Sara H & John H Lindsey Foundation

Christian Community Foundation Inc

Colorado Springs, CO

WaterStone funds charitable and educational efforts, especially direct Christian ministries, through donor-recommended grants to eligible U.S. and international nonprofits whose missions align with its Statement of Faith. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely; it does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests, and grants are recommended by donors.

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.

The Cockrell Foundation

Houston, TX

The Cockrell Foundation supports education, healthcare and medical research, cultural institutions, and community initiatives, primarily through established charitable partners and Cockrell School of Engineering programs at UT Austin. Its 2024 grants ranged from $103 to $4 million, with a median of $20,000; it gives primarily in Houston and discourages requests from outside the area. The Foundation says it does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

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.

Albert & Ethel Herzstein

Houston, TX

The foundation funds qualified nonprofits working in education, youth development, community services, heritage preservation, and related areas, with preference for Houston-area and Texas organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $1 million, with a median of $10,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through an online application on a rolling basis, limited to one request per organization in any 12-month period.

Uncommon Charitable Impact Inc

Charleston, SC

Uncommon Charitable Impact funds active 501(c)(3) public charities across a range of causes, with grants generally unrestricted unless a donor-advised fund advisor requests restrictions. In 2025, its 41 grants ranged from $5,050 to $663,710, with a median of $10,000; recipients were across multiple states, including Virginia, Colorado, Kansas, and Maryland. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

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.

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.

Baker Hughes Foundation

Houston, TX

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.

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.