Priddy Foundation
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About Priddy Foundation
The Priddy Foundation is a highly targeted philanthropic funder that concentrates its resources on supporting higher education in its home region, primarily through a named scholarship program. All recorded grants (three) support Midwestern State University’s "Priddy Scholars Program," indicating a strong, sustained commitment to student scholarships and campus-based educational initiatives in Wichita Falls, TX. The foundation appears to prioritize long-term investment in a single institution rather than broad or diversified giving.
Focus Areas
Undergraduate scholarship support (Priddy Scholars Program)Institutional philanthropy for a regional public university (Midwestern State University)Educational access and retention for students in Wichita Falls / North Texas
Who They Fund
rural communities and small townsK-12 students and school systemscollege students / scholarship recipients (Priddy Scholars, VRJC Fellows)veteranschildren and families with childcare needs
About Priddy Foundation
The Priddy Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its sustained investment in Midwestern State University’s Priddy Scholars Program, with large awards recorded in both 2024 and 2023. That scholarship line sits alongside another long-running university commitment, the Priddy Fellows scholarships program administered through Catholic Charities of Ft Worth, showing that higher education is a central thread in the foundation’s giving. Beyond scholarships, the foundation also backs campus-based programming and educational support tied to student development in Wichita Falls and the wider North Texas region. The recent record shows a funder that uses substantial, repeated grants rather than scattered one-off awards. Midwestern State University appears more than once across the recent grants list, including support for the Priddy Scholars Program and the MSU Lifelong Learning Center. The foundation also extends its education focus into regional nonprofit and institutional partnerships, with grants supporting leadership development, community education navigation, and initiatives linked to student access and retention. Across these awards, the Priddy Foundation’s role is less about broad dispersion and more about concentrated, program-level backing for named initiatives that recur over multiple years.
What Priddy Foundation Funds
Education is the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $1,537,890 to Midwestern State University for The Priddy Scholars Program (Grant 2) 2020-2021 through 2022-2023, and also awarded $1,500,000 for the Nonprofit Leadership Program Extension CIP 2025-2026 through 2029-2030. At the program level, this points to support for student scholarships and leadership development tied to a regional university. The Priddy Foundation also funds school and student support systems outside the university setting. Region 9 Education Service Center received multiple grants for High Reliability Schools, including $411,764 for the Community Impact Program Continuation 2018 - 2021. In parallel, the foundation backed mental health work through the same organization, including $335,930 for the Mental Health Initiative Community Impact Program SY 2022-2023 through 2024-2025. Community access shows up in services for families and students as well. Catholic Charities of Ft Worth received $250,000 for Community Connections & Education Navigation 2023, linking the foundation’s education work to navigation and support services.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.2M
Total Assets
$199M
Total Revenue
$19.3M
Total Expenses
$17.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $100K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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