Programs
Our Programs
Addressing community needs
Developing and implementing initiatives and programs to address individual and community needs
Improving Quality of Life
To maximize our positive impact on the region, we strive to increase quality of life in the Texas Panhandle.
NONPROFIT
SERVICE CENTER
The Nonprofit Service Center (NSC) presented 8 workshops attended by 258 individuals from 192 nonprofits across the Texas Panhandle. Consulting services included board/staff training, strategic and development planning, campaign design, executive search, and policies review. The Executive Director Leader Circle provides educational and networking opportunities for nonprofit leaders.
ACE numbers
871,190
Total ACE Cost
883
Total Number of Scholarships
987
Average Cost Per Scholarship
Path Fund
The mission of the PATH Fund (Panhandle Prosperity) is to increase the financial stability and success of the Texas Panhandle Region. The program is led by six local stakeholders: Amarillo Area Foundation, Amarillo National Bank, Baptist Community Services, FirstBank Southwest, First Capital Bank, and Happy State Bank.
During 2018, the stakeholders developed a pilot project to support small business development in underserved communities. Brady Clark, consultant for the PATH Fund, created a business plan for the pilot project which was launched in late 2017 and completed in August 2018. Targeting the north and east areas of Amarillo, Brady recruited five individuals with either existing small businesses or the desire to start a small business. The pilot program provided training in the areas of business plans, marketing, accounting, and other areas for each of the five clients based on their needs. Stakeholders provided volunteer “guides” to assist and mentor the clients through the pilot program.
Catalyst & Discretionary
Grant Recipients
Amarillo Habitat for Humanity
$10,000
Family services
Amarillo Housing First
$20,000
Salary support for executive director
Cactus Nazarene Ministry Center
$20,000
Establish a Health Center
CASA of the Rolling Plains
$12,500
Recruit, train, retain volunteers
Coalition of Health Services
$20,000
Gateway to Health Careers
Hope Lives Here
$7,500
Support operations
Martha's Home
$20,000
Support operations
Mission Amarillo
$15,000
Mentor young men
Refuge Ministries
$10,000
Homeless/food programs
Safe Place, Inc.
$8,500
Strategic plan
Special Olympics Texas
$6,500
Support 2018 programs
2017 Total: $150,000
$150,000 Program Classification
- $47,500 Health
- $102,500 Human Services
$150,000 Type of Support
- $8,500 Capacity Building
- $20,000 Capital
- $54,000 General
- $67,500 Program
$150,000 Service Area
- $79,000 Local
- $21,000 Regional
- $50,000 Rural
Canyon Independent School District
$94,000
Manufacturing Academy equipment
King's Manor Methodist Retirement System
$46,937
Westgate renovations
Wildcat Bluff Nature Center
$22,000
Libb's Trail Pavilion
Dalhart Education Foundation
$250,000
Career Training Center FPC-Dalhart Campus
City of Clarendon
$100,000
Water Recreation Facility
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo
$250,000
Construct new facility
Childress Theatre Company
$32,000
Palace Theatre restoration
Oldham County Heritage Commission
$125,000
Multi-purpose event center in Vega
UT Health Science Center at Houston
$31,850
Reach Out and Read-Amarillo
Faith City Mission
$250,000
Renovate BSA Hospice building
Moore County Senior Center
$24,276
Purchase freezers and kitchen equipment
Skellytown Area Volunteer Firefighters-EMS Association
$57,500
Purchase brush truck
Interfaith Campaign for the Homeless
$150,000
Matching 2018-19 funds
Hope & Healing Place
$75,000
Facility Expansion Project
Friends of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024
$24,000
General/Program Support
Turn Center
$200,000
Construction/Expansion
Plains Memorial Hospital (Dimmitt)
$204,141
Senior Living Project
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
$68,500
Pioneer Amphitheater stage floor
Eveline Rivers Christmas Project
$27,500
Warmth items for childen/board training
To be Determined
$250,000
Future Focus Agency Endowment match
THRIVE Amarillo
$300,000
Scholarships to Amarillo College
The Panhandle Gives
$115,000
Match and Marketing for Giving Tuesday
2018 Total: $2,697,704
$2,697,704 Program Classification
- $124,500 Arts, Culture, Humanities
- $675,850 Education
- $22,000 Environment, Animals
- $729,141 Health
- $781,213 Human Services
- $365,000 Public, Society Benefit
$2,697,704 Type of Support
- $1,752,417 Capital
- $365,000 Foundation Initiative
- $196,937 General
- $83,350 Program
- $300,000 Student Aid
$2,697,704 Service Area
- $877,350 Local
- $980,500 Regional
- $839,854 Rural
AAF Community Health
Foundation Grants
HRMC Resident Grant Program
Amarillo Botanical Gardens
$9,000
To support the amphitheater staircase repair
Coffee Memorial Blood Center
$10,000
To purchase a Bloodmobile
Don Harrington Discovery Center
$2,000
To paint the East and West Wing Galleries
HRMC Community Health Grant Program
Coalition of Health Services
$4,500
To provide financial assistance for participating students
Family Care Foundation
$2,900
To provide CPAP, oxygen, and oxygen concentrators
Heal the City
$6,900
To support the construction of the Wellness Center
Hemphill County Hospital District
$7,500
To purchase a transport for residents
Lions Eye Bank District 2-T1
$3,200
To purchase a vision field loss detector
Ochiltree Hospital District
$5,000
To purchase a cooling/warming blanket
Turn Center
$7,300
To purchase augmentative and alternative communication equipment
WTAMU Foundation
$4,700
To purchase a mid-fidelity patient simulator
HRMC Scholarship Program
West Texas A&M University
$5,000
Amarillo College
$5,000
Clarendon Community College
$2,500
Frank Phillips Community College
$2,500
Texas Tech University
$5,000
Scholarship Numbers
The Foundation offers a variety of scholarships for different colleges/universities and fields of study, and eligibility for scholarships is based on the student’s county of residence, planned college or university, and/or anticipated field of study.
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Total Recipients
528,900
Awarded in Scholarships
No Limits No excuses
For No Limits No Excuses (NLNE), 2018 was about growing beyond Amarillo. We kicked off the year by hosting our Building Your Workforce Summit for more than 125 area businesses. In addition, Canyon Independent School District (CISD) joined the Partnership, and the Mary E. Bivins Foundation awarded NLNE a grant to both update our mobile app and host a launch event for CISD. Near the end of the year, NLNE brought on a new program officer who has worked to improve the efficiency of the Partnership by redefining NLNE’s committee structure and adjusting the mobile app update to better serve our mission. The GoPlan 2.0 mobile app is scheduled to launch in August 2019 and will help connect both students and non students to the pathways of quality credentials while offering users the support of “a village.”
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Counties Served
Cooperative Grant Recipients
Martha’s Home
$8,000
Financial Assistance for Females Needing Housing, Employment and Education
Donley County Senior Citizens
$5,000
Food for Low-Income Elderly Women
Tralee Crisis Center for Women
$6,000
Emergency Shelter and Mentoring Project Staff Salaries
Heal the City Free Clinic
$10,000
Medical Care and Medications for Uninsured Women of the Panhandle
Moore County Volunteer Board
$5,000
Be a Star and Be a Basket-case Project
Ochiltree Hospital District
$6,000
Quality OB and Children's Health Programs/3 Bassinets
$40,000 Program Classification
- $16,000 Health
- $24,000 Human Services
$40,000 Type of Support
- $10,000 General
- $30,000 Program
$40,000 Service Area
- $18,000 Local
- $22,000 Rural
Amarillo Area CASA
$10,000
To recruit, train, and retain new Volunteer Advocates in order to serve more kids who have suffered abuse or neglect
Amarillo Children's Home
$10,000
To support the Caring for a Child Program that provides for children in residential care
Another Chance House, Inc.
$10,000
To provide food and wellness support to men in the emergency shelter and transitional housing programs
Buckner Children and Family Services
$5,000
To provide services and resources to youth aging out of foster care in the FYi (Fostering Youth independence) program
Camp Alphie
$10,000
To help pay for lodging for the summer camp for youth who are cancer survivors and their siblings
Faith City Mission
$10,000
To provide the basic needs of food and shelter to homeless and impoverished individuals
Family Care Foundation
$10,000
To provide dental care to children and adults unable to afford the services
Family Support Services
$7,500
To provide support services to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents
Great Plains CASA for Kids
$10,000
To assist with the renovation of the Great Plains CASA building which will allow for program expansion
Heal the City Free Clinic
$10,000
To support the chronic care program, Shalom, which provides primary care services for the uninsured and chronically ill
Hope & Healing Place
$10,000
To support the Generations Family Program that helps family members process grief due to the death of a loved one
Make-A-Wish Foundation
$10,000
To pay for wish expenses for children in the Texas Panhandle facing a critical illness
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo
$10,000
To cover the $20 per night for families who are unable to contribute toward their stay
Sharing Hope Ministry
$7,500
To cover a portion of the salary for a part-time educational coordinator for the Center for Advancement
The Refuge @ Dumas
$10,000
To replace the kitchen fire suppression system and repair equipment to meet the fire code
Turn Center
$10,000
To purchase an alternative/augmentative communication (AAC) device for special-needs children who are non-verbal
$150,000 Program Classification
- $60,000 Health
- $90,000 Human Services
$150,000 Type of Support
- $30,000 Capital
- $120,000 Program
$150,000 Service Area
- $72,500 Local
- $57,500 Regional
- $20,000 Rural
City of Groom
$25,000
To purchase a Lifepak 15 Cardiac Monitor for the ambulance
City of Panhandle
$11,995
To purchase a life size HAL Manikin
Good Neighbors Meals
$13,085
To purchase commercial equipment for the kitchen and a laptop
Skellytown Area Volunteer Firefighters-EMS Association
$16,435
To purchase turnout gear
White Deer-Skellytown Lighthouse Food Pantry
$8,485
To purchase food and school supplies
Ogallala Commons
$1,700
To fund the Playa festival for Carson County 5th graders
Panhandle Education Foundation
$17,907
To purchase Chromebooks
Panhandle Independent School District
$20,000
To provide instruction and training from Lead Your School
Panhandle Independent School District
$5,000
To provide two, $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Panhandle
Window on a Wider World
$3,393
To support Carson County WOWW programming
White Deer Independent School District
$5,000
To provide two, $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from White Deer
White Deer Independent School District
$22,000
To purchase equipment for technology and science support
$150,000 Program Classification
- $ 3,393 Arts
- $69,907 Education
- $25,000 Health
- $38,005 Human Services
- $13,695 Public Benefit
$150,000 Type of Support
- $106,422 Capital
- $33,578 Program
- $10,000 Student Aid
$150,000 Service Area
- $ 150,000 Rural
