CLC Foundation

Vivian L Smith Foundation

Houston, TX

The Vivian L Smith Foundation supports qualifying nonprofit organizations across charitable fields, including education, health care, youth services, and family support; it does not fund individuals. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median of $20,000, and nearly all grant dollars went to Texas, though it reports no geographic restrictions. It accepts requests without a required form; applicants must state the purpose and provide proof of qualifying status.

The William Stamps Farish Fund

Houston, TX

The William Stamps Farish Fund supports education, human services, and philanthropy and voluntarism, with grants also reaching health, arts, and community-service organizations. Its 2025 awards ranged from $10,000 to $1 million, with a median of $50,000, and primarily served Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

J Squared Family Foundation

Houston, TX

J Squared Family Foundation supports organizations working in education, conservation, community leadership, youth development, and natural science, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Texas and others to Tennessee, Massachusetts, and California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $450,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only 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.

The Crain Foundation

Longview, TX

The Crain Foundation supports education, visual arts, religious organizations, health care, and human services, primarily in Texas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $35 to $760,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts applications at any time; contact Ann Lacy Crain with a request, organizational information, and proof of tax-exempt status.

Stedman West Foundation

Houston, TX

The Stedman West Foundation primarily funds medical, educational, and cultural arts organizations, with grants also supporting areas such as conservation research and public education. It prefers Texas organizations but may fund elsewhere; in 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $350,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts unsolicited applications by letter or proposal from publicly supported 501(c)(3) organizations; it does not consider applications from individuals.

The Elkins Foundation

Houston, TX

The Elkins Foundation funds education, healthcare, cultural, community, and religious organizations and projects, especially those serving Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $11,000 to $1.5 million, with a median of $100,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through an online application, due by June 30.

EQT Foundation

Canonsburg, PA

EQT Foundation funds community enrichment, education and workforce development, and natural-resource conservation, including STEM, environmental, and arts and culture programs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $100 to $800,000, with a median of $10,000, and primarily supported communities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York within EQT’s operating footprint. It accepts unsolicited requests from eligible nonprofits and institutions; applications are available on its website.

Van WIE Family Foundation

Houston, TX

The Van Wie Family Foundation supports youth, faith-based, food assistance, health, education, and community organizations; in 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $3,750. Based in Houston, it directed 54% of its 2024 grant dollars to Texas recipients, with others across several states; the profile does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Meyer and Ida Gordon Foundation

Houston, TX

Wukasch Foundation

Austin, TX

The Wukasch Foundation supports charitable, religious, literary, and educational organizations, with grants typically around $856 and ranging from $10 to $2,600 in 2025. It is based in Austin and gave most of its 2025 grant dollars to organizations in Texas and Arizona, with smaller amounts elsewhere. The filing says there are no special application forms or deadlines; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Major Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation’s grants have supported university research, education, cancer care, vaccination advocacy, wildlife conservation, and community services, with most 2025 funding going to Texas and additional grants in Vermont, Florida, Illinois, Virginia, and Maryland. Its 19 grants in 2025 totaled $56,000, ranging from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000. It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.