Abilene Philharmonic Foundation
The mission is to manage endowment funds for the abilene philharmonic association.
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation at a glance
In short: Abilene Philharmonic Foundation gave $154K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $77K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $154,121
- +44.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $77,061
- -27.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $77,061
- Total assets
- $5,037,097
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Abilene Philharmonic Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Abilene Philharmonic Assoc ($144K). Together the top 2 received $154K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Abilene Philharmonic Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2021) to $186K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $154K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Philharmonic Assoc Abilene, TX | Operations | $144,121 |
| The Abilene Phil Guild Abilene, TX | Operations | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,037,097 | $375,840 | $174,750 | $154,121 | 2 | $191,975 |
| 2024 | $4,691,639 | $497,415 | $125,151 | $106,388 | 1 | $200,507 |
| 2023 | $3,945,036 | $360,206 | $150,879 | $107,106 | 1 | $68,673 |
| 2022 | $3,802,636 | $1,332,633 | $205,444 | $185,714 | 1 | $249,212 |
| 2021 | $3,129,371 | $122,058 | $44,939 | $24,484 | 1 | $75,933 |
| 2020 | $2,485,641 | $184,363 | $117,474 | $101,067 | 1 | $84,063 |
About Abilene Philharmonic Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Abilene, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $154K. Net investment income was $192K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation is led by Josh Fleming, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Josh Fleming
President
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Simmons
Designated Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Carr
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Gibson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kappel
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Young
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Miller
Ex-Officio
Designated Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Biles
Ex-Officio
Designated Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Kalafut Brandecker
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Mark Hoover (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Vance Cooksey (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Roberta Kalafut (2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Pizzorno (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Mandy Gollihar (2020–2023) — Designated Director
- Former: Greg Straughn (2021–2023) — Designated Director
- Former: Amos Davis (2023) — Designated Director
- Former: Gerard Gibbs (2023) — Designated Director
- Former: Allan Meador (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Fran Johnson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pete Renick (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Tiffany Lamb (2020–2022) — Designated Director
- Former: Kevin Smith (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio Non Voting
- Former: Kelley Messer (2021) — Designated Director
- Former: Sheila Warren (2020) — Designated Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Abilene Philharmonic Foundation
How much does Abilene Philharmonic Foundation give each year?
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation gave $154K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $106K across 1 grant.
How large is Abilene Philharmonic Foundation?
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $376K.
What is Abilene Philharmonic Foundation?
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Abilene, TX. It holds $5.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Abilene Philharmonic Foundation operate?
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Abilene Philharmonic Foundation's EIN?
Abilene Philharmonic Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2281734. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 9, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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