Foundations that fund human services in Texas
These 25 foundations made grants to human services in Texas in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation
- $115,000 to Childsafe, San Antonio: Assist children
- $110,000 to The Childrens Shelter, San Antonio: Assist children
- $100,000 to Sjrc Texas Inc, Bulverde: Assist children
How to apply: Question 2b: an online grant application should be filled out and submitted through the online portal located on the najim foundation website at www.najimfoundation.org parts of the application include the following requirements: brief statement of organization's purpose and...
Deadlines: Question 2c: applications are accepted three times during the year. March for april board meeting, j
Restrictions: Question 2d: applications are only accepted from section 501(c)(3) organizations. Only 501(c)(3) organizations located and serving children in the following counties will be considered for funding: bexar, atascosa, bandera, comal,...
Abell-Hanger Foundation
- $250,000 to Basin Dream Center for Orphans, Midland: Expansion of services for permian basin homeless youth
- $100,000 to Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin, Midland: Nonprofits salary and benefits study
- $85,000 to Centers for Children and Families Inc, Midland: Unrestricted general operating support
How to apply: General information and grant forms on abell-hanger.org web site.
Deadlines: General information and grant forms on abell-hanger.org web site.
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
- $35,000 to Kids' Meals Inc, Houston: Towards support of the building hope capital campaign.
- $30,000 to Jewish Family Service, Houston: Towards support of the career and employment center.
- $25,000 to Covenant House Texas, Houston: Towards support of the building for life campaign - phase iv.
How to apply: Amt requested, charitable purpose & tax exempt status of requesting organization.
Ed Rachal Foundation
- $7,449,750 to Louise Allen Foundation, Corpus Christi: General operations
- $100,000 to Good Samaritan Rescue Mission, Corpus Christi: General operations
- $87,000 to Foster Angels of South Texas Foundation, Corpus Christi: General operations
How to apply: See foundation website: www.edrachal.org for guidelines and application. Available upon request.
Deadlines: No submission deadlines
Restrictions: Grants limited geographically to the state of texas.
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $80,000 to Communication Service for the Deaf Inc, Dallas: Financial wizards bootcamp for dhh youth
- $75,000 to Bakerripley, Houston: Entrepreneur connection
- $55,000 to Ascend Dallas, Dallas: Ascend dallas' economic advancement program
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation
- $10,000 to Hope Cottage, Dallas: Youth education programming on healthy relationships and adoption
- $10,000 to The Men of Nehemiah Inc, Dallas: General operating support
- $7,500 to Buckner Children and Family Services, Dallas: North texas foster care camps
How to apply: The application must be made in the form of a letter. The letter should include information about the organization submitting the application and specific information about the project named in the grant request. The application must also include a copy of the most recent...
Deadlines: By may 31 for the foundation year ended september 30.
Restrictions: No grants are made directly to individuals. Also, grant applications are only accepted from i.r.c. Sec. 501(c)(3) organizations located in california, florida, louisiana, oklahoma, mississippi, and texas.
Ken W Davis Foundation
- $50,000 to Senior Life Midland, Midland: Meals on wheels program
- $40,000 to Centers for Children & Families, Midland: Mental health counseling services
- $25,000 to Fort Worth Hope Center, Fort Worth: General operations
How to apply: The request should include a description of the recipient project or program of the charitable organization, contribution goal, amount of specific request, copy of charitable orgnaization's most recent audited financial statements and copy of organization's irs determination...
Deadlines: December 31
Restrictions: No
The Addy Foundation
- $500,000 to North Dallas Shared Ministries Inc, Dallas: Health
- $250,000 to Trec Community Investors, Dallas: Civic/community engagement
- $165,000 to Community Does It, Dallas: Health
How to apply: The instructions for a grant proposal of the addy foundation include the following: (a) name, address, and taxpayer identification number of grantee. (b) what amounts and dates of distribution are requested by the grantee. (c) an agreement by the grantee to use the grant funds...
Deadlines: Quarterly submission deadlines are as follows: february 1, may 1, august 1 and november 1
Restrictions: The addy foundation as part of the grant or distribution will require periodic written reports, not less frequently than annually, describing how the grant or distribution has been used.
Union Pacific Foundation
- $14,000 to Bakerripley, Houston: Vocational and career training/ upskilling programs
- $10,000 to New Liberty Road Community Development Corporation, Houston: Promote environmental justice
- $10,000 to Hope Outreach Center of Bracketville, Brackettville: 20 - health/ human services\ mental health
How to apply: Grant application available online during specific periods.
Deadlines: May 31, 2025 for 2025 applications.
Restrictions: The foundation administers the philanthropic program of union pacific corporation and union pacific railroad company. Grants are awarded to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in union pacific communities that best align with the...
Texas Capital Foundation
- $50,000 to Center for Transforming Lives, Fort Worth: Grant supports the CTL to expand family stability services for 3,000+ BIPOC women and...
- $50,000 to Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Houston Area, Houston: The unique outdoor Holcomb Family YMCA opened in December 2021 and currently engages more...
- $50,000 to Safehaven of Tarrant County, Arlington: Donation supports life-saving emergency shelter and life-changing support services for...
How to apply: See TexasCapitalBank.com Foundation website
Deadlines: See TexasCapitalBank.com Foundation Website
Restrictions: See TexasCapitalBank.com Foundation website
Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company
- $22,500 to Wellsprings Village Incorporated, Houston: General Support
- $20,000 to Nonpareil Institute, Plano: General Support
- $17,000 to The Sanctuary Foster Care Services, Houston: General Support
How to apply: https://thecameronfoundation.com/grant-application/guidelines/ - See Statement 14
Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust
- $50,000 to Target Hunger, Houston: Senior Meal Program
- $50,000 to Galveston County Food Bank, Texas City: Meals For Seniors Program
- $50,000 to Holly Hall, Houston: The Prayer Garden Project
How to apply: Application forms and instructions on the Isla Carroll Friendship Trust website.
Deadlines: Prior to January 31st by 5pm.
Restrictions: Awards are limited to Texas public charities which are exempt under 501(c)(3).
The Allstate Foundation
- $300,000 to National Domestic Violence Hotline, Austin: General operating support to meet high contact volume
- $150,000 to National Domestic Violence Hotline, Austin: Love is respect leadership convening and campus ambassador programs
- $50,000 to National Domestic Violence Hotline, Austin: Gifted screening and reception
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation Inc
- $75,000 to Encore Park Dallas, Dallas: Encore park capital campaign
- $50,000 to For Oak Cliff, Dallas: General operating
- $50,000 to The Family Place, Dallas: Emergency shelter services
How to apply: Electronic application available on foundation website
Deadlines: March 31st, june 30th, september 30th
Restrictions: Dallas and its immediate suburbs
The William Stamps Farish Fund
- $500,000 to Kids Meals Inc, Houston: Building hope capital campaign
- $500,000 to Memorial Assistance Ministries, Houston: Growing our impacttogether capital campaign
- $360,000 to Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries, Houston: Program services, general operations, sponsorship
How to apply: All organizations are required to submit proof of exempt status.
W P & Bulah Luse Foundation
- $20,000 to Frisco Family Services Center, Frisco: Emergency financial
- $20,000 to Sharing Life Community Outreach Inc, Mesquite: Unrestricted general
- $20,000 to The Concilio, Dallas: Support health programming
How to apply: No special form is required
Restrictions: Limited to qualified charitable entities in texas for education, medical need, or alleviation of poverty
Strake Foundation
- $25,000 to Houston Aphasia Recovery Center, Houston: HARC 2024 Luncheon
- $20,000 to Wonders & Worries, Houston: Illness/Injury Education and Coping for Houston-Area Children/Teenagers Facing A...
- $20,000 to Avda, Houston: To support safer homes for children to grow and thrive
How to apply: Grant applications are processed online. To receive the link to the portal send email to foundationstrake.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines
Restrictions: Maximum of 1 grant application / calendar year, emphasis is local to houston, 501c3 organizations. Primary giving categories are catholic institutions, youth education high school and above, womens health pro life, free markets and...
Scharbauer Foundation Inc
- $185,000 to Casa De Amigos of Midland Texas Incorporated, Midland: Renovations to expand capacity for youth and adult education
- $150,000 to United Way of Midland Inc, Midland: Capital campaign: building remodel and addition
- $100,000 to Springboard Center, Midland: General operating
How to apply: Organizations requesting funding fill out and submit an online pre-application through the foundations website at www.scharbauerfoundation.org by due dates listed on the home page. The foundation will invite selected preapplicants to submit an online full grant request....
Deadlines: Spring and fall cycle; dates change each year and are posted on the organization's website
Restrictions: The scharbauer foundation seeks to make grants that will help midland be a better place in which to live and operate a business. The following are general guidelines used by the foundation in evaluating grant requests. Focus areas *...
Thomas M Helen Mckee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc
- $100,000 to United Community Centers Inc, Fort Worth: Education literacy program and fleet replacement project
- $30,000 to Safehaven of Tarrant County, Arlington: Safeshelter
- $30,000 to The Parenting Center, Fort Worth: Family life education and clinical counseling program
How to apply: Written letter of request, following guidelines listed on website.
Deadlines: Feb 1, may 1, aug 1, nov 1
Restrictions: Generally limited to organizations in tarrant county, tx with some minor exceptions.
Amon G Carter Foundation
- $130,000 to Safehaven of Tarrant County, Arlington: Facility improvements
- $125,000 to Lena Pope Home, Fort Worth: Facility improvements
- $100,000 to Cornerstone Assistance Network, Fort Worth: Technology support
How to apply: Initial approach letter, one copy of proposal
Restrictions: Primarily local giving to support benevolent, charitable, and educational undertakings, the purpose of which is charitable, literacy or educational.
Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust
- $300,000 to Manor Park Inc, Midland: General operating
- $50,000 to Samaritan Center Inc, Midland: General operating
- $38,000 to Springboard Center, Midland: General operating
How to apply: A formal grant application must be completed. Submit budget information, audited financial statements, if any, and copy of the irs determination letter regarding tax exempt status.
Deadlines: Grants awarded semi-annually generally in june and december. Application deadlines are april 15 and
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353
- $7,500 to Partnership With Native Americans, Addison: Matching gift to health & human services agency
- $3,376 to Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth, Fort Worth: Matching gift to civic agency
- $2,700 to Refuge City, Richardson: Matching gift to civic agency
How to apply: Donor for each gift, you need to complete a gift request through eric. To access the form, click on the "matching gifts" in the "my tools" list on the eric homepage. The recipient organization will receive an email from textron's matching gift department asking for verification...
Deadlines: Requests are processed as they are received.
Restrictions: Textron will match contributions between $25 and $7,500 per individual, per calendar year, to eligible institutions at a $1:$1 ratio, for a maximum textron contribution of $7,500. Gifts made outside of the united states must be equivalent...
Beal Foundation
- $405,000 to Basin Dream Center for Orphans, Midland: Operating funds
- $100,000 to Stick Horses and Capes, Abilene: Operating funds
- $75,000 to The Springboard Center, Midland: Capital funds
How to apply: The beal foundation grant application is only available at www.thebealfoundation.org information required for a grant application is detailed on the website, including the criteria for qualified organizations that can apply. Applicants must submit a grant application online by...
Deadlines: February 15 for april grants and september 15 for november grants.
Restrictions: Grants will be considered for agencies involving education, health, humanities, and welfare in the midland, texas geographic area. Qualified organizations: are tax-exempt under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3), are further...
Jc Ferguson Foundation Inc
- $40,000 to Permian Basin Mission Center, Odessa: General support
- $40,000 to Buckner Children & Family Services, Midland: General support
- $40,000 to Harmony Home Childrens Advocacy Center Inc, Odessa: General support
How to apply: Required Items: Latest Form 990, IRS determination letter, current audit report, list of officers and directors, budget, proposed use of funds, facility site visit.
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800
- $100,000 to Delta Kilo Foundation, San Antonio: Unrestricted grant
- $30,000 to Wonders & Worries Inc, Austin: Unrestricted grant
- $7,500 to Girls Inc of San Antonio, San Antonio: Unrestricted grant
How to apply: 1) the request for the grant should be received on the organizations letterhead and signed by a member of their board of directors or an officer of the organization.
Deadlines: September 15th of each year.
Restrictions: Grants are restricted to organizations whose charitable purposes shall be limited to and shall include only medical, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational
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