About Ch Foundation
CH Foundation Inc. is a Lubbock-focused funder that concentrates large, place-based investments in cultural infrastructure and higher education institutions in the South Plains. The foundation’s largest gifts fund performing arts facilities and programming, followed by multi-year capital and program support for community colleges and Texas Tech University; smaller support goes to workforce/employment providers. Its giving demonstrates an interest in strengthening regional arts anchors and postsecondary access tied to local economic vitality.
Focus Areas
Performing arts capital and programming in Lubbock (major gifts to local arts institutions)Community and regional higher education — South Plains College campus expansion and student supportUniversity program support at Texas Tech (research/academic capacity)Workforce and employment services tied to community agencies (e.g., Goodwill/United Way partners)
Who They Fund
local community / downtown campus constituentsyouth and students (including rural youth)artists, performers, and arts organizations
About Ch Foundation
A $22 million grant for Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts A marked the scale of Ch Foundation Inc.’s recent giving and makes clear how strongly the foundation leans into place-based cultural infrastructure. That gift sits alongside repeated support for the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, which appears multiple times in the recent grants list, showing a sustained commitment to the same local arts anchor rather than a scattershot approach. The foundation’s recent records also show substantial support for South Plains College and Texas Tech University-related entities, with grants tied to campus expansion, student support, and program support. Those higher education gifts suggest a second major line of work: strengthening postsecondary access and institutional capacity in Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains. Smaller awards extend into community agencies and service providers, including United Way affiliates and Goodwill, along with grants for health, housing-adjacent, and family-support purposes. The pattern is local, highly concentrated, and centered on institutions that serve the region’s residents directly through arts, education, and community services.
What Ch Foundation Funds
In the arts and culture space, Ch Foundation Inc. backed Lubbock Entertainment and Performin with $1,326,510 in 2025 and $1,326,510 in 2024 for arts and culture, while also supporting the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences through multiple 2023 grants. The foundation also gave $416,667 in 2023 to Levelland Wallace Theater for renovation and restoration, followed by arts and culture grants in 2024 and 2025. Higher education is another clear focus. South Plains College received $1,000,000 in 2025 for education after a $1,000,000 2024 grant and a $1,000,000 2023 grant for support for downtown campus, year 2. Texas Tech University Foundation received $1,044,907 in 2023 for program support, and the School of Medicine received $300,000 in 2024 for education. Community service funding appears through grants such as $650,000 in 2025 to Goodwill Industries of Northwest Te for United Way agency support and $250,000 in 2025 to Lubbock Area United Way for United Way agency support.
How Ch Foundation Gives
Ch Foundation Inc.’s typical grant size sits at a p25 of $16,616, a median of $40,000, and a p75 of $100,000, but its recent records also include several seven-figure awards and a $22 million outlier. The grantmaking pattern shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in arts and higher education, indicating phased or ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation operates a competitive general grant program, and it also accepts unsolicited applications in its community and higher education grant programs. It funds individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.8M
Total Assets
$175.3M
Total Revenue
$12M
Total Expenses
$13.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $17K and $100K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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