TEXAS YES Project supplies Texas school children and classrooms—especially at Title I schools—with recommended school supplies, classroom grants and literacy resources to support long-term academic success.
Sa Yes centers its grantmaking on Texas public school STEM and classroom support, with awards that often fund equipment, robotics, coding, and literacy-related school resources. A large 2024 grant to Dallas Independent School District covered art supplies for a ceramics program, science equipment, chicken coops, iPads, and printers, showing how the foundation combines academic and hands-on learning materials in one award. Another major grant went to Northside Independent School District in San Antonio for Inventors Park, Robo Ready, coding robots, Bobcats Who Code, Makey Makey, Ready Set...STEM!, and related club and outreach activities. The foundation also supports school-based programs tied to specific campuses, including grants to Dallas ISD schools such as H. Garcia Middle School, Frederick Douglass STEM Academy, George Bush Elementary, J. Peeler Elementary, W.T. White High School, and Irma Lera Rangel Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Across the recent record, the pattern points to direct support for Texas schools and school communities, especially where teachers and staff are building STEM access, student engagement, and classroom capacity.
In STEM education, Sa Yes backs projects that add equipment and program infrastructure. Northside Independent School District received $58,500 for Inventors Park, Robo Ready, coding robots, Bobcats Who Code, Makey Makey, Ready Set...STEM!, STEM class and outreach club, Kids Can Code, and related projects. In another STEM-focused award, Harlandale ISD got $10,300 to purchase a Markerbot 3D printer. Literacy and reading also appear in the portfolio. South San Antonio Independent School District received $36,500 for science equipment, iPads, smartboards, and library books, while Seguin Independent School District received $8,500 for STEM club items, library books, and music equipment. The foundation also supports student-facing enrichment and technology access: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio received $15,000 for Surface Pros and hotspots, and Sa Youth received $9,050 for SOAR computer tech.
Recent grants cluster around a median size of $15,000, with a lower quartile of $9,362 and an upper quartile of $25,750. Awards range from smaller school-program purchases to larger district-level packages, suggesting a mix of targeted equipment buys and broader program support. The record shows repeat giving to several recipients across multiple years, including Dallas Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, South San Antonio Independent School District, Harlandale ISD, and San Antonio–area schools and youth organizations. Sa Yes is a local funder with Texas-only grantmaking in the file. The foundation’s active programs indicate that some awards are competitive and unsolicited applications are accepted for several offerings.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $26K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$26K
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Grant recipients are concentrated entirely in Texas, and the largest number of awards land in San Antonio. Dallas also appears repeatedly through district-level and campus-specific grants, while other Texas cities and towns include Corpus Christi, Austin, Spring Branch, Seguin, and Bulverde. The recent-grants list shows 18 out of 18 awards to U.S. recipients, all in Texas. That city pattern fits a local funder whose giving follows school and youth-serving organizations across the state rather than extending beyond Texas.
The recent grants show Texas public school districts, individual public schools, PTAs, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio, Sa Youth, and Harmony Public Schools. The active-program notes also mention youth-serving nonprofits as eligible for the TEXAS YES Grant.
The listed grant-size distribution has a p25 of $9,362, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $25,750. Recent awards include both smaller school-project grants and larger district-level grants.
Several recipients appear more than once across the recent-grants list, including Dallas Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, South San Antonio Independent School District, and Harlandale ISD. That pattern indicates repeat giving, not only one-time awards.
The grants point to K-12 education, STEM, robotics, coding, makerspaces, educational technology, literacy, and school supplies. Examples include robotics competition kits, 3D printers, hotspots, smartboards, library books, and classroom supplies.
The active-program notes say the TEXAS YES Grant and Box of Dreams accept unsolicited applications. The TEXAS YES Grant is described as supporting Texas education with focus on STEM, innovation, program development, and equipment, with preference for Title I schools.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | DALLAS, TX | $41,930 | 2025 | H. GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, FREDERICK DOUGLASS STEM ACADEMY, GEORGE BUSH ELEMENTARY, J. PEELER ELEMENTARY, W.T. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL, IRMA LERA RANGEL YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, F. DOUGLAS STEM ACADEMY & JILL STONE ELEMENTARY |
| CORPUS CHRISTI ISD | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $17,003 | 2025 | 2023 TEXAS YES GRANT |
| SA YOUTH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $9,050 | 2025 | SOAR COMPUTER TECH |
| NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $6,777 | 2025 | LITTLEBITS OF ENGINEERING |
| SOUTHSIDE ISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,447 | 2025 | JULIAN GALLARDO ELEMENTARY |
| DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | DALLAS, TX | $59,530 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE ART SUPPLIES FOR CERAMICS PROGRAM, SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, CHICKEN COOPS, IPADS, AND PRINTER |
| SOUTH SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $36,500 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, IPADS, SMARTBOARDS, AND LIBRARY BOOKS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE SURFACE PROS AND HOTSPOTS |
| SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA | SPRING BRANCH, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE ROBOTICS COMPETITION KITS |
| HARLANDALE ISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,300 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE MARKERBOT 3D PRINTER. |
| SEGUIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | SEGUIN, TX | $8,500 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE ITEMS FOR STEM CLUB, LIBRARY BOOKS, AND MUSIC EQUIPMENT |
| AUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | AUSTIN, TX | $8,000 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE ITEMS FOR ROBOTICS PROGRAM |
| NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $58,500 | 2023 | CREATION OF INVEOTRS PARK, ROBO READY, CODING ROBOTS, BOBCATS WHO CODE, MAKEY MAKEY, READY SET...STEM!, STEM CLASS AND OUTREACH CLUB, KIDS CAN CODE, AND VARIOUS OTHER STEM AND CODING PROJECTS |
| HARLANDALE ISD | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $28,000 | 2023 | CREATION OF SPACE CLUB |
| RAHE-BULVERDE PTA | BULVERDE, TX | $19,000 | 2023 | CREATION OF BRONCO SCIENCE LAB |
| SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $18,500 | 2023 | CREATION OF STEM CLASS AND OUTREACH CLUB AND STEM CONNECT PROJECT |
| SOUTH SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $14,500 | 2023 | CREATION OF UPDATE OF RAM ACTION NEWS STUDIO EQUIPMENT |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $12,800 | 2023 | CREATION OF DRYING RACK, ROBOTICS & BOOK CLUB, PLTW MODULE RESTOCK AND ZSPACE |
DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$41,930H. GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, FREDERICK DOUGLASS STEM ACADEMY, GEORGE BUSH ELEMENTARY, J. PEELER ELEMENTARY, W.T. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL, IRMA LERA RANGEL YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, F. DOUGLAS STEM ACADEMY & JILL STONE ELEMENTARY
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
$17,0032023 TEXAS YES GRANT
NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$6,777LITTLEBITS OF ENGINEERING
SOUTHSIDE ISD
$5,447JULIAN GALLARDO ELEMENTARY
DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$59,530TO PURCHASE ART SUPPLIES FOR CERAMICS PROGRAM, SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, CHICKEN COOPS, IPADS, AND PRINTER
SOUTH SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$36,500TO PURCHASE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, IPADS, SMARTBOARDS, AND LIBRARY BOOKS
SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA
$15,000TO PURCHASE ROBOTICS COMPETITION KITS
HARLANDALE ISD
$10,300TO PURCHASE MARKERBOT 3D PRINTER.
SEGUIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$8,500TO PURCHASE ITEMS FOR STEM CLUB, LIBRARY BOOKS, AND MUSIC EQUIPMENT
NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$58,500CREATION OF INVEOTRS PARK, ROBO READY, CODING ROBOTS, BOBCATS WHO CODE, MAKEY MAKEY, READY SET...STEM!, STEM CLASS AND OUTREACH CLUB, KIDS CAN CODE, AND VARIOUS OTHER STEM AND CODING PROJECTS
HARLANDALE ISD
$28,000CREATION OF SPACE CLUB
RAHE-BULVERDE PTA
$19,000CREATION OF BRONCO SCIENCE LAB
SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$18,500CREATION OF STEM CLASS AND OUTREACH CLUB AND STEM CONNECT PROJECT
SOUTH SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$14,500CREATION OF UPDATE OF RAM ACTION NEWS STUDIO EQUIPMENT
CREATION OF DRYING RACK, ROBOTICS & BOOK CLUB, PLTW MODULE RESTOCK AND ZSPACE