Future Fund awards record $122k during 2025 grant cycle

During this year's Future Fund grant cycle, $122,642 was awarded to 32 nonprofits serving kids in the Abilene community. Sixty-seven percent of the funding support came from donor-advised funds from the Community Foundation of Abilene and other community contributions.

Future Fund members make this happen. Membership dues are pooled into the endowment fund, and the fund's revenue is used each year to make grants to nonprofits serving local children and youth. 

This year marks 30 years of grantmaking impact supported by Future Fund. Since its founding in 1995, The Future Fund grant cycles and endowment have provided more than $1.6 million for these youth-serving organizations. 

To join this community impact as a Future Fund member, visit cfabilene.org/futurefund. 
 

2025 Future Fund Grant Recipients:

Abilene Arts Alliance – 2025 Children's Art + Literacy Festival

Abilene Big Country Hunger Coalition – Free Spring and Summer Meals

Abilene Independent School District – Increasing Access to Healthy Homes for Vulnerable Students

Abilene Performing Arts Company – Production Camp Assistance

Abilene Philharmonic Association – Instrument Petting Zoo - Abilene Zoo & CALF

Abilene Zoological Society – Dream Night at Abilene Zoo

(*) All For One Missions International – After School Program-4 ONEYOUTH

(*) BCFS Abilene Transition Center – CYD Presents

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star – High School Bigs

Big Country Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) – The “CASA Effect” for Volunteer Recruitment

Boys & Girls Club of Abilene – After School Healthy Snack Initiative

Children's Performing Arts Series – The Children's Supporting Arts Series (CPAS)

Chorus Abilene – Summer Music Enrichment for Students

Day 1 Bags – Adopt a Senior from Foster Care - Class of 2025

(*) For the Children Abilene – Everybody’s Birthday Party at Royal Family KIDS Camp

Hardin-Simmons University – Summer Speech Camp

Joseph Thomas Foundation – JTF Financial Assistance Program

Mentors Care – Empowering At-Risk Students of Abilene

(*) Mullin Abilene School for New Horizons – Mullin Abilene School for New Horizons - Maker Lab Launch

National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) – Art for All: Experiential Learning for Students

New Horizons - Audrey Grace House – Mental Health Treatment and a Home for Children in Foster Care

Noah Project – Children's Advocacy Program

Pathways Youth & Family Services – Expanding Foster Care Capacity in Abilene

(*) Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services – Abilene Child and Family Program

Special Olympics Texas – Program Support for Taylor County Children & Youth

The Grace Museum – 2025 Summer Arts Outreach Program

The Mentoring Alliance – Abilene Summer Camps 2025

West Texas Homeless Network – Bridge Across Program for Youth

(*) West Texas Tribune – Young Scholars Program

Young Audiences of Abilene – YA with CPAS Theatre Production for AISD 2nd graders 

(*) Young Ladies Success – Young Ladies Success Conference

(*) Youth Voice Inc – Youth Voice Musical Training & Expression 

(*) denotes first-time Future Fund grantee