Giving Gals
Funding Amount
Varies (pooled giving model)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Giving Gals
Type: Giving Circle for young women
Description: A giving circle of like-minded young women coming together to support local nonprofits, build community, and have fun while making a meaningful impact.
Geographic Scope: Central Texas
Membership Structure:
- Social dues: $250 per person (one-time payment)
- One vote: $500
- Additional votes: $500 each (members may purchase additional votes in $500 increments)
Events:
Philosophy: The community benefits from giving circles in both the short and long term. In the short term, giving circles exponentially grow personal charitable giving and significantly influence the well-being of Central Texas. In the long term, they educate donors on community issues and introduce them to the power and personal reward of philanthropy.
Recent Grants: 2026-2027 grants TBD
What Central Texas Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 65
- Total given
- $3.07M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,600–$1.01M
- By dollars: Texas 96%, Illinois 2%, Ohio <1%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX; Round Rock, TX; Georgetown, TX.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 45% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Hope Alliance · Round Rock, TX
General organizational support
$1.01M
The Assoc of Former Students of Tamu · College Station, TX
General organizational support
$300K
Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation · Austin, TX
General organizational support
$125K
Seton Williamson Foundation · Round Rock, TX
General organizational support
$100K
Texas One Fund Inc · Austin, TX
General organizational support
$100K
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