Provide rehabilitation, wellness, and speech services to the local community and support local students pursuing careers in health care through scholarships.
Dora Roberts Rehabilitation Center’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large, project-specific gifts for community facilities in Big Spring. The biggest recent award, $907,813 to the City of Big Springs Parks & Recreation, supported planning, site prep, and installation of ADA-compliant playground equipment for Comanche Trail Park. A second major grant of $500,000 went to the YMCA for a teen and youth center that will serve kids ages 12 through 18. The foundation also made a $700,000 grant to Big Spring Area Community Foundation Inc to provide charitable, cultural, and educational benefits to the Big Spring and Howard County areas. In addition to capital and community-infrastructure funding, it supports health-related community efforts, including a $5,000 grant to the Greater Big Spring Rotary Club for its Pints for Polio fundraiser tied to global polio eradication. Alongside these larger awards, the foundation runs a scholarship program for graduating seniors from specified West Texas counties who are pursuing health care careers, showing a connection between local service, youth development, and workforce preparation.
The foundation supports accessibility and recreation through a 2025 grant of $907,813 to the City of Big Springs Parks & Recreation for an all-abilities playground at Comanche Trail Park. It also funds youth programming and facility development: the YMCA received $500,000 for a teen and youth center serving kids ages 12 through 18. Community services in Big Spring and Howard County appear in a $700,000 grant to Big Spring Area Community Foundation Inc for charitable, cultural, and educational benefits. Health-related philanthropy shows up in a $5,000 grant to the Greater Big Spring Rotary Club for Pints for Polio, a fundraiser for global polio eradication.
Typical grant size is large: the p25 is $376,250, the median is $600,000, and the p75 is $751,953. The recent record shows a mix of major capital and community grants rather than many small awards. The foundation also operates a scholarship program that accepts unsolicited applications from graduating high school seniors in specified West Texas counties. Recipients in the recent grants list all appear in Texas, and the available record shows repeated support for local Big Spring institutions.
$2.1M
$127.1M
$14.5M
$3.5M
Most grants fall between $376K and $752K, with a median of $600K.
25th Percentile
$376K
Median
$600K
75th Percentile
$752K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Grant dollars are concentrated in Texas, with 100% of recorded grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. The recent recipients are all in Big Spring or Big Springs, including the City of Big Springs Parks & Recreation, Big Spring Area Community Foundation Inc, the YMCA, and the Greater Big Spring Rotary Club. The scholarship program extends to Howard County, Glasscock County, and Borden County within West Texas.
Its recent grants support accessible recreation, youth facilities, community and cultural services, and health-related community efforts. Examples include ADA-compliant playground installation, a teen and youth center for ages 12 through 18, charitable and educational benefits for Big Spring and Howard County, and a fundraiser for global polio eradication.
Yes. It runs the Dora Roberts Rehabilitation Center Scholarship for graduating high school seniors from specified West Texas counties who are pursuing health care careers. The program is described as awarding financial scholarships and selects ten recipients, with efforts to include at least five from Howard County and up to five from surrounding counties.
Its grant sizes are substantial. The typical range shown in the data is $376,250 at the 25th percentile, $600,000 at the median, and $751,953 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include a $907,813 grant and a $500,000 grant.
The recorded grantmaking is entirely in Texas: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are in Big Spring or Big Springs, and the scholarship program is tied to Howard, Glasscock, and Borden counties in West Texas.
The scholarship program accepts unsolicited applications from graduating high school seniors in specified West Texas counties. The grantmaking record provided does not describe a separate public application process for organizational grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BIG SPRINGS PARKS & RECREATION | BIG SPRINGS, TX | $907,813 | 2025 | ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND: PLANNING, SITE PREP, INSTALLATION OF ADA COMPLIANT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR COMANCHE TRAIL PARK |
| YMCA | BIG SPRINGS, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | TEEN & YOUTH CENTER:CONTRIBUTION FOR THE BUILDING OF A FACILITY THAT WILL SERVE KIDS AGES 12 THROUGH 18 |
| GREATER BIG SPRING ROTARY CLUB | BIG SPRINGS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | PINTS FOR POLIO FUNDRAISER FOR GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION |
| BIG SPRING AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | BIG SPRING, TX | $700,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE CHARITABLE, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO THE BIG SPRING AND HOWARD COUNTY AREAS. |
CITY OF BIG SPRINGS PARKS & RECREATION
$907,813ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND: PLANNING, SITE PREP, INSTALLATION OF ADA COMPLIANT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR COMANCHE TRAIL PARK
YMCA
$500,000TEEN & YOUTH CENTER:CONTRIBUTION FOR THE BUILDING OF A FACILITY THAT WILL SERVE KIDS AGES 12 THROUGH 18
GREATER BIG SPRING ROTARY CLUB
$5,000PINTS FOR POLIO FUNDRAISER FOR GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION
BIG SPRING AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
$700,000PROVIDE CHARITABLE, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO THE BIG SPRING AND HOWARD COUNTY AREAS.