Grants and funding in Texas
17,068 foundations reported granting into Texas on their most recent IRS filings: 87,301 itemized grants worth $10B between them. On top of that, twenty-eight live grant programs and 592 contract opportunities are specific to Texas, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 17,068
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $10B
- across 87,301 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Texas
- 28
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 76
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 17,068 foundations granting into Texas, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Texas
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Texas on their most recent filings.
What the live Texas grants offer
Award ceilings on the Texas-specific programs that publish one.
Who the Texas-specific grants are for
Of the twenty-eight live grant programs specific to Texas, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. fourteen more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Seventy-six community development lenders serve Texas: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Communities Unlimited, Inc., Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Texas foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Texas that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 1,739Texas foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in Texas (388 funders)
- Human Services grants in Texas (372 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Texas (265 funders)
- Religion grants in Texas (131 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Texas (108 funders)
- Health Care grants in Texas (101 funders)
- Youth Development grants in Texas (80 funders)
- Environment grants in Texas (65 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in Texas (65 funders)
- Recreation & Sports grants in Texas (57 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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