Bellaire, TX

Willbern Heritage Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

EIN 46-1834275

Education & Youth Development College Access & Scholarships Children & youth

Mission

The Foundation provides higher-education scholarships to graduates of public high schools in southwest Houston who combine schoolwork with regular employment or approved career/CTE programs. It prioritizes students who demonstrate both academic commitment and workforce participation.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Willbern Heritage Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

The Willbern Heritage Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is a Houston-area 501(c)(3) public charity that awards scholarships to graduating students from southwest Houston public high schools (including Bellaire, Lamar, Sharpstown, Westbury, and Wisdom). The Foundation focuses on students who balance school and regular employment or participate in Career & Technical Education or internship programs. The Foundation traces its roots to a scholarship program started by the Bellaire Chamber of Commerce in 1955 and was established as an independent nonprofit in 2013 doing business as The Helen and Clyde Willbern Scholarship Foundation. It sustains awards through endowed gifts, annual fundraising (including community events), and donor contributions, and continues to award scholarships annually according to the organization's application and selection processes.

Notable achievements

Endowed Willbern Scholarships

Major gifts by Clyde and Helen Willbern established permanently endowed scholarships (two scholarships named in their honor) that form the core of the Foundation’s annual awards.

Consistent Annual Awards

The Foundation has awarded scholarships each year to multiple graduating students from the designated southwest Houston high schools and, according to the organization's most recent IRS filing cycle, reported meaningful scholarship distributions (most recently aggregated giving in the tens of thousands of dollars).

Sustained Local Fundraising Partnerships

The Foundation has built recurring fundraising partnerships with local organizations (for example community wine-dinner fundraisers and Rotary Club collaborations) that help increase scholarship capacity and community engagement.

At a glance

Total assets: $235K
Annual revenue: $91K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-1834275
Location: Bellaire, TX
Website: www.willbernscholarship.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains a public nonprofit profile and tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status with an IRS determination/ruling (organization recognized as a public charity since its 2014 ruling).

Profiled by national nonprofit reference services (e.g., GuideStar/Charity Navigator listings), indicating a visible public presence though it is not currently rated on Charity Navigator.

Received local media and community coverage for its scholarship awards and events, including features in regional publications and inclusion in city and service-club event programming.

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