What kinds of projects does Junior League of Odessa Inc fund through its active programs?

Its Community Project Request supports volunteer-led community initiatives and partnerships aligned with the League’s mission, and requests must include a volunteer placement component. The Community Assistance Fund supports local nonprofit projects that meet critical needs in Ector County.

What is the typical grant size?

The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $3,000, median is $3,250, and p75 is $4,750. The recent grants list also includes a $75,000 award, which is much larger than the rest of the pattern.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited requests?

Yes. Both active programs indicate an unsolicited request path: the Community Project Request is an intake process for organizations to propose projects, and the Community Assistance Fund also accepts unsolicited requests.

Recent grants are entirely local to Texas, with 100% of grants in the state. Odessa is the primary recipient city, and the active programs focus on Odessa, surrounding areas, Permian Basin, and Ector County.

What issue areas show up in recent grants?

Recent awards support youth transportation, family services, youth education, child advocacy, community theater arts, assistance services, health and human services, and music education. The named grants include purposes such as bus support for youth programs, family services, and music education.

Junior League of Odessa

Name: Junior League of Odessa — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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Odessa, TXWebsite4323320095

About Junior League of Odessa

The Junior League of Odessa is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Focus Areas

community developmentwomen's leadershipvolunteerismeducationhygiene and basic needs assistance

Who They Fund

children and youthfamilies (caregivers and parents)community arts participants

Funding Style

direct service deliveryprogram-specific grantsarts-program support

About Junior League of Odessa

A $75,000 grant to the Boys and Girls Club of Odessa Inc for a bus for youth programs stands out in the Junior League of Odessa Inc’s recent grant record. That single award sits alongside a pattern of smaller local grants that support family services, youth education, child advocacy, and arts programming in Odessa and nearby communities. The foundation’s work is tied to direct service delivery and program-specific support, with grants reaching organizations serving children and youth, families, and community arts participants. The League’s stated purpose is educational and charitable, and its community investment reflects that mission through practical support for local nonprofits. Recent awards also include funding for Ector County ISD programs, Harmony Home Children’s Advocacy Center Inc, Family Promise of Odessa, and Basin Theater Works. Across those grants, the emphasis is on community-based services rather than individual aid, with projects focused on transportation, education, advocacy, and basic assistance. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on local institutions that can deliver services directly in Odessa and Ector County.

What Junior League of Odessa Funds

Youth transportation is a clear priority in the Junior League of Odessa Inc’s recent giving. The largest listed grant was $75,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Odessa Inc for a bus for youth programs, pointing to support for access and participation as part of youth services. Family support is another recurring theme. The foundation gave $5,000 to Ector County ISD - Community Outreach Center for family services and $3,500 to Family Promise of Odessa for family services, showing support for organizations working with caregivers and parents. Their education-related giving includes $5,000 to Ector County ISD Education Foundation for youth education and $1,000 to Ellen Noel Art Museum for art programs. Arts and cultural programming also appears in $3,000 to Basin Theater Works for community theater arts and $3,000 to West Texas Symphony for music education.

How Junior League of Odessa Gives

Typical grants cluster tightly around small local awards: p25 is $3,000, median is $3,250, and p75 is $4,750. The recent record also includes one much larger outlier at $75,000. The foundation appears to fund through program-specific, local grants rather than individual giving, and all recent grants shown go to organizations in Texas. The active Community Project Request accepts unsolicited proposals and includes a volunteer placement component, while the Community Assistance Fund supports projects meeting critical needs in Ector County, with grants of $0–$5,000.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$5K

Total Assets

$2.8M

Total Revenue

$343K

Total Expenses

$172K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $3K.

25th Percentile

$3K

Median

$3K

75th Percentile

$5K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Headquarters

Leadership

ERIKA CHAVEZ

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
Ector County ISD - Odessa High School	Odessa, TX	$5,000	2026	Telescopes and Cameras
Boys and Girls Club of Odessa Inc	Odessa, TX	$75,000	2025	Bus for youth programs
Ector County ISD Education Foundation	Odessa, TX	$5,000	2025	Youth Education
Ector County ISD - Community Outreach Center	Odessa, TX	$5,000	2025	Family services
Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center Inc	Odessa, TX	$4,000	2025	Childrens Advocacy
Family Promise of Odessa	Odessa, TX	$3,500	2025	Family services
Permian Basin Mission Center	Odessa, TX	$3,000	2025	Assistance services
Basin Theater Works	Odessa, TX	$3,000	2025	Community theater arts
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center	Odessa, TX	$3,000	2025	Health and Human Services
West Texas Symphony	Midland, TX	$3,000	2025	Music education
Ellen Noel Art Museum	Odessa, TX	$1,000	2025	Aret programs
Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest	Odessa, TX	$7,500	2024	Program center improvements
Archway Outreach	Midland, TX	$5,000	2024	Mental health counseling
Midland Odessa Adult Protective Services Advisory Board	Midland, TX	$5,000	2024	Human services
Centers for Children and Families	Odessa, TX	$5,000	2024	Family counseling services
Ector County ISD - Transitional Learning Center	Odessa, TX	$5,000	2024	Youth education programs
Agape Counseling Services of West Texas	Midland, TX	$4,500	2024	Mental health counseling
Odessa Family YMCA	Odessa, TX	$4,050	2024	Youth education
Odessa LINKS	Odessa, TX	$1,450	2024	Health and human services
Meals on Wheels of Odessa Inc	Odessa, TX	$4,500	2023	Senior assistance equipment
Boys and Girls Club of Odessa	Odessa, TX	$4,250	2023	Youth education programs
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center	Odessa, TX	$4,250	2023	Therapy equipment
Family Promise of Odessa	Odessa, TX	$2,500	2023	Family services
Odessa College Foundation Inc	Odessa, TX	$2,500	2023	Social services
Odessa Christmas in Action	Odessa, TX	$2,500	2023	Home rehabilitation materials
Ector County ISD - Sam Houston Elementary	Odessa, TX	$2,500	2023	Music programs
Crisis Center of West Texas	Odessa, TX	$2,500	2023	Victims transportation assistance
Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin	Odessa, TX	$2,000	2023	Art programs
West Texas Gifts of Hope Inc	Odessa, TX	$1,500	2023	Cancer patients assistance
Pink the Basin Inc	Odessa, TX	$1,000	2023	Breast cancer screenings

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