Mabee Foundation Grants

The Mabee Foundation provides challenge grants for projects in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas, primarily focusing on construction, renovation, and major medical equipment purchases. Organizations must raise 40% of project costs from other donors before applying. Grants can reach up to 20% of total costs, with a maximum of $2 million. Applications are considered quarterly, requiring submissions by specific deadlines for review at upcoming board meetings.

Projects we support
Generally, the Mabee Foundation supports organizations or projects in the following areas:

• EducationalSocial and Humanitarian ServicesMedical and HealthCultural and Religious

The Mabee Foundation Board of Trustees considers grant requests at its quarterly meetings the second Tuesday in January, April, July and October. Grant requests must be received by the first day of December, March, June and September to be considered at the corresponding Board meeting.
The Mabee Foundation only makes grants for construction projects, renovation projects and for the purchase of major medical equipment.
Mabee Foundation grants are ‘challenge grants,’ meaning that the organization must raise the remaining funds required to finish the project within one year of the awarding of the grant or risk cancellation of the grant.
The Mabee Foundation will grant up to 20% of the total costs of the project (with a maximum amount of $2,000,000).
Construction must commence within two years after satisfying the grant challenge. Payment is not made on the grant until the challenge has been satisfied and construction has started.

Eligibility

To qualify for a Mabee Foundation grant, the project must be located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri or Kansas.
The Mabee Foundation makes grants exclusively to non-profit, 501(c)(3) organizations.The Mabee Foundation requires that 40% of the total project be raised by other public donors before it will consider a grant request. Names of donors must be included in the grant application.

Ineligibility

The Mabee Foundation does not offer grants for the following:
Grants to private foundations as defined in IRC section 509(a)Grants to government-owned or operated institutionsDebt retirementEndowmentsProjects already under construction or where a contract has been signed with a contractorOperations or program supportGrants to an individualCapital projects for K-12 educational institutions (unless the institution exclusively serves students with intellectual or developmental disabilities)Renovation of leased property (unless the lease is a long-term lease tantamount to ownership)Grants exclusively for the purchase of land, furnishings, equipment (except for major medical equipment), vehicles, museum exhibits, etc.Grants to a local, individual church body, congregation or parishThe following will not be considered in the calculation of the 40% prior funding requirement:Borrowed funds
Estate bequests not designated for capital projects
Any donation not designated for the particular project in questionGovernment grants or funds from any governmental entity