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    Je and Le Mabee Foundation

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    MIDLAND, TXWebsite4328484260

    About Je and Le Mabee Foundation

    The Je and Le Mabee Foundation concentrates giving in the Permian Basin and broader Texas/Oklahoma/Arkansas region, prioritizing large capital and program investments that strengthen local communities. Its portfolio emphasizes residential mental health treatment, faith-based higher education and youth ministries, community foundation and local infrastructure projects, and healthcare facility support. Grants are often multi-million-dollar awards for buildings, expansions or core program support and frequently flow to repeat, regional recipients.

    Focus Areas

    Residential mental health services in the Permian Basin (e.g., large funding to regional behavioral health center)Faith-affiliated colleges and Christian youth ministries in Texas/Oklahoma/Arkansas (e.g., Abilene Christian University, Young Life, Lubbock Christian)Capital projects and facility builds/renovations for community organizations (community foundations, YMCA, shelters, rehab centers)Regional healthcare and hospital facility support (including children's hospitals and medical research infrastructure)Local safety-net and youth development providers in Midland/Permian Basin (shelters, rehabilitation, senior services)

    Who They Fund

    About Je and Le Mabee Foundation

    A $25 million grant to the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center stands out in the Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc’s recent record and points to a grantmaker that works through large, place-based commitments rather than small, scattered awards. The foundation’s giving is anchored in the Permian Basin and the broader Texas/Oklahoma/Arkansas region, with support flowing to colleges, youth ministries, health providers, and community organizations that need capital or major program support. Recent awards show the foundation backing institutions with long operating horizons. Abilene Christian University received $7 million, and Williams Baptist University received $4.2 million, placing higher education among the clearest threads in the portfolio. The foundation also made major commitments to organizations serving children and families, including Covenant House Texas, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation, and Children’s Center Inc. Its grantmaking tends to favor organizations tied to facilities, infrastructure, or long-term service delivery. That pattern appears across behavioral health, hospital support, community centers, and faith-linked education and youth programs. The portfolio is regional in scope, but the recipients include city-based institutions across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and neighboring states.

    What Je and Le Mabee Foundation Funds

    Education is a major part of the portfolio. Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc gave $3 million to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston for education, $3 million to Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock for education, and $2.9 million to Southwestern University in El Paso for education. The same pattern appears at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, which received $4.2 million. Youth development is another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $2.5 million to Children's Center Inc in Bethany for youth development, $2.05 million to Midland Children's Rehabilitation Center in Midland for youth development, and $2 million to Glorieta Adventure Camps in Glorieta for youth development. Community outreach grants support shelter, food, and local service organizations. Examples include $3 million to Covenant House Texas in Houston, $2.75 million to Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, and $2.2 million to Saranam LLC in Albuquerque.

    How Je and Le Mabee Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $78.2M

    Total Assets

    $798.9M

    Total Revenue

    $100.3M

    Total Expenses

    $84.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $217K and $1.4M, with a median of $645K.

    25th Percentile

    $217K

    Median

    $645K

    75th Percentile

    $1.4M

    Geographic Reach

    Regional14 states funded

    About 43% of grants go to recipients in OK.

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    EIN (Tax ID): 73-6090162Latest Form 990: 2025Total assets: $798.9M4 filings on recordFind their full 990 filing →
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    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, high-dollar giving with many multi-million-dollar, often capital-focused grants; repeated support to a core set of regional grantees and strong geographic concentration in Midland/West Texas with additional investments across OK and AR.

    Funding Style

    capital/infrastructure funding (new construction & renovation)program-support for community outreachyouth development program fundingfacility-focused multi-purpose investments

    Notable grantees: Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, Abilene Christian University, PerMian Basin Area Foundation, Safe Place of the Permian Basin, Mercy Health Foundation Oklahoma City

    Topics

    community outreach and engagementyouth development and after-school/recreational programminghealthcare facility construction/renovation (hospitals/clinics, treatment centers)educational facility construction/renovation (classrooms, student centers, dormitories)multi-purpose community center developmentresidential/overnight program facilities (camps, cottages/lodges)

    Recent grants cluster in the high six-figure to multi-million-dollar range, with a p25 of $217,000, median of $645,000, and p75 of $1,400,000. The foundation still makes many awards well above the median, and its recent list includes repeated support to some recipients, such as Children's Center Inc in Bethany across 2024 and 2025. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off checks. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant record is dominated by large institutional awards tied to capital, facilities, and sustained service delivery.

    Where Je and Le Mabee Foundation Makes Grants

    Grants land almost entirely in the United States, with 401 grants in the US and a regional pattern centered on Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Texas is the main recipient state by share, with 43% of grants going there. City-level giving is spread across Midland, Houston, Abilene, Lubbock, Fort Worth, and Dallas in Texas; Oklahoma City, Bethany, Shawnee, and Tulsa in Oklahoma; and Little Rock, Rogers, Conway, Walnut Ridge, and Siloam Springs in Arkansas. The foundation’s HQ is in Midland, but its giving footprint extends across the surrounding region.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Je and Le Mabee Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc support?

    The recent grant record shows support for colleges, youth ministries, community organizations, healthcare providers, and behavioral health services. Examples include higher education awards to Abilene Christian University, Lubbock Christian University, and Williams Baptist University, plus healthcare and treatment support such as the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The foundation’s typical grant size is $217,000 at the 25th percentile, $645,000 at the median, and $1.4 million at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also reach much higher, including multiple grants in the $2 million to $7 million range and a $25 million grant.

    Does Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc give to organizations outside Texas?

    Yes. Recent grants went to organizations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, and Georgia, alongside Texas awards. The country distribution is entirely US-based, with 401 grants in the United States.

    Are grants usually one-time or recurring?

    The recent grant list shows repeat support to some recipients. Children's Center Inc in Bethany appears in both 2024 and 2025 at $2.5 million each time, which indicates that the foundation can fund the same organization across multiple years.

    What geographic area receives the most grants?

    The top state by grant count is Oklahoma, while 43% of grants go to recipients in Texas. The recent city pattern includes Midland and Houston in Texas, Oklahoma City and Bethany in Oklahoma, and Little Rock and Conway in Arkansas.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Who can apply: Applicants must be nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations (not private foundations) with projects located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, or Kansas. The project must be a construction project, renovation project, or purchase of major medical equipment. At least 40% of the total project must be raised from other public donors before the request will be considered. The foundation does not fund operating support, debt retirement, endowments, individuals, government-owned/operated institutions, local church bodies/congregations/parishes, or certain capital projects such as K-12 institutions unless they exclusively serve students with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

    Deadline: Requests due the first day of December, March, June, and September for consideration at the quarterly board meeting held the second Tuesday in January, April, July, and October.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERMIDLAND, TX$25,000,0002025EDUCATION
    ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYABILENE, TX$7,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    WILLIAMS BAPTIST UNIVERSITYWALNUT RIDGE, AR$4,200,0002025EDUCATION
    COVENANT HOUSE TEXASHOUSTON, TX$3,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYLUBBOCK, TX$3,000,0002025EDUCATION
    SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYEL PASO, TX$2,900,0002025EDUCATION
    JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITYSILOAM SPRINGS, AR$2,500,0002025EDUCATION
    CHILDREN'S CENTER INCBETHANY, OK$2,500,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    WINGS SPECIAL NEEDS ADULT COMMUNITYEDMOND, OK$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITYTULSA, OK$2,000,0002025EDUCATION
    YOUNG LIFE COLORADOCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO$2,000,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    MCPHERSON COLLEGEMCPHERSON, KS$2,000,0002025EDUCATION
    6 STONES MISSION NETWORKEULESS, TX$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    NEW LEAF INCOWASSO, OK$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    GLORIETA ADVENTURE CAMPSGLORIETA, NM$2,000,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    OURCALLING INCDALLAS, TX$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    HENDRIX COLLEGECONWAY, AR$2,000,0002025EDUCATION
    KIDS' MEALS INCHOUSTON, TX$2,000,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMATULSA, OK$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITYOLATHE, KS$2,000,0002025EDUCATION
    HOPE MEDIA GROUPHUMBLE, TX$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TX$2,000,0002025HEALTHCARE
    CIRCLE OF LIFE HOSPICERENO, NV$2,000,0002025HEALTHCARE
    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR$2,000,0002025HEALTHCARE
    WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGELIBERTY, MO$2,000,0002025EDUCATION
    SAMUEL U RODGERS HEALTH CENTER INCKANSAS CITY, MO$2,000,0002025HEALTHCARE
    ENVISION DALLAS LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TX$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITYSHAWNEE, OK$2,000,0002025EDUCATION
    CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN GROWTHNEW BRAUNFELS, TX$2,000,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULTKANSAS CITY, MO$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    YMCA OF WICHITAWICHITA, KS$2,000,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORKKANSAS CITY, MO$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLASCOPPELL, TX$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    CHO-YEH CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER INCLIVINGSTON, TX$2,000,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - GAATLANTA, GA$2,000,0002025HEALTHCARE
    CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITALKANSAS CITY, MO$2,000,0002025HEALTHCARE
    MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION ST LOUISSTLOUIS, MO$1,910,0002025HEALTHCARE
    YMCA OF GREATER TULSATULSA, OK$1,860,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO$1,785,8002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYLUBBOCK, TX$1,775,0002025EDUCATION
    YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MIDLAND TEXASMIDLAND, TX$1,750,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTERHOUSTON, TX$1,700,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    MORNINGSIDE MINISTRIESSAN ANTONIO, TX$1,651,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    MANE GAITPROSPER, TX$1,640,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    TWELFTH STEP MINISTRY INCDALLAS, TX$1,500,0002025YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
    DIOCESE OF LITTLE ROCKLITTLE ROCK, AR$1,500,0002025COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    MIDLAND CARE CONNECTION INCTOPEKA, KS$1,500,0002025HEALTHCARE
    PHILANDER SMITH UNIVERSITYLITTLE ROCK, AR$1,500,0002025EDUCATION
    BAYLOR UNIVERSITYWACO, TX$1,500,0002025EDUCATION

    PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

    $25,000,000
    MIDLAND, TX2025

    EDUCATION

    ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

    $7,000,000
    ABILENE, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    WILLIAMS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

    $4,200,000
    WALNUT RIDGE, AR2025

    EDUCATION

    COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS

    $3,000,000
    HOUSTON, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

    $3,000,000
    LUBBOCK, TX2025

    EDUCATION

    SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

    $2,900,000
    EL PASO, TX2025

    EDUCATION

    JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY

    $2,500,000
    SILOAM SPRINGS, AR2025

    EDUCATION

    CHILDREN'S CENTER INC

    $2,500,000
    BETHANY, OK2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    WINGS SPECIAL NEEDS ADULT COMMUNITY

    $2,000,000
    EDMOND, OK2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    EDUCATION

    YOUNG LIFE COLORADO

    $2,000,000
    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    MCPHERSON COLLEGE

    $2,000,000
    MCPHERSON, KS2025

    EDUCATION

    6 STONES MISSION NETWORK

    $2,000,000
    EULESS, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    NEW LEAF INC

    $2,000,000
    OWASSO, OK2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    GLORIETA ADVENTURE CAMPS

    $2,000,000
    GLORIETA, NM2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    OURCALLING INC

    $2,000,000
    DALLAS, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    HENDRIX COLLEGE

    $2,000,000
    CONWAY, AR2025

    EDUCATION

    KIDS' MEALS INC

    $2,000,000
    HOUSTON, TX2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA

    $2,000,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    OLATHE, KS2025

    EDUCATION

    HOPE MEDIA GROUP

    $2,000,000
    HUMBLE, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

    $2,000,000
    DALLAS, TX2025

    HEALTHCARE

    CIRCLE OF LIFE HOSPICE

    $2,000,000
    RENO, NV2025

    HEALTHCARE

    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

    $2,000,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    HEALTHCARE

    WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE

    $2,000,000
    LIBERTY, MO2025

    EDUCATION

    SAMUEL U RODGERS HEALTH CENTER INC

    $2,000,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    HEALTHCARE

    ENVISION DALLAS LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION

    $2,000,000
    DALLAS, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    SHAWNEE, OK2025

    EDUCATION

    CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN GROWTH

    $2,000,000
    NEW BRAUNFELS, TX2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT

    $2,000,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    YMCA OF WICHITA

    $2,000,000
    WICHITA, KS2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK

    $2,000,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS

    $2,000,000
    COPPELL, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION

    $2,000,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    CHO-YEH CAMP AND CONFERENCE CENTER INC

    $2,000,000
    LIVINGSTON, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - GA

    $2,000,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    HEALTHCARE

    CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL

    $2,000,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    HEALTHCARE

    MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION ST LOUIS

    $1,910,000
    STLOUIS, MO2025

    HEALTHCARE

    YMCA OF GREATER TULSA

    $1,860,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY

    $1,785,800
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

    $1,775,000
    LUBBOCK, TX2025

    EDUCATION

    YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MIDLAND TEXAS

    $1,750,000
    MIDLAND, TX2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER

    $1,700,000
    HOUSTON, TX2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    MORNINGSIDE MINISTRIES

    $1,651,000
    SAN ANTONIO, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    MANE GAIT

    $1,640,000
    PROSPER, TX2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    TWELFTH STEP MINISTRY INC

    $1,500,000
    DALLAS, TX2025

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    DIOCESE OF LITTLE ROCK

    $1,500,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    MIDLAND CARE CONNECTION INC

    $1,500,000
    TOPEKA, KS2025

    HEALTHCARE

    PHILANDER SMITH UNIVERSITY

    $1,500,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    EDUCATION

    BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

    $1,500,000
    WACO, TX2025

    EDUCATION