The Vest Family Foundation appears focused on supporting local evangelical Christian work, demonstrated by a single large grant for ongoing operations to First Baptist Church in Kermit, TX. Their giving is highly local and faith-based, aimed at sustaining a congregation's general operating needs rather than project-specific initiatives.
Vest Family Foundation’s largest recent grant was $116,000 to First Baptist Church in Monahans, Texas, for ongoing operations. That single award sets the tone for a grantmaker that consistently supports church-based institutions, local faith work, and a few closely related community services in West Texas. The foundation also backed Shiloh Baptist Church in Monahans and Story Vest Memorial in Childress with operating support, indicating a pattern of sustaining organizations rather than financing short-term projects. Its portfolio extends beyond congregational giving into selected local service groups. West Texas Diamonds in the Ruff in Odessa received funding for care to dogs, while Paws Worth Fighting For in Monahans received support for animal shelter and adoption work. The foundation also funded The Odessa College Foundation for scholarship support, Forget Me Not Frances in Fort Worth for grieving mothers, and Sherwood Myrtie Foster Home for Children for foster care assistance. Across these grants, the foundation appears to favor recurring operating help, direct service, and faith-linked community institutions within a local Texas footprint.
Faith-based operating support is a clear theme. Vest Family Foundation gave $116,000 to First Baptist Church in Monahans for ongoing operations, and it also funded Shiloh Baptist Church in Monahans for the same purpose in both 2023 and 2024. Daystar Television Network in Dallas received support for ongoing operations in spreading the gospel around the world, showing that the foundation’s faith-related grants are not limited to one local congregation. The foundation also funds community services tied to vulnerable populations. Forget Me Not Frances in Fort Worth received $20,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for support for grieving mothers. Sherwood Myrtie Foster Home for Children in Stephenville was funded for foster care assistance, and Casa of the Rolling Plains in Childress received ongoing support to help abused and neglected children. Other grants reached Southwestern Diabetic Foundation In Gainesville for education of children with diabetes and The Odessa College Foundation for scholarship support.
Vest Family Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $10,000, with the 25th percentile at $5,000 and the 75th percentile at $23,750. The foundation gives a mix of one-time and repeated awards: several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including West Texas Diamonds in the Ruff, Paws Worth Fighting For, Forget Me Not Frances, Shiloh Baptist Church, Southwestern Diabetic Foundation In, Casa of the Rolling Plains, and The Odessa College Foundation. That repeat pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a family foundation, and it funds individuals as well as organizations.
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$362K
Most grants fall between $5K and $24K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$24K
About 87% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Highly concentrated: one sizable, one-off grant to a single local church to support ongoing operations rather than distributing funds across multiple organizations or causes.
Notable grantees: First Baptist Church
Giving is highly concentrated in Texas, with 87% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient map is entirely U.S.-based, and most awards land in West Texas communities such as Monahans, Odessa, Childress, Kermit, and Gainesville. Monahans appears repeatedly across church, animal welfare, and livestock-related grants, while Odessa and Childress also show up multiple times. A smaller share reaches other Texas cities, including Fort Worth, Stephenville, Midland, San Antonio, and Dallas.
The foundation supports church-based institutions and local service groups. Recent grants went to First Baptist Church in Monahans for ongoing operations, West Texas Diamonds in the Ruff in Odessa for care to dogs, The Odessa College Foundation for scholarship support, and Forget Me Not Frances in Fort Worth for support for grieving mothers.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including West Texas Diamonds in the Ruff, Paws Worth Fighting For, Forget Me Not Frances, Shiloh Baptist Church, Southwestern Diabetic Foundation In, Casa of the Rolling Plains, and The Odessa College Foundation.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on $10,000, with a 25th percentile of $5,000 and a 75th percentile of $23,750. Recent awards also include larger operating grants such as $116,000 to First Baptist Church in Monahans.
Its giving is concentrated in Texas. The data shows 87% of grants to recipients in Texas, with frequent awards in Monahans, Odessa, Childress, Kermit, and Gainesville.
Recent grants include dogs and companion animals in shelters, homebound elderly through Meals on Wheels recipients, abused and neglected children, foster children and foster families, mothers experiencing grief, children with diabetes, youth participating in livestock shows, and faith community or gospel-related recipients.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | MONAHANS, TX | $116,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| PAWS WORTH FIGHTING FOR | MONAHANS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION SUPPORT |
| THE ODESSA COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ODESSA, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| WEST TEXAS DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF | ODESSA, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPLYING CARE TO DOGS |
| STORY VEST MEMORIAL | CHILDRESS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| FORGET ME NOT FRANCES | FORT WORTH, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING MOTHERS |
| SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH | MONAHANS, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| SOUTHWESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION IN | GAINESVILLE, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | EDUCATE CHILDREN WITH DIABETES |
| SHERWOOD MYRTIE FOSTER HOME FOR CHI | STEPHENVILLE, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | FOSTER CARE ASSISTANCE |
| CHILDRESS COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT SHOW | CHILDRESS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN LIVESTOCK SHOW |
| WINKLER-LOVING COUNTY LIVESTOCK ASS | KERMIT, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| 238 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION | MONAHANS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| WARD COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER | MONAHANS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM |
| BUFFALO TRAIL COUNCIL | MIDLAND, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES | FENTON, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| CASA OF THE ROLLING PLAINS | CHILDRESS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | ONGOING SUPPORT TO HELP ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN |
| DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE WORLD |
| IN TOUCH MINISTRIES | ALTANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| HAGEE MINISTRIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| WEST TEXAS DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF | ODESSA, TX | $30,000 | 2023 | SUPPLYING CARE TO DOGS |
| PAWS WORTH FIGHTING FOR | MONAHANS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION SUPPORT |
| THE ODESSA COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ODESSA, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | MONAHANS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| STORY VEST MEMORIAL | CHILDRESS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| FORGET ME NOT FRANCES | FORT WORTH, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING MOTHERS |
| SHERWOOD MYRTIE FOSTER HOME FOR CHI | STEPHENVILLE, TX | $16,000 | 2023 | FOSTER CARE ASSISTANCE |
| SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH | MONAHANS, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| SOUTHWESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION IN | GAINESVILLE, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATE CHILDREN WITH DIABETES |
| 238 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION | MONAHANS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| CHILDRESS COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT SHOW | CHILDRESS, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN LIVESTOCK SHOW |
| HAGEE MINISTRIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES | FENTON, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE WORLD |
| CASA OF THE ROLLING PLAINS | CHILDRESS, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | ONGOING SUPPORT TO HELP ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN |
| FREE CHAPEL WORSHIP CENTER INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| WARD COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER | MONAHANS, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM |
| IN TOUCH MINISTRIES | ALTANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
| JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS |
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$116,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
PAWS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
$25,000ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION SUPPORT
THE ODESSA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$25,000SCHOLARSHIP
WEST TEXAS DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF
$25,000SUPPLYING CARE TO DOGS
STORY VEST MEMORIAL
$25,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
FORGET ME NOT FRANCES
$20,000SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING MOTHERS
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH
$15,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
SOUTHWESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION IN
$15,000EDUCATE CHILDREN WITH DIABETES
SHERWOOD MYRTIE FOSTER HOME FOR CHI
$15,000FOSTER CARE ASSISTANCE
CHILDRESS COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT SHOW
$10,000SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN LIVESTOCK SHOW
WINKLER-LOVING COUNTY LIVESTOCK ASS
$10,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
238 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION
$10,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
WARD COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
$5,000MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM
BUFFALO TRAIL COUNCIL
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
CASA OF THE ROLLING PLAINS
$5,000ONGOING SUPPORT TO HELP ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN
DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE WORLD
IN TOUCH MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
HAGEE MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
WEST TEXAS DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF
$30,000SUPPLYING CARE TO DOGS
PAWS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
$25,000ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION SUPPORT
THE ODESSA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$25,000SCHOLARSHIP
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$25,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
STORY VEST MEMORIAL
$25,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
FORGET ME NOT FRANCES
$20,000SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING MOTHERS
SHERWOOD MYRTIE FOSTER HOME FOR CHI
$16,000FOSTER CARE ASSISTANCE
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH
$15,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
SOUTHWESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION IN
$15,000EDUCATE CHILDREN WITH DIABETES
238 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION
$10,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
CHILDRESS COUNTY YOUTH PROJECT SHOW
$10,000SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN LIVESTOCK SHOW
HAGEE MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE WORLD
CASA OF THE ROLLING PLAINS
$5,000ONGOING SUPPORT TO HELP ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN
FREE CHAPEL WORSHIP CENTER INC
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
WARD COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
$5,000MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM
IN TOUCH MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS
JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
$5,000SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS