B a and E W Steinhagen Benevolent Trust

Mechia Foundation

Beaumont, TX

The Mechia Foundation supports education, arts and culture, health, and other community needs, with most funding going to Texas organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75 to $42,250, with a median of $1,100. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mamie McFaddin Ward Heritage Foundation

Beaumont, TX

The foundation primarily supports the McFaddin-Ward House Museum and also makes grants to local Texas charities in areas including preservation, health, human services, arts, and education. Its 2024 grants had a median of $10,000, though awards ranged from $2,102 to $1,258,769. It accepts applications through an annual process; contact Hancock Whitney Bank for the application, due August 31.

Wilton and Effie Hebert Foundation

Beaumont, TX

The Wilton and Effie Hebert Foundation supports organizations working in areas including children and youth, health, education, older adults, and the arts; its 2025 grants went to Texas recipients. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $150,000, with a median of $17,850. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; applicants should contact Black Black Attorneys and use the board-approved form.

H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Tr

New Orleans, LA

The H H and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust supports charitable organizations, with 2025 grants going to groups working in areas including disability services, cancer outreach, food distribution, and community theater. Its 33 grants ranged from $1,200 to $110,000, with a median of $7,500; 95% of grant dollars went to Texas and 5% to Louisiana. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Foundation for Southeast Texas Inc

Beaumont, TX

The Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits and eligible public agencies working in arts and culture, education, health, social services, youth and older adults, economic development, civic affairs, and related areas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,097 to $1 million, with a median of $20,000; its core service area is Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange counties in Texas, though it also supports work beyond the region. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Bob and Karen Wortham Charitable Fou

Beaumont, TX

Juanita Parker Corbin Charitable Trust

Port Neches, TX

The foundation funds arts, community services, education, health care, and social services, primarily in Texas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,700 to $107,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts applications electronically throughout the year and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Foundation makes grants through donor-advised and other donor-established funds for public benefit, human services, education, and health, including initiatives addressing economic mobility and poverty in Harris County. In 2024, its median grant was $25,000; it serves Greater Houston, while grants also go to recipients elsewhere in Texas and beyond. It does not accept proposals for the upcoming High-Impact Grantmaking cycle and plans to invite selected organizations or collaboratives to apply.

Helen C & Curtis B Locke Charitable Trust

Dallas, TX

Christus Health Southeast Texas

Irving, TX

CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas funds nonprofit agencies and collaboratives working on community health and well-being, including mental health, food access, chronic disease prevention, and safe housing. Its 2025 grants had a median of $10,000 and ranged from $6,500 to $522,127; funding primarily went to Texas, especially communities served by CHRISTUS Health. Its 2025–2026 materials invite eligible nonprofits and collaboratives to apply.

Helen Bell Charitable Trust

New Orleans, LA

The trust funds charitable organizations, with recent grants supporting animal welfare, health, scouting, education, environmental, and cultural work. Its 2025 grants went to organizations in Texas, mainly in Beaumont, Houston, and Anahuac, and ranged from $9,850 to $62,798 (median $26,494). It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.