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Permian Basin Area Foundation

Permian Basin Area Foundation

People Who Care

Causes That Matter

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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.

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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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Our Community.
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 from more than 80 funds 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 Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Fall Grant Cycle
Permian Basin Area Foundation Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Fall Grant Cycle

Permian Basin Area Foundation announced $1,488,300 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving the West Texas region during a news conference […]

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Foundation Hosts Annual Golf to Honor Tournament benefiting the Patrick Wayland Memorial Scholarship Fund

Midland, Texas (August 19, 2019) – On Saturday, August 24 Permian Basin Area Foundation will host the eighth annual GOLF […]

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Permian Basin Area Foundation Announces Nearly $600,000 in Scholarships

260 area students awarded Midland, Texas (June 27, 2019) – Permian Basin Area Foundation announced $584,817 in scholarships at their […]

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