Permian Basin Area Foundation, Midland, Texas - A Community Foundation Serving West Texas and Southeast New Mexico

Creating legacies for good...forever

Permian Basin Area Foundation is a community foundation serving a broad range of needs of the communities and individuals in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.

Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates the creation of permanent charitable funds, in partnership with many donors, and provides grants to address changing community needs and enrich the quality of life in the Permian Basin.

$5-million TRIAD grant program draws to a close
Since February 2007, Permian Basin Area Foundation has assisted military personnel and their families as part of a $5-million grant award from Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund of the California Community Foundation. Under the banner of TRIAD (Texas Resources for Iraq and Afghanistan Deployment), the Foundation has awarded grants to 41 regional nonprofits. Click here to learn more about TRIAD and view photographs.

Foundation lauded for TRIAD assistance
Permian Basin Area Foundation was recognized as Outstanding Foundation by the West Texas/Southern New Mexico Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for its support of military personnel stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families. The Foundation salutes the courage and sacrifice of this nation’s military personnel and gratefully acknowledges the work of its TRIAD partners.

2010-2011 scholarship information now available
To view scholarships and application guidelines, click here.


Introduction News Annual Report Leadership Creating A Fund Types of Funds Investments Seeking A Grant Scholarships Professional Advisors Legacy Society Nonprofit Management Center Search this website: Permian Basin Area Foundation 200 N. Loraine, Suite 500 Midland, Texas 79701 phone 432.617.3213 fax 432.617.0151 email Pres/CEO Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S.Community Foundations	Creating legacies for good...forever Permian Basin Area Foundation is a community foundation serving a broad range of needs of the communities and individuals in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates the creation of permanent charitable funds, in partnership with many donors, and provides grants to address changing community needs and enrich the quality of life in the Permian Basin. *$5-million TRIAD grant program draws to a close* Since February 2007, Permian Basin Area Foundation has assisted military personnel and their families as part of a $5-million grant award from Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund of the California Community Foundation. Under the banner of TRIAD (Texas Resources for Iraq and Afghanistan Deployment), the Foundation has awarded grants to 41 regional nonprofits. Click here to learn more about TRIAD and view photographs. *Foundation lauded for TRIAD assistance* Permian Basin Area Foundation was recognized as Outstanding Foundation by the West Texas/Southern New Mexico Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for its support of military personnel stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families. The Foundation salutes the courage and sacrifice of this nation’s military personnel and gratefully acknowledges the work of its TRIAD partners. *2010-2011 scholarship information now available* To view scholarships and application guidelines, click here.	Foundation Features We are pleased to highlight some of the stories about donors to the Foundation and grants from our various charitable funds. Other stories are featured in our Annual Reports and Foundation News articles. We invite you to be added to our mailing list by contacting Sarah Marler at smarler@pbaf.org. *Foundation awards $373,500 at December news conference* Permian Basin Area Foundation announced $373,500 in grants to area nonprofits at its news conference on December 17, 2009, at Museum of the Southwest Blakemore Planetarium. Grants included expanding programs and facilities to care for children and adults in need, assisting in the construction of a library, building low-cost housing, purchasing a van to transport natural disaster victims and emergency supplies, and providing two mobile fun centers for a hospital pediatric wing. For a complete listing of grant awards and to view additional photographs, click here.

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