Potts And Sibley Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Potts and Sibley Foundation, established in 1967 by Effie Potts Sibley in memory of her husband, D.J. Sibley, is a private charitable foundation based in Midland, Texas. It provides grants to various charitable organizations, focusing on healthcare, food banks, mental health services, and support for the needy. The foundation aims to enhance the welfare of the community through initiatives in conservation education, domestic violence assistance, and senior programs.
D. J. Sibley and his wife, Effie Potts, were long-time and prominent members of the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend portions of West Texas. After the death of D.J. Sibley, Mrs. Sibley felt the need to share what the land had provided them. Mrs. Effie Potts Sibley of Ft. Stockton, Texas established the Potts and Sibley Foundation on November 24, 1967. Mrs. Sibley passed away on April 24, 1978 and subsequently the Potts and Sibley Foundation was funded by her estate.
Grants
The Potts and Sibley Foundation is a private charitable foundation based in Midland, TX. It focuses on grants primarily supporting charitable organizations in areas like healthcare, food banks, mental health, shelter for the needy, nature and conservation education, domestic violence assistance, and senior programs.
What Potts and Sibley Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 40
- Total given
- $1.94M
- Median grant
- $40K
- Range
- $5,000–$140K
- By dollars: Texas 97%, Massachusetts 3%. Top recipient cities: Midland, TX; Alpine, TX; Odessa, TX.
- 80% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Salvation Army · Midland, TX
Operations
$140K
Midland Community Healthcare Services · Midland, TX
Operations
$120K
Sibley Environmental Learning Center · Midland, TX
Nature and conservation education
$120K
West Texas Food Bank · Midland, TX
Operations
$120K
The Springboard Center · Midland, TX
Operations
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Mental health
- Domestic violence
- Seniors
- Food security
- Healthcare
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