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Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc

Kerrville, TX

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country supports nonprofits through grants, with Community Impact Fund priorities in arts and culture, basic needs, the environment, and youth development. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $50,000, and it serves Bandera, Blanco, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Real, and Uvalde counties in Texas. The Community Impact Fund accepts unsolicited applications through an annual competitive process.

Charitable Foundation Frost

San Antonio, TX

The foundation funds a broad range of charitable organizations and causes, with recent grants supporting education, economic and community development, youth programs, hunger relief, and affordable housing. In 2025, grants ranged from $3,603 to $1,865,000, with a median of $10,000; all reported grants went to Texas recipients, though the filing states no geographic restrictions. It accepts unsolicited requests submitted on the organization’s letterhead and signed by a board member or officer; there are no formal deadlines.

Pryor Myra Stafford Char Tr

San Antonio, TX

The foundation makes unrestricted grants to organizations working in areas such as mental health, education, conservation, community safety, food access, and services for children and seniors, primarily in Texas. In 2025, grants ranged from $300 to $100,000, with a median of $24,785. It accepts requests by letter on the organization’s letterhead, signed by a board member, with information about the proposed use and supporting documents.

Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Dallas Jewish Community Foundation distributes donor-directed grants and supports charitable, educational, healthcare, and social-service initiatives, including Jewish community organizations and scholarships. Its 2025 grants had a median of $19,240, with 51% of grant dollars going to Texas recipients; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The GVTC Foundation Inc

New Braunfels, TX

The GVTC Foundation funds health and human services, youth programs, volunteer emergency services, education, and cultural programs in Texas, with applicants required to show a connection to GVTC or a location in its service area. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,150 to $20,000, with a median of $7,500. The profile describes an application process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Communities Foundation of Texas Inc

Dallas, TX

Communities Foundation of Texas funds a broad range of community needs, including health, education, housing, and community development, primarily in North Texas and across Texas. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $18,800, though amounts varied widely; nearly all opportunities are by invitation, with some specific programs open for applications.

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.

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation funds civic, cultural, education, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, including operating costs and specific projects. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged from $100 to $500,000; it supports eligible organizations serving communities near BNSF rail lines across its 28 operating states. The foundation provides an online application process, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Baker Hughes Foundation

Houston, TX

Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax

Fort Worth, TX

The foundation supports nonprofits and community projects in areas including animal welfare, nonprofit capacity building, first responders, land conservation, neighborhood development, opportunity and access, and scholarships. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,100 to $1.5 million, with a median of $14,250; its service area covers 11 North Texas counties. It accepts applications for some competitive grant programs through its online portal, but donor-advised grants are not open to nonprofit applications.

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Austin, TX

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation funds education, health, jobs and livelihoods, and family economic stability, with its deepest U.S. focus in Texas and additional work across the U.S. and internationally. In 2024 it awarded 835 grants totaling about $164.6 million; grants ranged from $75 to $50 million, with a median of $19,324. It accepts unsolicited requests through its online application process.