2021 Discretionary Grants
Organization | Focus Area | Amount |
Amarillo Little Theatre | Arts & Culture | $40,000 |
Amarillo Museum of Art | Arts & Culture | $15,000 |
Amarillo Opera | Arts & Culture | $50,000 |
Amarillo Symphony | Arts & Culture | $37,500 |
Borger Theatre Company | Arts & Culture | $15,000 |
Pampa’s Tribute to Woody Guthrie | Arts & Culture | $20,000 |
Canadian Arts Alliance | Arts & Culture | $10,000 |
Canadian River Art Center | Arts & Culture | $7,500 |
Citadelle Art Foundation | Arts & Culture | $10,000 |
Kanza Society High Plains Public Radio | Arts & Culture | $7,500 |
La Rita Performing Arts Theatre Inc. | Arts & Culture | $35,000 |
Lone Star Ballet | Arts & Culture | $37,500 |
Texas Panhandle Art Education Association | Arts & Culture | $15,000 |
Amarillo Habitat for Humanity | Economic Opportunity | $120,000 |
Buckner Children and Family Services | Economic Opportunity | $25,000 |
Downtown Women’s Center | Economic Opportunity | $50,000 |
Hope to Opportunities Foundation | Economic Opportunity | $100,000 |
Panhandle Crisis Center | Economic Opportunity | $31,500 |
City of Claude | Economic Opportunity | $150,000 |
Refugee Language Project | Education | $60,000 |
Ogallala Commons | Education | $40,000 |
Storybridge, Inc. | Education | $165,000 |
Stepping Stones Learning Center | Education | $123,800 |
Window On a Wider World | Education | $30,000 |
Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation, Inc. | Education | $100,000 |
Amarillo Wesley Community Center | Education | $100,000 |
Pampa Meals on Wheels | Healthcare | $41,795 |
High Plains Food Bank | Healthcare | $125,000 |
Tulia Love Fund | Healthcare | $35,000 |
Hereford Senior Citizens Association | Healthcare | $99,000 |
Dumas Education and Social Ministries | Healthcare | $150,000 |
Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. | Healthcare | $200,000 |
Wildcat Bluff Nature Center | Urgent/Unique | $35,000 |
Total | $2,081,095 |
2021 Catalyst Grants
Organization | Amount |
Karen Community of Amarillo Texas | $20,000 |
Hope Lives Here | $20,000 |
Hutchinson County United Way | $7,500 |
Dallam-Hartley Counties Healthcare Foundation | $7,500 |
Citadelle Art Foundation | $15,000 |
Hidden Falls Ranch | $5,000 |
Faith City Mission | $20,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Texas Panhandle | $17,500 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hereford | $20,000 |
Hilltop Senior Citizens Association | $17,500 |
Total | $150,000 |
2021 HRMC Grants
Organization | Purpose | Amount |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo | RMHC Family Room Renovation at NWTH | $12,000 |
Coffee Memorial Blood Center | Cell Therapy Equipment | $12,400 |
Don Harrington Discovery Center | Automatic Entry Door | $5,041 |
Coffee Memorial Blood Center | New Umbilical Cord Tissue Bank | $10,000 |
Refuge Ministries | Support Programs | $10,000 |
Downtown Women’s Center | Counseling Services | $10,000 |
West Texas A&M University Foundation | Software/Injection Pads-Nursing Dept. | $8,201 |
Dallam-Hartley Counties Healthcare Foundation | ER Certification for RNs | $7,100 |
Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle | AEDs for 3 Program Locations | $5,775 |
Family Care Foundation | Oxygen Program | $5,000 |
Hidden Falls Ranch | Purchase 2 AEDs | $2,806 |
Amarillo College Foundation, Inc. | HRMC Scholarships | $6,000 |
Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. | HRMC Scholarships | $6,000 |
West Texas A&M University Foundation | HRMC Scholarships | $6,000 |
Clarendon College | HRMC Scholarships | $3,500 |
Frank Phillips College | HRMC Scholarships | $3,500 |
Total | $113,323 |
2021 Louise Bower Slentz
Organization | Purpose | Amount |
Coalition of Health Services | to support the Gateway to Health Careers | $20,000 |
Downtown Women’s Center | to provide Counseling Services for Women and Children | $5,000 |
Frank Phillips College | to support the FPC Workforce Expansion Project | $110,000 |
Ogallala Commons | to support the Homecoming Careers to the Texas Panhandle Communities Project | $12,500 |
Pampa Animal Welfare Society | to provide for Animal Medical Costs | $25,000 |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo | to provide for Furnishings of the Pediatric Oncology Suite | $10,000 |
Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | to support the Wildlife Education Building Project | $100,000 |
Pampa Animal Welfare Society | to provide annual support for P.A.W.S. animal shelter operations | $20,000 |
Amarillo Area Foundation | to support the 2021 Panhandle Gives Campaign | $50,000 |
Girl Scouts – Texas Oklahoma Plains | to support the Equestrian Programming & New Fencing | $39,000 |
Hidden Falls Ranch | to support the Horse Shelter Project | $29,000 |
Texas Ramp Project | to support the Amarillo Ramp Project | $10,000 |
TTUHSC – Amarillo | to support the TTUHSC-Amarillo Surgery Department Updates | $59,500 |
Total | $490,000 |
Pattern Panhandle Wind
Organization / Purpose | Amount | ||
City of Panhandle | $14,908 | ||
to support the purchase of a Panhandle Community Storm Shelter | |||
Friends of Carson County Library | $2,500 | ||
to support the Senior Electronic Empowerment (SEE) program | |||
Garretson Center, Inc. | $12,000 | ||
to provide Covid relief for feeding seniors | |||
Maggie Weatherly Foundation Panhandle Girl Scouts | $8,684 | ||
to provide for repairs for the Maggie Weatherly building fbo Girls Scouts in Panhandle | |||
Skellytown Area Volunteer Firefighters-EMS Association | $14,908 | ||
to support the purchase of a SKVFD First Responder Vehicle | |||
White Deer Volunteer EMS | $12,000 | ||
to provide for MICU upgrade and educational expenses for a paramedic program | |||
White Deer-Skellytown Lighthouse Food Pantry | $10,000 | ||
to purchase food and school supplies | |||
Ogallala Commons | $2,500 | ||
to fund the Playa Festival for Carson County 5th graders | |||
Panhandle Education Foundation | $12,640 | ||
to purchase Smartboards for PISD | |||
Panhandle Independent School District | $18,174 | ||
to update the lighting for PISD schools | |||
Panhandle Independent School District | $5,000 | ||
to provide two, $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Panhandle | |||
White Deer Independent School District | $25,000 | ||
to support the WISD Ag and Family and Consumer Sciences Program (FCS) | |||
White Deer Independent School District | $5,000 | ||
to provide two, $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from White Deer | |||
Window On a Wider World | $6,574 | ||
to support Carson County WOWW programming | |||
Total | $149,888 |
2021 CNSP Recipients
Recipient Name | Purpose | Amount |
Amarillo Children’s Home | to support direct care costs for the Change the Ending Program for foster children | $10,000 |
Another Chance House | to provide program support for food, health, and wellness needs for men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness | $5,000 |
Buckner Children and Family Services | to support FYi Foster Care Youth Program that provides training and preparation for adult living (PAL) life skills for individuals who are aging out of the foster care system | $6,700 |
Driskill Halfway House | to support the Oasis and Independence Program for women overcoming addictions with washers, a refrigerator, and outside supplies | $3,000 |
Elizabeth Ruth’s Home | to support the ERH Experiential Learning Program for autistic individuals | $6,000 |
Faith City Mission | to provide for basic needs for the homeless such as food, shelter, and clothes | $3,500 |
Family Support Services | to support the LOSS Program, the Local Outreach for Survivors of Suicide, with counseling, site restorations, and short-term accommodations | $5,000 |
Guyon Saunders Resource Center | to support the Helping the Homeless Program by covering GED program costs and computer room costs related to client use for social services, employment, and housing | $7,800 |
Hope and Healing Place | to provide Scholarships for Participants in the Generations Family Program which helps children and families walk through the grief process | $10,000 |
Junior Achievement of the High Plains | to support the Biztown Program with IT Equipment, such as tablets, servers, phones, and electrical equipment for student simulations as they run mock businesses | $10,000 |
Maverick Boys and Girls Club | to provide Snapology and STEM materials for students | $9,000 |
Mission Amarillo | to support the 365 Dad Program with a start-up curriculum and supplies | $10,000 |
Panhandle Orphan Care Network | to support the Moses Closet Expansion with clothes, diapers, and supplies for families receiving placement of new foster child(ren) | $10,000 |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo | to support the 2021 House Security Service of a security guard during the 6 months of transitioning back into newly constructed House while volunteers are on hold until Covid restrictions lift | $4,000 |
Total | $100,000 |
2021 WPF Recipients
Applicant | Purpose | Award Amount |
Amarillo Area CASA | Education to Prevent Homelessness and Sex Trafficking | $10,000 |
Amarillo College Foundation (ARC) | ARC Single Mothers Emergency Assistance Program | $10,000 |
Borger Area Crisis Pregnancy Center | Health & Safety Curriculum: Prenatal and Parenting Support | $3,000 |
Dallam-Hartley Counties Healthcare Foundation | Labor & Delivery Department targeting Guatamalan Expectant Mothers | $8,018 |
The Downtown Women’s Center | Support for our Youth Behavioral Modification & Healing Program | $5,000 |
Guyon Saunders Resource Center | Helping Homeless Mothers & Children | $6,920 |
Hope & Healing Place | Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support | $3,000 |
Hope Choice Pregnancy Center – Amarillo | Baby Safety Class | $6,000 |
Maverick Boys & Girls Club | Helping Homeless Children | $9,675 |
The PARC | Creating Possibilities | $4,194 |
Square Mile Community Development Center | PATH Women In Business | $10,000 |
Transformations by Amarillo Angels | Dare to Dream Mentoring | $4,193 |
TOTAL: | $80,000 |