Future Fund awards record $45K during 2025-26 grant cycle

During the 2025-26 Future Fund grant cycle, $45,000 was awarded to 30 nonprofits serving kids in the Abilene community, with an additional $4,500 in funding support coming from donor-advised funds from the Community Foundation of Abilene and other community contributions.

Future Fund members make this happen. Membership dues are pooled into the endowment fund, and the fund's revenue is used each year to make grants to nonprofits serving local children and youth. 

To join this community impact as a Future Fund member, visit cfabilene.org/futurefund. 

Note: In this calendar year, Future Fund held two grant cycles. In 2026 and beyond, the Future Fund grants will be awarded during the cycle, which opens September 15 to November 1. 
 

2025-26 Future Fund Grant Recipients:

Abilene Big Country Hunger Coalition – Free meals program during school breaks

Abilene Education Foundation – Abilene ISD "Access to Healthy Homes" program

(*) Abilene Home Away From Home – Support for first-term Dyess airmen

Abilene Philharmonic Association – Instrument petting zoo at CALF and free concert tickets

Alliance for Women and Children – A-Care after-school program enrichment items

BCFS Abilene Transition Center – Abilene HOPES Family Resource Center

Big Country CASA, Inc. – Technology upgrades for child advocate support

Boys & Girls Club of Abilene – Smart boards for homework rooms

(*) Champions for Children Conference – Champion for Children Conference

Children's Performing Arts Series – Educational performance for 2nd-grade students

Chorus Abilene, Inc. – Children and youth scholarships

Day 1 Bags – Care bags for high school seniors in foster care

For the Children Abilene – Everybody's birthday party at summer camp for foster children

(*) Greater Than Three Outreach – Adaptive youth hybrid sports

Hardin-Simmons University – Summer speech camp for youth with disabilities

Harmony Family Services, Inc. – Children's emergency shelter van

Hendrick Home for Children – Family care program support

Hendrick Medical Center Foundation – Healthcare Academy

Mentors Care – Wylie High School mentorship program

National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) – School tours

New Horizons Ranch & Center, Inc. – Care for foster children at the Audrey Grace House

Noah Project – Spring and summer youth programs

(*) Play4More Foundation – Soccer and mentoring program for refugee students

(*) Region XIV Education Service Center – Annual Autism Extravaganza resource fair event

Texas Family Institute – Therapy support for children and families

Texas Trails Council Boy Scouts of America – Scoutreach initiative for underserved youth

The Grace Museum – Summer arts outreach

The Mentoring Alliance – After-school care and summer camps

Young Audiences of Abilene – Educational performance for 2nd-grade students

Youth Voice, Inc. – Drop-in center for at-risk youth

(*) denotes first-time Future Fund grantee