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The Community Foundation of Abilene empowers people to make a lasting charitable impact on our community. We connect donors to causes they care about, manage strategic investments to preserve our endowments, and make grants that align with our donors' charitable interests.

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What is #Abilanthropy?
noun │ Abi•lan•thro•py │ \ a-bə-ˈlan(t)-thrə-pē \ Definition: The act of doing good to others in the Abilene, Texas region, expressed particularly by the generous donation of resources or time to benevolent causes. Video: The Impact our Donors Have
“It just kind of gave me the confidence to go out and swim more . . . This is one of my all-time favorite sports right here.”
Michael Martinez
Special Olympics Texas athlete
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“It makes me feel happy . . . I've never built this before, so I'm glad to learn how to build these things.”
Kade
Attended Center for Contemporary Arts summer camp free of charge, thanks to a grant from a donor's fund
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The impact we can make, together.
36 years
Empowering people to make a lasting charitable impact
$145m+
Grants made since our founding in 1985
$13.4m+
Grants made during our 2022 fiscal year
$180m
In assets at the end of our 2022 fiscal year
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