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The Fasken Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2024
113
Organizations funded FY2023
35%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,719,254
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,719,254
Organizations funded a year
97 to 113
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$45M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 35% of the organizations The Fasken Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2024still arriving1$1.7M100%
FY2023113$1.6M35%
FY202299$1.7M28%
FY2021108$1.6M30%
FY202097$1.6M29%
FY201997$1.3M21%
FY2018102$978kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$2.9MHuman Services$1.5MHealth$1.3MArts & Culture$801kYouth Development$612kCommunity Improvement$313kCivil Rights$292kCrime & Legal$225kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 100 grantees
All grantees of The Fasken Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
IDEA Public Schools$1,000,00040%
Midland Childrens Rehabilitation Center Inc$310,00062%
High Sky Childrens Ranch Inc$286,25061%
Casa of West Texas$265,00063%
National Dance Institute Nm Inc$244,00061%
Communities in Schools of the Permian Ba$228,00062%
Odessa Family YMCA$200,00061%
The Springboard Center$196,00061%
Communities in Schools of New Mexico$190,00062%
Casa de Amigos of Midland Texasinc$180,00063%
Marc Inc$170,00041%
New Mexico School for the Arts - Arts Institute$167,50061%
Centers for Children and Families Inc$150,00061%
Bynum School$135,00061%
Odessa College Foundation Inc$127,50062%
Teen Flow Youth Ministry$125,00067%
Community Against Violence Inc$116,00061%
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Ltd$110,00051%
Buckner Children & Family Services Inc$107,71760%
Unlock Ministries Inc Dba Opportunity Tribe$107,50053%
West Texas Food Bank$92,50060%
Safe Place of the Permian Basin$92,50041%
The Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin Inc$90,00034%
Odessa Family Pathways$87,500611%
Midland Memorial Foundation$86,0003n/a
Midland College$83,7965n/a
Redirectional Outreach Program Efforts for Youth$80,00066%
Santa Fe Pro Musica Inc$76,50052%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Permian Basin Inc$73,00043%
Community Children's Ministry$71,25063%
Midland Teen Court Inc$70,00068%
Midland College Foundation$60,00030%
Agape Christian Services$60,00043%
Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center Inc$58,00052%
Boys and Girls Club of Midland Inc$57,50041%
Santa Fe Children's Museum Inc$50,00041%
Freedom Center Texas$45,00026%
Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail Inc$40,00031%
Aphasia Center of West Texas Inc$38,75062%
Family Promise of Midland Texas Inc$35,00031%
Odessa Christmas in Action Inc$35,00036%
Christ Church Midland - Anglican Communion$35,0002n/a
Fort Davis Volunteer Fire Dept Inc$31,25068%
Parkinson Voice Project Inc$31,25060%
Grand Companions Humane Society$31,25061%
Crisis Center of West Texas$30,00030%
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Permian Basin Inc$30,00020%
Hospice of Midland Inc$30,00030%
Food Pantry of Jeff Davis County Inc$29,25065%
Christmas in Action Inc$29,00022%
True Kids 1$27,50032%
Midland County Livestock Association$27,100456%
Youth Heartline$27,00023%
McMurry University$26,01460%
Midland Rape Crisis Center Inc$20,00021%
Reflection Ministries of Texas Inc$20,00031%
Ranching Heritage Association$20,00021%
Buffalo Trail Council Inc Bsa 567$20,00013%
Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services$20,00020%
Baylor University$18,30050%
Crusaders Track Club$18,000544%
Taos Land Trust$17,50031%
Mineral Wells Center of Life$17,50023%
Jubilee Center of Midland Inc$15,000311%
United Way of Midland Inc$15,00011%
West Texas A&M University$14,9504n/a
Casa of the Permian Basin Inc$12,50013%
Philanthropy Southwest$10,55060%
Senior Life Midland Inc$10,00020%
Foundation for Educational Enhancement$10,0001n/a
Possum Kingdom Lake Volunteer EMS Inc$10,0001n/a
Midland Fair Havens$10,00040%
Texas Christian University$10,00030%
Hispanic Cultural Center of Midland$10,00013%
Texas Tech Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Hillcrest School Inc$10,00011%
Midland Habitat for Humanity$9,75020%
Texas Wesleyan University$8,30030%
Cisco College$8,3003n/a
Permian Basin Adult Literacy Center$8,00022%
Prevent Blindness Texas$8,0001n/a
Baylor Health Care System Foundation$7,50010%
Millicent Rogers Museum Inc$7,50011%
Tsrhc Scholarship Fund Dba Legacy Scholarship Fund$5,00011%
Midland Shared Spaces Inc$5,00010%
Northwood Woman's Club Charitable Fund$5,00012%
Manor Park Inc$5,00010%
Mission Health Care Inc$5,00011%
Possum Kingdom Lake Ministries Inc$5,0001n/a
Palo Pinto Volunteer Fire Dept$5,00015%
311 Ministries$5,00021%
Humane Society of Taos Inc dba Stray Hearts Animal Shelter$4,00010%
Heart of Taos$3,50021%
Family Shelter of McCulloch Co$3,00011%
Texas Womans University$2,5001n/a
The Fields Edge$2,50010%
Western Texas College$2,3311n/a
Collin County Community$1,6501n/a
Wayland Baptist University$1,65010%
University of Dallas$1,65010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 151 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Fasken Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 88 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIDEA Public Schools: $1,000,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMidland Childrens Rehabilitation Center Inc: $310,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetHigh Sky Childrens Ranch Inc: $286,250 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCasa of West Texas: $265,000 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetNational Dance Institute Nm Inc: $244,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetCommunities in Schools of the Permian Ba: $228,000 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetOdessa Family YMCA: $200,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetThe Springboard Center: $196,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetCommunities in Schools of New Mexico: $190,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetCasa de Amigos of Midland Texasinc: $180,000 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetMarc Inc: $170,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetNew Mexico School for the Arts - Arts Institute: $167,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetCenters for Children and Families Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetBynum School: $135,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetOdessa College Foundation Inc: $127,500 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetTeen Flow Youth Ministry: $125,000 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetCommunity Against Violence Inc: $116,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSanta Fe Chamber Music Festival Ltd: $110,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetBuckner Children & Family Services Inc: $107,717 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnlock Ministries Inc Dba Opportunity Tribe: $107,500 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetWest Texas Food Bank: $92,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Place of the Permian Basin: $92,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin Inc: $90,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetOdessa Family Pathways: $87,500 over 6y, 11% of budgetRedirectional Outreach Program Efforts for Youth: $80,000 over 6y, 5.7% of budgetSanta Fe Pro Musica Inc: $76,500 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Permian Basin Inc: $73,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetCommunity Children's Ministry: $71,250 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetMidland Teen Court Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetMidland College Foundation: $60,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAgape Christian Services: $60,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetHarmony Home Children's Advocacy Center Inc: $58,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Midland Inc: $57,500 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetSanta Fe Children's Museum Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetFreedom Center Texas: $45,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetAphasia Center of West Texas Inc: $38,750 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetFamily Promise of Midland Texas Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetOdessa Christmas in Action Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetFort Davis Volunteer Fire Dept Inc: $31,250 over 6y, 8.2% of budgetParkinson Voice Project Inc: $31,250 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGrand Companions Humane Society: $31,250 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCrisis Center of West Texas: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of the Permian Basin Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHospice of Midland Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFood Pantry of Jeff Davis County Inc: $29,250 over 6y, 5.5% of budgetChristmas in Action Inc: $29,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetTrue Kids 1: $27,500 over 3y, 2.5% 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 88.

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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.

Abell-Hanger FoundationTX110.5× affinity52 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Abell-Hanger Foundation · Scharbauer Foundation Inc · Permian Basin Area Foundation · Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust · Pevehouse Family Foundation · The Henry Foundation · Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation · Beal Foundation · Fmh Foundation · Warren Charitable Foundation · Yarborough Foundation · Bryant Family 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 The Fasken Foundation

How much does The Fasken Foundation give?
The Fasken Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,719,254 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 97 and 113 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The Fasken Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (28%), Human Services (14%), Health (13%).
Who are The Fasken Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: IDEA Public Schools ($1.0M), Midland Childrens Rehabilitation Center Inc ($310k), High Sky Childrens Ranch Inc ($286k).
Does The Fasken Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Fasken Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Fasken Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Abell-Hanger Foundation, Scharbauer Foundation Inc, Permian Basin Area Foundation.
Where is The Fasken Foundation based?
The Fasken 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 253 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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