Center for Contemporary Arts

Abilene, TX ·EIN 75-2290138 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$1.5M received 25 funders 55 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Center for Contemporary Arts?

Center for Contemporary Arts is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by Community Foundation of Abilene ($408K), Arthur & Helen Baer ($220K), Dian Graves Owen Foundation ($180K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Center for Contemporary Arts between 2019–2025.

What grants has Center for Contemporary Arts received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Ronald S Lushing Family FoundationGENERAL$2,500
2025Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry Incexpanding the poetry audience$1,550
2024Community Foundation of AbilenePROGRAM SUPPORT$117,181
2024Dian Graves Owen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000
2024The Karakin FoundationWEST TEXAS ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM$35,000
2024The Robison Excelsior FoundationCHARITABLE$20,000
2024Shelton Family FoundationNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION$10,000
2024Ronald S Lushing Family FoundationGENERAL$1,000
2024Harris Finch FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$1,000
2023Community Foundation of AbilenePROGRAM SUPPORT$63,983
2023Dian Graves Owen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2023Union Pacific FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$15,000
2023The Robison Excelsior FoundationCHARITABLE$10,000
2023Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$6,005
2023Houston Jewish Community FoundationGeneral Support$6,000
2023Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry Incexpanding the poetry audience$2,500
2023Ronald S Lushing Family FoundationGENERAL$1,000
2023Shelton Family FoundationDISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARDS BANQUET$1,000
2023MIller Engel Family Foundation Irrv TrGeneral Support$350
2022Dodge Jones Legacy FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$130,000
2022Community Foundation of AbilenePROGRAM SUPPORT$83,149
2022Arthur & Helen BaerGALLERY EXHIBITS$75,000
2022Gale Family FoundationGENERAL UNRESTRICTED$50,000
2022Dian Graves Owen FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2022Rea Charitable TrustGENERAL OPERATING$25,000
2022Pevehouse Family FoundationOPERATIONAL EXPENSES$10,000
2022Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$5,251
2022Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry Incexpanding the poetry audience$2,500
2022Christopher Foundation for the ArtsART EDUCATION$100
2021Gale Family FoundationGENERAL UNRESTRICTED$130,000

Showing 30 most recent of 55 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Center for Contemporary Arts?

Center for Contemporary Arts is funded by 25 grantmakers, led by Community Foundation of Abilene ($408K), Arthur & Helen Baer ($220K), Dian Graves Owen Foundation ($180K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Center for Contemporary Arts between 2019–2025.

Who is Center for Contemporary Arts's largest funder?

Community Foundation of Abilene is the largest recorded funder of Center for Contemporary Arts, with $408K across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Center for Contemporary Arts received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.5M in grants to Center for Contemporary Arts across 55 grants from 25 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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