Mary E. Bivins Foundation: Community Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Mary E. Bivins Foundation Community Grant offers financial support to nonprofit organizations in the Texas Panhandle, focusing on basic human needs, education, human services, and youth development. Since 1949, the foundation has distributed over $30 million for charitable purposes. Organizations can apply for grants starting at $5,000 to address specific community needs. The foundation prioritizes proposals that align with its mission to enrich the quality of life in the region.
Mary E. Bivins Foundation Grants
The Mary E. Bivins Foundation provides grants within and for the benefit of communities within the northernmost top twenty-six counties of the Texas Panhandle.
Community Grants The Mary E. Bivins Foundation distributes funds in the form of grants for charitable purposes that address specific, nonrecurring needs of nonprofit organizations committed to improving and enriching the quality of life in the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle. Since 1949, the Foundation has awarded more than $30 million to qualified recipients from across the Panhandle. Minimum grant request amount is $5,000.
The Mary E. Bivins Foundation will consider grant requests that follow the guidelines and address critical community needs; however, the Foundation will give preference to proposals that address the following areas of focus:
- Basic Human NeedsEducationHuman ServicesYouth Development
What Mary E Bivins Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 63
- Total given
- $2.72M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $6,836–$375K
- By dollars: Texas 95%, Colorado 4%, Ohio <1%. Top recipient cities: Amarillo, TX; Borger, TX; Pampa, TX.
- 5% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 45% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Panhandle Community Services · Amarillo, TX
Mental health
$375K
Meadows Mental Health Policy Instit · Dallas, TX
Behavioral health ce
$300K
The Bridge · Amarillo, TX
Building
$150K
Presbyterian Home for Children · Amarillo, TX
Building renovation
$138K
Downtown Women's Center · Amarillo, TX
Equipment
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Human services
- Youth programs
- Education
Categories
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