Amarillo Area Foundation

EIN 750978220 Community Foundation

Amarillo, TX 79101

https://amarilloareafoundation.org
Annual Giving
$43.6M
816 grants · avg $8.7M/yr
community foundation (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $12K–$53K
grant size
62%
deep partner · 201/322 multi-year
repeat
322
Distinct Recipients

About

Amarillo Area Foundation serves the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle. It advances education, health, human services, and community development through competitive grants, scholarships, and donor-advised funds, with a particular focus on rural Panhandle communities.

Focus Areas

Education Human services Rural community development Scholarships Arts and culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Yes
How to Apply Competitive grants open periodically through Amarillo Area Foundation's community grants program. Scholarships awarded annually. Eligibility limited to organizations serving the Texas Panhandle. Review amarilloareafoundation.org for cycles.

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 816 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$12K
Median
$25K
Average
$53K
75th Pctl
$53K
Maximum
$1.7M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

95.1% of US grants · Rank #1 of 12 states $41.2M across 776 grants 33 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Potter 311 grants · $17.5M
  2. 2 Randall 124 grants · $7.6M
  3. 3 Hemphill 23 grants · $2.5M
  4. 4 Hutchinson 21 grants · $2.4M
  5. 5 Gray 30 grants · $1.7M
  6. 6 Hansford 16 grants · $1.5M
  7. 7 Dallam 23 grants · $1.2M
  8. 8 Carson 40 grants · $797K
  9. 9 Ochiltree 28 grants · $696K
  10. 10 Lubbock 5 grants · $690K
+23 more counties · 155 grants · $4.6M

Grants Awarded (816 total)

Purpose
Kids Inc of Amarillo Texas Amarillo, TX $1,740,935 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
City of Borger Borger, TX $1,510,000 CAPITAL SUPPORT 2018
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Founda Amarillo, TX $800,000 CAPITAL SUPPORT 2019
Citadelle Art Foundation Canadian, TX $496,062 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Gruver Farm Scholarship Foundation Gruver, TX $495,729 STUDENT AID 2022
Citadelle Art Foundation Canadian, TX $463,937 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
West Texas Aandm University Foundation Canyon, TX $449,339 STUDENT AID 2022
West Texas A&M University Foundatio Canyon, TX $404,323 CAPITAL SUPPORT 2021
High Plains Food Bank Amarillo, TX $362,168 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
West Texas A&M University Foundatio Canyon, TX $356,447 STUDENT AID 2018
Amarillo College Foundation Amarillo, TX $323,790 STUDENT AID 2021
Citadelle Art Foundation Canadian, TX $322,296 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
Heal the City Free Clinic Amarillo, TX $300,518 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Gruver Farm Scholarship Foundation Gruver, TX $300,000 STUDEN AID 2018
Citadelle Art Foundation Canadian, TX $295,321 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Guyon Saunders Resource Center Amarillo, TX $292,429 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Pampa Animal Welfare Society Pampa, TX $291,035 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Amarillo College Foundation Amarillo, TX $283,341 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2019
Citadelle Art Foundation Canadian, TX $280,962 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Heal the City Free Clinic Amarillo, TX $271,177 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Heal the City Free Clinic Amarillo, TX $257,781 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Amarillo College Foundation Amarillo, TX $253,478 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Gruver Farm Scholarship Foundation Gruver, TX $250,000 STUDENT AID 2020
Dove Creek Equine Rescue & Sanctuar Amarillo, TX $248,909 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Heal the City Free Clinic Amarillo, TX $245,548 CAPITAL SUPPORT 2019

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