Rotary Club of San Antonio Foundation

Norman Family Foundation

San Antonio, TX

Jeff & Tina Adams Family Foundation

Columbia, TN

The foundation supports charitable organizations in areas including youth, education, community services, human services, and culture, primarily in Tennessee. Its 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $50,000, with a median of $1,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sam and Laura Dawson Family Foundation

San Antonio, TX

The foundation supports public charities across education, religion, arts and culture, conservation, and community services, with most 2025 funding going to Texas and the remainder to Florida. Its 19 grants ranged from $2,500 to $200,000, with a median of $15,000. It accepts unsolicited requests from qualifying 501(c)(3) public charities; applicants should send the board a detailed grant-purpose description and their IRS determination letter.

H E Butt Foundation

Kerrville, TX

The H. E. Butt Foundation funds charitable organizations working in areas such as youth and families, health, community well-being, outdoor education, and leadership, with most grant dollars going to Texas. In 2024, its median grant was $2,500, though awards ranged from $40 to more than $1.8 million. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Baker Hughes Foundation

Houston, TX

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.

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.

American Heart Association Inc

Dallas, TX

The American Heart Association funds basic, clinical, behavioral, translational and population research on cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health, along with research training and education programs. In 2025 it awarded 833 grants totaling about $198 million; amounts ranged from $5,000 to nearly $9.93 million, with a median of $20,000. Research awards are for eligible U.S.-based nonprofit institutions, and the profile describes a formal proposal process but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.