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Our mission is to help meet the needs and enhance the quality of life in Wharton County through gifts to charitable organizations. We take pride in exercising leadership on and advancing the cause of philanthropy throughout this area. Your gift established with the Wharton County Community Foundation becomes a component part of the organization and enjoys he greatest permanence of any we know.
Bridging the generations through your charitable gifts is an important part of the Wharton County Community Foundation.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization
Our organization is run by a 100% volunteer board to keep our overhead low and ensure your donations make the biggest impact possible. Support us by donating today!
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WCCF Launches WhartonCountyCF.org
The Wharton County Community Foundation launched whartoncountycf.org website to provide information on Giving to, Receiving from and learning about the Foundation. Online Donations are also securely...
Online Donations Accepted!
With the launch of www.whartoncountycf.org, the Wharton County Community Foundation can accept donations online. The transaction is secure, and handled by www.piryx.com . Their site makes it...
Give Back to Wharton County
Interested in starting your own fund? Click the link below to read more, or contact us by phone or email. We are alwasy excited to advance your future charitable endeavors! Starting Your Own...
Find Your Fund
Browse our unique fund opportunities, read their stories, and discover an option that best fits your needs, values, and passions. Wharton County Community Foundation offers the unique ability to give back to your local community in a multitude of ways through one core organization you can trust.
Mary Ellen Meyer Fund
This fund was created to assist Wharton County High School graduates or anyone who has been honorably discharged from military service. Limited to a US citizen, who has resided in Wharton County for at least 2 years. Scholarships are given to pursue higher education leading to certification or degree. Priority is based on financial need.
Christian Endeavors Fund
This fund was established to promote those who are teaching the word and work of Jesus Christ. This can include benefitting the well-being of those in seminary or those who are in the mission field already. Funds are prioritized on a financial need basis for those qualifying.
G.R. Hawes Foundation Fund
Established to provide scholarship money for graduates of Wharton County High Schools. Funds are prioritized on a financial need basis for those qualifying for scholarships from this fund.
St. John's Episcopal Church Scholarship Fund
Provides scholarship money for students who attend the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Palacios, Texas. Being active in church activities increases the opportunities to obtain a scholarship.
Vocational-Technical Career Opportunity Scholarship Fund
Created to provide scholarship dollars to those students seeking a career outside of the college or university route in a trade or profession whose training is provided by a licensed vocational school.
Hospice Support Inc. Fund
This fund was created to assist Hospice with the supplies and financial support they need to continue to provide valuable Hospice services within a 50-mile radius of and including Wharton County.
The Barbara Young Estate Fund
This fund was created to benefit the City of Wharton through decisions made by a committee of the executors of her will. This could include any number of recipients including Wharton ISD and WCJC.
The Jack Quirey Scholarship Fund
Designed to provide scholarships to students graduating from Wharton County High Schools that want to attend Texas A&M University and be in the Corps of Cadets. An emphasis is placed on need. Scholarship winners may reapply for additional semesters. No particular degree requirement has been specified.
The Wharton County A&M Club Fund
This fund is for scholarships offered and other promotions of Texas A&M by the County A&M Club. Beneficiaries of these scholarships are to be graduated students from high schools in Wharton County wanting to attend Texas A&M University.
The Bouligny Brothers Teacher Enrichment Fund
Fund dedicated to rewarding teaching excellence at Wharton County Junior College.
Each year a selection committee selects 3-4 instructors at the Wharton County Junior College who have done a great job of inspiring and teaching their students.
The I.J. Irvin Memorial Scholarship
Fund for students graduating from any high school in Wharton County that want to pursue a college degree from Texas A&M University.
The Scholarship is based on academics and need.
The John Trott Memorial Scholarship Fund
Designed to benefit students who want to attend Texas A&M University and pursue an education in the College of Education. Other degree plans will be considered, but the primary focus is on students who want to become teachers.
The Boys & Girls Club Endowment Fund
For a permanent endowment for the Boys & Girls Club of El Campo.
The Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of El Campo can decide how the proceeds from the principal can be spent or left as part of the principal to accumulate.
The Joe & Albina Zalman Scholarship Fund
Dedicated to students from any high school in Wharton County that wishes to pursue a college degree in Agricultural Studies.
Horton Foote Heritage Fund
Wharton Independent School District Fund
The purpose of this fund is to provide a means of supplying through charitable donations the needs of under privileged students of the district such as band uniforms, instruments, school supplies,etc.
These would be normally costs that the student or their family would be responsible for providing.