Helen Irwin Littauer Educational Trust Grant

The Helen Irwin Littauer Educational Trust Grant supports charitable organizations in Tarrant County, focusing on education, arts, and human services. Littauer, who was dedicated to community service and youth education, the Trust prioritizes scholarships for deserving students, especially in journalism, and alleviating human suffering. Organizations must skip one grant cycle before reapplying, ensuring fair access to funding for all eligible charities.

As a result of her passion for teaching, she also worked with troubled youth and was honored with numerous awards for her civic endeavors. Littauer established the Educational Trust in 1969 and remained involved in grant decisions until her death in 1989.
Program type
Arts, Culture, & Humanities;Education;Food,Agriculture, & Nutrition;Health;Housing & Shelter;Human Services.
Guidelines
The Trust considers requests primarily from charitable organizations that provide services to Tarrant County and is particularly interested in, but not limited to, charitable organizations that focus on:
Scholarships that enable needy, but worthy boys and girls and young adults to attend school, college or university, with a particular emphasis on making scholarships; available for attending schools of journalism;Promotion of art, education and good citizenship;Alleviating human suffering;Medical care and treatment for all needy persons, including hospitals and clinics;Providing care, education, recreation and/or physical training for needy, orphaned or disabled children;Care of needy persons who are sick, aged or disabled;Improvement of living and working conditions of all persons.