Funding search · EIN 752045832 · Abilene, TX

Community Foundation of Abilene

Name: Community Foundation of Abilene grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,029
grants reported: $77.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $18,357
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

supportprogram

Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Southern Methodist University Office of Development4 grants · $12.0M
Abilene Heritage Square4 grants · $9.6M
The Grace Museum4 grants · $2.7M
Hardin-Simmons University3 grants · $2.7M
St John'S Episcopal School4 grants · $1.7M
First Baptist Church of Abilene4 grants · $1.6M
Hospice of the Big Country2 grants · $1.6M
Paramount Theatre4 grants · $1.4M
Abilene Youth Sports Authority4 grants · $1.2M
Grover Nelson Park Zoological Foundation2 grants · $1.1M

Giving over time

$14.5M

2021

$17.1M

2022

$18.2M

2023

$27.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,029 grants.

$8.2M
Abilene Heritage Square · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$4.0M
Southern Methodist University Office of Development · Dallas, TX · 2022
Program support
$3.0M
Southern Methodist University Office of Development · Dallas, TX · 2023
Program support
$3.0M
Southern Methodist University Office of Development · Dallas, TX · 2024
Program support
$2.6M
Hardin-Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$2.0M
Southern Methodist University Office of Development · Dallas, TX · 2021
Program support
$1.3M
Hospice of the Big Country · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$1.1M
Abilene Improvement Corporation · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$1.1M
Grover Nelson Park Zoological Foundation · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$1.0M
The Grace Museum · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$790,369
Paramount Theatre · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$778,581
St John'S Episcopal School · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$725,000
Abilene Heritage Square · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$696,982
Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$618,185
All Kind Animal Initiative · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$610,917
Day Nursery of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$593,111
United Rescue Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$589,103
The Grace Museum · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$578,843
The Grace Museum · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$577,636
Abilene Heritage Square · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$550,728
The Grace Museum · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$530,100
Texas Tech Foundation · Lubbock, TX · 2021
Program support
$521,268
United Way Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$486,857
First Baptist Church of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$461,756
First Baptist Church of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$436,000
Albany Isd Education Foundation · Albany, TX · 2024
Program support
$408,713
First Baptist Church of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$400,000
Oklahoma State University Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024
Program support
$395,300
United Rescue Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$345,515
St John'S Episcopal School · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$342,436
Boy Scouts of America Texas Trails Council · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$339,121
All Kind Animal Initiative · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$333,505
Camp Able · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2023
Program support
$324,751
Frontier Texas · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$321,123
St John'S Episcopal School · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$302,753
St John'S Episcopal School · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$300,000
Albany Isd Education Foundation · Albany, TX · 2023
Program support
$290,408
Betty Hardwick Center · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$281,943
Kenley School · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$279,848
2-1-1 Texas a Call for Help · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$257,024
Paramount Theatre · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$252,596
First Baptist Church of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$250,000
Albany Isd Education Foundation · Albany, TX · 2022
Program support
$247,858
Hospice of the Big Country · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$240,301
View Volunteer Fire Department · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$236,926
Camp Able · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2021
Program support
$235,550
Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$229,209
Kenley School · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$224,720
Beltway Ministry Center · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$219,663
National Center for Children'S Illustrated Literature · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$219,386
Men of Nehemiah · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$216,750
Bcfs Abilene Transition Center · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$216,700
City of Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TX · 2023
Program support
$209,375
Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$206,801
Abilene Youth Sports Authority · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$202,253
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
Program support
$200,000
Zion Lutheran Church · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$191,057
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$190,241
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$187,058
West Texas Rehab Center · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$184,823
Center for Contemporary Arts · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$182,295
United Way of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$181,209
Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$178,452
United Way Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$177,315
Kenley School · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$176,106
National Center for Children'S Illustrated Literature · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$176,060
Paramount Theatre · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$175,061
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$175,000
Region Xiv Education Service Center · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$173,233
United Way of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$169,206
United Way Foundation of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$165,430
Camp Able · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2024
Program support
$162,878
Rescue the Animals · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$162,737
Taylor County History Center · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2024
Program support
$161,263
United Way of Abilene · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$159,786
Taylor County History Center · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2023
Program support
$159,710
Hillcrest Church of Christ · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$157,783
Beltway Park Church · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$157,331
Boy Scouts of America Texas Trails Council · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$154,062
Taylor County History Center · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2022
Program support
$153,326
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$153,080
Taylor County History Center · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2021
Program support
$153,000
Narrow Gate Foundation · Duck River, TN · 2023
Program support
$151,013
Texas Trails Council Bsa · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$150,197
Abilene Arts Alliance · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$149,377
Kenley School · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$148,930
Camp Able · Buffalo Gap, TX · 2022
Program support
$147,717
Food Bank of West Central Texas · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$145,450
Abilene Heritage Square · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$144,004
Paramount Theatre · Abilene, TX · 2021
Program support
$141,152
Ben Richey Boys Ranch · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$140,686
McMurry University · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$140,500
Core Community Organized Relief Effort · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Program support
$139,956
Ben Richey Boys Ranch · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$139,400
South Side Baptist Church · Abilene, TX · 2024
Program support
$135,100
Beltway Park Church · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$133,058
Boy Scouts of America Texas Trails Council · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support
$131,453
Salvation Army · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$128,308
National Center for Children'S Illustrated Literature · Abilene, TX · 2022
Program support
$128,056
Rescue the Animals · Abilene, TX · 2023
Program support

View all 1,029 grants →

Who else funds this kind of work

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.