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Shield-Ayres Foundation

Austin, TX

The Austin-based Shield-Ayres Foundation supports organizations addressing basic human needs, health and social justice, education and arts access, and land and water conservation. Its typical grant is around $10,000, though awards can be smaller or significantly larger; the profile does not state a geographic limit for funding. It accepts Letters of Inquiry only from organizations it has funded before, and has no current plans to reopen its application process.

Better Business Bureau

Austin, TX

Better Business Bureau focuses on consumer protection, education, and trust in the marketplace, but its filings report no grants in 2022–2024, so no typical giving level is available. It is based in Austin, Texas, and its network serves communities across the United States and Canada; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Austin Community Foundation Inc

Austin, TX

Austin Community Foundation funds nonprofits and public efforts in areas including education, arts, health, human services, community development, and the environment, primarily across six Central Texas counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

United Way for Greater Austin

Austin, TX

United Way for Greater Austin funds nonprofits working on early childhood and kindergarten readiness, family economic stability, basic needs, education and employment, and access to resources, primarily in Central Texas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,680 to $195,000, with a median of $30,000. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests or describe a current application process.

St David's Foundation

Austin, TX

St. David’s Foundation funds health equity in Central Texas, including access to care, economic stability, and community-led change, with a focus on Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties. Its 2024 median grant was $291,600; it accepts applications through eligible open calls and rolling small-grant opportunities, but does not accept unsolicited requests for invitation-only funding.

Buena Vista Foundation

Houston, TX

The foundation supports Texas charitable organizations with general-fund and other needs, including mental-health capacity and emergency funds. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $368,111, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation

Houston, TX

The Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation funds environmental protection and conservation, public health and reproductive rights, parks and open space, environmental education, animal welfare, and related civic engagement. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $455,000, with a median of $30,000; it focuses on greater Houston, central Texas, and statewide work, while out-of-state projects are accepted by invitation only. It accepts unsolicited requests through an online Letter of Inquiry process, with LOIs accepted year-round.

Episcopal Health Foundation

Houston, TX

Episcopal Health Foundation funds eligible nonprofits working to improve health and address health inequities, including through food and nutrition security, maternal health, and diabetes prevention. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $1 million, with a median of $200,000, for work within the Episcopal Diocese of Texas’s 81-county service area; it accepts unsolicited requests through a Letter of Inquiry when a grant cycle is open, but the current cycle is closed.

The Long Foundation

Austin, TX

Texas Capital Foundation

Dallas, TX

Texas Capital Foundation supports housing, education and workforce development, and services for veterans and first responders, primarily in Texas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median of $15,000; Community Impact Grants are by invitation only, and the filing does not state whether other requests are unsolicited.

The Webber Family Foundation

Austin, TX

The Webber Family Foundation funds education and youth development, including academic and arts opportunities for underserved youth, as well as curiosity and open dialogue. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median of $15,000; OYA grants are limited to Austin, Texas, and Greater Washington, DC. It accepts applications for one-year capacity-building grants, but is not currently accepting unsolicited OYA proposals from Greater Washington, DC organizations.

Seattle Foundation

Seattle, WA

Seattle Foundation funds community-led work advancing racial and economic equity in Greater Seattle, including housing, economic opportunity, climate justice, democracy, arts, and organizing; some programs support specific medical or performing-arts needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $60 to $7 million, with a median of $6,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through program-specific applications or letters of inquiry.