What kinds of organizations does Arts Council of Midland fund?

It funds arts-related nonprofit programming, including performing arts, arts education, public art, community arts outreach, accessibility, and heritage-based cultural programming. Recent recipients include Midland Community Theatre, Midland Festival Ballet, Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland, Permian Basin Opera, and the Recording Library of West Texas.

Does Arts Council of Midland support school-based arts programming?

Yes. Recent grants include $9,500 to Permian Basin Opera for Opera in Schools and $4,000 to West Texas Jazz Society for Jazz for Middle School. Those awards show support for arts education that reaches K-12 students and middle school audiences.

Are grants limited to Midland?

The foundation gives locally in Texas, with 100% of grants to recipients in TX. Midland is the main recipient city, and the recent list also includes Odessa as a recipient location through Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin.

Can organizations apply on their own?

Yes for the ACM Subgrant program, which accepts unsolicited applications from area 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Midland. The foundation also lists Makers' Market vendor applications and sponsorship opportunities as an open annual program.

Arts Council of Midland

Name: Arts Council of Midland — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities

Midland, TXWebsite4326871149

About Arts Council of Midland

Enriching lives with the Arts through community-wide advocacy, education, outreach and promotion.

Focus Areas

artsarts educationpublic artcommunity arts programmingarts funding/grants

Who They Fund

K-12 students / middle school studentsLatinx / cultural heritage communitiesseniorspeople in recovery / behavioral-health populationssurvivor artistsgeneral community / community theater audiences

Funding Style

program/project support

About Arts Council of Midland

Arts Council of Midland centers its giving on arts access in Midland, with support for performances, education, outreach, and public arts programming. The largest recent grants show how that approach works in practice: $32,500 to Midland Festival Ballet for Nutcracker and spring performance work, and $29,000 to the Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland for Mariachi, Cinco de Mayo, and Ballet Folklorico programming. Those awards point to a funder that backs recurring cultural productions as well as heritage-based programming for local audiences. The foundation’s recent grants also include support for community theater, symphony and chorale seasons, opera, jazz, museum programs, and arts-based outreach. Grants range from seasonal production funding to school-linked arts efforts and accessibility work. Examples include funding for Midland Community Theatre, Midland Odessa Symphony & Chorale, and Permian Basin Opera. The pattern suggests a community arts intermediary that uses grants to help local nonprofit arts groups present performances, sustain annual seasons, and reach broader audiences across Midland.

What Arts Council of Midland Funds

Performing arts are a major part of the foundation’s recent support. It gave $21,750 to Midland Community Theatre for Community Theater and $15,000 to Midland Odessa Symphony & Chorale for Spring 2024 Series Concerts 61st Season, showing sustained backing for local stage and music institutions. The foundation also supports culturally specific programming. In 2025, it awarded $29,000 to the Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland for Mariachi, Cinco de Mayo, and Ballet Folklorico, following a $22,750 grant in 2024 for Ballet Folklorico, Cinco de Mayo, and Nueva Generacion. Arts education appears as well: Permian Basin Opera received $9,500 for Opera in Schools, and West Texas Jazz Society received $4,000 for Jazz for Middle School. Accessibility and outreach are part of the mix too. The Recording Library of West Texas received $2,500 for Audio Description, and Midland Palette Club Art Center received $4,500 for ArtReach and Demonstrations.

How Arts Council of Midland Gives

Arts Council of Midland’s typical grant size is modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $3,875, the median is $6,500, and the 75th percentile is $14,812. Recent awards cluster around program and season support rather than large capital gifts, with several organizations appearing across multiple years, including Midland Festival Ballet, Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland, Midland Community Theatre, Midland Odessa Symphony & Chorale, and West Texas Jazz Society. The foundation is not a donor-advised fund or an individual-giving funder; it makes institutional grants and does not fund individuals. Its active ACM Subgrant program is open to unsolicited applications.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$122K

Total Assets

$1M

Total Revenue

$699K

Total Expenses

$632K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $4K and $15K, with a median of $7K.

25th Percentile

$4K

Median

$7K

75th Percentile

$15K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Headquarters

Leadership

DANNY HOLEVA

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Can organizations apply on their own?

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Recent Grants

Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland	Midland, TX	$29,000	2025	Mariachi, Cinco de Mayo, Ballet Folklorico
Midland Community Theatre	Midland, TX	$21,750	2025	Community Theater
Midland Odessa Symphony & Chorale	Midland, TX	$15,000	2025	Spring 2024 Series Concerts 61st Season
Midland Festival Ballet	Midland, TX	$15,000	2025	Ballet
Permian Basin Opera	Midland, TX	$9,500	2025	Opera in Schools
West Texas Jazz Society	Midland, TX	$7,500	2025	Bepop to Hip Hop
Midland Quilters Guild	Midland, TX	$6,000	2025	McCorkle Harris Workshop/Lecture
Basin PBS	Midland, TX	$4,500	2025	Main Street Unplugged 2024
Midland Palette Club Art Center	Midland, TX	$4,500	2025	ArtReach and Demonstrations
Recording Library of West Texas	Midland, TX	$2,500	2025	Audio Description
Permin Basin Gifts of Hope Inc	Midland, TX	$2,000	2025	Survivor Art Showcase
Midland Arts Association	Midland, TX	$2,000	2025	MAA Annual Shows 2024
Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin	Odessa, TX	$1,500	2025	Senior Arts
Thriving United	Midland, TX	$1,320	2025	United Celebration of Recovery
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland	Midland, TX	$22,750	2024	Ballet Folklorico, Cinco de Mayo, Nueva Generacion
Midland Festival Ballet	Midland, TX	$20,000	2024	Season Productions Nutcracker Aladdin
Midland Odessa Symphony & Chorale	Midland, TX	$13,000	2024	Seasonal Productions Educational Outreach
Midland Community Theatre	Midland, TX	$7,000	2024	Theatre Season
Midland African American Roots Historical Cultural Arts Council	Midland, TX	$6,000	2024	Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Basin PBS	Midland, TX	$5,500	2024	Mainstreet Unplugged 2022
Live on Stage Permian Basin	Midland, TX	$5,000	2024	2022 Concert Series
West Texas Jazz Society	Midland, TX	$4,000	2024	Jazz for Middle School
Permian Basin Opera	Midland, TX	$4,000	2024	Glory Denied
Midland Palette Club Art Center	Midland, TX	$3,500	2024	8 Art Demonstrations, 1 Workshop, 1 Outreach
Keep Midland Beautiful	Midland, TX	$3,000	2024	Sculpture project
MARC Inc dba Spectrum of Solutions	Midland, TX	$1,250	2024	Music Therapy Intern Project
MIDLAND FESTIVAL BALLET	MIDLAND, TX	$32,500	2023	NUTCRACKER & SPRING PERFORMANCE
MIDLAND ODESSA SYMPHONY & CHO	MIDLAND, TX	$17,000	2023	CORE PROGRAMING 59TH SPRING SERIES
MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE	MIDLAND, TX	$14,750	2023	2021-2022 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER	MIDLAND, TX	$9,250	2023	ESTAMOS ACQUI EX & MARIACHI PROG
LIVE ON STAGE	MIDLAND, TX	$8,000	2023	2021-2022 CONCERT SEASON
WEST TEXAS JAZZ SOCIETY	MIDLAND, TX	$7,500	2023	JAZZ PARTY & CONCERTS

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Can organizations apply on their own?

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