Pinki and Dennis Meals Charitable

Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax

Fort Worth, TX

The Community Foundation of North Texas supports nonprofits through grants for areas including animal welfare, conservation, community development, nonprofit capacity, and opportunity, primarily in North Texas, including seven listed counties. Its 2024 grants had a median amount of $14,250, with awards ranging from $5,100 to $1.5 million. It offers competitive grants through application cycles; nonprofits cannot apply for donor-advised grants.

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.

Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo

Fort Worth, TX

The foundation funds public charities working in health care, human and social services, education, children’s services, the arts, and other charitable, religious, scientific, or educational causes, mainly in Tarrant County, Texas. In 2024, grants ranged from $3,000 to $2 million, with a median of $25,000. It accepts unsolicited requests; new applicants must first submit a one-page letter of inquiry.

The Morris Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The Morris Foundation funds tax-exempt organizations working in education, healthcare, and social services, prioritizing measurable outcomes and direct community impact, especially in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas. In 2024, grants ranged from $750 to $950,000, with a median of $81,550. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Garvey Texas Foundation Inc

Fort Worth, TX

The foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including schools, arts groups, healthcare and social-service organizations, churches, and historic-preservation groups. Its 2024 grants ranged from $200 to $20,250, with a median of $2,250; 90% of grant dollars went to Texas recipients. It asks organizations seeking support to submit a program summary and requested amount; it does not fund individuals.

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.

Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation supports a varied mix of schools, cultural institutions, public policy research, health organizations, and community services, including organizations addressing poverty and family needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1 to about $2.83 million, with a median of $30,000, and went mainly to recipients in Massachusetts, Texas, and Washington, D.C. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Carol J and R Denny Alexander Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The foundation supports churches, human-services organizations, schools, universities, and community organizations, with grants ranging from $500 to $70,000 in 2025 and a median of $1,000. It strongly prefers organizations in Fort Worth, Texas, though most 2025 funding went to Texas recipients. It accepts written applications or letters and does not make grants to individuals.

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.

Baker Hughes Foundation

Houston, TX

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Austin, TX

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation funds education, health, family economic stability, and nonprofit capacity, with a strong focus on children and families and its deepest investment in Texas, especially Greater Austin; it also supports work elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75 to $50 million, with a median of $19,324. It accepts unsolicited requests through an online application.