El Paso Community Foundation
EIN 741839536 Community FoundationAnnual Giving
$39.0M
406 grants · avg $9.8M/yr
community foundation (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $10K–$47K
grant size
64%
deep partner · 110/172 multi-year
repeat
172
Distinct Recipients
About
El Paso Community Foundation serves the El Paso, Las Cruces, and Juarez border region. The foundation supports arts, education, health, human services, and economic development through competitive grants, scholarships, and donor-advised funds stewarded for local and binational impact.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Yes
How to Apply
Grants flow through competitive cycles and donor-advised recommendations. Unsolicited grant requests reviewed in established giving areas. Scholarship applications due annually; review epcf.org for deadlines.
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 406 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$20K
Average
$96K
75th Pctl
$47K
Maximum
$5.8M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
95.8% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 7 states
$37.7M across
389 grants
12 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 El Paso
- 2 Hockley
- 3 Harris
- 4 Bexar
- 5 Collin
- 6 Galveston
- 7 Brazos
- 8 Montgomery
- 9 Travis
- 10 Dallas
+2 more
counties
· 2 grants
· $11K
Grants Awarded (406 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Fund El Paso | El Paso, TX | $5,771,527 | Shooting victims for August 3, 2019 | 2019 |
| Borderplex Community Capital | El Paso, TX | $3,665,000 | CDFI/Grant for FASTER Program | 2021 |
| The EPC Museum | El Paso, TX | $3,423,783 | Construction of exhibits & building | 2022 |
| Borderplex Community Capital | El Paso, TX | $2,000,000 | CDFI/Grant for FASTER Program | 2022 |
| University of Texas at EP | El Paso, TX | $1,008,718 | Scholarships & Academic Excellence | 2021 |
| Bitwise Impact | Fresno, CA | $984,985 | Impact Grant | 2022 |
| University of Texas El Paso | El Paso, TX | $921,786 | Scholarships and support programs | 2022 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock, TX | $900,000 | Vision Endowing for the Future | 2020 |
| El Paso Matters Inc | El Paso, TX | $750,974 | Support quality journalism | 2022 |
| El Paso Special Needs Educ | El Paso, TX | $705,817 | Education special needs children | 2021 |
| Texas Tech University Health | El Paso, TX | $595,165 | Eval. preclinical evid. new drug | 2019 |
| The EPC Museum | El Paso, TX | $588,681 | Musuem exhibits and accessability | 2020 |
| La Frontera Conservation Fund | El Paso, TX | $525,000 | Support of program and services | 2022 |
| University of Texas at EP | El Paso, TX | $513,538 | Scholarships & Academic Excellence | 2020 |
| El Paso Special Needs Educ | El Paso, TX | $481,549 | Education special needs children | 2020 |
| El Paso Special Needs Educ | El Paso, TX | $460,208 | Special education program | 2019 |
| The EPC Museum | El Paso, TX | $401,116 | Exhibits and Children Programming | 2021 |
| EPC Museum | El Paso, TX | $400,000 | Museum exhibits and accessibility | 2019 |
| Workforce Solution Borderplex | El Paso, TX | $350,000 | Services to US Prep. participants | 2020 |
| Foundation for Diocese of EP | El Paso, TX | $335,806 | Tuition Assist. & Prof. Development | 2022 |
| Fndn for Diocese of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $307,472 | Tuition and professional developm. | 2021 |
| El Paso Child Guidance Center | El Paso, TX | $292,366 | Mental Health intervention | 2021 |
| Fndn for Diocese of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $274,845 | Tuition and professional developm. | 2020 |
| El Paso Child Guidance Center | El Paso, TX | $270,897 | Mental health program for children | 2022 |
| El Pasoans Fighting Hunger | El Paso, TX | $260,400 | Provide food for insecure | 2022 |
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