The Abell‑Hanger Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Midland/Permian Basin, making large, strategic gifts that support regional behavioral health services and workforce-focused higher education. Its grants are primarily unrestricted or project support to established local institutions, signaling a preference for strengthening core operations and capacity in organizations that serve community health and economic development needs.
A defining thread in Abell-hanger Foundation grantmaking is its repeated support for Midland College and the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center. Those two recipients appear multiple times in the recent grants list, alongside other large awards for local infrastructure, student pathways, and community services. The foundation gives mostly in Midland and the surrounding Permian Basin, with grants that often strengthen operating capacity, build facilities, or expand programs already serving the region. Recent awards show a mix of education, health, housing, and community-benefit funding. Midland College Foundation received support for engineering and architectural design services, College and Career Connections, and legacy scholarships. The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center received general operating support in consecutive years, indicating sustained attention to mental health services. Other sizable gifts supported Harmony Public Schools for an open-enrollment charter school in Midland, Midland Habitat for Humanity for the New Frontier Addition, and YMCA of Midland for a northwest Midland expansion campaign. The foundation also funds direct student aid through named scholarships and runs fellowship-style leadership development for nonprofit leaders in the Permian Basin and West Texas.
In higher education and workforce preparation, the foundation backed Midland College Foundation with $2,250,000 for engineering and architectural design services, then additional grants for College and Career Connections and legacy scholarships. It also gave $210,991 to Odessa College Foundation for SIP program funding, and $250,000 to University of Texas Permian Basin for expansion of play therapy certification and financial assistance for licensure exams. For K-12 education, Abell-hanger Foundation supported Harmony Public Schools with $850,000 to construct and operate an open-enrollment charter school focused on STEM in Midland. It also funded Third Future Schools with $187,000 to hire teacher apprentices for the 2023-2024 school year. In human services, the foundation gave $250,000 to Basin Dream Center for Orphans for expansion of services for Permian Basin homeless youth, and $375,000 to West Texas Food Bank for expansion of the Odessa facility. Community facilities also received support, including $800,000 to Midland Habitat for Humanity for the New Frontier Addition.
$11.7M
$134.7M
$15.7M
$14.9M
Most grants fall between $3K and $17K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$17K
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Highly concentrated, high-dollar philanthropy: very few grantees, large one-time or repeat gifts (two grants to the same behavioral health center), focused on local institutions rather than broad geographic diversification.
Notable grantees: Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, Midland College Foundation
Typical grants are modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: the median is $6,250, with p25 at $2,500 and p75 at $16,875. The recent grant list also shows a wide spread, from small awards to seven-figure commitments for capital, operating, and program support. The pattern is repeat support rather than one-off giving. Midland College Foundation appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center received consecutive general operating grants. The foundation also combines unrestricted operating support, project-specific funding, scholarships, and campaign support. Its programs include both general grantmaking and scholarship/fellowship tracks, and some active programs accept unsolicited applications while others do not.
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Texas, and especially in the foundation’s core region around Midland and Odessa. Recent awards land in Midland, Odessa, San Antonio, Houston, and Aurora, but the bulk are in Midland-area organizations. Recipient cities in the list include Midland, Odessa, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Aurora. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 1,037 grants to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports education, health services, human services, arts and culture, and community benefit organizations. Its active programs also include scholarships, leadership development, and general grantmaking for nonprofits in Midland County, the Permian Basin, and West Texas.
Yes. Recent grants reached Odessa, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Aurora, though 92% of grants went to recipients in Texas and the foundation’s giving is described as local.
The median grant size is $6,250. The lower quartile is $2,500 and the upper quartile is $16,875, showing that many awards are relatively small even though some recent grants are much larger.
Yes for some programs. The Annual Grant Cycle, Legacy Scholarships, General Grantmaking, Herbert L. Cartwright Education Continuance Scholarship, James I. Trott Opportunity Scholarship, and Abell Innovation Award all accept unsolicited applications, while the Leadership Acceleration Program does not.
Yes. Midland College Foundation appears several times across 2023 through 2025, and the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center received general operating support in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $1,150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | HOUSTON, TX | $850,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL IN MIDLAND, TEXAS |
| MIDLAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | MIDLAND, TX | $800,000 | 2025 | NEW FRONTIER ADDITION |
| YMCA OF MIDLAND | MIDLAND, TX | $700,000 | 2025 | NORTHWEST MIDLAND EXPANSION CAMPAIGN |
| MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $650,000 | 2025 | MIDLAND HEALTH FACILITY PROJECT |
| MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | MIDLAND, TX | $385,788 | 2025 | COLLEGE AND CAREER CONNECTIONS (C3) |
| MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | MIDLAND, TX | $326,480 | 2025 | LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| MIDLAND SHARED SPACES INC (MSS) | MIDLAND, TX | $300,000 | 2025 | UPGRADED HYBRID VIDEO CONFERENCING AND TRAINING SYSTEMS PROJECT |
| MIDLAND ATHLETIC SYNDICATE INC | MIDLAND, TX | $298,368 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN | ODESSA, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION OF PLAY THERAPY CERTIFICATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LICENSURE EXAMS |
| BASIN DREAM CENTER FOR ORPHANS | MIDLAND, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION OF SERVICES FOR PERMIAN BASIN HOMELESS YOUTH |
| ODESSA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | ODESSA, TX | $210,991 | 2025 | SIP PROGRAM FUNDING |
| CITY OF MIDLAND | MIDLAND, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | RENNOVATION OF BEAL PARK RANCH HOUSE |
| MISSION AGAPE | MIDLAND, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT PERMIAN BASIN | ODESSA, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HSC SCHOOL OF NURSING - PERMIAN BASIN |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | ODESSA, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | NAVIGATE FORWARD PROGRAM |
| BYNUM SCHOOL | MIDLAND, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MARC INC DBA SPECTRUM OF SOLUTIONS | MIDLAND, TX | $110,000 | 2025 | TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE UPDATE AND INTEGRATION FOR OPERATIONS |
| MIDLAND RAPE CRISIS AND CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | ODESSA, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL HOLIDAY MATCHING GRANT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | NONPROFITS SALARY AND BENEFITS STUDY |
| LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MARC INC DBA SPECTRUM OF SOLUTIONS | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MIDLAND SHARED SPACES INC (MSS) | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | MIDLAND 150 PROJECT |
| TEXAS INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC | ODESSA, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC | MIDLAND, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CASA DE AMIGOS OF MIDLAND INC | MIDLAND, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS INC | MERRIFIELD, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | CENTER FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT SUCCESS EXPANSION IN WEST TEXAS |
| TEEN CHALLENGE ADULT CENTERS OF TEXAS INC | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $75,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZER ZERO INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS IN MIDLAND, TEXAS |
| SALVATION ARMY MIDLAND | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GREATER IDEAL FAMILY LIFE CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | SUMMER DAY CAMP |
| MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF EL PASO COUNTY | EL PASO, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | 2024-2025 DONOR NETWORK MATCH |
| MIDLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION |
| LANGTRY VILLAGE | MIDLAND, TX | $72,000 | 2025 | PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS (PTAC) UNITS |
| ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | ODESSA, TX | $71,000 | 2025 | ECISD SCHOOL COUNSELOR PIPELINE PROJECT |
| MIDLAND SHARED SPACES INC (MSS) | MIDLAND, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ODESSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | ODESSA, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ECTOR COUNTY LIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| WARD COUNTY GREATER WORKS INC | MIDLAND, TX | $67,500 | 2025 | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE |
| SPRINGBOARD CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PERMIAN BASIN PETROLEUM MUSEUM LIBRARY & HALL OF FAME | MIDLAND, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND THE SANTA RITA #2 RESTORATION |
| OPPORTUNITY TRIBE (UNLOCK MINISTRIES) | MIDLAND, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC | MIDLAND, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| CRISIS CENTER OF WEST TEXAS | ODESSA, TX | $55,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PERMIAN BASIN REHABILITATION CENTER | ODESSA, TX | $55,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE INC | MIDLAND, TX | $55,000 | 2025 | 2025 REACH OUT PROGRAM ($20,000) AND UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($35,000) |
PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
$1,150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$850,000CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL IN MIDLAND, TEXAS
MIDLAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$800,000NEW FRONTIER ADDITION
YMCA OF MIDLAND
$700,000NORTHWEST MIDLAND EXPANSION CAMPAIGN
MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$650,000MIDLAND HEALTH FACILITY PROJECT
MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$385,788COLLEGE AND CAREER CONNECTIONS (C3)
MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$326,480LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
MIDLAND SHARED SPACES INC (MSS)
$300,000UPGRADED HYBRID VIDEO CONFERENCING AND TRAINING SYSTEMS PROJECT
MIDLAND ATHLETIC SYNDICATE INC
$298,368UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN
$250,000EXPANSION OF PLAY THERAPY CERTIFICATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LICENSURE EXAMS
BASIN DREAM CENTER FOR ORPHANS
$250,000EXPANSION OF SERVICES FOR PERMIAN BASIN HOMELESS YOUTH
ODESSA COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$210,991SIP PROGRAM FUNDING
CITY OF MIDLAND
$200,000RENNOVATION OF BEAL PARK RANCH HOUSE
MISSION AGAPE
$150,000UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT PERMIAN BASIN
$125,000STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HSC SCHOOL OF NURSING - PERMIAN BASIN
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$125,000NAVIGATE FORWARD PROGRAM
BYNUM SCHOOL
$125,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MARC INC DBA SPECTRUM OF SOLUTIONS
$110,000TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE UPDATE AND INTEGRATION FOR OPERATIONS
MIDLAND RAPE CRISIS AND CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$100,000ANNUAL HOLIDAY MATCHING GRANT TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$100,000NONPROFITS SALARY AND BENEFITS STUDY
LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MARC INC DBA SPECTRUM OF SOLUTIONS
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MIDLAND SHARED SPACES INC (MSS)
$100,000MIDLAND 150 PROJECT
TEXAS INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE FOUNDATION
$90,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC
$90,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
$85,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CASA DE AMIGOS OF MIDLAND INC
$80,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS INC
$75,000CENTER FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT SUCCESS EXPANSION IN WEST TEXAS
TEEN CHALLENGE ADULT CENTERS OF TEXAS INC
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEW VENTURE FUND
$75,000ORGANIZER ZERO INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS IN MIDLAND, TEXAS
SALVATION ARMY MIDLAND
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GREATER IDEAL FAMILY LIFE CENTER
$75,000SUMMER DAY CAMP
MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH
$75,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF EL PASO COUNTY
$75,0002024-2025 DONOR NETWORK MATCH
MIDLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$75,000TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION
LANGTRY VILLAGE
$72,000PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONERS (PTAC) UNITS
ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$71,000ECISD SCHOOL COUNSELOR PIPELINE PROJECT
MIDLAND SHARED SPACES INC (MSS)
$70,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ODESSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$70,000FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ECTOR COUNTY LIBRARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
WARD COUNTY GREATER WORKS INC
$67,500TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
SPRINGBOARD CENTER
$65,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PERMIAN BASIN PETROLEUM MUSEUM LIBRARY & HALL OF FAME
$65,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND THE SANTA RITA #2 RESTORATION
OPPORTUNITY TRIBE (UNLOCK MINISTRIES)
$60,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC
$60,000DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAM
CRISIS CENTER OF WEST TEXAS
$55,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PERMIAN BASIN REHABILITATION CENTER
$55,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE INC
$55,0002025 REACH OUT PROGRAM ($20,000) AND UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ($35,000)
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