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West Texas A&M Univ Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Canyon, TX EIN: 75-6036665 Website

The foundation supports West Texas a&m university, an institution of higher education, and the students of wtamu by receiving and administering gifts from the public.

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation at a glance

In short: West Texas A&M Univ Foundation gave $4.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.4M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,446,020
+32.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,446,020
+32.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,446,020
Total assets
$194,986,367
+16.7% 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 West Texas A&M Univ Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

West Texas A&M University: $4.4MWest Texas A&M University$4.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was West Texas A&M University ($4.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Canyon

How West Texas A&M Univ Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. 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$2M$4M$6M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.8M (2020) to $4.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
West Texas A&M University Canyon, TXProjects & Missions$4,446,020
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$194,986,367$13,610,821$7,613,654$4,446,0201$7,992,033
2024$167,025,755$15,329,144$6,299,924$3,365,2851$6,718,335
2023$149,925,067$21,555,356$6,017,952$3,534,4771$3,484,434
2022$131,809,881$25,505,463$5,755,151$3,622,2241$152,394
2021$125,074,395$18,964,636$5,308,124$3,410,9341$6,968,460
2020$100,409,080$7,920,195$4,772,058$2,834,1701$3,573,688
2019$95,545,412$11,155,095$4,867,344$3,096,9021$3,364,754

About West Texas A&M Univ Foundation

Based on IRS filings

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Canyon, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $195.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.4M. Net investment income was $8.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation is led by David Schaeffer, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 31 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Schaeffer

    President

    Director → President -, 2022

    President - → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shyla Buckner

    President-El

    Director → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → President-El, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent McClure

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Hatton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Doores

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Barrett

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jt Haynes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Kelley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Matney

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Bara

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Morrison

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Ware

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Lyons

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lance Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Oldham

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke Longhofer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Velrick Wilson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonja Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Weinheimer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darryl Flusche

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Farnum

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Peterson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lizzie Ware-Williams

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Swindell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Dowdy

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim J. Brewer

    Past President

    Director → President, 2022

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trevor Caviness

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Claudia Stuart (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Wartes (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Randy Sharp (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Sauceda (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Paul Evans (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Wilson Lemieux (2022–2024) — Alumni Representative
  • Former: Andrew Mitchell (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Ron Watts (2019–2023) — Pphm Representative
  • Former: Lilia Escajeda (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lilith M. Brainard (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: David Hudson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jo Tyler Engler (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alan Rhodes (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Alice O'Brien (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Don Patterson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Nunn (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Frantz (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Letricia Niegos (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Mark E. Bivins (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rob Mansfield (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sam Lovelady (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chris Matthews (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Parman Reynolds (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Cook (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gregg Bynum (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: J. Pat Richmond (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kristi Britten (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steve Urban (2019) — Past President

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 West Texas A&M Univ Foundation

How much does West Texas A&M Univ Foundation give each year?

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation gave $4.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 1 grant.

How large is West Texas A&M Univ Foundation?

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation reported $195.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.6M.

What is West Texas A&M Univ Foundation?

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Canyon, TX. It holds $195.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does West Texas A&M Univ Foundation operate?

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is West Texas A&M Univ Foundation's EIN?

West Texas A&M Univ Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6036665. 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 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 16, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 28, 2024)

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