Windham Fund Awards Grants to 14 Nonprofits with Rural Initiatives
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Windham Fund Awards Grants to 14 Nonprofits with Rural Initiatives
See the full list of 2024 Windham Fund award recipients.
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Update your browserThe Community Foundation of Abilene awarded more than $374k in grants to 31 local nonprofits during our spring community grant cycle. In this cycle, students in Abilene Christian University’s Strategic Philanthropy course contributed $50k. Through the generosity of our donor-advised fundholders and funds raised from the Community Connections grantmaking publication, the community contributed more than $70k.
Our community grant cycles are competitive opportunities for nonprofits serving the Abilene area to apply for funding. The spring 2023 grantees are listed below.
Learn more about various fund types and how grants are made here.
Spring 2023 Discretionary Grantees:
Abilene Arts Alliance – 2023 Children’s Art and Literacy Festival (CALF)
Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce – Juneteenth celebration
Abilene Home Away From Home – Operational needs
Abilene Youth Sports Authority – Coaching clinics
Abilene Zoological Society – “Wetlands of the Americas” walkway expansion
Alice’s Kids – Direct financial assistance for youth
All For One Missions International – Operational needs
Alliance for Women and Children – After school care snack program
BCFS Health and Human Services-Abilene – Operational support for “Our House” transitional living for homeless adults
Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center – Funding for storage building
Cancer Services Network – Medical insurance premium assistance and emergency funds for cancer patients
Children’s Performing Arts Series – Operational needs
Chorus Abilene, Inc. – Tuition scholarships
Disabled American Veterans – Operational needs
First Baptist Church/City Light Community Ministries – Rental and utility assistance program support
Frontier Texas – White Buffalo educational exhibit development
Global Samaritan Resources – Facility improvements to support local programming
Harmony Family Services – Emergency shelter bed program
Joseph Thomas Foundation – Operational needs
Kenley School – TutorMe project for Kenley School
Ministry of Counseling & Enrichment – Samaritan fund for mental health services
Pathways Youth & Family Services, Inc. – Mosaic Behavioral Health Services Program
PHOENIX ICCD Clubhouse, Inc. d/b/a PHOENIX House – National accreditation training
Salvation Army – Feeding the unhoused in Abilene
Serenity Foundation of Texas – Replacement of mattresses and box springs
Sistas (Sisters) On The Mark – Women’s empowerment event
The Palm House – Operational needs
Treehouse Safe Exchange & Training Center, Inc. – Safe and supervised service to the family
United Methodist Service Center & Food Pantries – Hygiene program support
United Rescue Alliance – Community Emergency Readiness Training (CERT)
West Texas Homeless Network – Support for prevention and diversion from homelessness
See the full list of 2024 Windham Fund award recipients.
Learn more about the capital project, a 2024 Windham Fund grant recipient.
See the full list of 2024 scholarship recipients.