About Don & Sybil Harrington Foundation
To address critical community challenges and improve quality of life for Texas Panhandle residents through grants, scholarships, and philanthropic investments.
Focus Areas
EducationHealthcareEconomic OpportunityScholarshipsCommunity development
Funding Style
capital supportprogram supportgeneral/unrestricted supportcombined general & program support
Topics
no specific programmatic focus indicatedorganizational infrastructure (capital projects)program implementation support
About Don & Sybil Harrington Foundation
A $4,287,894 capital-support grant to Decoursey Properties is the largest recent award in the record, and it points to how The Don & Sybil Harrington Foundation works in the Texas Panhandle: through large, locally rooted grants tied to community infrastructure, education, health, and services. Operating as a public supporting organization of the Amarillo Area Foundation, the foundation’s stated purpose is to improve quality of life for Texas Panhandle residents by supporting grants, scholarships, and community initiatives. Recent awards show a pattern of backing both core community institutions and targeted initiatives. The Amarillo Area Foundation received multiple six-figure grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including program support and general support, while organizations such as Faith City Mission, Heal the City Free Clinic, and United Way of Amarillo & Canyon also appear in the recent-grants list. The foundation’s giving includes capital support, general support, program support, and combined general-and-program support, with grants reaching health care, education, arts, and community development organizations. The record also includes scholarship-related funding through Amarillo Area Foundation programs and support for regional institutions such as West Texas A&M University Foundation and Frank Phillips College.
What Don & Sybil Harrington Foundation Funds
Education appears repeatedly in the foundation’s recent awards. The Amarillo Area Foundation received $897,574 for program support in 2025, and West Texas A&M University Foundation received $200,000 in 2024 for program support. Scholarship activity also runs through Amarillo Area Foundation’s scholarship programs, including county-specific and college scholarships for students in the Texas Panhandle. Health is another clear theme. Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute received $475,000 in 2023 and $440,000 in 2025 for program support, while Heal the City Free Clinic received $250,358 in 2023 for program support. Hemphill County Hospital District also received $175,000 in 2025 and $160,000 in 2024, both for program support. Community-serving organizations and infrastructure appear alongside those causes. Faith City Mission received $275,000 in 2024 for capital support, and Dumas Education and Social Ministries received $150,000 in 2023 for capital support.
How Don & Sybil Harrington Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$121.3M
Total Revenue
$3.2M
Total Expenses
$7.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $28K and $153K, with a median of $64K.
25th Percentile
$28K
Median
$64K
75th Percentile
$153K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CLAY STRIBLING
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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