About Topfer Family Foundation
The Topfer Family Foundation is committed to helping people connect to the tools and resources needed to build self-sufficient and fulfilling lives.
Focus Areas
Child Abuse Prevention and TreatmentYouth EnrichmentJob Training and Support ServicesChildren's HealthAging in Place
Who They Fund
low‑income families and parents (including on‑site childcare recipients)youth and teenagers (including those experiencing homelessness and at‑risk youth)children with developmental delays and special health care needssurvivors of abuse / children needing trauma‑informed carelow‑income adults seeking career traininghomebound seniors / elderly
About Topfer Family Foundation
A 2025 $177,500 grant to Mobile Loaves & Fishes for construction hard costs in Phase 3 and holiday needs for clients captures how the Topfer Family Foundation gives: it backs direct services, housing-related projects, and long-horizon support for organizations serving people with limited resources. Across recent grants, the foundation appears in child welfare, youth development, health care, workforce training, food support, and aging services, usually through programmatic funding rather than stand-alone publicity grants. The foundation also shows a strong pattern of support for place-based organizations in Texas, especially Austin, where many recipients are located and where services include homelessness response, counseling, child welfare, and elder nutrition. At the same time, its giving reaches beyond Texas to Florida and Illinois, supporting transitional housing, behavioral health, and family enrichment work. Recent grants point to a funder that mixes operating support with capital and pre-development commitments. Foundation Communities received support for two years of pre-development work for nine affordable housing sites, while other recipients were funded for residential care, integrated student supports, and on-site childcare. The overall picture is of a family foundation that uses grants to help nonprofits build services, facilities, and stability for low-income families, youth, children, and older adults.
What Topfer Family Foundation Funds
In housing and homelessness work, the foundation funded Foundation Communities with $125,000 for two years of pre-development support for nine affordable housing sites. It also awarded $80,000 to Youth and Family Alliance/LifeWorks for the From Homelessness to Housing and Impactful Voices programs, and $53,500 to Fort Lauderdale Independence Training Education Center for safe, transitional housing for youth experiencing imminent homelessness. Its child and family services giving includes $110,000 to Helping Hand Home for Children for the Building a Future of Hope capital campaign and $65,000 to the same organization for residential treatment for children with trauma. The Safe Alliance received $78,750 for counseling services, while Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center received $108,315 for supportive housing and counseling services. The foundation also funds health, education, and employment pathways. Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas received $113,500 for operating expenses, Skillpoint Alliance received $80,000 to expand training capacity for economic mobility, and Central Texas Food Bank received $80,000 for the Healthy Options Program for the Elderly.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$26.7M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $31K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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