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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Texas
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 16,271 grantmakers listed 191,170 grants totaling $14.2 billion to 54,682 organizations in Texas. 15,242 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 1,029 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 4,498 are based in Texas; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Texas organization was $10,000. Harris County received the most grants (34,075, from 4,070 funders), followed by Dallas County (27,751) and Travis County (15,153). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (25,677 grants), children & youth (16,829 grants) and health & mental health (14,701 grants).
Shell USA Company Foundation (Houston, TX) funded the most different Texas organizations: 2,564, through 6,694 grants with a typical size of $1,200.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Texas organizations
Ranked by the number of different Texas organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to TX organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 13-6066583 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 6,694 | 2,564 | $1,200 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | Communities Foundation of Texas Inc Dallas, TX · EIN 75-0964565 | 3,660 | 2,282 | $18,118 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 3 | The Houston Food Bank Houston, TX · EIN 74-2181456 | 1,123 | 1,122 | $33,173 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Greater Houston Community Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 23-7160400 | 968 | 964 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 5 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 1,549 | 882 | $2,500 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Bnsf Railway Foundation Fort Worth, TX · EIN 26-1635887 | 1,323 | 690 | $2,500 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | The Dallas Foundation Dallas, TX · EIN 75-2890371 | 546 | 545 | $27,912 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 8 | Austin Community Foundation Inc Austin, TX · EIN 74-1934031 | 525 | 525 | $22,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 9 | Community Foundation of North Texas (tax Fort Worth, TX · EIN 75-2267767 | 1,371 | 517 | $15,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 10 | The Moody Foundation Galveston, TX · EIN 74-1403105 | 610 | 496 | $50,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | San Antonio Food Bank San Antonio, TX · EIN 74-2122979 | 761 | 467 | $128,588 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 12 | Christian Community Foundation Inc Colorado Springs, CO · EIN 75-1750059 | 682 | 465 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 13 | Ed Rachal Foundation Corpus Christi, TX · EIN 74-1116595 | 857 | 463 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc Houston, TX · EIN 35-1950691 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 653 | 419 | $20,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | The Brown Foundation Inc Houston, TX · EIN 74-6036466 | 857 | 380 | $30,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 34,075 | 4,070 | $2.6 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Dallas County | 27,751 | 5,028 | $2.5 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Travis County | 15,153 | 3,304 | $1.9 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Tarrant County | 13,134 | 2,069 | $984.9 million | Top 5 funders |
| Bexar County | 12,058 | 1,975 | $1.2 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Collin County | 4,817 | 1,592 | $307.4 million | Top 5 funders |
| Brazos County | 2,350 | 623 | $170.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Fort Bend County | 2,275 | 600 | $140.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Denton County | 2,040 | 737 | $72.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Galveston County | 2,003 | 392 | $101.6 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 25,677 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 16,829 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 14,701 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 9,197 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 8,586 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 5,063 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 4,097 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 3,833 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 3,525 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 2,179 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 1,176 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 848 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 426 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Texas ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.