About Permian Summit Foundation
Supporting underserved causes in the Permian Basin through our fundraising event, The Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Golf Summit.
Focus Areas
childrenchild advocacycommunity developmentregional support (Permian Basin)
Who They Fund
children and youthvictims of abuse (survivors of domestic/sexual/physical abuse)Permian Basin residents / local communitieslocal nonprofit organizations serving the region
Funding Style
event-based fundraisingregional/restricted fundingdirect service support
About Permian Summit Foundation
The Permian Summit Foundation channels proceeds from the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Golf Summit into underserved causes in the Permian Basin. Since 2022, that event-driven model has centered on Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center, with operational support grants of $215,000 in 2024 and $280,000 in 2025 to serve abused and neglected children in Odessa and the wider Permian Basin. The foundation’s giving is explicitly regional and tied to a selected beneficiary nonprofit rather than an open pool of applicants. Its focus areas point to children, child advocacy, community development, and support for local communities across the Permian Basin. The recent grant record shows a compact grantmaking profile: one beneficiary can receive repeated support across years, and the foundation’s charitable distributions are organized around the summit’s proceeds and sponsorships. That structure makes the Foundation less about broad portfolio grantmaking and more about sustained support for a designated local service provider. For researchers, the key pattern is continuity: the same children’s advocacy organization has been funded through multiple summit cycles, with support aimed at direct service for vulnerable children in West Texas.
What Permian Summit Foundation Funds
Child welfare and advocacy are the clearest themes in the Foundation’s recent giving. In 2025, it awarded $280,000 to Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center in Odessa, TX for operational support. The prior year, the same organization received $215,000 for the same purpose, showing repeated backing for the center’s work with abused and neglected children. The foundation also frames its mission around underserved causes in the Permian Basin, which places local community support at the center of its grantmaking. Its stated focus areas include children, child advocacy, community development, and regional support, all of which align with the needs of Permian Basin residents and local nonprofit organizations serving the area. The recipient geography in the recent grants remains within Texas, especially Odessa, reinforcing the foundation’s regional emphasis.
How Permian Summit Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is $215,000 at the 25th, median, and 75th percentiles, which indicates a very tight distribution. The recent record also shows an exception above that level: a $280,000 grant in 2025. Grantmaking appears recurring rather than one-off, with the same beneficiary appearing in multiple years. The structure is event-based and restricted: proceeds from the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Golf Summit are directed to a selected nonprofit beneficiary, and unsolicited applications are not indicated in the program descriptions. This is not an individual-giving or program-related-investment vehicle.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$280K
Total Assets
$381K
Total Revenue
$379K
Total Expenses
$331K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $215K and $215K, with a median of $215K.
25th Percentile
$215K
Median
$215K
75th Percentile
$215K
Geographic Reach
Regional1 state funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SEAN W MARSHALL
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