Mabee Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Mabee Foundation funds capital projects only - construction, renovation and major medical equipment - not operating costs, in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.
- Before applying, an organisation must already have raised 40% of the total project cost from other public donors, naming them in the application, and must be ready to raise the remaining funds within one year of any award.
- With half of its 313 grants recently at $600,000 or less, and awards made up to $2,000,000, a solid capital request in that range fits well.
- Applications are reviewed at four fixed deadlines each year - the first of December, March, June and September - and with only 11% of grant dollars going to previously funded organisations, the process looks open to new applicants rather than relationship-led.
- The foundation will not fund private foundations under IRC section 509(a), government-owned institutions, debt retirement, endowments, projects already under construction, general operations or programme support, grants to individuals, K-12 capital projects unless serving only students with intellectual or developmental disabilities, renovation of leased property unless the lease is long-term and tantamount to ownership, grants solely for land, furnishings, equipment other than major medical equipment, vehicles or museum exhibits, or grants to a local, individual church, congregation or parish.
Overview
Mabee Foundation is a US private foundation based in Midland, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Mabee Foundation supports non-profit, 501(c)(3) organisations that are not private foundations, working in education, social and humanitarian services, medical and health, and cultural and religious fields. Its grants are limited to construction, renovation and the purchase of major medical equipment, rather than general operating support. Projects must be located in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri or Kansas. The foundation describes its awards as challenge grants: applicants must have raised 40% of the project cost from other public donors before a request is considered, and the recipient must raise the remaining funds needed to finish the project within one year of the award. Its giving therefore supports eligible organisations' capital projects and major medical equipment, not ongoing programmes.
Themes
- Education
- Social and humanitarian services
- Medical and health
- Cultural and religious
Geographic Focus
Texas; Oklahoma; New Mexico; Arkansas; Missouri; Kansas.
What They Don't Fund
- Grants to private foundations as defined in IRC section 509(a)
- Grants to government owned or operated institutions
- Debt retirement
- Endowments
- Projects already under construction or where a contract has been signed with a contractor
- Operations or program support
- Grants to an individual
- Capital projects for K-12 educational institutions (unless the institution exclusively serves students with intellectual or developmental disabilities)
- Renovation of leased property (unless the lease is a long-term lease tantamount to ownership)
- Grants exclusively for the purchase of land, furnishings, equipment (except for major medical equipment), vehicles, museum exhibits, etc
- Grants to a local, individual church body, congregation or parish
How to apply
Before the foundation will consider a request, an organisation must have raised 40% of the project's total cost from other public donors and include the donors' names in its application.
Deadlines: Grant requests are received by four recurring deadlines: the first day of December, March, June and September, for consideration at the corresponding Board meeting.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 11% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 313 grants to organisations were $600,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The recipient must raise the remaining funds required to finish the project within one year of the award or risk cancellation.
- The Board of Trustees awards grants at its sole discretion, and there is no guarantee that a request will be awarded.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 11% of grant dollars went to organisations Mabee 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 103 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $500k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- John Brown University · Education$2,500,0002024 tax year
- Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault · Community outreach$2,000,0002024 tax year
- American Cancer Society - Georgia · Healthcare$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation · Healthcare$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Young Life Colorado · Youth development$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Ymca Of Wichita · Youth development$2,000,0002024 tax year
- The City Lights Foundation of Oklahoma · Community outreach$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center · Healthcare$2,000,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Goeke Michael J — Executive Director
- Tullius Raymond L — Trustee, Vice Chairman
- Mabee John W — Chairman
- Mabee Guy — Trustee
- Jones J Edward — Trustee
- Daggett Greg — Trustee
- Campbell R Danny — Trustee, Secretary, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $112,398,195 | $105,658,983 | $1,558,309,360 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $125,926,311 | $119,109,789 | $1,996,269,791 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $84,361,721 | $78,241,835 | $2,209,907,625 | Filing for 2024 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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