Foundations that fund organizations in Lubbock, Texas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lubbock nonprofits
346 private foundations gave $63M to Lubbock organizations in their latest filings; 50 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,068 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lubbock around $75K. 70 of these funders are based in Texas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 346
- Accept applications
- 50
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lubbock
- $63M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,068
- Typical median grant
- $75K
- Based in TX
- 70%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lubbock organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Jones Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 33 | $11M | $65K | Yes | Grant; Grant refund |
| Ch Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 91 | $9.8M | $40K | Yes | Arts and culture; United way agency; Human services |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $3.6M | $1.8M | Yes | K-12 education |
| Welborn-Payne Endowment Trust C/O Prosperity Bank Trustee | Lubbock, TX | 25 | $2.8M | $115K | Yes | To support pre-professional dance education and performances; To support the mission of casa in recruiting and training v…; To assist with providing health care services to the needy |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 4 | $2.3M | $113K | Yes | Assistance with Tuition Reduction; Assistance with renovation of spaces for adolescent; Assistance with Lubbock County Expo Center Arena |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 3 | $2.3M | $25K | Yes | Chancellors council woody hunt; Lighting campus for hope event; 4 of 10 on $25m commitment |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Education |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $1.7M | $400K | Yes | Supporting hoosier churches init; Nurturing children-worship & prayer |
| Tlc Foundation From the Heart | Artesia, NM | 2 | $1.6M | $808K | Preselected only | Provide patient care, education of health care professional… |
| The 1687 Foundation C/O Debbie Galloway | McKinney, TX | 8 | $1.2M | $60K | Yes | Donation |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 2 | $1.1M | $575K | Yes | Project Support to US Prep National Center to Strengthen Hi…; Project Support to Provide Transformational Teacher-Residen… |
| Kickapoo Springs Foundation | Abilene, TX | 8 | $1.1M | $150K | Yes | Operating support - free market institute; Free market institute research; Laura bush institute - abilene |
| The Gordon & Joyce Davis Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 8 | $803K | $16K | Yes | General purpose; General piurpose |
| The Robert a Welch Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $740K | $370K | Yes | Basic research in chemistry and related fields |
| The Cash Family Foundation C/O Clay Cash | Lubbock, TX | 16 | $703K | $13K | Yes | General operating support; Charitable donation; Support for women's empowerment |
| James a Buddy Davidson Charitable Foundation | Midland, TX | 5 | $670K | $100K | Yes | Nursing scholarships; Merit and need based scholarships; Care & feeding of animals |
| C and a McDonald Family Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 10 | $610K | $18K | Preselected only | Program support; Agricultural center; Equipment needs |
| Garrison Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $561K | $90K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford Brown | Dallas, TX | 2 | $550K | $275K | Yes | Teachers' program support; For endowed chair in rural |
| Barbara Kauffman Welder Private Foundation | Victoria, TX | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | General funding |
| Alexandra Clemmer Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To support programs related to social entrepenurship and en… |
| Wentz Family Foundation | Ransom Canyon, TX | 10 | $500K | $4,920 | Yes | Christian ministry; Christian missions; Minister to the homeless |
| James Nislar Foundation C/O Prosperity Bank | Lubbock, TX | 2 | $493K | $247K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Hds Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 55 | $480K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To provide funds to further the charitable purposes of the… |
| Lubbock Young Women's Leader Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 3 | $461K | $9,225 | Preselected only | Leadership scholarship; Leadership training |
| Curtis & Ruby Humphries Charitable Tr | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $445K | $445K | Preselected only | Missions and Benevolence |
| Asco Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 12 | $441K | $7,500 | Yes | General purpose |
| The Charles Butt Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $425K | $212K | Preselected only | Scholarships; Scholarships support |
| Pickering Family Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 12 | $415K | $15K | Preselected only | Community support; Education; Education/athletics |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $411K | $750 | Yes | Educ. general; Cca general; Hhs general |
| The Cb and Fran Carter Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 2 | $400K | $200K | Preselected only | College scholarships |
| James and Elizabeth Sowell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $377K | $377K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $348K | $348K | Preselected only | General support |
| Albert G & Eleanore J Barsh Endowment Trust C/O Prosperity Bank | Lubbock, TX | 5 | $314K | $31K | Preselected only | General purposes; Everliving church trust |
| Broughton Foundation Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Operations |
| Rea Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | 12 | $292K | $21K | Yes | Support for daily operation; Support of daily operations; Support for dialy operation |
| The Evelyn M Davies Foundation Trust | Houston, TX | 10 | $269K | $15K | Preselected only | Operating expenses and food assistance programs; Women's health equipment and general operating expenses; Programs and operations |
| Chase Foundation Mack C Chase Trustee | Artesia, NM | 3 | $254K | $15K | Yes | Scholarship; Grant |
| Rushing Family Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 18 | $253K | $2,850 | Yes | Academics; Women's social movement; Medical |
| Ss Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 11 | $252K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Dian Graves Owen Foundation | Abilene, TX | 3 | $230K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $229K | $229K | Preselected only | To expand the capacity of the leader and culture developmen… |
| Ershel Franklin Charitable Trust | Post, TX | 11 | $223K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operations; Family pathways project $20,000; family hope center $20,000; Dental equipment |
| The Collier Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 8 | $216K | $7,812 | Preselected only | To support the mission of the church; To provide meals for families; To support the mission of the university |
| Wilson Charitable Found Tr Xxxxx1008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $210K | $210K | Preselected only | General |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $205K | $103K | Yes | For general support; Sperm amyloids: epigenetic carriers of inheritance |
| The Monty Miller Living Legacy Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 17 | $199K | $5,000 | Yes | Support |
| Thomas Wells Foundation C/O Samuel J Hawthrone | Lubbock, TX | 5 | $196K | $25K | Preselected only | Food to the needy; Spread the gospel; Help those with sick children |
| Matthew 633 Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 11 | $188K | $12K | Preselected only | Humanitarian; Humanitarian and religious ministry in Africa; Help troubled youth |
| Rc Johnson Jr Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 9 | $178K | $15K | Yes | General purpose |
| Killam Endowment Trust Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $174K | $174K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Ephesians Foundation | Pecos, TX | 1 | $171K | $171K | Yes | To support aim project, which is an apprentice missionary p… |
| Kuykendall Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 37 | $157K | $4,000 | Yes | General use; Generl use |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $154K | $154K | Preselected only | To provide support to Conduct a longitudinal assessment of… |
| The Lu Family Foundation | Plano, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General operating support |
| David and Judy Norsworthy Charitable Trust | Austin, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support charitable purpose |
| American State Bank Endowed Scholarship Funds for Nursing | Lubbock, TX | 3 | $145K | $27K | Yes | Nursing scholarships |
| Three Rivers Foundation for the Arts & Sciences | Crowell, TX | 2 | $142K | $71K | Yes | Operation |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 33 | $137K | $250 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $131K | $131K | Preselected only | Serve children in needfocus on equine therapy |
| Martha Ann Cogdell Hospital Trust | Amarillo, TX | 3 | $130K | $40K | Yes | Therapeutic Home for Domestic Violence; Provides mobility equipment to the physically disabled; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| G R White Trust Xxxxx9003 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $130K | $130K | Yes | General |
| How Firm Our Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $127K | $127K | Preselected only | Youth ministry |
| Live Oak Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $123K | $123K | Preselected only | Texas tech foundation $100,000texas tech athletics $23,000 |
| Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | #25-01: expanding continuing education training and the com… |
| The Jain Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $118K | $118K | Yes | Scientific research grant |
| Parkhill Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 10 | $115K | $7,295 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Lorraine Combs Charitable Trust C/O City Bank Trust Ttee | Lubbock, TX | 2 | $109K | $54K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Marsh Edward & Margaret Fdn-Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $108K | $108K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Teague Tr Fbo Child Home of Lubbock | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Richard Wallrath Educational Foundation | Centerville, TX | 3 | $103K | $10K | Preselected only | Ffa / 4h /other scholarships; Ffa / 4h scholarships; Ffa & 4h scholarships |
| John P McGovern Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Center for Students in Addiction Recovery JPM Endowment/Sch… |
| J W Bagley Foundation | Coppell, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Education |
| Dobbs Family Charitable Foundation | Prattville, AL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | International preacher training |
| The Bridget Rose Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General Operating |
| The Lockett Foundation Inc | Vernon, TX | 3 | $98K | $40K | Preselected only | Operation; Endowment Trust; Scholarship |
| Crofoot Family Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 9 | $96K | $1,845 | Preselected only | General support; Covid ops support |
| 15th Street Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $95K | $95K | Yes | Scholarship fund contribution |
| Slayton Foundation | Roswell, NM | 7 | $94K | $7,250 | Preselected only | Support christian values |
| Lizanell and Colbert Coldwell Fdn Xxxxx3005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $90K | $90K | Yes | General |
| Sessions Family Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 7 | $85K | $10K | Yes | Family services; Support for retirement community; Supporting the medical community |
| Leprino Foods Company Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $83K | $42K | Preselected only | For unrestricted use |
| Nelson & Debbie Fox Charitable Fdtn | Lubbock, TX | 6 | $80K | $9,250 | Yes | Provide meals to home bound; Assist local animal shelter; Support pet adoptions |
| Dozier Family Foundation | Abilene, TX | 2 | $77K | $38K | Preselected only | Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health Fund for Excelle…; Alumni Association. |
| Nun Ide Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 4 | $77K | $19K | Preselected only | Further the organization's mission |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | general operatons |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. br… |
| Koonce Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Red steagall institute for |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 13 | $74K | $700 | Yes | Match payroll deduction (501(c)3) grant; Match a previous donation (501(c)3) grant, match credit car…; Community vitality |
| D 14 28 Foundation | Plainview, TX | 5 | $69K | $8,500 | Yes | General expenses |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $67K | $8,400 | Preselected only | Number theory and special functions; Hydrodynamic models of electric charge transport: structure…; Stochastic optimization: mean-field control under non-expon… |
| Carl Kirby Arnold Jr Charitable Tr | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $66K | $66K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 3 | $66K | $6,048 | Yes | To provide supplemental funding for educational programs an…; For general purposes in aiding to feed the hungry of the so…; To provide an expense paid trip for south plains veterans t… |
| Walker Family Estate Trust | Wylie, TX | 1 | $64K | $64K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Maxine Durrett Earl Charitable Foundation Inc | Post, TX | 8 | $64K | $6,615 | Yes | Grant to provide scholarships.; To provide funds for people with disabilities.; To provide families with room and board while their childre… |
| Halliburton Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 2 | $61K | $30K | Yes | Education |
| Wolf Mountain Foundation | Brighton, CO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | To carry out the organizations exempt purposes |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Lubbock, Texas?
Helen Jones Foundation Inc, Ch Foundation Inc, Gates Foundation, Welborn-Payne Endowment Trust C/O Prosperity Bank Trustee, The Moody Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Lubbock organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Lubbock. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.