Council for Life

About Council for Life

Council for Life centers its grantmaking on life-affirming services for people facing unplanned pregnancies, and the pattern in its recent awards shows a strong preference for hands-on support delivered through local nonprofit providers. In 2025, the largest grant in the recent list went to Watermark Health for general support, followed by funding for Mid Cities Womens Center for geo-targeting and Preborn for general support. Those awards sit alongside a broader portfolio that includes pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes, adoption and foster care agencies, post-abortion counseling, parenting and life-skills education, and youth mentoring. The foundation also backs staffing roles and service delivery positions, such as nurse managers, sonographers, client coordinators, and bilingual advocates, which suggests an emphasis on operational capacity as well as direct service. The recent grant list includes repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including Just Say Yes, Hope Womens Center, Prestonwood Pregnancy Center, Real Options for Women, In My Shoes, and Birth Choice of Dallas. Council for Life also funds capital and outreach needs, including building renovation, marketing, and targeted media work. Its recipient base is overwhelmingly Texas-centered, matching its stated local scope and mission to support agencies that celebrate and protect life.

What Council for Life Funds

Pregnancy support is a core theme in the grant list. Council for Life gave $155,000 to Watermark Health for general support and $64,918 to Thrive Womens Clinic for the director of clinic services salary, both of which point to sustained clinic-side capacity. The foundation also invests in pregnancy-center infrastructure and client services. It awarded $60,384 to Fort Worth Pregnancy Center for bilingual client advocates, $60,000 to Pregnancy Resource Center for a building renovation, and $53,500 to Pregnancy Help4u Inc for the Pivot for Life medical project. A second major thread is family and parenting support. Council for Life funded Buckner Children & Family with $60,000 for life design and maternity services, and it gave $68,000 to Just Say Yes for the Time to Talk Parent Program. Youth and mentoring appear as well, including $60,000 to Young Livesyoung Life for inner-city ministry.

How Council for Life Gives