Amarillo Area Foundation Discretionary Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Texas
Overview
The Amarillo Area Foundation, the community foundation serving the 26-county Texas Panhandle, runs a Discretionary Grant Program for nonprofit organizations working in its three focus areas: Education, Economic Opportunity, and Healthcare. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis through a letter-of-intent-then-full-application process.
How to Apply
Applications are made through the Foundation's Spectrum online portal (aaf.spectrumportal.net). The program begins with a letter of intent; invited applicants submit a full application. A grants informational meeting ('Introduction to Grants') was listed for July 14, 2026.
What Amarillo Area Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 262
- Total given
- $23.31M
- Median grant
- $31K
- Range
- $5,107–$2.4M
- >99% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Texas, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Texas >99%, Kansas <1%, Maryland <1%. Top recipient cities: Amarillo, TX; Canyon, TX; Perryton, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
First Baptist Church of Canadian · Canadian, TX
Program support
$1.7M
Miami Ministerial Alliance · Miami, TX
Program support
$600K
Amarillo College Foundation · Amarillo, TX
Program support
$520K
Heal the City Free Clinic · Amarillo, TX
Program support
$352K
Turn Center · Amarillo, TX
Program support
$215K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
- Education
- Healthcare
- Community health
- Economic services
Project Locations
- TX
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