Pampa Center Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pampa, TX EIN: 75-2578805

Pampa Center Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Pampa, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $37K.

Pampa Center Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Pampa Center Foundation Inc gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,608
+20.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,304
+20.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,304
Total assets
$1,355,810
+0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Pampa Center Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Clarendon College: $20KClarendon College$20KOpportunity Plan Inc: $4KOpportunity Plan Inc$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Clarendon College ($20K). Together the top 2 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

PampaCanyonAmarilloClarendonMcLean

How Pampa Center Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 82% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 35% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2022) to $215K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Clarendon College Pampa, TXTo promote education at the college level through financial assistance to students & local area colleges.$20,458
Opportunity Plan Inc Canyon, TXTo promote education at the college level through financial assistance to students & local area colleges.$4,150
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,355,810$47,896$37,130$24,6082$24,608$36,843$71,171
2024$1,345,044$-15,628$36,356$20,4692$20,469$28,883$65,429
2023$1,397,028$-3,652$29,680$14,8304$14,830$14,732$59,708
2022$1,430,360$60,699$32,689$13,5192$13,519$37,068$64,078
2021$1,402,350$357,543$228,539$214,6732—$336,931$64,533
2019$1,334,421$75,012$65,693$51,9711—$72,744—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pampa Center Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $71K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pampa Center Foundation Inc is led by Don Lane, Chairman on filings since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Don Lane

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Guymon

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Carmichael

    Vice Chairman

    Vice Chairman → President, 2022

    President → Vice Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Harp

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Cota

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Porter

    Member

    Member → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lendi Jackson

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Leona Willis

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Loyd Waters

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Brock

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith Bagwell

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Thacker Haynes

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Cathryn Warner

    Xecretary

    Secretary → Xecretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Anna Lewis (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Alan Eubank (2022) — Member
  • Former: Katy Magee (2022) — Member
  • Former: Kayla Parnell (2022) — Member
  • Former: Kevin Hunt (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cay Warner (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Tom Grantham (2019) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Pampa Center Foundation Inc

How much does Pampa Center Foundation Inc give each year?

Pampa Center Foundation Inc gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 2 grants.

How large is Pampa Center Foundation Inc?

Pampa Center Foundation Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $71K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Pampa Center Foundation Inc operate?

Pampa Center Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Pampa Center Foundation Inc's EIN?

Pampa Center Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2578805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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