Blog Posts

The first part of the year is a great time to reflect on where you stand personally, professionally, and financially. How did last year go? Are you where you thought you would be at this point in your life? Is your family in a good place concerning their life choices?...

East Texas Communities Foundation is currently accepting applications from East Texas students for 97 scholarships to be awarded for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline for submission of the online application is March 1, 2024. Detailed eligibility criteria and...

In the flurry of holiday activities including end-of-year work responsibilities, travel and preparing for company; making last-minute charitable gifts can seem rushed and disorganized. At the very least, it can seem less peaceful and fulfilling than a Norman Rockwell...

It has been my experience working with generous people, that many donors feel a profound sense of responsibility to give back to their communities. In the recent 2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy, giving was motivated by the desire to “give back to your...

East Texas Communities Foundation (ETCF) announces the creation of the Yamboree Empowerment Scholarship (YES) for Women to be awarded to females graduating high school from Upshur County, Texas.  The scholarship was funded through a collaboration between Gilmer,...

The Roy and Betty Erickson Charitable Fund for Nursing held at East Texas Communities Foundation (ETCF) in Tyler, Texas, awarded a grant to the newly renovated Northeast Texas Community College Nursing Program for the purchase of a ventilator for their simulation lab....

Grants from the John Harris Community Fund held at East Texas Communities Foundation (ETCF) in Tyler, Texas, were awarded to Shelby County Outreach Ministries, Inc., Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center, Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library, Shelby County...

It seems like we just finished congratulating the class of 2023, but it is already time to reacquaint ourselves with local school zones and prepare for another school year. No group is more excited to begin the school year than the Class of 2024. This final year of...

The Edwin A. Blue and Janice Owen Miller Charitable Fund held at East Texas Communities Foundation (ETCF) in Tyler, Texas, awarded $98,000 to assist 15 charities serving Henderson County, Texas. “Mrs. Miller was a generous benefactor during her lifetime, giving both...

Several years ago we had the opportunity to check off a great National Park bucket list item with a vacation to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. One of the most remarkable features in Yellowstone in called the Grand Prismatic Spring. The hot spring is the largest...