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Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$397k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2025
62
Organizations funded FY2024
21%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
46 to 70
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$7.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyRecreation & SportsEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving59$397k15%
FY202462$323k21%
FY202360$401k27%
FY202259$430k19%
FY202153$404k17%
FY202057$422k23%
FY201970$427k40%
FY201846$408k30%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$948kHuman Services$562kHousing & Shelter$313kHealth$301kEducation$247kAnimals$215kYouth Development$184kFood & Nutrition$178kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Amarillo Symphony Inc$120,00091%
Lone Star Ballet Inc$115,00092%
The Hope and Healing Place Inc$108,00085%
High Plains Food Bank$95,00090%
The Bridge$95,00091%
Amarillo Spca$90,00095%
Faith City Inc$75,00060%
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation$75,00095%
Amarillo Opera Inc$75,00083%
Downtown Women's Center Inc$72,50071%
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All grantees of Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Amarillo Symphony Inc$120,00091%
Lone Star Ballet Inc$115,00092%
The Hope and Healing Place Inc$108,00085%
High Plains Food Bank$95,00090%
The Bridge$95,00091%
Amarillo Spca$90,00095%
Faith City Inc$75,00060%
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation$75,00095%
Amarillo Opera Inc$75,00083%
Downtown Women's Center Inc$72,50071%
Amarillo Little Theater Inc$70,00081%
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Foundation Inc$64,000839%
Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center$59,50071%
Amarillo Area Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc$57,50091%
Opportunity School Inc$55,00060%
Another Chance House$50,00061%
Window on a Wider World Inc$48,40093%
Golden Spread Council Inc 562 of the Boy Scouts of America$45,00080%
Animal Rescue Shelter Inc Animal Rescue Shelter Inc$45,00092%
Chamber Music Amarillo$42,000426%
Buckner Children & Family Services Inc$42,00060%
Turn Center$39,00060%
The United Way Inc$35,00070%
The Amarillo College Foundation$35,00030%
Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc$32,50051%
Wildcat Bluff Nature Center Inc$31,000512%
Martha's Home Inc$30,50052%
The Parc$30,00043%
Eveline's Sunshine Cottage$30,00044%
Meals on Wheels$30,00038%
Coalition of Health Services Inc$30,00040%
Amarillo Art Institute Inc$29,00044%
Presbyterian Home for Children$27,50060%
Amarillo Botanical Gardens$27,50033%
Ascension Academy$25,00021%
Meals on Wheels of Amarillo Texas$25,00031%
Tyler Street Resource Center Inc$25,00041%
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Inc$21,00030%
Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center$20,0001n/a
Mission Amarillo$20,00046%
Cenikor Foundation$20,00040%
Bridges to Life$19,50070%
A World for Children$18,00090%
Catholic Charities Inc$17,50040%
Amarillo Tri-State Exposition$17,00040%
The Leaders Readers Network$16,50052%
Amarillo Habitat for Humanity Inc$15,00021%
Moore County Health Foundation$15,00031%
Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo Inc$15,00030%
Kids Co$15,0003n/a
West Texas A&M Univ Foundation$15,00030%
March of Dimes Inc$14,00040%
St Mary's Cathedral School$12,5003n/a
High Plains Retreat Center$12,50032%
Eastridge Mission Center$12,50032%
Seven Star Horse and Family Center$12,50024%
Amarillo Senior Citizens Association$10,00015%
Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children$10,00010%
Refugee Language Project$10,00012%
The Crouch Foundation$10,00010%
Senior Ambassadors Coalition$10,000113%
Amarillo Wesley Community Center Inc$7,50020%
Bishop Defalco Retreat Center$7,5001n/a
American Quarter Horse Association$7,50010%
Storybridge Inc$7,00030%
Hutchinson County United Way Inc$6,00030%
Panhandle Community Services$5,00010%
Amarillo Isd Foundation$5,00015%
Panhandle Nuc Inc$5,000116%
Sister-Bear Foundation$5,00011%
Hidden Falls Ranch$5,00020%
Pampa Youth and Community Center Inc$5,00010%
Young Life$5,00010%
Amarillo Crime Stoppers Inc$5,000112%
Texas Panhandle Independent Futures Foundation$5,00012%
Hope to Opportunities Foundation$5,00010%
Lions High Plains Eyeglass Program Inc$4,5002n/a
Kairos Prison Ministry International Inc$4,5002n/a
Square Mile Community Development$3,00012%
Rachels Little House$3,00011%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$2,50010%
Spectrum Support Society$2,5001n/a
Harrington Cancer and Health Foundation$2,50010%
Holy Cross Catholic Academy$2,5001n/a
Coffee Memorial Blood Center Foundation$2,50011%
Aspire a Mindful Place$2,50010%
Taos Opera Institute$2,0002n/a
Hoodoo Art Foundation$2,00021%
Panhandle Breast Health$1,00011%
Leadership Amarillo & Canyon$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 79 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 81 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmarillo Symphony Inc: $120,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetLone Star Ballet Inc: $115,000 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetThe Hope and Healing Place Inc: $108,000 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetHigh Plains Food Bank: $95,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Bridge: $95,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetAmarillo Spca: $90,000 over 9y, 5.1% of budgetFaith City Inc: $75,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetTexas Panhandle Heritage Foundation: $75,000 over 9y, 5.0% of budgetAmarillo Opera Inc: $75,000 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetDowntown Women's Center Inc: $72,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetAmarillo Little Theater Inc: $70,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetTexas Panhandle War Memorial Foundation Inc: $64,000 over 8y, 39% of budgetCeta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center: $59,500 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetAmarillo Area Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc: $57,500 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetOpportunity School Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAnother Chance House: $50,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetWindow on a Wider World Inc: $48,400 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetGolden Spread Council Inc 562 of the Boy Scouts of America: $45,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAnimal Rescue Shelter Inc Animal Rescue Shelter Inc: $45,000 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetChamber Music Amarillo: $42,000 over 4y, 26% of budgetBuckner Children & Family Services Inc: $42,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTurn Center: $39,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe United Way Inc: $35,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Amarillo College Foundation: $35,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDon Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc: $32,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWildcat Bluff Nature Center Inc: $31,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetMartha's Home Inc: $30,500 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetThe Parc: $30,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetEveline's Sunshine Cottage: $30,000 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $30,000 over 3y, 7.9% of budgetCoalition of Health Services Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAmarillo Art Institute Inc: $29,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetPresbyterian Home for Children: $27,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAmarillo Botanical Gardens: $27,500 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetAscension Academy: $25,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Amarillo Texas: $25,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTyler Street Resource Center Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetGirl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMission Amarillo: $20,000 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetCenikor Foundation: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBridges to Life: $19,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetA World for Children: $18,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAmarillo Tri-State Exposition: $17,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Leaders Readers Network: $16,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetAmarillo Habitat for Humanity Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMoore County Health Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMaverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 81.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Josephine Anderson Charitable TrustTX134.7× affinity62 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Josephine Anderson Charitable Trust · Amarillo Area Foundation Inc · Mary E Bivins Foundation · Kimble Foundation Trust · High Plains Christian Ministries Foundation · Cj and Syble Fowlston Charitable Trust · Mays Foundation · Amarillo Business Foundation · William & Louise Mullins Foundation · Brumley Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Don & Sybil Harrington Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation

How much does Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation give?
Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation reported 59 grants totaling $396,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 70 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (26%), Human Services (15%), Housing & Shelter (9%).
Who are Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Amarillo Symphony Inc ($120k), Lone Star Ballet Inc ($115k), The Hope and Healing Place Inc ($108k).
Does Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Josephine Anderson Charitable Trust, Amarillo Area Foundation Inc, Mary E Bivins Foundation.
Where is Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation based?
Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation is based in TX.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 169 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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