Scharbauer Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Scharbauer Foundation funds organisations in Midland and Odessa working in Education, Healthcare, Quality of Place and Human Services, so nonprofits outside these two places or outside these themes are not a fit.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 135 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $250,000, and half were $25,000 or less, so a request in that range is realistic, although the foundation can also make much larger grants.
- Applications follow a two-stage process with fixed spring and fall deadlines that change each year: organisations submit an online pre-application, and only selected applicants are invited to submit a full grant request.
- Giving looks relationship-led, since 70% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded the previous year, and the foundation itself advises first-time applicants and those with projects outside its guidelines to consult its team before submitting a pre-application.
- It does not fund consecutive-year grants, individuals, churches, lobbying organisations, or individual public or private schools providing primary and/or secondary education to the general population, and it only considers past recipients for new funding once all progress and final reports from previous grants have been received.
Overview
Scharbauer Foundation is a US private foundation based in Midland, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to organisations working in Midland and Odessa across Education, Healthcare, Quality of Place and Human Services. Its education grants support public education and academic achievement from early childhood through college; its healthcare grants increase access to quality physical and behavioural healthcare. Quality-of-place grants aim to improve quality of life and add value to the community. It prefers capital projects, including construction, renovations and repairs, equipment purchase and installation, or project/programme support and expansion. Eligible applicants are tax-exempt nonprofit public charities; colleges and universities must submit pre-applications through their development offices.
Themes
- Education
- Healthcare
- Quality of Place
- Human Services
Geographic Focus
Midland; Odessa.
What They Don't Fund
- Consecutive-year grants
- Individuals
- Churches
- Lobbying organizations
- Individual public or private schools that provide primary and/or secondary education (PK-12) to the general population
How to apply
Organisations submit an online pre-application by the posted due dates; selected applicants are invited to submit a full grant request.
Deadlines: There are spring and fall grant cycles; dates change each year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 135 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- First-time applicants and applicants with projects outside the guidelines should consult the Foundation team before submitting a pre-application.
- It prefers capital projects, project or programme support, and expansion.
- Past recipients are considered for new funding only after all progress and final reports for previous grants have been received.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Scharbauer Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 69 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center · Permian basin behavioral health center - capital campaign$11,750,0002023 tax year
- Permian Basin Medical Center (The Beacon Alliance) · Pbmc 2023-2024 operating budget$2,251,9782023 tax year
- Holdsworth Center · 2023-2025 misd & ecisd campus leadership program & leadership collaborative$750,0002023 tax year
- Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin · Capital campaign for odessa campus$650,0002023 tax year
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin · Graduate scholarship program to increase the number of local licensed behavioral health professionals$616,5222023 tax year
- YMCA of Midland · Property acquisition for future expansion$500,0002023 tax year
- Senior Life Midland · Additional grant: senior life midland capital campaign$500,0002023 tax year
- Midland Memorial Foundation · Behavioral health intern program$300,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jim Nelson — Vice Chair
- Dan Hord — Chair
- Joann Price — Treasurer
- Sarah A Shaw — Vice President And Secretary
- Grant A Billingsley — President And CEO
- Scott Ryburn — Director
- Katy Morrow — Director
- Tim Leach — Director
- Cindy Black — Director
- Gary Douglas — Assistant Treasurer
- James M Alsup — Assistant Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $17,233,476 | $14,528,343 | $442,622,697 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $23,384,535 | $19,258,721 | $552,672,642 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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