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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3996560

The Mahaffey Foundation

A private foundation in Midland, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $125,368 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
John Mahaffey
215 Sir Barton Pkwy
Midland, TX 79705
(903) 360-0718
Form and materials
Letter stating amount requested and purpose
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Only organizations that qualify as exempt in 170(b)(1)(a)

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $125,368

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $971,330

  • Tax year 2023

    $148,934

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,066,129

  • Tax year 2022

    $286,041

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,071

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. High Sky Children's RanchMidland, TX

    Donation

    $37,379
  2. Boys & Girls ClubMidland, TX

    Donation

    $20,265
  3. Bynum SchoolMidland, TX

    Donation

    $15,000
  4. Oil Patch KidsMidland, TX

    General operating support

    $10,000
  5. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    Donation

    $9,500
  6. Midland Christian SchoolMidland, TX

    Donation

    $7,130
  7. Midland County Livestock AssociatioMidland, TX

    Donation

    $5,000
  8. Midland Rape Crisis CenterMidland, TX

    Donation

    $5,000
  9. Redeemer Church of MidlandMidland, TX

    General operating support

    $5,000
  10. Teen Flow MinistriesMidland, TX

    Donation

    $5,000
  11. Permian Basin Rehab CenterOdessa, TX

    Donation

    $2,569
  12. Island Foundation-BetterworldCorpus Christi, TX

    Donation

    $1,500
  13. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Donation

    $1,025
  14. Holy Cross Catholic High SchoolMidland, TX

    General operating support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Mental health1 grant $37,37949% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $22,13029% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $11,02515% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $114,843
  2. Georgia1 grant $9,500
  3. Iowa1 grant $1,025

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Candace MahaffeyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matt HeiderDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John MahaffeyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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