Mary E Bivins Foundation
Amarillo, TX · EIN 75-0842370. Reported 146 grants totalling $7,617,484 to 114 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Mary E Bivins Foundation, the IRS classifies it under housing & shelter rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE L22Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 114 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 8% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $17,000 and $66,000; the smallest was $6,500 and the largest $330,290. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas a & M University Foundation | Canyon, TX | $550,401 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amarillo Wesley Community Center Inc | Amarillo, TX | $380,290 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pampa Youth and Community Center Inc | Amarillo, TX | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope to Opportunities Foundation | Amarillo, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspire a Mindful Place | Borger, TX | $235,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Support Services of Amarillo | Amarillo, TX | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Family Service Inc | Amarillo, TX | $208,465 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ogh Healthcare Foundation | Perryton, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dumas Education & Social Ministries Inc | Dumas, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Panhandle Regional Planning Commiss Area Agency on Aging | Amarillo, TX | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Inc of Amarillo Texas | Amarillo, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Storybridge Inc | Amarillo, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Maverick Boys and Girls Club of Amarillo Inc | Amarillo, TX | $146,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Refugee Language Project | Amarillo, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amarillo College Foundation Inc | Amarillo, TX | $123,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amarillo Symphony Inc | Amarillo, TX | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amarillo Area Foundation Inc | Amarillo, TX | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dalhart Senior Citizens Association | Dalhart, TX | $105,182 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Faith City Inc | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | Dallas, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opportunity School Inc | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Home for Children | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Andrews Episcopal School of Amarillo | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Ann's Catholic Church | Canyon, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Parc | Amarillo, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panhandle Community Services | Amarillo, TX | $87,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Samaritan Christian Service Inc of Dalhart Texas | Dalhart, TX | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amarillo Area CASA | Amarillo, TX | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coming Home Partners | Amarillo, TX | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallam-Hartley Counties Healthcare Foundation Inc | Dalhart, TX | $78,223 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Window on a Wider World | Amarillo, TX | $78,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amarillo Habitat for Humanity Inc | Amarillo, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| We Find in Love | Amarillo, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $74,115 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Texas Ramp Project | Richardson, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Victory Tree Foundation | Dumas, TX | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hemphill County Hospital District Foundation | Canadian, TX | $66,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turn Center | Amarillo, TX | $60,370 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amarillo Hearing Foundation | Amarillo, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission Amarillo | Amarillo, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baptist Community Services | Amarillo, TX | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tri-County Meals | Quitaque, TX | $52,422 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Leaders Readers Network | Canyon, TX | $51,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amarillo Little Theatre Inc | Amarillo, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Buckner Children and Family Services Inc | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ccs Connect Community Services | Fritch, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ceta Canyon Camp & Retreat Center | Happy, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc | Amarillo, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Downtown Womens Center | Amarillo, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Support Services | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hereford Sportsplex Inc | Hereford, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marthas Home Inc | Amarillo, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pampa Meals on Wheels Inc | Pampa, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hereford Senior Citizen Assoc | Hereford, TX | $49,580 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Donley County Senior Citizens Inc | Clarendon, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Panhandle Crisis Center Inc | Perryton, TX | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moore County Senior Center Inc | Dumas, TX | $41,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Collingsworth County Home Delivered Meals Program | Wellington, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Garretson Center Inc | Panhandle, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ogallala Commons Inc | Springfield, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panhandle Angels Foundation | Amarillo, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sister-Bear Foundation | Amarillo, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Panhandle War Memorial Foundation Inc | Amarillo, TX | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels of Dalhart | Dalhart, TX | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cactus Nazarene Ministry Center | Cactus, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kanza Society Inc High Plains Public Radio | Garden City, KS | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Moore County | Dumas, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barrio Neighborhood Planning Committee | Amarillo, TX | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army Amarillo Texas | Amarillo, TX | $31,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mns Foundation Inc | Amarillo, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transformations By Austin Angels | Amarillo, TX | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| More | Amarillo, TX | $26,572 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Another Chance House | Amarillo, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastridge Mission Center | Amarillo, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hansford County Hospital District | Spearman, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hedley Senior Citizens Association Incorporated | Hedley, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| High Plains Food Bank | Amarillo, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| High Plains Helping Hand Inc | Borger, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran Social Service of the South Inc | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Panhandle of Texas Lions Foundation Inc | Wheeler, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Square Mile Community Development | Amarillo, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Church | Mclean, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senior Ambassadors Coaltition | Amarillo, TX | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $23,450 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pampa Senior Citizens Inc | Pampa, TX | $22,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Worship Center of Perryton Inc | Perryton, TX | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cactus Nazarene Health Center | Cactus, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hall County Home Delivered Meals | Memphis, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope Lives Here | Amarillo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amarillo Art Institute Inc | Amarillo, TX | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Rolling Plains Inc | Childress, TX | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children at Risk Inc | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heal the City Free Clinic | Amarillo, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| White Deer-Skellytown Lighthouse Food Pantry Inc | White Deer, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cord Inc | Amarillo, TX | $14,550 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Moore County Health Foundation | Dumas, TX | $12,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panhandle Orphan Care Network | Amarillo, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spearhead Corporation | Spearman, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No Boundaries International Inc | Edmond, OK | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canadian Community Center | Canadian, TX | $11,414 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amarillo Area Mental Health Consumers | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Ambucs Inc | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panhandle Breast Health | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seven Star Horse & Family Center | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Archeological Society | San Marcos, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White Deer Senior Citizens Association Incorporated | White Deer, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulia Love Fund Inc | Tulia, TX | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation | Austin, TX | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of North Texas | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Texas Inc | San Antonio, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hereford Food Pantry | Hereford, TX | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
27 of 114 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 of 114 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | $1,794,270 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 23 | $899,286 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $2,353,058 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $2,570,870 | $52,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mary E Bivins Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 37 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2311 West 16TH Avenue, Amarillo, TX, 79102.
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