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Arlington Tomorrow Foundation

Arlington, TX

The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation funds quality-of-life projects for Arlington, Texas, residents, including parks, arts and culture, libraries, neighborhoods, conservation, and programs for youth and families. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,500 to $3,205,606, with a median of $50,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Nicholson Family Foundation

Houston, TX

The Houston-based Nicholson Family Foundation supports churches and faith-based charitable organizations; in 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $90,000, with a median of $10,000. Giving was concentrated in Alabama and Texas, with additional grants in Washington, North Carolina, and California. No application process is stated.

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.

McKesson Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

McKesson Foundation supports healthcare access across the U.S. and Canada, focusing on cancer, healthcare workforce training, and emergency response, especially for vulnerable communities; local priorities include Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Memphis, Montreal, Richmond, and Toronto. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2.47 million, with a median of $100,000. Its filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, while its current website describes online applications: up to $25,000 year-round and larger requests from February 1 through April 30.

Texas Bar Foundation

Austin, TX

The Texas Bar Foundation funds Texas nonprofits, government entities, and local bar affiliates working to strengthen the rule of law and justice, including legal assistance for underserved people, court administration, legal ethics, and legal education. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,400 to $45,000, with a median of about $13,700. It accepts applications through semi-annual Spring and Fall cycles.

Ken W Davis Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The Ken W Davis Foundation funds U.S. nonprofits providing basic human needs and education promoting freedoms in the U.S. Constitution, with a geographic focus on Tarrant County and nearby areas, the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, and national constitutional-freedom work. Recent grants ranged from $2,500 to $70,000, with a median of $17,000. It accepts requests; applications should include project or program details, the amount requested, recent audited financial statements, and an IRS determination letter, and are due by December 31.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

Foundation For The Carolinas funds nonprofits and other eligible organizations working in areas such as education, health and human services, the environment, youth development, and animal welfare, primarily across 13 counties in North and South Carolina. Its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely; most grants are donor-recommended and have no application process, while some competitive programs accept applications under program-specific rules.

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.

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.

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