Chevron, Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation launch Midland-Odessa youth grant program

The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation and Chevron are launching a new grant program focused on funding organizations that support youth in Midland and Odessa.

The Chevron/Texas Rangers Community Grants will benefit nonprofits, schools, or municipalities in the Midland–Odessa area that provide meaningful programming to children 18 and under through educational curriculum, afterschool programming, or youth sports initiatives.

Qualified organizations are encouraged to submit a grant proposal at rangers.com/chevrongrants describing how their program can benefit from funding. The application will remain open through Friday, Aug. 16. Winners will be notified of their selection in September and recognized during pre-game ceremonies at a Texas Rangers home game later that month.

Karin Morris, Texas Rangers senior vice president of community impact & executive director of the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, said his team looks forward to reviewing the grant applications.

“We are excited to join Chevron in showing both of our organizations’ commitment to the Midland–Odessa region with this program,” Morris said.

The grant program further exemplifies Chevron’s commitment to Permian Basin communities and expands the company’s support for local nonprofits, said Nicole Barber, public and government affairs manager for Chevron’s Mid-Continent business unit.

“We’re hoping this program will help create ‘home run’ impacts in the lives of our communities’ future leaders,” Barber said.

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