Funding search · EIN 752684716 · Abilene, TX

Kickapoo Springs Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

366
grants reported
$34.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$12,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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65 grants matching “abilene · $8.9M

  • $2.5M

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    To support abilene heritage square project

  • $250,000

    Abilene Restoration Ministries · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Dormitory project

  • $237,500

    Abilene Improvement Corporation · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Downtown abilene hotel project

  • $150,000

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Storybook garden expansion

  • $25,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Region 14 pace collaborative

  • $25,000

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Hearts for the arts

  • $20,000

    Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL · 2024

    Vision services in abilene & san angelo

  • $20,000

    United Way of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    211 program

  • $15,000

    Young Life · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Operations - abilene

  • $12,500

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    Laura bush institute - abilene

  • $10,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    To support hamby vfd

  • $7,500

    Abilene Preservation League · Abilene, TX · 2024

    2024 railroad festival

  • $5,000

    Christian Service Center of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Operations

  • $5,000

    Abilene Cooper Athletic Booster Club · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Cooper basketball score table

  • $5,000

    Abilene Independent School District · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Navajo nation service learning trip

  • $5,000

    Abilene Zoological Society · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Zoobilation gala

  • $5,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Martha kiel memorial

  • $5,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Ffin disaster relief fund. Hurricane beryl.

  • $5,000

    Day Nursery of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Fall 2024 events

  • $5,000

    Texas Exes - Ex-Students' Association of the University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2024

    Abilene - texas exes chapter scholarships

  • $5,000

    Texas Ramp Project · Richardson, TX · 2024

    Ramps in abilene area

  • $2,500

    Abilene Philharmonic Association · Abilene, TX · 2024

    To help meet match from anonymous donor

  • $2,500

    Abilene Education Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Martha kiel memorial

  • $1,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Emergency preparedness conference

  • $1,000

    Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2024

    Wreath placement at tx state veterans cemetery in abilene

  • $1.5M

    Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Soccer field project

  • $375,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Designated for cloud building project

  • $333,333

    United Way of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    United way foundation of abilene endowment

  • $333,333

    All Kind Animal Initiative · Abilene, TX · 2023

    To build a new animal shelter in abilene in partnership with city of abilene.

  • $27,500

    Abilene Habitat for Humanity · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Cool program expansion

  • $25,000

    Abilene Hope Haven · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Shelter operations

  • $20,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Ben t.allen memorial fund

  • $12,500

    Abilene Back the Badge Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Split between fire & sheriff needs

  • $11,190

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Additional grants for vfd grants

  • $10,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Vfd for the benefit of hamby

  • $10,000

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2023

    2024 calf festival

  • $5,000

    Abilene Independent School District · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Cooper service learning trip

  • $5,000

    Texas Ramp Project · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Ramps for abilene area

  • $1,500

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Anonymous grant fbo west central texas council of governments

  • $1,000

    Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2023

    Wreath placement at texas state veterans cemetery at abilene

  • $1,000

    Pregnancy Resoruces of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Ray mcglothlin memorial

  • $1.3M

    Abilene Heritage Square · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Lincoln middle school renovation

  • $1.0M

    Abilene Christian University · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Higher ground campaign - phase iii of moody coliseum renovation

  • $125,000

    Abilene Restoration Ministries · Abilene, TX · 2022

    To purchase and renovate two additional homes for transitional housing

  • $125,000

    Abilene Philharmonic Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Music director endowment campaign

  • $66,667

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Vfd grant cycle

  • $50,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Big country fire relief fund

  • $40,400

    Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2022 summer programming

  • $37,500

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Increase endowment fund

  • $33,333

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Vfd endowment

  • $33,317

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Additional grants for 2022-cfa vfd grants

  • $25,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Cfa; eastland county fire relief fund

  • $20,000

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    Laura bush institute abilene, operations support

  • $17,000

    Day Nursery of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    In honor of 50th anniversary of day nursery of abilene

  • $15,000

    Houses for Healing · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Construction to build tiny homes for out of town people receiving medical treatment in abilene

  • $10,000

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2022 calf festival

  • $10,000

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2023 calf festival

  • $10,000

    Abilene Police Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Operating support

  • $6,250

    Abilene Independent School District · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2022 navajo nation service learning trip

  • $5,000

    Abilene Independent School District · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2023 navajo nation service learning trip

  • $5,000

    Abilene Zoological Society · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2022 zoobilation event

  • $5,000

    Texas Ramp Project · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    Ramps for abilene area

  • $5,000

    Abilene Education Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Operating support

  • $5,000

    Abilene Hope Haven · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Annual banquet sponsor

  • $1,000

    Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2022

    2022 wreath placement at texas state veterans cemetery at abilene

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Angelo State University Foundation10 grants · $5.6M
  • Community Foundation of Abilene16 grants · $3.2M
  • University of Texas at El Paso3 grants · $2.2M
  • Texas Tech Foundation12 grants · $1.8M
  • Abilene Youth Sports Authority2 grants · $1.5M
  • Texas Agricultural Land Trust3 grants · $1.3M
  • Abilene Heritage Square1 grant · $1.3M
  • West Texas Rehabilitation Center Foundation3 grants · $1.1M
  • McMurry University1 grant · $1.1M
  • Md Anderson Cancer Center3 grants · $1.0M

Giving over time

$10.4M
2022
$13.0M
2023
$11.0M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 366 grants.

  • $2.5M

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024

    To support abilene heritage square project

  • $1.5M

    Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Soccer field project

  • $1.3M

    Abilene Heritage Square · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Lincoln middle school renovation

  • $1.1M

    McMurry University · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Campus center renovation and addition project

  • $1.1M

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2023

    Rodeo program

  • $1.1M

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2024

    Golf practice facility

  • $1.1M

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2023

    Golf practice facility

  • $1.0M

    M D Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024

    Nk cell therapy melanoma research

  • $1.0M

    The University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023

    Contribution toward silver spurs center fundraising goal

  • $1.0M

    Abilene Christian University · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Higher ground campaign - phase iii of moody coliseum renovation

  • $1.0M

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2022

    Golf practice facility

  • $833,333

    West Texas Rehabilitation Center Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Capital project

  • $754,968

    University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2023

    Fmi pledge

  • $750,000

    Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Talt endowement

  • $721,798

    University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2023

    To establish and fund the center for free enterprise and entrepreneurship

  • $688,270

    University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2022

    To establish and fund the center for free enterprise and entrepreneurship

  • $600,000

    Hendrick Medical Center Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2024

    A foundation for the future

  • $500,000

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2024

    Rodeo program

  • $500,000

    Hardin-Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2024

    School of nursing

  • $500,000

    La Esperanza Clinic · San Angelo, TX · 2023

    Capital project

  • $500,000

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023

    To help osteosarcoma clinical trial

  • $500,000

    San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $500,000

    Hardin Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2022

    School of engineering center construction project

  • $500,000

    Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    Endowment support

  • $375,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Designated for cloud building project

  • $333,333

    All Kind Animal Initiative · Abilene, TX · 2023

    To build a new animal shelter in abilene in partnership with city of abilene.

  • $333,333

    United Way of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023

    United way foundation of abilene endowment

  • $300,000

    Friends of the Mason County Courthouse · Mason, TX · 2022

    Mason county courthouse rebuild

  • $280,000

    San Antonio Academy of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    Saa security upgrades to school

  • $265,000

    West Texas Rehabilitation Center Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Capital project

  • $250,000

    Abilene Restoration Ministries · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Dormitory project

  • $250,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    Free market institute research

  • $250,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    To establish endowed professorship for free market institute

  • $250,000

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023

    To help dr. Valerie lewis' osteosarcoma clinical trial

  • $250,000

    Remember the Alamo Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Campaign to remember project

  • $250,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2023

    Free market economics research

  • $250,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2023

    To fund 5-years of fmi programming at asu

  • $250,000

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022

    To help initiate dr. Valerae lewis' osteosarcoma clinical trial

  • $250,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Bridwell institute for economic freedom in honor of tucker s. Bridwell

  • $250,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    To support research at the free market institute

  • $248,371

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2022

    Educational/ hiring of two faculty members to establish satellite office

  • $243,501

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2022

    Educational/ hiring of two faculty members to establish satellite office

  • $237,500

    Abilene Improvement Corporation · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Downtown abilene hotel project

  • $200,000

    Hardin Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2023

    To meet mabee challenge grant

  • $200,000

    Schreiner University · Kerrville, TX · 2023

    E pluribus texas

  • $166,667

    Frontier Texas · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Museum expansion project

  • $166,667

    Ranching Heritage Association · Lubbock, TX · 2023

    Ranching heritage association

  • $151,200

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2022

    Educational/ mechanical engineering program

  • $150,000

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Storybook garden expansion

  • $150,000

    Bcfs Health and Human Services · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Operating support for our house

  • $150,000

    McLean Independent School District · McLean, TX · 2024

    Basketball gym hvac

  • $150,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2024

    Operating support - free market institute

  • $150,000

    The Global Orphan Project · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Care portal program in taylor county

  • $150,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star · Irving, TX · 2023

    Mark rogers endowed president fund

  • $150,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2023

    Free market economics program

  • $150,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    Operating support - free market institute

  • $125,000

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2024

    Cyberspace and ai center of excellence

  • $125,000

    Abilene Philharmonic Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Music director endowment campaign

  • $125,000

    Abilene Restoration Ministries · Abilene, TX · 2022

    To purchase and renovate two additional homes for transitional housing

  • $125,000

    Angelo State University Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2022

    Educational/ to establish a cyberspace and artificial intelligence center of excellence

  • $125,000

    Salvation Army · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Property purchase and renovation for new office space

  • $100,000

    Communio Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    National strategy to save the family

  • $100,000

    San Angelo Area Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2024

    Wwii bronze memorial

  • $100,000

    Communio Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Strategy to save the family

  • $100,000

    Frontier Texas · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Capital project

  • $100,000

    South Dallas Community School · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Steam program

  • $100,000

    Youth Voice · Abilene, TX · 2023

    Drop in center

  • $100,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    Year end operating support

  • $95,500

    Fort Chadbourne Foundation · Bronte, TX · 2024

    Roof replacement

  • $66,667

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Vfd grant cycle

  • $64,000

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2023

    March 2023 fmi summer research grans proposal

  • $55,708

    Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2022

    Programming & administrative support of the free market institute at angelo state university

  • $50,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024

    Operations

  • $50,000

    Opera San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    Operations

  • $50,000

    Safari Club International Foundation · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    Texas mountain lion program

  • $50,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    Hurricane helene disaster response

  • $50,000

    Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Antonio, TX · 2024

    Operations

  • $50,000

    United States Golf Association · Liberty Corner, NJ · 2024

    Us national development program

  • $50,000

    Advocates for Camp Able · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2023

    Operations and capital support

  • $50,000

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Big country fire relief fund

  • $50,000

    Fort Griffin Fandangle Association · Albany, TX · 2022

    Capital campaign

  • $50,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    Barney charter school initiative endowment

  • $50,000

    Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022

    Ukraine relief

  • $50,000

    Wall Little League · San Angelo, TX · 2022

    Field upgrades

  • $41,667

    Salvation Army · Abilene, TX · 2024

    Capital needs and operations

  • $40,400

    Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2022

    2022 summer programming

  • $40,000

    Shumla Archeological Research & Education Center · Cornstock, TX · 2022

    Heartstone project

  • $37,500

    Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Increase endowment fund

  • $35,000

    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2024

    Operations

  • $35,000

    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable/ operating support

  • $35,000

    Galilee Community Development Corporation · San Angelo, TX · 2023

    Warehouse acquisition

  • $35,000

    West Texas Counseling & Guidance · San Angelo, TX · 2023

    To match grant from tvfa

  • $33,333

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Vfd endowment

  • $33,317

    Community Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022

    Additional grants for 2022-cfa vfd grants

  • $33,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024

    Operations

  • $33,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

    Operating support

  • $33,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022

    Operating support

  • $32,500

    Daily Caller News Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable/ operating support

  • $30,420

    Buffalo Gap Improvement Corporation · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2022

    Project in partnership with texas a&m

  • $30,400

    Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL · 2023

    Clinic in san angelo, tx

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