Bill Wood Foundation

Aragona Family Foundation

Austin, TX

Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust

Austin, TX

The Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust supports organizations in education, animal welfare, arts, homelessness services, and conservation, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Texas and others to Minnesota and Montana. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $35,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Applied Materials Foundation

Santa Clara, CA

The Applied Materials Foundation funds education, arts and culture, civic engagement, environmental projects, girls’ empowerment, and disaster relief, prioritizing communities where the company operates. In 2025, grants ranged from $101,907 to $2.5 million, with a median of about $374,000, and went mainly to California and South Carolina, with some support in Texas. Applicants should consult its grant guidelines; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Kozmetsky Family Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Kozmetsky Family Foundation funds health care and mental health, food access, homelessness, education, and youth programs, with most of its giving going to Texas organizations. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $400,000, with a median of $125,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Shield-Ayres Foundation

Austin, TX

The Austin-based Shield-Ayres Foundation supports organizations addressing basic human needs, health and social justice, education and arts access, and land and water conservation. Its typical grant is around $10,000, though awards can be smaller or significantly larger; the profile does not state a geographic limit for funding. It accepts Letters of Inquiry only from organizations it has funded before, and has no current plans to reopen its application process.

St David's Foundation

Austin, TX

St. David’s Foundation funds health equity in Central Texas, including access to care, economic stability, and community-led change, with a focus on Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties. Its 2024 median grant was $291,600; it accepts applications through eligible open calls and rolling small-grant opportunities, but does not accept unsolicited requests for invitation-only funding.

The Kabacoff Family Foundation

New Orleans, LA

The Kabacoff Family Foundation supports community development, youth programs, education, and environmental protection, with recent grants concentrated in Louisiana and Texas and some funding elsewhere. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $31,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Tres Grace Family Foundation

San Antonio, TX

The Tres Grace Family Foundation funds organizations working in hunger and food security, health and human services, homelessness, education, parks and green space, and arts and culture, primarily in Texas, with preference for Texas and the southern United States. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $2 million, with a median of $62,000. It gives by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

United Way for Greater Austin

Austin, TX

United Way for Greater Austin funds nonprofits working on early childhood and kindergarten readiness, family economic stability, basic needs, education and employment, and access to resources, primarily in Central Texas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,680 to $195,000, with a median of $30,000. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests or describe a current application process.

Shomos Family Foundation Ltd

Milwaukee, WI

The foundation supports preselected charities in areas including cancer research, humanitarian aid, food assistance, public broadcasting, arts, and environmental advocacy, with recent grants concentrated in Texas, Wisconsin, and New York. Its grants typically range from $250 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800

San Antonio, TX

The Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundation funds qualified nonprofits working in arts and culture, education and literacy, medical, scientific, and charitable areas, primarily in 50 counties in south and central Texas. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $300,000, with a median of $7,500; its website welcomes grant requests through an online application.

LGR Foundation

Austin, TX

LGR Foundation supports a varied range of charitable causes, including child protection, disaster response, reproductive healthcare access, and services for people facing poverty or homelessness. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $75,000, with a median of $20,000; most funding went to Texas organizations. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.