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TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS

AUSTIN, TXEIN: 86-1401662Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS IS A DIVERSE COALITION OF FUNDERS WORKING WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. WE FOCUS ON PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE COLLECTIVE ACTION AND WHICH CANT BE SOLVED BY ONE ORGANIZATION ALONE. WE SEEK TO BRING ADDITIONAL ATTENTION AND RESOURCES TO RURAL TEXAS, INCLUDING USING COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVOCACY TO ELEVATE RURAL VOICES. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED AND THAT THE FUTURE OF TEXAS DEPENDS ON STRONG, RURAL COMMUNITIES. TEXAS RURAL FUNDERS IS DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE.

Regional (Multi-County/State)
Rural Communities
Community & Economic Development
Education & Awareness
Community Organizing & Grassroots Mobilization
Education Policy & Reform

Annual Revenue

$852,286

Known Funders

5

Grants Received

7

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$852,286$578,093$1,427,574
2023$973,485$391,535$1,001,305
2022$511,710$606,618$439,473
2021$1,275,314$1,056,268$808,198

Top Funders

$777,283 (2022)
The Priddy Foundation

Wichita Falls, TX

$220,000 (2023)
$100,000 (2023)
$33,000 (2024)
$10,000 (2023)

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

S

SHELLEY SWEATT

DIRECTOR

W

WYNN ROSSER

PRESIDENT

Officer
E

ELLEN RAY

PAST PRESIDE

Officer
J

JUDY QUISENBERRY

DIRECTOR

C

CHERYL PEKAR

DIRECTOR

M

MICHELLE MONSE

SECRETARY

Officer
M

MICHELLE LEMMING

DIRECTOR

L

LESLIE GURROLA

DIRECTOR

R

RYAN FRANKLIN

DIRECTOR

K

KERALEE CLAY

DIRECTOR

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