Pantex awards $81,000 in 2025 Community Investment Grants

  • Posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 5:20 pm

Almost $1.5 million dollars awarded to area non-profits organizations over 10 years
Dr. Kelly Beierschmitt, Pantex President and General Manager
AMARILLO, TX– In its tradition of honoring grant requests to area non-profit groups, Pantex donated $81,000 this year to nine such groups, distributed with the assistance of the Amarillo Area Foundation.

Now in its tenth year, the Pantex Community Investment Fund has awarded a cumulative $1.42 million dollars through 173 grants to non-profits in the Texas Panhandle. The Fund is a partnership between PanTeXas Deterrence LLC (PXD), the managing and operating contractor of the Pantex Plant, and the Amarillo Area Foundation.

Audience at the 2025 Community Investment Grant Ceremony

According to Pantex Mission Assurance Division Director Colby Yeary, “Pantex is invested in our community, and our partnership with the Amarillo Area Foundation supports local growth and development while giving Pantexans a voice in determining where corporate dollars are invested. Pantex is pleased to partner with the Amarillo Area Foundation and area non-profits across the Texas Panhandle, where our employees, live, work, and make a difference every day.”

Pantex partnered with the Amarillo Area Foundation in 2014 to create an innovative and effective method for contributing to the community while also engaging Pantex employee participation. The Pantex Community Investment Fund committee is comprised of approximately a dozen Pantexans who volunteer to serve a two-year term on the committee, which listens to and reviews grant proposals before making the decisions regarding Pantex’s philanthropic gifts.

Audience at the 2025 Community Investment Grant Ceremony

"Through our long-standing partnership with Pantex, we are honored to support nonprofit organizations that are making a measurable difference across the Texas Panhandle,” said Keralee Clay, Interim AAF President & CEO. “Each year, this grant cycle allows us to amplify the impact of groups working to strengthen families, build community resilience, and create opportunities for those who need it most. We are especially grateful for the generosity of Pantex employees, whose commitment to giving back continues to be a powerful force for good in our communities.”

2025 Pantex Grant Recipients
$81,000 in total allocations
  1. Bridges to Life: 2025 Fall Clements Unit Project: $10,000 to be used for project expenses including course materials, graduation expenses, mileage and salary for Regional Coordinator, payroll taxes, and management allocation.

    2. Pantex Grant Recipients, Bridges to Life

  2. Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle: $9,856 to provide 176 CURE Kits calculated at $56 each of which are projected to supplement one client’s homebound box for two months.

    3. Pantex Grant Recipients, Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle

  3. Downtown Women’s Center: $10,000 for the DWC Recovery Program: to support programs and services for women recovering from substance use disorders, and for their children.

    4. Pantex Grant Recipients, Downtown Women's Center

  4. Hope Lives Here: $10,000 for Harley’s Legacy to help cover the cost for 12 veteran/service dog teams, and to assist with supplies and facilities to accommodate services.

    5. Pantex Grant Recipients, Hope Lives Here

  5. Panhandle Angels Foundation: $10,000 for Panhandle Cancer Children Support- to assist families actively battling childhood cancer by helping with normal living and travel expenses that occur around treatment when unable to help themselves.

    6. Pantex Grant Recipients, Panhandle Angel's Foundation

  6. Project Feed the Kids Inc: $7,644 for Project Feed the Kids for food costs.

    7. Pantex Grant Recipients, Project Feed the Kids Inc

  7. Texas Ramp Project: $10,000 to support lumber, materials, and tools to build free wheelchair ramps for low-income adults and others with disabilities in the Panhandle.

    8. Pantex Grant Recipients, Texas Ramp Project

  8. The Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center: $10,000 to Children’s Advocacy Services: to provide services including forensic interviews and medical exams, mental health referral, Victim of Crime Act applications, and case coordination with a multidisciplinary team for 10 children.

    9. Pantex Grant Recipients, The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center

  9. Tralee Crisis Center for Women: $3,500 for Non-Residential Assistance Project: to provide emergency financial assistance for clients who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes.

    10. Pantex Grant Recipients, Tralee Center Crisis for Women

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PanTeXas Deterrence, LLC (PXD) is the management and operating contractor for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Pantex Plant located in Carson County near Amarillo, Texas. Pantex maintains the safety, security, and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. PXD is a joint venture led by a BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) subsidiary – it also includes Fluor; SOC, A Day & Zimmermann Company; and The Texas A&M University System.

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