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Permian Basin Area Foundation

Permian Basin Area Foundation

People Who Care

Causes That Matter

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Chinati Foundation

Making a Difference

Permian Basin Area Foundation exists to partner with donors in creating permanent charitable funds to enrich the quality of life in West Texas communities.

Impact Highlights

  • Increasing

    Access to artistic and cultural offerings

  • Strengthening

    The Family

  • Investing

    In Education for Our Youth

  • Supporting

    Health and Human Services

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Manor Park Fishing Derby
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Our Communities.
Your Foundation.

Since 1989, Permian Basin Area Foundation has served as this region’s community foundation. The Foundation partners with generous donors to leave a lasting impact in communities throughout a multi-county region of West Texas. Permian Basin Area Foundation builds permanent endowments to respond to emerging and changing needs, and to sustain existing nonprofit organizations in the fields of education, arts and culture, health, social services, community development, and civic affairs.

How To Give

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Grants

Permian Basin Area Foundation makes grants to qualified nonprofit organizations serving the Permian Basin and TransPecos regions with a broad range of philanthropic purposes.

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Scholarships

Thanks to generous donors, Permian Basin Area Foundation offers scholarships to those pursuing higher education and vocational opportunities.

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Partners

Gifts to Permian Basin Area Foundation are an investment in our West Texas communities.  It is the Foundation’s intention to make charitable giving easy and enjoyable for all donors in our communities.

Recent Developments

Permian Basin Area Foundation Opens Scholarship Application for the 2024-25 Academic Year
Permian Basin Area Foundation Opens Scholarship Application for the 2024-25 Academic Year

Permian Basin Area Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024-2025 scholarship cycle. Students and counselors may view […]

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Permian Basin Area Foundation Awards $2.8 million in Grants
Permian Basin Area Foundation Awards $2.8 million in Grants

Forty-seven organizations awarded throughout West Texas Midland, Texas (November 15, 2023) – Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $2,816,000 to […]

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Permian Basin Area Foundation Announces  $1.2 Million in Scholarship Awards
Permian Basin Area Foundation Announces $1.2 Million in Scholarship Awards

Midland, Texas (July 20, 2023) – Permian Basin Area Foundation is pleased to announce $1,190,753 in scholarship awards for the […]

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