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Dan and Julia Manning Foundation

Preselected recipients only Amarillo, Texas · EIN 611499898

Dan and Julia Manning Foundation is a private foundation in Amarillo, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $105,222 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $94,258 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$98,0589$2.2 million
2024$94,25810$2.3 million
2025$105,22210$2.4 million

How to apply

Dan and Julia Manning Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dan and Julia Manning Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas10$105,222

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Museum of the Plains
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$20,000
Ochiltree County Senior Citizens Association
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$17,111
Perryton & Vicinity Activity Center
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$17,111
Frank Phillips College
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$16,000
Panhandle Crisis Center
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$15,000
City of Perryton
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$10,000
Beehive Daycare Center - Asci Perryton Satellite Center
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$3,500
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX
Assistance with operating budget$2,500
Boy Scouts of Perryton
Perryton, TX
Assistance with operating budget$2,000
Girl Scouts of Perryton
Amarillo, TX
Assistance with operating budget$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dan and Julia Manning Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dan and Julia Manning Foundation give?

$105,222 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Dan and Julia Manning Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Firstbank Southwest (Trustee).

What does Dan and Julia Manning Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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