South Texas Community College Education Foundation

Texas Higher Education Foundation

Austin, TX

The mission of the Texas Higher Education Foundation is to increase participation and success in higher education for all texans. The foundation is a support organization for the Texas higher education coordinating board. It exists to raise public awareness and private sector funding to support the state's higher education plan.

Meda Scholarship Fund Trust XXX-XX-XXXX

St. Louis, MO

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation

McAllen, TX

The mission is to increase the university endowment by connecting all segments of the university to the community and corporate world through value enhancing relationships and award scholarships and/or provide support to the university of Texas rio grande valley.

Transformative Emotional

Corpus Christi, TX

Rio-South Texas Education and Community

Mission, TX

The foundation funds postsecondary education and workforce-development programs, including scholarships, training, apprenticeships, and adult education, primarily through nonprofits and higher-education institutions. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $150,000, for work in Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and Webb counties in South Texas. Its 2023 filing says it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests, though its website describes an application process for eligible nonprofits.

Economic Development Corporation of Weslaco

Weslaco, TX

The Economic Development Corporation of Weslaco funds business investment, job creation, business expansion and relocation, workforce training, and commercial or downtown improvements in Weslaco, Texas. Its grants vary widely: in 2023 they ranged from $8,828 to $2.25 million, with a median of $40,656; specific programs offer up to $1,000 for marketing and $25,000 per floor for qualifying downtown improvements. Applications are described for certain programs, but whether unsolicited requests are accepted generally is not stated.

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Washington, DC

The American Association of Colleges and Universities supports higher-education projects that advance equity, liberal education, student success, democracy, and educational innovation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,000 to $225,000, with a median of $8,000, and went to recipients in multiple states; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

Washington, DC

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities supports universities and other organizations working in areas such as student success, research, agriculture, STEM, and community engagement. In 2024, it made 23 grants ranging from $5,551 to $229,472, with a median of $15,000; grants went to institutions across the U.S., with the most funding in Illinois and Wisconsin. Recipients are selected through a competitive grant process; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Kluck Foundation Inc

Yoakum, TX

The foundation funds community support and scholarships, including health, youth, fire, library, and food-pantry programs, primarily in Texas, with a small share going to Oklahoma. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $58,612, with a median of $2,860. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Raul Tijerina Jr Foundation

Kingwood, TX

The Raul Tijerina Jr Foundation funds eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in youth, education, health, community development, culture and heritage, and environmental conservation, as well as educational scholarships. It serves Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties in Texas; recent grants ranged from $1,881 to $30,000, with a median of $20,000. It accepts unsolicited requests year-round, with no submission deadline.

RC Caffarelli Educational Fund

San Antonio, TX

The fund provides scholarships for young men attending colleges or universities, with recent awards of $4,000–$10,000 and a median of $9,500. Its 2025 scholarships went to students in Texas attending 23 universities; applicants can find the application and materials on the fund’s website.

Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation

Milwaukee, WI

The foundation supports health care, higher education, STEM education, human services, and other charitable work, primarily in Wisconsin, with grants also going to other states. In 2023, grants ranged from $600 to $100,000, with a median of $4,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.