The Scharbauer Foundation is a Midland, TX–focused funder that makes a small number of very large grants to local institutions building community infrastructure. Their giving prioritizes capital campaigns and facility expansion for health care, behavioral health, education (pre-K through K-12 and higher ed), youth recreation, and food security across the Permian Basin. Grants are typically unrestricted or campaign-focused and target organizations that serve broad community needs rather than niche programs.
A $11.75 million capital campaign grant to the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center stands out in Scharbauer Foundation Inc’s recent giving and points to a clear pattern: the foundation funds large, place-based projects that add capacity in Midland and the surrounding Permian Basin. That approach shows up across health care, behavioral health, education, youth recreation, and food access, with grants often tied to construction, renovation, equipment, or other expansion needs. The foundation’s support for Midland Memorial Foundation, including a $7 million capital campaign grant for health facilities expansion and renovation, reinforces that infrastructure is central to its grantmaking. So does its funding for Midland College Foundation Inc, where one grant supported a pre-K academy and center for teaching excellence and another backed college and career connections. Across these awards, Scharbauer Foundation Inc favors organizations that serve broad community needs and build permanent assets rather than short-term, niche programming. Its recent grants also reach into the civic fabric of Midland and Odessa through schools, theaters, food distribution, and community health providers. The pattern is consistent: sizable grants, local institutions, and projects that expand physical space, workforce capacity, or access to essential services.
Behavioral health appears repeatedly in the foundation’s recent awards. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin received $1,190,282 for a graduate scholarship program to increase the number of licensed behavioral health professionals in Midland, Odessa, and surrounding counties, and Permiacare received $255,000 to renovate a building for a new mental health crisis respite facility. Education is another major theme. Midland College Foundation Inc received $7 million for the Pre-K Academy and Center for Teaching Excellence, while Harmony Public Schools received $4 million for a Midland capital campaign. The foundation also gave $750,000 to The Holdsworth Center for MISD and ECISD campus leadership work. In human services and food access, West Texas Food Bank received $2 million for an Odessa facility expansion, and Mission Agape received $200,000 for a capital campaign for a food distribution center. These gifts show a preference for organizations building the facilities and systems behind service delivery.
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$560M
$84.6M
$32.7M
Most grants fall between $10K and $60K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$60K
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Highly concentrated giving: very few (7) but large grants, primarily capital and expansion gifts to local institutions. Emphasis on one-time multi-million dollar commitments rather than many small grants; mix of capital campaign support and some operating funding for anchor nonprofits in Midland/Odessa.
Notable grantees: Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, Midland Athletic Syndicate, Midland College Foundation, Midland Memorial Foundation, West Texas Food Bank
Typical grant sizes cluster at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $59,618 at the 75th percentile, but recent awards also show a much larger capital-project tier. The foundation gives through recurring spring and fall cycles and uses a pre-application followed by an invited full application. It accepts unsolicited pre-applications. The pattern is strongly recurring rather than one-off: the same organizations appear in multiple years, including Midland Memorial Foundation, Permian Basin Medical Center dba the Beacon Alliance, Midland College Foundation Inc, The Holdsworth Center, and Midland Community Theatre. Grants are typically project, capital, or expansion support, with some operating support and scholarship funding alongside those larger facility awards.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 96% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Midland is the main landing point, with repeated awards to organizations there, while Odessa is the other key city in the foundation’s footprint. Recent grants also reach Houston and Austin when the project serves Midland or the Permian Basin. Among recipient cities, Midland dominates the list, followed by Odessa, with occasional grants to organizations headquartered elsewhere for locally focused work.
It runs recurring spring and fall grant cycles. The process begins with a pre-application, and invited applicants then submit a full application for final consideration. The active programs all describe capital projects and project or program support in Education, Healthcare, Quality of Place, and Human Services.
Its recent grants emphasize capital campaigns, renovations, equipment, and expansion. Examples in the data include health facilities expansion, a food distribution center, a crisis respite facility renovation, campus leadership work, and a pre-K academy and teaching excellence center.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, 96% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Midland and Odessa are the main recipient cities in the grant list.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Midland Memorial Foundation, Permian Basin Medical Center dba the Beacon Alliance, Midland College Foundation Inc, The Holdsworth Center, and Midland Community Theatre.
Typical grants are $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $59,618 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards for capital projects and expansion efforts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Fecha límite: Fall 2026 pre-application window: July 30 - August 13, 2026
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDLAND ATHLETIC SYNDICATE INC | MIDLAND, TX | $8,500,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR INDOOR MULTI-SORT COMPLEX SERVING YOUTH & ADULTS |
| MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $7,000,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: MIDLAND HEALTH FACILITIES EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | HOUSTON, TX | $4,000,000 | 2025 | MIDLAND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| PERMIAN BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (DBA THE BEACON ALLIANCE) | MIDLAND, TX | $1,237,348 | 2025 | OPERATING BUDGET SUPPORT 2025-2026 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | ODESSA, TX | $1,190,282 | 2025 | GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN MIDLAND, ODESSA, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES |
| THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER | AUSTIN, TX | $750,000 | 2025 | 2023-2025 MISD & ECISD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM & LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE |
| BYNUM SCHOOL | MIDLAND, TX | $750,000 | 2025 | SUBSIDENCE REPARATIONS PROJECT |
| PERMIAN BASIN AREA FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | MIDLAND DOWNTOWN PARK CONSERVANCY ENDOWMENT FUND |
| MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | MIDLAND, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE AND CAREER CONNECTIONS (C3) |
| MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE | MIDLAND, TX | $425,000 | 2025 | ADDITIONAL FUNDING: LOBBY AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EXPANSION |
| NORTHEAST MIDLAND COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | MIDLAND, TX | $350,000 | 2025 | COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE |
| PERMIACARE | MIDLAND, TX | $255,000 | 2025 | BUILDING RENOVATION FOR NEW MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPITE FACILITY |
| MISSION AGAPE | MIDLAND, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER |
| CASA DE AMIGOS OF MIDLAND TEXAS INCORPORATED | MIDLAND, TX | $185,000 | 2025 | RENOVATIONS TO EXPAND CAPACITY FOR YOUTH AND ADULT EDUCATION |
| UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND INC | MIDLAND, TX | $150,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: BUILDING REMODEL AND ADDITION |
| SPRINGBOARD CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | MIDLAND, TX | $88,000 | 2025 | LEGACY SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT MC 2024-2025 |
| HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH | MIDLAND, TX | $81,850 | 2025 | SECURITY UPGRADES & CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS |
| CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAMARITAN CENTER INC | MIDLAND, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BUFFALO TRAIL COUNCIL | MIDLAND, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | UTILITY VEHICLES FOR BUFFALO TRAIL SCOUT RANCH |
| NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TEEN CHALLENGE OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| YOUNG LIFE | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT MC 2024-2025 |
| COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CLINIC | MIDLAND, TX | $43,950 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT UPDATES AND CLINIC RENOVATIONS |
| RAYS OF HOPE CHILDREN'S GRIEF CENTRE - HOSPICE OF MIDLAND | MIDLAND, TX | $36,777 | 2025 | BUILDING SECURITY UPDATES |
| TEEN FLOW | MIDLAND, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS - PERMIAN BASIN CHAPTER | MIDLAND, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | MIDLAND COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF |
| I-20 WILDLIFE PRESERVE & JENNA WELCH NATURE STUDY CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND JOB CORPS PROGRAM |
| LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | ESL PROGRAM IN MIDLAND AND ODESSA |
| SPECTRUM OF SOLUTIONS | MIDLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK | ODESSA, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC | MIDLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE LIFE CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| SIBLEY NATURE CENTER | MIDLAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | ODESSA, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHRISTMAS IN ACTION INC | MIDLAND, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | WINDOW REPLACEMENT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC | MIDLAND, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | ENGAGING MARKETING FIRM FOR VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT |
| PERMIAN BASIN FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | MIDLAND, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | MIDLAND AND ODESSA BIBLE STUDY GROUPS |
| TOYA'S PRECIOUS JEWELS ACADEMY PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $17,500 | 2025 | START-UP COSTS FOR NEW CHILD CARE CENTER |
| MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| ODESSA CHRISTMAS IN ACTION INC | ODESSA, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | WORKDAYS AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS |
| UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND INC | MIDLAND, TX | $12,500 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDLAND FAIR HAVENS INC | MIDLAND, TX | $12,500 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH | MIDLAND, TX | $12,500 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | MIDLAND, TX | $12,500 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
| MIDLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION | MIDLAND, TX | $11,178 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP TRAINING - MIDLAND ISD TRUSTEE BURLESON |
| CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC | MIDLAND, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING |
MIDLAND ATHLETIC SYNDICATE INC
$8,500,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR INDOOR MULTI-SORT COMPLEX SERVING YOUTH & ADULTS
MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$7,000,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: MIDLAND HEALTH FACILITIES EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$4,000,000MIDLAND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PERMIAN BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (DBA THE BEACON ALLIANCE)
$1,237,348OPERATING BUDGET SUPPORT 2025-2026
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$1,190,282GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN MIDLAND, ODESSA, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
THE HOLDSWORTH CENTER
$750,0002023-2025 MISD & ECISD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: CAMPUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM & LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE
BYNUM SCHOOL
$750,000SUBSIDENCE REPARATIONS PROJECT
PERMIAN BASIN AREA FOUNDATION
$500,000MIDLAND DOWNTOWN PARK CONSERVANCY ENDOWMENT FUND
MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$500,000COLLEGE AND CAREER CONNECTIONS (C3)
MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE
$425,000ADDITIONAL FUNDING: LOBBY AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EXPANSION
NORTHEAST MIDLAND COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$350,000COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE
PERMIACARE
$255,000BUILDING RENOVATION FOR NEW MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPITE FACILITY
MISSION AGAPE
$200,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
CASA DE AMIGOS OF MIDLAND TEXAS INCORPORATED
$185,000RENOVATIONS TO EXPAND CAPACITY FOR YOUTH AND ADULT EDUCATION
UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND INC
$150,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: BUILDING REMODEL AND ADDITION
SPRINGBOARD CENTER
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING
MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$88,000LEGACY SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT MC 2024-2025
HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH
$81,850SECURITY UPGRADES & CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS
CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING
SAMARITAN CENTER INC
$65,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BUFFALO TRAIL COUNCIL
$60,000UTILITY VEHICLES FOR BUFFALO TRAIL SCOUT RANCH
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT CENTER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$55,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TEEN CHALLENGE OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING
YOUNG LIFE
$50,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$50,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
MIDLAND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT MC 2024-2025
COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CLINIC
$43,950EQUIPMENT UPDATES AND CLINIC RENOVATIONS
RAYS OF HOPE CHILDREN'S GRIEF CENTRE - HOSPICE OF MIDLAND
$36,777BUILDING SECURITY UPDATES
TEEN FLOW
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS - PERMIAN BASIN CHAPTER
$35,000MIDLAND COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF
I-20 WILDLIFE PRESERVE & JENNA WELCH NATURE STUDY CENTER
$30,000EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND JOB CORPS PROGRAM
LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$25,000ESL PROGRAM IN MIDLAND AND ODESSA
SPECTRUM OF SOLUTIONS
$25,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK
$25,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
$25,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
THE LIFE CENTER
$25,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
SIBLEY NATURE CENTER
$25,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$25,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
CHRISTMAS IN ACTION INC
$20,000WINDOW REPLACEMENT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INC
$20,000ENGAGING MARKETING FIRM FOR VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT
PERMIAN BASIN FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
$20,000MIDLAND AND ODESSA BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
TOYA'S PRECIOUS JEWELS ACADEMY PERMIAN BASIN
$17,500START-UP COSTS FOR NEW CHILD CARE CENTER
MIDLAND MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$15,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
ODESSA CHRISTMAS IN ACTION INC
$15,000WORKDAYS AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS
UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND INC
$12,5002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
MIDLAND FAIR HAVENS INC
$12,5002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH
$12,5002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
LITERACY COALITION OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
$12,5002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING
MIDLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$11,178LEADERSHIP TRAINING - MIDLAND ISD TRUSTEE BURLESON
CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
$10,0002024 BOARD DIRECTED GIFT - GENERAL OPERATING