Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation
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About Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation
The Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation focuses on local, community-level needs in the South Plains region, concentrating its resources on hunger relief and K–12 public school enrichment. A large share of dollars supports the regional food bank, while the remainder is directed toward supplemental programming and leadership initiatives in Lubbock-area school districts. Their grants are pragmatic and locally targeted, reflecting civic-minded, place-based philanthropy tied to Rotary’s community service mission.
Focus Areas
Regional hunger relief — South Plains Food Bank and emergency food distributionSupplemental K–12 enrichment in Lubbock-area public school districts (Frenship ISD, LISD)School-based leadership and student development programs (Frenship Foundation for Leadership)
Who They Fund
food-insecure residents of the South Plains regionK-12 students in Frenship Independent School DistrictK-12 students in Lubbock Independent School Districtveterans from the South Plains regionscholarship recipients (students)
About Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation
Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation’s largest recent awards center on two local priorities: feeding hungry residents of the South Plains and supporting Lubbock-area students. The biggest grants in the record go to South Plains Food Bank, including two $56,745 awards in 2025 and a $30,000 grant in 2023, all for general purposes in aiding to feed the hungry of the South Plains. Education is the other clear pillar. The foundation has repeatedly backed Frenship Independent School District and Lisd Foundation for Excellence with supplemental funding for educational programs and initiatives, showing a steady pattern of support for school enrichment in nearby districts. Beyond those core areas, the grant list includes scholarships for local students and an expense-paid veteran trip through Texas South Plains Honor Flight. The overall picture is a place-based funder making practical grants to organizations serving the Lubbock and South Plains community.
What Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation Funds
Food insecurity is the foundation’s most visible cause area. South Plains Food Bank received two $56,745 grants in 2025 and a $30,000 grant in 2023, each described as general support for feeding the hungry of the South Plains. In K–12 education, Frenship Independent School District was awarded $23,730 in 2025 and $17,888 in 2025 for supplemental funding for educational programs and initiatives to enrich student learning. Lisd Foundation for Excellence also received school-enrichment support, including $11,019 in 2023, $7,393 in 2025, and $6,048 in 2025. The foundation also supports student and veteran-related efforts: Ansley Aguilar, Alfonzo Salvador, Sarah Kilgore, Makyia Jackson, Ariana Lazo, and Saylor Varnell each appear in scholarship grants, and Texas South Plains Honor Flight received $3,200 in 2025 for an expense-paid Washington, DC trip for South Plains veterans.
How Rotary Club of Lubbock Foundation Gives
Typical grants are small and clustered: the p25, median, and p75 grant sizes are $2,000, $2,000, and $15,598. The pattern also shows repeat support across years, especially for the same local organizations and some individual scholarship recipients. The foundation is a local funder, and its grants in the file are all to Texas recipients. It also makes grants to individuals, including scholarships, alongside institutional awards to schools and community nonprofits.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$98K
Total Assets
$2.3M
Total Revenue
$393K
Total Expenses
$134K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $16K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$16K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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