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Paul F & Virginia J Engler Fndn at a glance

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Paul F & Virginia J Engler Fndn

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$12MArts & Culture$363kHousing & Shelter$76kHealth$47kReligion$15kYouth Development$13kPhilanthropy$10kHuman Services$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $13k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.0M
$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$35M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WTAMU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS$500,000
WTAMU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE$500,000
DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER$5,000
OPPORUNITY PLAN INC$2,500
PANHANDLE BREAST HEALTH$2,500
AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–22, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 54% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%DONLEY COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS: $3k → 18%AMARILLO CHILDREN'S HOME: $3k → 9%FAITH CITY MISSION: $500 → 20%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$12M · 27 repeat orgs$430k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +88% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 24 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
30

Total granted

$12M
$425k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+88%
+36%

Still filing today

48%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $5.0M · revenue +70%
  • MH
    MARTHA'S HOME INC
    5× · 2017–2022 · $54k · revenue +12%
  • DW
    DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $20k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • DH
    DON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CNTR
    one grant, 2023 · $350k
  • R1
    REGION 16 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $40k
  • TA
    THE AMARILLO COLLEGE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +87%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

The university of mary hardin-baylor prepares students for leadership, service, and faith-informed discrenment in a global society. academic excellence, personal attention, broad-based scholarship and a commitment to a baptist vision for…

Education
2
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
3
Texas a&M Foundation

The texas a&m foundation builds a brighter future for texas a&m university, one relationship at a time, by uniting generosity and vision to raise support and manage endowed gifts.

Education
4
Texas a&M University-Central Tx Foundati

Operated exclusively for educational purposes specifically including to further educational activities at texas a& m university-central texas within the meaning of 501(c)(3).

Education
5
Howard Payne University

Howard payne university is a christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to god and humanity.

Education
6
The Association of Former Students of Texas a&M University

To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.

Education
7
Hardin-Simmons University

The mission of hardin-simmons university is to be a community dedicated to providing excellence in education enlightened by christian faith and values.

Education
8
Texas a&M University - Kingsville Foundation Inc

The Foundation was formed to be a vital partner with Texas A&M University-Kingsville by developing donor relationships and linking resources in the pursuit of the University's goals of excellence.Values: Service to the University and the…

Education
9
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
10
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
11
Texas College

To ensure that the student body experiences balanced intellectual, psychological, social and spiritual development, aimed at enabling them to become active productive members of society where they live and work.

Education
12
Aaf Community Health Foundation

Support organization of amarillo area foundation, inc. to provide and support medical and health care facilities, services, and education in amarillo, texas, and the texas panhandle area.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amarillo Area Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bushland Band Boosters Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 60 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
20/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WTAMU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS: $3,500,000 · OtherWTAMU COLLEGE OF BUSINESSWTAMU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE: $3,500,000 · OtherWTAMU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTUREDON HARRINGTON DISCOVERY CNTR: $350,000 · Other+37 more: $145,400 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $5,000,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION+5 more: $6,960 · EducationMARTHA'S HOME INC: $54,303 · Housing & ShelterAMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · PhilanthropyTEXAS PANHANDLE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $4,400 · Arts & CultureWINDOW ON A WIDER WORLD INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureAMARILLO SYMPHONY INC: $776 · Arts & CultureTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $350 · Arts & CultureColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $335 · Arts & CultureTHOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION INC: $250 · Arts & CulturePRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN: $3,000 · Human ServicesDONLEY COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesFAITH CITY INC: $500 · Human ServicesPANHANDLE BREAST HEALTH: $2,500 · HealthHEAL THE CITY FREE CLINIC: $1,500 · HealthAMARILLO BOTANICAL GARDENS: $1,100 · Environment
Other$7,495,400Education$5,006,960Housing & Shelter$54,303Philanthropy$7,500Arts & Culture$7,111Human Services$6,500Health$4,000Environment$1,100

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $5,000,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetMARTHA'S HOME INC: $54,303 over 5y, 10% of budgetDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $20,084 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetAMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMARILLO COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE OPPORTUNITY PLAN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANHANDLE BREAST HEALTH: $2,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetASCENSION ACADEMY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARRINGTON CANCER AND HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMARILLO BOTANICAL GARDENS: $1,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWEST TEXAS A&M UNIV FOUNDATION: $1,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWINDOW ON A WIDER WORLD INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMCMURRY UNIVERSITY: $810 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMARILLO SYMPHONY INC: $776 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAITH CITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $335 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MARTHA'S HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AMARILLO COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS PANHANDLE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds DONLEY COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE OPPORTUNITY PLAN INC ↗
  • Who funds PANHANDLE BREAST HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds ASCENSION ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds HARRINGTON CANCER AND HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HEAL THE CITY FREE CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds Bushland Band Boosters Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMARILLO BOTANICAL GARDENS ↗
  • Who funds WEST TEXAS A&M UNIV FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WINDOW ON A WIDER WORLD INC ↗
  • Who funds MCMURRY UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds AMARILLO SYMPHONY INC ↗

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.

Mays FoundationDr Kent Roberts & Ile…Amarillo Area Foundat…Josephine Anderson Ch…Cj and Syble Fowlston…High Plains Christian…Mary E Bivins Foundat…M K Brown Foundation …Xcel Energy FoundationBruckner Family Found…Amarillo Business Fou…Kimble Foundation Tru…
Mays FoundationTX39× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mays Foundation · Dr Kent Roberts & Ilene Roberts Balliett Foundation · Amarillo Area Foundation Inc · Josephine Anderson Charitable Trust · Cj and Syble Fowlston Charitable Trust · High Plains Christian Ministries Foundation · Mary E Bivins Foundation · M K Brown Foundation Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Bruckner Family Foundation Inc · Amarillo Business Foundation · Kimble Foundation Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Paul F & Virginia J Engler Fndn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul F & Virginia J Engler Fndn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Paul F & Virginia J Engler Fndn?

    Find your warmest path to Paul F & Virginia J Engler Fndn through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 60 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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