The Norman M. Kronick Fort Worth Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on urgent basic-needs services in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, prioritizing homelessness, emergency food provision, and addiction recovery. Grants are sizable and mission-focused, frequently directed to local direct-service providers and community foundations that operate in the regional safety-net. The foundation favors organizations that deliver shelter, housing solutions, and food assistance over broader arts or education funding.
A $1,010,000 grant to Presbyterian Night Shelter in 2024 is the largest recent award on file for Norman M Kronick Fort Worth Foundation, and it signals the foundation’s preference for large, direct support to local organizations serving people without stable housing. The foundation’s recent giving is centered on homelessness services, food assistance, addiction recovery, and related emergency supports in Fort Worth and nearby Tarrant County communities. Its grant list shows repeated support for a small set of providers over multiple years, including Presbyterian Night Shelter, Tarrant Area Food Bank, and Recovery Resource Council. Those organizations receive some of the foundation’s largest awards and appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to an ongoing relationship rather than isolated project funding. The foundation also backs local intermediaries and community-based service providers such as North TX Community Foundation, Fort Worth Housing Solutions, and Catholic Charities Fort Worth. The overall pattern is practical and service-oriented: shelter operations, food distribution, housing placement, and recovery services make up the core of the portfolio.
Homelessness services are the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $500,000 to Fort Worth Housing Solutions for Homeless Services, and it also supported Arlington Life Shelter with $100,000 for the same purpose. Emergency shelter providers appear often, including Freedom House in Weatherford and Trac in Fort Worth. Food security is another major area. The foundation awarded $450,000 to Tarrant Area Food Bank in 2023, followed by additional food bank grants in 2024 and 2025, and it also funded Community Link in Saginaw and Community Caring Center in Azle. Addiction recovery is a smaller but repeated line of support, with grants to Recovery Resource Council in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The portfolio also includes domestic abuse treatment through The Heights Ellis Co Family Resourc in Midlothian.
Typical awards cluster around a $25,000 median, with a lower quartile of $13,500 and an upper quartile of $50,000. The recent list also shows repeated larger grants above that range, suggesting selective high-capacity support for core local providers. The same organizations appear in multiple years, especially in homelessness, food relief, and recovery services, which indicates recurring relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a private foundation with a local giving scope and also funds individuals. It does not make program-related investments. The pattern is concentrated in Texas, with 97% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state.
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Most grants fall between $14K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, large-dollar local grants focused on a small set of repeat grantees; funding is mostly unrestricted or program-support to frontline service providers addressing homelessness and food insecurity rather than many small or national grants.
Notable grantees: Presbyterian Night Shelter, Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fort Worth Housing Solutions, North Texas Community Foundation, Recovery Resource Council
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 97% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the recent list is entirely U.S.-based. Fort Worth is the main hub, with repeated awards to organizations there, including Presbyterian Night Shelter, Tarrant Area Food Bank, Recovery Resource Council, Catholic Charities Fort Worth, and Trac. Outside Fort Worth, grants reach Arlington, Keller, Saginaw, Azle, Weatherford, Midlothian, Mansfield, and Dallas. The geographic footprint stays within the North Texas service area rather than spreading statewide or nationally.
The recent grants center on homelessness services, food banks and hunger relief, addiction recovery, and domestic abuse treatment. Named recipients include Fort Worth Housing Solutions for Homeless Services, Tarrant Area Food Bank for Food Bank support, Recovery Resource Council for Addiction Recovery, and The Heights Ellis Co Family Resourc for Domestic Abuse Treatment Center work.
Yes. Presbyterian Night Shelter appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Tarrant Area Food Bank appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Recovery Resource Council appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with core local providers.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the median, with a lower quartile of $13,500 and an upper quartile of $50,000. The recent list also includes much larger awards, such as $1,010,000 to Presbyterian Night Shelter and $500,000 to Fort Worth Housing Solutions.
Its grantmaking is highly concentrated in Texas, with 97% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipients are clustered in Fort Worth and nearby North Texas cities such as Arlington, Keller, Saginaw, Azle, Weatherford, Midlothian, Mansfield, and Dallas.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Housing Solutions | Fort Worth, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Recovery Resource Council | Fort Worth, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | Addiction Recovery |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | Food Bank |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter | Fort Worth, TX | $215,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| The Heights Ellis Co Family Resourc | Midlothian, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | Domestic Abuse Treatment Center |
| Christs Haven for Children | Keller, TX | $110,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Tarrant County Hands of Hope | Keller, TX | $110,000 | 2025 | Homeless Outreach |
| Freedom House | Weatherford, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Support - Emergency Shelter |
| Cindy Ramsey Center | Keller, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Food Bank - Homeless Services |
| Arlington Urban Ministries | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Community Caring Center | Azle, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Food Bank |
| Arlington Life Shelter | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Catholic Charities Forth Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Harvesting in Mansfield Food Bank | Mansfield, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Food Bank |
| TRAC | Fort Worth, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Samaritan House | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| The Gatehouse | Grapevine, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| The Salvation Army | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Community Link | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Food Bank |
| Fort Worth HOPE Center | Fort Worth, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Food Pantry |
| Arlington ISD Education Foundation | Arlington, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Education support and teaching grants |
| Parker County Center of Hope | Weatherford, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| SafeHaven of Tarrant County | Arlington, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| GRACE | Grapevine, TX | $35,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| WI Cook Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| United Community Centers Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Community Support Services |
| WestAid | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Northside Inter-Community Agency | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Cuisine For Healing | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Food Bank |
| ACH Child and Family Services | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Fortress Youth Development Center | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Low income Community Support |
| Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| 6 Stones Mission Newtwork | Hurst, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| NewDay Services for Children Famili | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | Family Support Services |
| Fossil Creek Community Development | Fort Worth, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | Community Kitchen |
| Community Enrichment Center | North Richland Hills, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | Food Bank |
| Simply Grace | Richardson, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Gladney Center for Adoption | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Family Services |
| Hope Supply Co | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| The Ladder Alliance | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Center for Survivors of Torture | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Torture Survivors Services |
| First United Methodist Church | Arlington, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Mansfield Mission Center Inc | Mansfield, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | Homeless Services |
| Love 4 Locals | Fort Worth, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | Community Outreach |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter | Fort Worth, TX | $1,010,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SERVICES |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Fort Worth, TX | $250,000 | 2024 | FOOD BANK |
| Recovery Resource Council | Fort Worth, TX | $200,000 | 2024 | ADDICTION RECOVERY |
| WI Cook Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $130,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SERVICES |
| ARLINGTON LIFE SHELTER | Arlington, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS SERVICES |
| Community Link | Saginaw, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | FOOD BANK |
Fort Worth Housing Solutions
$500,000Homeless Services
Presbyterian Night Shelter
$215,000Homeless Services
Homeless Services
Tarrant County Hands of Hope
$110,000Homeless Outreach
Freedom House
$100,000Community Support - Emergency Shelter
Cindy Ramsey Center
$100,000Food Bank - Homeless Services
Community Caring Center
$100,000Food Bank
Arlington Life Shelter
$100,000Homeless Services
Catholic Charities Forth Worth
$100,000Homeless Services
Harvesting in Mansfield Food Bank
$75,000Food Bank
TRAC
$75,000Homeless Services
Samaritan House
$50,000Homeless Services
The Salvation Army
$50,000Homeless Services
Community Link
$50,000Food Bank
Fort Worth HOPE Center
$50,000Food Pantry
Arlington ISD Education Foundation
$50,000Education support and teaching grants
GRACE
$35,000Homeless Services
WestAid
$25,000Homeless Services
Northside Inter-Community Agency
$25,000Homeless Services
ACH Child and Family Services
$25,000Homeless Services
6 Stones Mission Newtwork
$20,000Homeless Services
NewDay Services for Children Famili
$20,000Family Support Services
Fossil Creek Community Development
$20,000Community Kitchen
Simply Grace
$12,000Homeless Services
Gladney Center for Adoption
$10,000Family Services
The Ladder Alliance
$10,000Homeless Services
First United Methodist Church
$5,000Homeless Services
Love 4 Locals
$1,500Community Outreach
Presbyterian Night Shelter
$1,010,000HOMELESS SERVICES
ARLINGTON LIFE SHELTER
$100,000HOMELESS SERVICES
Community Link
$75,000FOOD BANK