Please note: Starting August 2024, the Mary E. Bivins Foundation is using a new online application portal.  Applications and reports in the previous portal will no longer be available after August 2025.  We encourage you to log in to the old system, download, and save any previous applications and/or reports that you want access to because after August 2025 they will not be available. (You can log in to the previous system using the link at the bottom right-hand side of this page.)

The new application portal is Blackbaud’s YourCause Grants Connect.   If you already have a Blackbaud ID and password, you use those credentials to login.  If you do not have a Blackbaud ID and password, you will need to create one.  Click a link on the right-hand side of this page to create an application. Click here to see instructions.  We recommend you add noreply@yourcause.com to your safe senders list and bookmark the following link to return and access forms:

https://bbgmapply.yourcausegrants.com/apply/applications

Apply for a Grant

Rapid Response

Intended to meet small ($2,500 and less) and immediate needs of organizations working to address hunger and food insecurity among older adults. Contact Jessica Tudyk, Senior Program Officer, at 806.379.9400 or jessica@bivinsfoundation.org if you have a need that you think fits the program criteria (outlined on Program Overview page).

Healthy Seniors

The 2024 Healthy Seniors Grant Program is open. (Criteria is outlined on Program Overview page.)  Please use the link on the right-hand side of this page to create and submit an application through the online application portal (preferred).  If you experience technical issues that cannot be overcome, you can download and use the physical application form here: 2024 Healthy Seniors Grant Program application  Contact Jessica Tudyk, Senior Program Officer, at 806.379.9400 or jessica@bivinsfoundation.org if you have questions.

Community Grants

To be eligible for funding, the applicant organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is classified as a public charity and must use the grant funds within and for the benefit of the residents and communities of the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.  Organizations should not request funds more than once in a 12-month period.  The Board will not consider a request from an organization that has an open Community Grant grant; therefore, all grant requirements, including reports, must be complete before an organization is eligible to apply.  In general the Foundation will not consider a grant request for less than $5,000.  (Please review other eligibility criteria found on the Program Overview page.)

Organizations are strongly encouraged to contact the Foundation prior to submitting an application so that we may discuss your proposed project and answer any questions you might have about the process. These meetings are extremely helpful for both the applicant and the Foundation.

The current community grant cycle:

Early October 2024 – Application opens
November 22, 2024 at noon (CST) – Application due
December 2024 and early January 2025 – Site visits
Late January 2025 – Grants Committee meeting
Mid-February 2025 – Funding decisions made

The next tentative community grant cycle:

April 2, 2025 – Application opens
May 19, 2025 at noon (CST) – Application due
June and early July 2025 – Site visits
Late July 2025 – Grants Committee meeting
Mid-August 2025 – Funding decisions made

Contact Tracy Selle, Grants Program Officer, at tracy@bivinsfoundation.org or 806.379.9400.