The F M H Foundation concentrates on large, place-based capital investments in the Permian Basin region, funding facilities that strengthen local health, social services, cultural life and community infrastructure. Grants are predominantly for bricks-and-mortar projects—hospital and behavioral health facility construction/renovation, museum improvements, food bank expansion, and a community/convention hall—indicating a priority on durable assets that serve broad local populations.
A defining feature of F M H Foundation’s recent grantmaking is its focus on major capital projects that reshape civic and health infrastructure in the Permian Basin. In 2025, the foundation awarded $4,000,000 to Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center for a building capital project, continuing a pattern of large, place-based investments that favor facilities with long-term community use. The foundation’s support extends across hospitals, behavioral health, museums, food access, and community venues. In 2023, it gave $3,000,000 to Ward Memorial Hospital for renovation and expansion of a medical-surgical unit, and another $3,000,000 to Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Pb for improvements. It has also backed the West Texas Food Bank, Martin County Hospital District, and Martin County Convent Foundation Inc, showing a preference for durable assets rather than short-term programming alone. Its grantmaking reaches rural and urban parts of West Texas, but the center of gravity remains local and highly concentrated in the Permian Basin. Many awards support physical upgrades, new construction, and technology improvements for organizations serving patients, youth, museum visitors, families, and first responders.
Healthcare is a major theme. The foundation gave $1,500,000 to Andrews County Hospital District for a memory care unit addition and $970,000 to Midland Community Healthcare Services for the Coleman Clinic project, pointing to an emphasis on health access and facility capacity. Community infrastructure appears just as important. It awarded $1,000,000 to Monahans Economic Develpoment Corporation for a broadband project and $640,000 to Manor Park Inc for a technology improvement project, both of which support local connectivity and service delivery. Arts and cultural access also receive sustained support. F M H Foundation granted $800,000 to Levelland Wallace Theater for renovation and restoration and $200,000 to Ecisd Education Foundation for music programs and facility improvements. The foundation also backed recreation and community-use projects through Permian Basin Quality of Place Conservancy.
F M H Foundation’s typical grant size is $28,500 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile, while its recent record also includes several multimillion-dollar awards. The portfolio mixes one-time capital grants with repeat support: Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center and West Texas Food Bank each received more than one award in the recent list, and Martin County institutions appear in multiple years as well. The foundation funds public charitable organizations and runs both competitive and invitation-only general grant programs. Its stated programs do not accept unsolicited applications.
$14.2M
$537.3M
$104.6M
$32.1M
Most grants fall between $29K and $150K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$29K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Concentrated, large-dollar grants (multi-million) focused on capital projects and facility expansion; few grants overall, with occasional repeat support to strategic local partners.
Notable grantees: Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, Ward Memorial Hospital, Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin, West Texas Food Bank, Martin County Convent Foundation (Marienfeld Hall)
The foundation gives entirely within Texas, and all recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients. Midland, Odessa, Stanton, Monahans, and Andrews recur as recipient cities, with additional awards in Big Spring, Levelland, Snyder, Seminole, Garden City, and Lubbock. That distribution fits a local West Texas footprint centered on the Permian Basin. The recent list also shows strong concentration in Midland and nearby communities, alongside projects in rural counties such as Martin, Andrews, Glasscock, and Gaines.
The foundation supports healthcare facility expansion, behavioral and mental health services, arts and cultural institutions, community infrastructure, broadband, emergency services, and youth programs. Recent awards include facility capital projects, renovations, equipment purchases, and program support across those areas.
Its listed programs do not accept unsolicited applications. The grant programs shown include competitive and invitation-only options for public charitable organizations working in healthcare, visual and performing arts, and community and cultural development.
Its typical grant-size distribution is $28,500 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes several awards in the millions, especially for capital projects.
The foundation gives locally, with 100% of grants to recipients in Texas. Recent awards are concentrated in Permian Basin and West Texas communities such as Midland, Odessa, Stanton, Monahans, Andrews, Big Spring, Levelland, Snyder, Seminole, and Garden City.
The pattern is largely project-based, but some recipients appear more than once across the recent list. Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center and West Texas Food Bank each received multiple awards, alongside many single-purpose grants for construction, renovation, equipment, or program support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $4,000,000 | 2025 | BUILDING CAPITAL PROJECT |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF BIG SPRING TX | BIG SPRING, TX | $1,705,000 | 2025 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS YOUTH CENTER |
| MARTIN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | STANTON, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING/OUTPATIENT CENTER |
| LEVELLAND WALLACE THEATER | LEVELLAND, TX | $800,000 | 2025 | RENOVATION AND RESTORATION |
| DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SNYDER | SNYDER, TX | $650,000 | 2025 | BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE |
| CITY OF SEMINOLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | SEMINOLE, TX | $400,000 | 2025 | FIRE TRUCK |
| NORTHEAST MIDLAND COUNTY VOLUNTEER FD | MIDLAND, TX | $375,000 | 2025 | FIRE TRUCK |
| MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $345,000 | 2025 | INTERN PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | MIDLAND, TX | $275,000 | 2025 | ODESSA FACILITY EXPANSION |
| PERMIACARE | MIDLAND, TX | $255,000 | 2025 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $227,000 | 2025 | CPR TRAINING IN RURAL PERMIAN BASIN |
| FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF THE BIG BEND INC | ALPINE, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| BASIN DREAM CENTER FOR ORPHANS | MIDLAND, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION EMERGENCY SHELTER |
| ECISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION | ODESSA, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | MUSIC PROGRAMS & FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| ARTS COUNCIL OF MIDLAND | MIDLAND, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | SCULPTURE PROJECT |
| MIDLAND FESTIVAL BALLET | MIDLAND, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | BALLET PRODUCTIONS |
| SCHLEICHER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | ELDORADO, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS |
| SHELBY'S BRIDGE | SUDAN, TX | $135,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM EXPENSE |
| WEST TEXAS COUNSELING & GUIDANCE INC | SAN ANGELO, TX | $132,750 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |
| MIDLAND CHILDREN'S REHAB CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $130,000 | 2025 | AQUATIC THERAPY CENTER AND EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM |
| HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH | MIDLAND, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING & BUILDING & GROUNDS |
| PERMIAN BASIN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC | MIDLAND, TX | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SPRINGBOARD CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $115,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ODESSA FAMILY YMCA | ODESSA, TX | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SHARING HANDS A RESPITE EXPERIENCE | MIDLAND, TX | $108,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM EXPENSE |
| MIDLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | EXHIBITS & ENDOWMENT FUND |
| COM AQUATICS INC | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT & GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CASA OF WEST TEXAS | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE | MIDLAND, TX | $97,500 | 2025 | FACILITY RENOVATION |
| CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC | MIDLAND, TX | $95,000 | 2025 | CLINICAL COUNSELING & GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MIDLAND SHARED SPACES | MIDLAND, TX | $95,000 | 2025 | LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN & IT EXPANSION |
| PERMIAN BASIN GIFTS OF HOPE INC | MIDLAND, TX | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PB | MIDLAND, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PERMIAN BASIN REHABILITATION CENTER | ODESSA, TX | $85,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| CRISIS CENTER OF WEST TEXAS | ODESSA, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FORT STOCKTON WATER CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION | FORT STOCKTON, TX | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PERMIAN BASIN REGIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE | ODESSA, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HERITAGE MUSEUM OF BIG SPRING | BIG SPRING, TX | $72,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARCHWAY OUTREACH INC | MIDLAND, TX | $66,000 | 2025 | COUNSELING SERVICES |
| MIDLAND ODESSA SYMPHONY AND CHORALE INC | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PINK THE BASIN INC | ODESSA, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF MIDLAND TEXAS INC | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SIBLEY ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM EXPENSE |
| COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S MINISTRY CLINIC | MIDLAND, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HARMONY HOME CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER | ODESSA, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| APHASIA CENTER OF WEST TEXAS | MIDLAND, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CASA DE AMIGOS OF MIDLAND TEXAS | MIDLAND, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MIDLAND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL | MIDLAND, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER OF MIDLAND INC | MIDLAND, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF BIG SPRING TX
$1,705,000FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS YOUTH CENTER
MARTIN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
$1,000,000MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING/OUTPATIENT CENTER
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SNYDER
$650,000BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
CITY OF SEMINOLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
FIRE TRUCK
NORTHEAST MIDLAND COUNTY VOLUNTEER FD
$375,000FIRE TRUCK
MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$345,000INTERN PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
PERMIACARE
$255,000FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$227,000CPR TRAINING IN RURAL PERMIAN BASIN
ECISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$200,000MUSIC PROGRAMS & FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
ARTS COUNCIL OF MIDLAND
$150,000SCULPTURE PROJECT
SCHLEICHER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$150,000FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
SHELBY'S BRIDGE
$135,000PROGRAM EXPENSE
MIDLAND CHILDREN'S REHAB CENTER
$130,000AQUATIC THERAPY CENTER AND EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM
ODESSA FAMILY YMCA
$110,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
MIDLAND COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$100,000EXHIBITS & ENDOWMENT FUND
COM AQUATICS INC
$100,000EQUIPMENT & GENERAL OPERATIONS
MIDLAND SHARED SPACES
$95,000LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN & IT EXPANSION
PERMIAN BASIN REHABILITATION CENTER
$85,000EQUIPMENT
FORT STOCKTON WATER CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION
$80,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PERMIAN BASIN REGIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
$75,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HERITAGE MUSEUM OF BIG SPRING
$72,000CHILDREN'S EXHIBIT AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARCHWAY OUTREACH INC
$66,000COUNSELING SERVICES
PINK THE BASIN INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY PROMISE OF MIDLAND TEXAS INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SIBLEY ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
$50,000PROGRAM EXPENSE
COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S MINISTRY CLINIC
$45,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
APHASIA CENTER OF WEST TEXAS
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
MIDLAND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
$35,000GENERAL OPERATIONS