About Texas Instruments Foundation
The Texas Instruments Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on local K–12 STEM education in the Dallas area, funneling substantial operational, capital, and scholarship support through an intermediary (Communities Foundation of Texas) targeted at Cedar Hill and DeSoto school districts. The foundation prefers large, targeted investments intended to strengthen STEM programming and school capacity rather than broad, diversified grantmaking.
Focus Areas
K–12 STEM programming in Cedar Hill and DeSoto Independent School Districts (Dallas metro)School operations and program support for public district STEM initiativesSchool building/capital improvements for STEM facilitiesScholarships and student supports tied to local STEM education
Who They Fund
colleges and universities (higher education institutions)educational institutions (K–12 and postsecondary organizations)charitable community service organizationscultural, scientific and arts nonprofits
About Texas Instruments Foundation
A defining feature of the Texas Instruments Foundation’s grantmaking is its repeated support for STEM education in Dallas-area school systems, especially Cedar Hill and DeSoto ISDs. In the recent-grants record, the largest award goes to Communities Foundation of Texas for Cedar Hill and DeSoto ISD STEM work, with additional grants of similar purpose routed through the same intermediary. That pattern points to a foundation that uses substantial, targeted grants to support district-level programming, operations, building needs, and scholarships rather than scattering small awards across many unrelated causes. The foundation also backs teacher pipeline and school-strengthening work connected to STEM education. Grants to organizations such as Urban Teacher Center, Teach for America - Dfw, and the University of North Texas at Dallas Foundation - (Dallas Stem Principals) show an emphasis on educator effectiveness and school capacity, not only student programming. Alongside education, the grant record includes support for human services and local arts, but those categories sit behind education in scale and consistency. Across the file, the Texas Instruments Foundation appears to favor mission-aligned, place-based philanthropy tied to the communities where TI operates and to the Dallas metro area in particular.
What Texas Instruments Foundation Funds
Education is the clearest throughline. The Texas Instruments Foundation gave $619,000 to National Math&science Initiative - Cedar Hill Desoto Duncanville and Lanc for educational institutions, and $400,000 to National Math and Science Initiative - Dallas Isd for the same broad category. Those grants fit a pattern of STEM-focused support for district-level programming in local public schools. Teacher and principal development is another distinct strand. The foundation awarded $377,566 to University of North Texas at Dallas Foundation - (dallas Stem Principals), pointing to school leadership support as part of its education strategy. It also gave $600,000 to Teach for America - Dfw, again aligning with educator pipeline and effectiveness work. The foundation’s non-education giving includes community service and food assistance. One example is $325,000 to North Texas Food Bank, showing support for organizations that provide essential social services in the Dallas area.
How Texas Instruments Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$25.5M
Total Assets
$73M
Total Revenue
$26.9M
Total Expenses
$25.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $150 and $2K, with a median of $500.
25th Percentile
$150
Median
$500
75th Percentile
$2K
Geographic Reach
National53 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Texas Instruments Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Texas Instruments Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 16,709 | $85M | 100.0% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
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