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Fasken Foundation Grants
Capacity BuildingCommunity DevelopmentEducation+1 more
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Permian Basin of West Texas.
Deadline: Deadline 2026-09-30
About Texas Rural Funders
To mobilize the power of philanthropy to strengthen rural Texas by helping funders generate resources and attention toward rural communities and engage in collaborative action.
Focus Areas
Broadband / Digital InclusionCommunity DevelopmentEducationHealth / Healthcare accessWorkforce & Economic DevelopmentNatural Resources / AgricultureCapacity BuildingDisaster Recovery & Relief (resources)
Who They Fund
rural Texas communitiesrural residents and householdssmall-scale farmers and agricultural producersrural nonprofits and community organizations
About Texas Rural Funders
Texas Rural Funders centers its work on mobilizing philanthropy for rural Texas, with a focus on helping funders generate resources and attention for rural communities and supporting collaborative action. The clearest example in the data is a 2023 grant of $685,333 to Connected Nation Inc in Bowling Green, Kentucky for broadband access. That award points to the group’s interest in rural broadband and digital inclusion, one of several areas named in its funding profile. The foundation’s stated work also reaches into community development, education, health and healthcare access, workforce and economic development, natural resources and agriculture, capacity building, and disaster recovery and relief. Its beneficiary list includes rural Texas communities, rural residents and households, small-scale farmers and agricultural producers, rural nonprofits and community organizations, and philanthropic partners and funders. Several active grant programs reinforce that place-based, rural orientation. The TRF Grants Database / TRF Grants Hub is built around grant research for rural Texas, while Rebuild Texas connects support to long-term recovery efforts in Texas communities affected by disaster. The El Paso Community Foundation SNAP Relief Fund and the Librarian Professional Development Grant show how the foundation also supports emergency food access and professional development for staff in small Texas libraries.
What Texas Rural Funders Funds
Broadband and digital inclusion are a defined part of the foundation’s portfolio, anchored by the 2023 grant to Connected Nation Inc for broadband access. That grant reflects a practical interest in infrastructure that affects rural connection and access. Beyond connectivity, the foundation names community development and workforce and economic development among its focus areas. It also lists education and health or healthcare access, indicating support for rural systems that shape daily life in small communities. Agriculture and natural resources are another clear theme. The foundation’s topic taxonomy includes agricultural resilience and food security, along with water infrastructure and resource management, which places rural producers and resource systems within its scope. Disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief also appear in the foundation’s active programs through Rebuild Texas, a platform for connecting support to recovery efforts in Texas communities impacted by disaster.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$45K
Total Assets
$1.4M
Total Revenue
$852K
Total Expenses
$578K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $685K and $685K, with a median of $685K.
25th Percentile
$685K
Median
$685K
75th Percentile
$685K
Geographic Reach
Regional1 state funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in KY.
Funding intensity
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