The Prairie Foundation
Midland, TX · EIN 75-6012458. Reported 111 grants totalling $2,000,000 to 81 organizations across tax years 2023-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Prairie Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $140,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena Montessori School | St Helena, CA | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation | St Helena, CA | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Labrador Retriever Rescue | Pebble Beach, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Napa Valley Wine Library | St Helena, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Basin Dream Center for Orphans | Midland, TX | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Head for the Cure Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PROJECT2FOURTEEN | Midland, TX | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Tee - West Texas | Midland, TX | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Horse Rescue | St Helena, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midland Habitat for Humanity | Midland, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rianda House - Upper Valley | St Helena, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethany House of Laredo Inc | Laredo, TX | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Providence Community Health Foundation | Napa, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Midland | Midland, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cameo Cinema Foundation | St Helena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA De Amigos | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Recording Library of West Tx | Midland, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veterans Serving the Need | Laredo, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Sunshine Camps | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Border Olympics Inc | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brannan Center | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Assistance Ministry | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Laredo College Education Foundation | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laredo International Fair | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifeworks Austin | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midland Memorial Foundation | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mission Agape | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raul Reyes Stronger Together Breast Cancer Foundation | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ruthe B Cowl Rehabilitation Center | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Place | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Senior Life Midland | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sibley Environmental Learning Center | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Fields Edge | Midland, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellmed Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Texas Food Bank | Odessa, TX | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christmas in Action | Midland, TX | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Buckner Children and Family Services | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bynum School | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Fund | Midland, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sight Savers America | St Helena, CA | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Children's Clinic | Midland, TX | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m International Univ | Laredo, TX | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fix West Texas | Deer Harbor, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gifts of Hope Inc | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillcrest School | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| I-20 Wildlife Preserve | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kdfc Classical Public Radio Network | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marc Dba Spectrum of Solutions | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midland Children's Rehabilitation Center | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Braunfels Food Bank | New Braunfels, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Town St Helena | St Helena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Permian Basin Honor Flight | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Three Eleven Ministries | Midland, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thru Project | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | St Helena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Care Animal Rescue | St Helena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Midland Community Theatre Inc | Midland, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teen Challenge of the Permian Basin | Midland, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teen Flow Youth Ministries | Midland, TX | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m Foundation | College Station, TX | $6,384 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smiles of Heaven | Laredo, TX | $5,616 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carmel Bach Festival Inc | Carmel, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Four Winds Westward Ho Camp | Deer Harbor, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of Midland Inc | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Land Trust of Napa County | Napa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manor Park | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midland Ass for Retarded Cit | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midland Children's Rehab Centr | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midland Rape Crisis Cntr | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Wasp Wwii Museum | Sweetwater, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Permian Basin Be the Change | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Helena Farmer's Market | St Helena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Texas Symphony & Chorale Dba West Texas Symphony | Midland, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters | Midland, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
30 of 81 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 65%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Austin Sunshine Camps
*TO ASSIST NAMED RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 61 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 | $650,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $1,350,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 56% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Prairie Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 6101 Holiday Hill Road, Midland, TX, 79707. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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