The Texas Medical Association Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting Texas-based physician organizations, medical student and nursing scholarships, and community health promotion programs. A large share of funds flows to the Texas Medical Association and its affiliated funds and alliances, while many smaller grants support county medical societies and local community health initiatives (e.g., Walk With a Doc, Champion of Health, Book Share). The foundation prioritizes workforce development within medicine (scholarships, diversity in medicine) and local clinical outreach/health promotion across Texas communities.
The Texas Medical Association Foundation’s grantmaking is built around Texas physician organizations, medical student and nursing scholarships, and community health programs. A defining thread is its support for the Texas Medical Association’s public-health campaigns, alongside recurring funding for student aid and local medical society programs. In the recent grants list, the largest award goes to Texas Medical Association Special Funds for a Diversity in Medicine Scholarship, with another substantial scholarship grant in the same area appearing the next year at a similar level. That pattern sits beside program grants that support vaccines, walking programs, bicycle helmet distribution, and science teacher recognition. The foundation also works through affiliated Texas medical alliances and county societies. Harris County Medical Alliance received nursing scholarship funding, while Travis County Medical Society appears with support for physician wellness, scholarship programs, and medical community grants. The mix shows a funder that combines education, professional development, and public-health outreach rather than focusing on a single type of recipient. Across the recent grant record, the giving stays within Texas and includes both large scholarships and smaller community-based awards.
Medical education is a major pillar of the foundation’s work. Texas Medical Association Special Funds received $167,555 in 2023 for a Diversity and Medicine Scholarship and $160,497 in 2024 for a Diversity in Medicine Scholarship, showing repeated support for underrepresented medical students. Public-health programming is another clear area. Texas Medical Association received $114,312 in 2025 for the Vaccines Defend What Matters Program, following earlier awards of $100,409 in 2024 and $94,064 in 2023 for the same program. The foundation also backs community health promotion. Texas Medical Association was awarded $76,724 in 2025 for Walk With a Doc Texas Program, and $49,623 in 2025 for the Bicycle Helmet Program. Education recognition appears as well: Texas Medical Association received $57,911 in 2025 for the Science Teacher Award Program.
Typical grants are mid-sized rather than very small or very large, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $23,750, and a p75 of $62,339. The recent record also shows repeat funding across multiple years for the same programs and recipients, especially Texas Medical Association programs and county medical alliance scholarships. That suggests ongoing program support rather than one-time awards. The foundation gives through its own grant and awards programs and related scholarship funds, and several programs are structured as matching grants or endowment-supported scholarships. The active programs list shows unsolicited applications are accepted for some community and student leadership grant programs, but not for the scholarship endowments and award programs.
$643K
$17M
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Most grants fall between $10K and $62K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$62K
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Concentrated core support to a few recurring institutional grantees (TMA and TMA Special Funds) combined with many smaller, repeat or one-off grants to county medical societies and local community health programs across Texas; funding mixes large multi-grant commitments with numerous modest awards focused on scholarships and community outreach.
Notable grantees: Texas Medical Association, Texas Medical Association Special Funds, Harris County Medical Alliance, Travis County Medical Alliance, Midland County Medical Society
The foundation gives entirely within Texas, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Austin appears most often, including awards to Texas Medical Association, Texas Medical Association Special Funds, Texas Medical Association Alliance, Travis County Medical Society, and Travis County Medical Alliance. Houston is another frequent city, through Harris County Medical Alliance. Other recipient cities include Midland and Lubbock. The geography is local rather than national or multi-state.
Its recent grants center on medical education, community health promotion, and physician association support. Examples include scholarships for medical and nursing students, vaccine advocacy, Walk With a Doc, bicycle helmet distribution, science teacher awards, and physician wellness programs.
No. The recent record shows repeated funding for the same programs across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Vaccines Defend What Matters Program, Walk With a Doc, Bicycle Helmet Program, and scholarship programs tied to county medical alliances and societies.
Its grant sizes cluster around a median of $23,750, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and an upper quartile of $62,339. Recent awards range from small program grants in the low tens of thousands to larger scholarship awards above $100,000.
Yes for some programs and not for others. The TMAF Medical Student Community Leadership Grants and TMAF Medical Community Grant Program both accept unsolicited applications, while the scholarship endowments and award programs listed do not.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Texas Medical Association Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligible applicants are TMA county medical societies and TMA Alliance chapters. Projects must be community health improvement programs.
Deadline: Next listed cycle: LOI November 1; full application November 15. Other listed cycle: LOI July 16; full application July 31.
Who can apply: Eligible applicants are TMA medical student chapters. Proposed activities must be student-led health improvement or education initiatives.
Deadline: Next listed cycle: LOI November 1; full application November 15. Other listed cycle: LOI July 16; full application July 31.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE | HOUSTON, TX | $120,000 | 2025 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUNDS | AUSTIN, TX | $114,312 | 2025 | DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $114,312 | 2025 | VACCINES DEFEND WHAT MATTERS PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $76,724 |
| 2025 |
| WALK WITH A DOC TEXAS PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $57,911 | 2025 | SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $49,623 | 2025 | BICYCLE HELMET PROGRAM |
| TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $23,850 | 2025 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT |
| TMA ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $22,347 | 2025 | BOOK SHARE PROGRAM |
| TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | AUSTIN, TX | $17,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT AND BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| MIDLAND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | MIDLAND, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAMS |
| LUBBOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | LUBBOCK, TX | $9,200 | 2025 | PATEL AND BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| COMAL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| ST VINCENT'S CLINIC | GALVESTON, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | CHAMPION OF HEALTH AWARD |
| DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL TMA CHAPTER | AUSTIN, TX | $5,002 | 2025 | MEDICAL STUDENT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP GRANTS |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUNDS | AUSTIN, TX | $160,497 | 2024 | DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $100,409 | 2024 | VACCINES DEFEND WHAT MATTERS PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $69,069 | 2024 | WALK WITH A DOC PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $62,593 | 2024 | BICYCLE HELMET PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $58,184 | 2024 | SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD PROGRAM |
| HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE | HOUSTON, TX | $55,000 | 2024 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $23,850 | 2024 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT |
| TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | AUSTIN, TX | $17,500 | 2024 | PHYSICIANS HEALTH/WELLNESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $17,288 | 2024 | BOOK SHARE PROGRAM |
| LUBBOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | LUBBOCK, TX | $11,300 | 2024 | PATEL AND BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| SMITH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | TYLER, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAMS |
| MIDLAND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | MIDLAND, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAMS |
| JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENT | DALLAS, TX | $7,500 | 2024 | CHAMPION OF HEALTH AWARD |
| BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $7,494 | 2024 | MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN TMA MEDICAL ST | DALLAS, TX | $6,700 | 2024 | MEDICAL STUDENT COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUNDS | AUSTIN, TX | $167,555 | 2023 | DIVERSITY AND MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $94,064 | 2023 | VACCINES DEFEND WHAT MATTERS PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $62,989 | 2023 | WALK WITH A DOC PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $62,339 | 2023 | BICYCLE HELMET PROGRAM |
| HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2023 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | AUSTIN, TX | $33,368 | 2023 | SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD PROGRAM |
| TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $27,600 | 2023 | NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT |
| TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | AUSTIN, TX | $23,750 | 2023 | PHYSICIANS HEALTH/WELLNESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| MIDLAND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | MIDLAND, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| LUBBOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | LUBBOCK, TX | $13,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $12,000 | 2023 | BOOK SHARE PROGRAM |
| TARRANT COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | FORT WERTH, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | CHAMPION OF HEALTH AWARD/MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| EL PASO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY | EL PASO, TX | $7,358 | 2023 | MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTSMEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTSMEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN TMA MEDICAL ST | DALLAS, TX | $5,700 | 2023 | MEDICAL STUDENT COMMUNITY GRANTS |
HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$120,000NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUNDS
$114,312DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP
TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$23,850NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT
TMA ALLIANCE
$22,347BOOK SHARE PROGRAM
TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$17,500MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT AND BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
MIDLAND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$10,000BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAMS
LUBBOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$9,200PATEL AND BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
COMAL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$7,500MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS
BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$7,500MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS
ST VINCENT'S CLINIC
$7,500CHAMPION OF HEALTH AWARD
DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL TMA CHAPTER
$5,002MEDICAL STUDENT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP GRANTS
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUNDS
$160,497DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP
HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$55,000NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$23,850NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT
TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$17,500PHYSICIANS HEALTH/WELLNESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ALLIANCE
$17,288BOOK SHARE PROGRAM
LUBBOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$11,300PATEL AND BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
SMITH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$10,000BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAMS
MIDLAND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$10,000BAYARDO SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAMS
BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$7,494MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FUNDS
$167,555DIVERSITY AND MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP
HARRIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$60,000NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$27,600NURSING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANT
TRAVIS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$23,750PHYSICIANS HEALTH/WELLNESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
MIDLAND COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$20,000SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
LUBBOCK COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$13,000SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ALLIANCE
$12,000BOOK SHARE PROGRAM
TARRANT COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$10,000CHAMPION OF HEALTH AWARD/MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS
EL PASO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
$7,358MEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTSMEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTSMEDICAL COMMUNITY GRANTS
