Vicktory Education Foundation

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.

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.

Taub Foundation

Houston, TX

Poarch Family Foundation

Houston, TX

The Poarch Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including education, health, social services, and conservation, with most 2024 funding going to Texas recipients. Its 22 grants in 2024 totaled $622,400, with a median grant of $7,500 and awards ranging from $900 to $250,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lorraine & Jeannette Clift George

Houston, TX

Jack and Susie Dugan Family Foundation

Corpus Christi, TX

The Jack and Susie Dugan Family Foundation funds education, housing and homelessness services, support for women and youth, and medical research, primarily in Texas, with grants also reaching other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $18,500, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Gene Conley Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation supports charitable, educational, religious, health, arts, environmental, and other community purposes, with a stated preference for grants serving substantial constituencies and direct medical care for people under 18. It focuses primarily on north central Texas; its 2025 grants ranged from $4,000 to $85,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not limit grants to preselected organizations, and application materials are available from Wells Fargo.

Rathmell Family Foundation

Houston, TX

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.

The Houston Food Bank

Houston, TX

The Houston Food Bank supports food distribution and related hunger-relief programs, including school, children’s, and senior food initiatives, through community organizations in 18 Southeast Texas counties. Its 2025 grants had a median of $33,402, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

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.