Bradley Family Charitable Trust

CJ and Syble Fowlston Charitable Trust

Amarillo, TX

The CJ and Syble Fowlston Charitable Trust funds operating and capital needs of 501(c)(3) organizations in the top 20 counties of the Texas Panhandle, including work in hunger relief, education, children’s services, disability access, and public information. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $35,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written applications describing the organization’s need and planned use of funds; no deadline is stated.

Amarillo Area Foundation Inc

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo Area Foundation funds nonprofits serving residents of the 26 northernmost Texas Panhandle counties, with priorities in economic opportunity, health, and education. Its 2024 grants had a median of $31,326; Catalyst requests are $2,500–$20,000, while Discretionary requests are over $20,000. It accepts proposals for both programs.

Oeschger Family Foundation

Amarillo, TX

The Oeschger Family Foundation supports local charitable organizations serving the Texas Panhandle, including work in poverty relief, housing and recovery, children’s services, and veterans’ causes. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median of $5,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Amarillo Business Foundation

Amarillo, TX

The Amarillo Business Foundation funds building construction or improvements benefiting the greater Amarillo area, area scholarships, and general charitable purposes, with building-related support focused on Potter and Randall counties. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,000 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000; it accepts written requests, and no deadline is listed.

Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts

Amarillo, TX

This Amarillo-based foundation funds a range of charitable work, including education, arts, housing, human services, and wildlife rehabilitation, with its 2025 grants going to organizations in Texas. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mays Foundation

Amarillo, TX

The Mays Foundation supports education, religious organizations, arts, and community programs, including buildings, scholarships, and services; it gave $200–$50,250 in 2025, with a median grant of $2,500. Its website identifies Bexar County as its primary service area, while the Amarillo foundation’s recent grants were mostly in Texas. It accepts applications from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations; the profile lists online applications and, separately, written requests, so the submission instructions differ.

Laura Viola Scott Charitable Trust

Amarillo, TX

Mary E Bivins Foundation

Amarillo, TX

The Mary E. Bivins Foundation funds eldercare, Christian religious education, and charitable organizations serving older or needy people, as well as specific, nonrecurring community needs. Its community grantmaking focuses on the 26 northernmost counties of the Texas Panhandle; in 2025, grants ranged from $6,836 to $375,000, with a median of $25,000. Active Community Grants and Rapid Response Grants are listed, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

The Houston Food Bank

Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank supports food distribution and related hunger-relief programs, including school, children’s, and senior food initiatives, through community organizations in 18 Southeast Texas counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $33,402, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.