Mary L and William J Osher

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.

Houston Jewish Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Houston Jewish Community Foundation funds community needs, education, youth, older adults, basic needs, health, and other charitable projects, with a strong focus on Houston and Greater Houston; its broader grantmaking also reaches organizations nationally. Its 2025 grants had a median of $14,000, while its 2024 competitive community-grant cycle awarded over $227,000 to 30 organizations. It accepts unsolicited requests through its community-grant program, starting with a Grant Abstract.

Meyer and Ida Gordon Foundation

Houston, TX

Shirley and David Toomim Family

Houston, TX

The foundation supports Jewish community and educational institutions, museums, and human-services organizations, with most of its giving in Texas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1 million, with a median of $15,000. Its filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and lists no prescribed application form or award restrictions; it does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Rauch Foundation

Houston, TX

The Rauch Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and religious purposes to conduct and support activities for the benefit of, or to carry out, the purposes of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community

Houston, TX

The mission of the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston is to develop and strengthen Jewish identity, foster Jewish values, and enrich the Jewish community and the greater community.

Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc

Galveston, TX

The Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund supports nonprofits advancing youth, resilience, culture, housing, and organizational strength in Galveston and for its residents. Most grants are $20,000–$50,000; one-year and some multi-year grants are generally $20,000–$75,000, while micro-grants are up to $5,000. Core Grant applicants can submit a Letter of Interest after eligibility screening, with selected applicants invited to apply; the profile does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds charitable work in health, wealth, living, and learning, with much of its grantmaking supporting North Texas nonprofits; its 2025 grants had a median of $18,779, though award sizes varied widely. Nearly all opportunities are by invitation, and its Nonprofit Gateway profile is not a grant application.

The Houston Food Bank

Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank supports food distribution and related hunger-relief programs, including school, children’s, and senior food initiatives, through community organizations in 18 Southeast Texas counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $33,402, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation supports civic, cultural, educational, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, as well as general operating costs, in communities served by BNSF across its 28-state network. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500; its current grants program lists awards of $1,000–$10,000.