Sam Field Foundation

Houston Texans Foundation

Houston, TX

The Houston Texans Foundation supports youth and families through education, youth development, health and wellness, economic advancement, community resources, and social justice, with a focus on Houston and Harris County and neighborhood efforts in Greenspoint, Magnolia Park, and Sunnyside. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,871 to $250,000, with a median of $20,000. Unsolicited grant applications are not addressed; Texas-based nonprofits may submit online requests for in-kind donations.

ESB3 Foundation

Houston, TX

ESB3 Foundation supports charitable organizations across areas including culture, health, disability services, community needs, and education, with 2024 grants going to recipients in Texas and Pennsylvania. Its 12 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1.35 million, with a median of $50,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Children's Fund Inc

Houston, TX

The children's fund, inc. Is organized and operated to support all types of organizations formed to provide medical and social care for the needy and deserving children in the greater houston metropolitan area. Recipient organizations are nominated by the sponsors (volunteer membership) of the children's fund, inc. A charity selection committee screens the nominated recipients and their written proposals and conducts interviews of the prospective recipients. The charity selection committee makes its recommendations to the children's fund, inc.'s board of directors. The board and the sponsors (membership) must then approve all selected recipients.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits advancing economic mobility, narrowing the wealth gap, and meeting urgent needs, with priorities including Black and Latine income and assets, homeownership, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2024 median grant was $25,000, though awards varied widely; funding generally benefits Chicago-region residents. It accepts applications for listed open opportunities through GrantCentral; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside those opportunities.

Charity Guild of Catholic Women of

Houston, TX

The Charity Guild of Catholic Women funds organizations serving children from conception through age 18 in the greater Houston area, including programs in education, health, food relief, arts, and social services. Recent grants ranged from $5,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts applications during its annual March 15–June 15 period, but applicants must have an active Guild member sponsor.

Mark and Mary Ann Miller

Houston, TX

Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Dallas Jewish Community Foundation supports education, community development, human services, arts and culture, and religion, with grants going mainly to Texas organizations as well as recipients elsewhere. Its 2025 grants had a median of $19,240, though amounts varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Houston Jewish Community Foundation

Houston, TX

The Houston Jewish Community Foundation funds qualified nonprofits, with community grants supporting innovative projects, unrestricted needs, youth, older adults, education, basic needs, health and nutrition, Israel programming, and work benefiting Houston. Its 2024 community-grant cycle awarded over $227,000 to 30 organizations; broader reported grants had a median of $15,000. It primarily benefits Greater Houston but also supports organizations nationally, and accepts unsolicited requests through its community-grant program.

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.

Shell USA Company Foundation

Houston, TX

In 2024, the foundation supported health and medical research, human services, education, and community organizations, with the largest share of grants going to Texas, followed by Louisiana. Grants ranged from $15 to $290,782, with a median of $1,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Texas Instruments Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Texas Instruments Foundation funds charitable and educational organizations, with interests including education, human services, racial equity, and the arts; its geographic focus is Texas, though it also gives elsewhere. In 2024 it made 4,484 grants, with a median award of $500 and amounts ranging from $13 to $1,128,000. It accepts unsolicited requests online and has no submission deadlines.

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.