Wyatt Ranches awards $100,000 to Burn Pits 360 for Oscar Wyatt Fund

Wyatt Ranches Foundation of Realitos awarded a $100,000 grant to Robstown-based Burn Pits 360 on February 26, 2026 to establish the Oscar Wyatt Legacy of Valor Fund, a dedicated account Burn Pits 360 says will expand direct assistance, suicide-prevention programming and community education for veterans and first responders across Texas and beyond. Burn Pits 360 is a registered 501(c)(3) veterans organization serving veterans, first responders and family members affected by toxic exposure.

Rosie Torres, executive director and co‑founder of Burn Pits 360, issued a statement tying the gift to national advocacy and the PACT Act: “On behalf of Burn Pits 360, thank you to the Wyatt family for believing in this mission at a level that changes what’s possible. This fund honors Mr. Oscar Wyatt’s legacy of courage and stewardship, and it strengthens a movement that helped our country finally say, through the PACT Act, that toxic exposure injuries are real, and veterans deserve care, dignity and answers.”

A presentation photo and caption posted to the Wyatt Ranches Instagram account names Los Robles Division Livestock Foreman Walter Mencias as presenting the $100,000; the caption fragment reads verbatim: “Wyatt Ranches Los Robles Division Livestock Foreman, Walter Mencias, presents a $100,000 grant from the Wyatt Ranches Foundation to Daniella” and the captured caption is truncated, omitting Daniella’s last name or title.

Burn Pits 360 operates an independent burn pit exposure registry and features calls to action on its site to “Join The Registry,” “Stay Informed” and “Make a Donation.” The organization previously honored the Wyatt family at its Gala of Valor by presenting the Oscar Wyatt Legacy of Valor Award, and the newly created fund carries the same name in recognition of Oscar Wyatt’s described “legacy of courage and stewardship.”

Wyatt Ranches Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Wyatt Ranches, headquartered in Realitos and established as a 501(c)(3) in January 2015. The foundation reports roughly $40.6 million in assets, distributed more than $2.3 million in grants in 2024, and has donated more than $25 million since 2014. At a recent Board of Directors meeting held at the Tasajillo Division in Realitos, the foundation and Wyatt Ranches allocated grants exceeding $1,013,000; recent board decisions included multiple $100,000 awards, one that exceeded a troopers’ association request of $70,000 and another $100,000 grant to a START program for 18- to 21-year-old special education students that had requested $90,000. The foundation states it “only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.”

Trey Wyatt, quoted in foundation materials about the family’s approach to giving, said, “We were taught and we were raised that it is very important to give back to the community.” The Oscar Wyatt Legacy of Valor Fund places Burn Pits 360’s Robstown-based programs in a position to scale direct aid, suicide-prevention work and community education aimed at veterans and first responders confronting toxic-exposure illnesses across Texas and beyond.