Forever Austin Fund Grants
Funding Amount
$2.3 million total awarded in 2025
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Local nonprofits
Other requirements
- Central Texas
Overview
Program Overview
Endowment-based grant program providing general operating support to local nonprofits. In 2025, ACF awarded $2.3 million in general operating support to 99 local nonprofits.
Purpose
Every year, ACF makes Forever Austin Fund grants to address both urgent and systemic needs in Central Texas. The issues prioritized shift over time to reflect evolving community needs and legacy donor interests.
Focus Areas (2025 Priorities)
- Economic Mobility: Eliminating wealth disparities and creating lasting change through housing stability, career pathways, small business, and entrepreneurship
- Health and Humanities: Supporting health of people and growth of creative community
Geographic Scope
- Central Texas
- Local nonprofits
How It Works
Donors leave planned gifts to the Forever Austin Fund, which combines with support from fellow donors. Gifts amplify collective impact through a portfolio of field-of-interest funds, unrestricted funds, and donor advised funds.
Contact
Contact information available at austincf.org for legacy giving inquiries
What Charitable Holdings II actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 1
- Total given
- $2.53M
- Median grant
- $2.53M
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX.
Example grants
Austin Community Foundation · Austin, TX
Program support
$2.53M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Unrestricted nonprofits
- Community development
- Economic services
- Environment
- Arts
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