About Tstc Foundation
Raise philanthropic support to provide scholarships, emergency aid, gifts-in-kind and industry partnerships that advance student success and meet the workforce needs of Texas.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsEmergency student aidGifts-in-kind (equipment and supplies)Program support for technical trainingIndustry-aligned workforce programs
Who They Fund
college students (trainees)veteransworksite participants / incumbent workers
Funding Style
capital investment (equipment/infrastructure)operating support / reimbursement for salariescapacity building for training programs
About Tstc Foundation
The Tstc Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by one large worksite project grant of $8,633,806 to Texas State Technical College, signaling a role that goes beyond scholarship support into college operations, training infrastructure, and workforce delivery. Across the latest grants, the foundation consistently backs Texas State Technical College in Waco with funding tied to equipment, campus expansion, reimbursement for PBE and veterans salaries, and scholarship support for students in technical programs. Its stated purpose is to raise philanthropic support for scholarships, emergency aid, gifts-in-kind, and industry partnerships that advance student success and meet Texas workforce needs. That shows up in grants for college training facilities, student aid, and employer-linked programs. The foundation also supports named scholarship programs for specific populations, including veterans and students entering technical pathways. In the recent grants list, Texas State Technical College appears repeatedly, which points to an institutional funding relationship rather than isolated awards. The pattern combines direct support for students with capacity-building support for the college itself, especially where training delivery depends on equipment, staffing, and partnerships with industry.
What Tstc Foundation Funds
A clear thread in the foundation’s grantmaking is technical education infrastructure. It gave $903,028 to Texas State Technical College for equipment for the college to train and educate students, and another $388,369 for the same purpose in a later year. That same institution also received support tied to Fort Bend ITC expansion, showing attention to training-site growth as well as classroom delivery. Student aid is another major area. The Helping Hands Scholarships program provides emergency aid for financial burdens outside immediate school expenses, and Snyder Helping Hands Scholarship serves the same purpose for students in Texas. Veteran support is also explicit: the Veteran’s Fund Scholarship/EMA is for veterans enrolled at TSTC West Texas campuses, while the Wounded Warrior Foundation Scholarship serves wounded veterans who have exhausted federal and state education benefits. Industry-linked scholarships appear too, including the Samsung Austin Semiconductor Scholarship for students in select programs.
How Tstc Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.3M
Total Assets
$48.9M
Total Revenue
$8.1M
Total Expenses
$6.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $240K and $1.1M, with a median of $388K.
25th Percentile
$240K
Median
$388K
75th Percentile
$1.1M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CLEDIA HERNANDEZ
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