Rebuild Texas Fund
Funding Amount
$100,000,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Texas (41 counties affected by Hurricane Harvey)
Focus Areas: Long-term disaster recovery, community rebuilding
Overview:
The Rebuild Texas Fund was launched following Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 to provide long-term rebuilding and development support. This was a time-limited initiative focused on sustainable community recovery.
Investment:
- Total Raised: Over $100 million
- Dell Family Contribution: $42 million
- Partner: OneStar Foundation
- Donors: More than 33,000 donors
Focus Areas:
- Health and housing
- Education and childcare
- Workforce and transportation
- Small businesses
Impact (3-year period following Harvey):
- Projects Funded: 290 projects across 41 counties
- People Impacted: 2.1 million Texans
- Health Services: 265,842 people received health services
- Housing: 3,740 homes repaired or rebuilt
- Education: 3,724 teachers received essential materials
- Economic Recovery: 1,411 businesses reopened
What They Did:
- Equipped EMS teams with lifesaving tools
- Helped small businesses restart operations
- Restored community facilities (e.g., Little League fields)
- Supported housing restoration
- Provided essential materials to schools
- Funded mental health support services
Status:
One-time initiative completed. Initiative focused on 3-year post-disaster recovery period.
Background:
Part of Michael & Susan Dell Foundation's broader commitment to community impact.
What Michael & Susan Dell Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 835
- Total given
- $164.61M
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $75–$50M
- By dollars: Colorado 32%, Texas 28%, New York 7%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX; New York, NY; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Disaster relief
- Housing
- Education
- Workforce development
- Small businesses
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