About F M H Foundation
The F M H Foundation concentrates on large, place-based capital investments in the Permian Basin region, funding facilities that strengthen local health, social services, cultural life and community infrastructure. Grants are predominantly for bricks-and-mortar projects—hospital and behavioral health facility construction/renovation, museum improvements, food bank expansion, and a community/convention hall—indicating a priority on durable assets that serve broad local populations.
Focus Areas
Behavioral health facility construction and expansion in the Permian BasinHospital renovation and medical-surgical unit upgrades in West TexasRegional art and cultural institution capital improvements (Ellen Noel Art Museum)Emergency food security infrastructure (West Texas Food Bank facility)Community/convention hall and civic facility development in Martin County
Who They Fund
rural Permian Basin communitiespatients and healthcare service users (including memory care residents)individuals needing behavioral/mental health services
About F M H Foundation
A defining feature of F M H Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its focus on major capital projects that reshape civic and health infrastructure in the Permian Basin. In 2025, the foundation awarded $4,000,000 to Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center for a building capital project, continuing a pattern of large, place-based investments that favor facilities with long-term community use. The foundation’s support extends across hospitals, behavioral health, museums, food access, and community venues. In 2023, it gave $3,000,000 to Ward Memorial Hospital for renovation and expansion of a medical-surgical unit, and another $3,000,000 to Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Pb for improvements. It has also backed the West Texas Food Bank, Martin County Hospital District, and Martin County Convent Foundation Inc, showing a preference for durable assets rather than short-term programming alone. Its grantmaking reaches rural and urban parts of West Texas, but the center of gravity remains local and highly concentrated in the Permian Basin. Many awards support physical upgrades, new construction, and technology improvements for organizations serving patients, youth, museum visitors, families, and first responders.
What F M H Foundation Funds
Healthcare is a major theme. The foundation gave $1,500,000 to Andrews County Hospital District for a memory care unit addition and $970,000 to Midland Community Healthcare Services for the Coleman Clinic project, pointing to an emphasis on health access and facility capacity. Community infrastructure appears just as important. It awarded $1,000,000 to Monahans Economic Develpoment Corporation for a broadband project and $640,000 to Manor Park Inc for a technology improvement project, both of which support local connectivity and service delivery. Arts and cultural access also receive sustained support. F M H Foundation granted $800,000 to Levelland Wallace Theater for renovation and restoration and $200,000 to Ecisd Education Foundation for music programs and facility improvements. The foundation also backed recreation and community-use projects through Permian Basin Quality of Place Conservancy.
How F M H Foundation Gives
F M H Foundation’s typical grant size is $28,500 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile, while its recent record also includes several multimillion-dollar awards. The portfolio mixes one-time capital grants with repeat support: Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center and West Texas Food Bank each received more than one award in the recent list, and Martin County institutions appear in multiple years as well. The foundation funds public charitable organizations and runs both competitive and invitation-only general grant programs. Its stated programs do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.2M
Total Assets
$537.3M
Total Revenue
$104.6M
Total Expenses
$32.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $29K and $150K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$29K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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