundation · A S Genecov Foundation · Hibbs Family Foundation · James I Perkins Family Foundation · Bob L Herd Foundation · The Louis and Peaches Owen Family Foundation · Riter Family Foundation · T B Butler Foundation · Byers Family Foundation · The Junior League of Tyler Inc · Julietta Jarvis Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Rogers Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Rogers Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 104 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $4.6M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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