The Illges-Chenoweth Foundation makes a small number of modest, targeted grants across community development, land conservation, and rural healthcare. Recent awards indicate a preference for place-based quality-of-life initiatives (notably in Telluride), support for environmental protection/land trusts, and backing for local medical centers providing direct patient services and research. The foundation appears to favor a few focused grants per year rather than broad, dispersed giving.
A clear pattern in The Illges-chenoweth Foundation Inc’s recent giving is its repeated support for place-based community projects in Telluride and for direct-service organizations in rural settings. The foundation’s recent awards include two grants to Telluride Medical Center for medical research and assistance and a grant to Telluride Foundation to provide resources that improve quality of life for people in the Telluride community. Alongside that local emphasis, it has backed conservation work through organizations such as Ranchlands Foundation and Tennessee River Gorge Trust, showing interest in land protection and environmental stewardship. The foundation also gives to practical service organizations that address immediate needs. Recent examples include support for a nursing home in Olton, Texas, relief work through Samaritan’s Purse after a hurricane, and educational or community-serving grants to institutions such as Hillsdale College and Fountain Valley School. Its grantmaking is selective rather than broad, with a small set of awards each year and a mix of community, environmental, healthcare, and relief-oriented purposes. In the available recent grants, most recipients are U.S.-based, with a small number of grants reaching Panama.
In community quality-of-life work, The Illges-chenoweth Foundation Inc gave $11,250 to Telluride Foundation to provide resources that improve the quality of life for people in the Telluride community. The same local orientation appears in support for Telluride Medical Center, which received two $10,500 grants in 2025 for medical research and assistance. Environmental protection is another recurring theme. The foundation awarded $12,000 to Ranchlands Foundation for conservation and $11,250 to Tennessee River Gorge Trust for environmental protection. It also gave $5,000 to Southern Environmental Law Center for environmental protection in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation has also supported reading and educational enrichment. Fundacion Biblioteca De Boquete received $7,500 in 2025 for reading and educational opportunities and enrichment for the residents of Boquete, Panama, following a $5,000 grant in 2023 for the same purpose.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $4,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $9,125. That distribution fits a pattern of relatively small, targeted awards rather than large institutional grants. The recent record also shows repeat support to several organizations, including Telluride Medical Center, Running Water Draw Care Center, Southern Environmental Law Center, Florida Baptist Convention, and Fundacion Biblioteca De Boquete. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments. Its giving is described as regional, with most grants going to U.S. recipients.
$264K
$2.3M
$402K
$126K
Most grants fall between $5K and $9K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$9K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Illges-Chenoweth Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 41 | $250K | 95.3% |
| 2 | Panama | 2 | $15K |
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Concentrated, small number of mid-sized grants (three grants totaling $33,000) split among a few distinct causes; repeat/large multi-year relationships are unclear from this snapshot but the foundation targets place-based organizations rather than broad national programs.
Notable grantees: Telluride Foundation, Tennessee River Gorge Trust, Telluride Medical Center
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 41 of 43 recent grants. Texas is the top state by grant count, and the recent list includes recipients in Olton, Chirchi? No. Recent city-level recipients include Telluride, Colorado; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Olton, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; and Staten Island, New York. The only non-U.S. recipient country shown is Panama, with two grants tied to Boquete and Chiriqui Panama. The foundation itself is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, but its giving reaches beyond the headquarters state.
Recent grants show support for community quality-of-life projects, conservation and environmental protection, rural healthcare and medical assistance, reading and educational enrichment, church-related work, nursing home care, and relief for military/public servants or crisis response.
The grant-size distribution is modest: p25 is $4,500, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $9,125. Recent awards cluster around the $5,000 level, with a smaller number of larger grants such as $20,000 and $12,000.
Yes. The recent record includes repeat grants to Telluride Medical Center, Running Water Draw Care Center, Southern Environmental Law Center, Florida Baptist Convention, and Fundacion Biblioteca De Boquete, which suggests recurring rather than purely one-time support for some recipients.
Texas is the top state by grant count in the recent data, and 15% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state of Texas. The recipient list also shows activity in Colorado, Tennessee, Florida, New York, and Panama.
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, with 41 of 43 recent grants in the United States. Panama appears as the only non-U.S. recipient country, through grants connected to Boquete and Chiriqui Panama.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE RELIEF |
| RANCHLANDS FOUNDATION | HYATTVILLE, WY | $12,000 | 2025 | CONSERVATION |
| TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER | TELLURIDE, CO | $10,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH & ASSISTANCE |
| TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER | TELLURIDE, CO | $10,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH & ASSISTANCE |
| BLACKROCK BAPTIST CHURCH | YULEE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| FUNDACION MINISTERIO ESPIRITU DEL | CHIRIQUI PANAMA, TX | $9,000 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORR SHALOM | JANESVILLE, WI | $8,000 | 2025 | ISRAEL RELIEF |
| FUNDACION BIBLIOTECA DE BOQUETE | BOQUETE, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE READING/EDUCATIONAL OPP. |
| BLACKROCK BAPTIST CHURCH | YULEE, FL | $7,500 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ATHLETICS | SEWANEE, TN | $6,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA | COLORADO SPRINGS, AL | $6,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| FUNDACION MINISTERIO ESPIRITU DEL | CHIRIQUI PANAMA, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| RUNNING WATER DRAW CARE CENTER | OLTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | NURSING HOME / MEDICAL CARE IMPR |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | MILITARY/PUBLIC SERVANTS ASSISTANCE |
| BIG OAK RANCH | SPRINGVILLE, AL | $5,000 | 2025 | ORPHAN CHILDREN |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| RUNNING WATER DRAW CARE CENTER | OLTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | NURSING HOME / MEDICAL CARE IMPR |
| FLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| FLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA | COLORADO SPRINGS, AL | $4,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| WOFFORD COLLEGE | SPARTANBURG, SC | $3,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ATHLETICS | SEWANEE, TN | $3,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| WOFFORD COLLEGE | SPARTANBURG, SC | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ST MARYS ON THE HIGHLANDS | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $1,500 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| ST MARYS ON THE HIGHLANDS | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $1,500 | 2025 | CHURCH |
| PROPHECY UPDATE | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| DAVID WARDER CONSERVATION | CHARLESTON, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | CONSERVATION |
| TELLURIDE FOUNDATION | TELLURIDE, CO | $11,250 | 2023 | PROVIDE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN THE TELLURIDE COMMUNITY |
| TENNESSEE RIVER GORGE TRUST | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $11,250 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| FUNDACION MINISTERIO ESPIRITU DEL V | BAJO BOQUETE | $9,500 | 2023 | CHURCH |
| BLACKROCK BAPTIST CHURCH | YULEE, FL | $8,000 | 2023 | CHURCH |
| RUNNINGWATER DRAW CARE CENTER | OLTON, TX | $7,500 | 2023 | NURSING HOME |
| CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $5,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| FLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | CHURCH |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| FUNDACION BIBLIOTECA DE BOQUETE | BOQUETE | $5,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE READING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENRICHMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOQUETE, PANAMA |
| GRACE THRU FAITH | CORONADO, CA | $1,500 | 2023 | CHURCH |
| ST MARY'S ON THE HIGHLANDS | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $1,250 | 2023 | CHURCH |
| OUR DAILY BREAD | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $1,000 | 2023 | CHURCH |
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$20,000HURRICANE RELIEF
RANCHLANDS FOUNDATION
$12,000CONSERVATION
TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER
$10,500MEDICAL RESEARCH & ASSISTANCE
TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER
$10,500MEDICAL RESEARCH & ASSISTANCE
BLACKROCK BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH
FUNDACION MINISTERIO ESPIRITU DEL
$9,000CHURCH
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORR SHALOM
ISRAEL RELIEF
FUNDACION BIBLIOTECA DE BOQUETE
$7,500PROVIDE READING/EDUCATIONAL OPP.
BLACKROCK BAPTIST CHURCH
$7,500CHURCH
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ATHLETICS
$6,500EDUCATION
CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA
$6,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
FUNDACION MINISTERIO ESPIRITU DEL
$5,000CHURCH
RUNNING WATER DRAW CARE CENTER
$5,000NURSING HOME / MEDICAL CARE IMPR
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$5,000MILITARY/PUBLIC SERVANTS ASSISTANCE
BIG OAK RANCH
$5,000ORPHAN CHILDREN
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$5,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RUNNING WATER DRAW CARE CENTER
$5,000NURSING HOME / MEDICAL CARE IMPR
FLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION
$5,000CHURCH
FLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION
$5,000CHURCH
FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA
$4,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
WOFFORD COLLEGE
$3,000EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ATHLETICS
$3,000EDUCATION
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$3,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WOFFORD COLLEGE
$2,500EDUCATION
ST MARYS ON THE HIGHLANDS
$1,500CHURCH
ST MARYS ON THE HIGHLANDS
$1,500CHURCH
PROPHECY UPDATE
$1,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
DAVID WARDER CONSERVATION
$1,000CONSERVATION
TELLURIDE FOUNDATION
$11,250PROVIDE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN THE TELLURIDE COMMUNITY
TENNESSEE RIVER GORGE TRUST
$11,250ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATION
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
$10,000EDUCATION
FUNDACION MINISTERIO ESPIRITU DEL V
$9,500CHURCH
BLACKROCK BAPTIST CHURCH
$8,000CHURCH
RUNNINGWATER DRAW CARE CENTER
$7,500NURSING HOME
CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA
$5,000RESEARCH
FLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION
$5,000CHURCH
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$5,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
FUNDACION BIBLIOTECA DE BOQUETE
$5,000PROVIDE READING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENRICHMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOQUETE, PANAMA
GRACE THRU FAITH
$1,500CHURCH
ST MARY'S ON THE HIGHLANDS
$1,250CHURCH
OUR DAILY BREAD
$1,000CHURCH