Big Spring Area Community Foundation

The Big Spring Area Community Foundation is honored to recognize these scholarship recipients and the promise they represent for the future. Their achievements reflect commitment, perseverance, and the support of families, friends, and teachers who have cheered them on along the way.

Congratulations, Buffaloes—we can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you! 🦬

Congratulations to these outstanding students on receiving scholarships from the Big Spring Area Community Foundation.

We are so proud of their hard work, determination, and all they have accomplished. It is a privilege to celebrate these students as they prepare to take the next step beyond high school.

Thank you to our donors and community partners who make these scholarship opportunities possible. Your generosity continues to make a lasting impact on local students and families.

Go Steers! 🖤💛🖤

Congratulations to the Coahoma Bulldog students who received scholarships from the Big Spring Area Community Foundation!

We are proud to support these outstanding students as they take the next step in their education. Their hard work, dedication, and bright futures are worth celebrating, and we can’t wait to see all they accomplish.

Way to go, Bulldogs! 🐾 🎓 🐾

(Pictured left to right: Ben Rubio, Paisley Osborn, Bentley Grant, Nora Loya, Madisyn Renteria, Lyndee Davidson, Kobi Olivas, and Executive Director of the BSACF, George Bancroft.)

Congratulations to Brik Fryar and Vallory Espinoza on receiving the Big Spring Area Community Foundation Scholarship!

We are so proud of you and excited for what’s ahead! 🎓✨ 🎓

The Big Spring Area Community Foundation was proud to present scholarships to two very deserving seniors at Grady High School this evening.

Congratulations to these outstanding students!

Go Wildcats!

On April 17, 2026, representatives from the Big Spring Area Community Foundation, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the City of Big Spring, and members of the Stripling and Mouton families gathered for the dedication of the Hayes Stripling, Sr. Memorial Dock. The inscription on the plaque reads:

“Hayes Stripling, Sr. was a respected gentleman and an avid fisherman. Affectionately known as ‘Papa Hayes,’ he often brought his grandchildren to Comanche Trail Lake to teach them to fish and to share the simple beauty of time spent on the water. In his honor, his children and grandchildren established the Hayes Stripling, Sr. Memorial Fund through the Big Spring Area Community Foundation to support and enhance the fishing areas at the lake. This dock was made possible through a grant from that fund, a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and support from the City of Big Spring.”

The Big Spring Area Community Foundation is proud to be part of something that will benefit generations to come and wishes to thank all involved, particularly the Mouton and Stripling families, for their contributions to the fishing pier and kayak launch.

📣 Grant Applicants — Join us TODAY!

The Big Spring Area Community Foundation will be hosting our Grant Application Seminar for any nonprofit (501(c)(3)) or government agency interested in applying for a 2026 grant.

Join us to learn about grant application procedures and get your questions about the grant process answered.

🗓 Today, Thursday, February 19

⏰ 5:30 PM

📍 Howard College – Cactus Room

See you there!

📣 Grant Applicants — This One’s for You!

The Big Spring Area Community Foundation will be hosting our Grant Application Seminar for any nonprofit (501(c)(3)) or government agency interested in applying for a 2026 grant.

Join us to learn about grant application procedures and get your questions about the grant process answered.

🗓 Thursday, February 19
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Howard College – Cactus Room

We hope you’ll plan to attend—we’d love to see you there! 💙

Attention graduating seniors in the Big Spring Area:

Scholarship opportunities affiliated with the Big Spring Area Community Foundation are currently available to eligible students at the high schools listed below.

To apply for one or more of these scholarships, please contact your school counselor for application details.

The Big Spring Area Community Foundation provides scholarship opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by law. All eligible students are encouraged to apply.

For additional information, students, parents, or counselors may contact the Big Spring Area Community Foundation at 432-714-4316.

Participating High Schools:
• Big Spring High School
• Coahoma High School
• Forsan High School
• Borden County High School
• Sands High School
• Westbrook High School
• Grady High School
• Glasscock County High School
• Runnels Academy
• Pathway Academy
• Sterling City High School
• Snyder High School
• Colorado City High School
• Klondike High School
• Ira High School
• Dawson High School
• Stanton High School
• Lamesa High School

—with KBest Media, Big Spring Herald, Klondike ISD

🚧✨ Grant in Action! ✨🚧

We are excited to share how a 2025 grant from the Big Spring Area Community Foundation is making a difference right here in our community.

Thanks to this funding, our local Salvation Army was able to completely redo their parking lot, which had been in very poor condition. After the much-needed repairs and improvements, the parking lot looks incredible—safe, smooth, and welcoming for everyone who visits.

Check out the transformation in the photos below. 📸👏

We’re proud to support local organizations like the Salvation Army that do so much for our community every day. This project is a great example of how grant funding can have a visible and lasting impact on an organization and the community.