
Creating a better future for individuals and communities across North Texas. North Texas Community Foundation drives meaningful change through charitable investment and partners with donors and advisors to provide tax-efficient strategies that support local causes and shape the future of North Texas.
A $10 million grant to Texas Tech Foundation Inc for the renovation of the College of Architecture, with donor naming requested for the Tommie J. Huckabee College of Architecture, is the clearest signal in this foundation’s recent record. Community Foundation of North Texas (tax) uses large, often purpose-specific gifts to support North Texas institutions and projects, from campus facilities to housing and community services. The grant list shows repeated support for capital campaigns, endowments, and installment pledges rather than one-off small awards. Examples include major support for Rivertree Academy’s new school campus, Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County’s permanent supportive housing project, and Fort Worth-area cultural and educational projects. The foundation also backs nonprofits serving children, families, people experiencing homelessness, students, and community service organizations. Its activity reflects a donor-advised community foundation structure with broad local reach, but the giving pattern is especially visible in North Texas institutions and organizations. Across the recent grants shown, the foundation pairs operating support with named projects, allowing recipients to fund construction, debt retirement, endowments, and program expansion.
Education-related capital work is a recurring theme. The foundation gave $988,800 to Texas Wesleyan University - Advancement Office to support FWISD Leadership Academy Network schools, and it also made $515,812 to University of North Texas Foundation for UNT-College of Education with a focus on elementary education. In K-12 school development, it awarded $2 million to Rivertree Academy for a new school campus and $500,000 to Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation to build a new elementary school. Community housing and shelter support also appears prominently. It gave $1.1 million in both 2024 and 2025 to Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County for its permanent supportive housing project, and $800,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Tarrant County Homeless Coalition for Tobias Place, a deeply affordable housing project. Animal welfare and family services are present as well. Saving Hope Animal Rescue Fund received $1.5 million for general purposes, while Mosaic Counseling Centers of East Texas Inc received $1 million to eliminate debt on its newly acquired office building in Tyler.
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$544.9M
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$56.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $29K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$29K
About 83% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Typical grants are sizable: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $29,022. The recent grant list also shows a long upper tail, with multiple awards at $500,000 to $1.5 million and several multi-year pledge payments, including repeated support in 2024 and 2025 for the same recipients. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, and its recent awards include operating support, capital gifts, endowment funding, and installment payments tied to pledged projects. It also funds through named grant programs such as First Responders, Beacon Fund / Opportunity & Access, Land Conservation, Capacity Building, Animal Welfare, and Scholarships.
Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Texas: 83% of grants go to recipients in TX, and every grant in the provided country distribution is in the US. Fort Worth appears frequently, with grants also landing in Tyler, Arlington, Denton, Abilene, Lubbock, Sherman, Uvalde, and even Kirkland, WA. The strongest in-state pattern is North Texas, but the recent list shows some reach beyond the immediate metro area to East Texas and West Texas institutions. In the sample provided, Fort Worth and Tyler are especially prominent recipient cities.
The recent grants show support for school construction and renovation, permanent supportive housing, endowments, general operating support, gardens and campus green space, and nonprofit capacity needs. Named examples include a college of architecture renovation, a new school campus, and a deeply affordable housing project.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years in the grant list, including Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County in 2024 and 2025, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition in 2024 and 2025, Abilene Christian University in 2024 and 2025, and Fort Worth Country Day School in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small at the center of the portfolio, with a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median of $15,000, and a 75th percentile of $29,022. The recent grants table also includes much larger project and capital awards, reaching $10 million.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, 83% of grants go to recipients in Texas, and the active grant programs are labeled for North Texas. Recent recipients include organizations in Fort Worth, Tyler, Arlington, Denton, and other Texas cities.
ROSE BRADSHAW
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVING HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND | FORT WORTH, TX | $1,500,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $1,100,000 | 2025 | FOR THEIR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $1,050,000 | 2025 | FOR THE MORRIS MEDITATION GARDEN ENDOWMENT |
| CHURCHOME | KIRKLAND, WA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FOR THE PURPOSE OF MINISTRY |
| EAST TEXAS VETERANS COMMUNITY COUNCIL | TYLER, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT FOR CAMP V |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SMITH COUNTY | TYLER, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| MOSAIC COUNSELING CENTERS OF EAST TEXAS INC | TYLER, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO ELIMINATE DEBT ON MOSAIC'S NEWLY ACQUIRED OFFICE BUILDING AT 6141 PALUXY, TYLER, TX 75703 |
| MENTORING ALLIANCE | TYLER, TX | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY - ADVANCEMENT OFFICE | FORT WORTH, TX | $988,800 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT FWISD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NETWORK (LAN) SCHOOLS AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHMENT |
| NEW LEAF COMMUNITY SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $950,000 | 2025 | FOR THE CAMP BOWIE WEST PROJECT |
| ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | ABILENE, TX | $937,000 | 2025 | FOR THE MOODY RENOVATION |
| TARRANT COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION | FORT WORTH, TX | $800,000 | 2025 | FOR TOBIAS PLACE - DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT |
| LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $580,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | FORT WORTH, TX | $553,500 | 2025 | FOR COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN, 2023 ANNUAL FUND, VIDEO UNDERWRITING AND 2023 ANGEL DONOR GIFT - NO BENEFITS |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | ALPHARETTA, GA | $540,000 | 2025 | FOR THE BRUCE HAMILTON FUND (#4977326) |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION | DENTON, TX | $515,812 | 2025 | FOR UNT-COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
| AUSTIN COLLEGE | SHERMAN, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR THE ENDOWMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND ACCESS SERVICES |
| ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR THE SAINTS ELEVATE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DESIGNATED FOR THE NEW STEAM BUILDING - NO BENEFITS |
| FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR THE EXPLORATION AND LEARNING CENTER |
| UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION | UVALDE, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | TO BUILD NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES | FORT WORTH, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, IN HONOR OF THE MOTHERS AND FAMILIES THAT THE CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES SERVES |
| UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION | UVALDE, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION | DENTON, TX | $487,442 | 2025 | FOR UNT-COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
| FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | FORT WORTH, TX | $450,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NETWORK (LAN) SCHOOLS AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $450,000 | 2025 | FOR SOUTH END ZONE CAPITAL PROJECT |
| FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE | FORT WORTH, TX | $440,000 | 2025 | FOR THE 2023 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALE OF CHAMPIONS - NO BENEFITS |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $400,000 | 2025 | FOR 2024 RAINWATER PRIZE AWARD - FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN DR. VIRGINIA LEE'S LAB |
| UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH | FORT WORTH, TX | $366,667 | 2025 | FOR THE CORNERSTONE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| 63 FLEETWOOD MEMORIALS | NA, TX | $354,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL PURPOSES |
| KOPPERL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | KOPPERL, TX | $350,000 | 2025 | AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHMENT FOR EQUIPMENT |
| SAVING HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND | FORT WORTH, TX | $350,000 | 2025 | FOR THE HUCKABEE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - QUARANTINE FACILITY; THE GUNNISON HUCKABEE QUARANTINE FACILITY |
| FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE | FORT WORTH, TX | $340,000 | 2025 | FOR THE 2024 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALE OF CHAMPIONS - NO BENEFITS |
| THE KESSLER SCHOOL | DALLAS, TX | $333,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FORT WORTH COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | FORT WORTH, TX | $329,000 | 2025 | FOR GAP FUNDING ($164K), ED AND STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR ($165K) |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | ALPHARETTA, GA | $300,000 | 2025 | FOR THE HE IS WORTH FUND (#5122706) |
| CRISTO REY FORT WORTH HIGH SCHOOL | FORT WORTH, TX | $300,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ACHIEVING THE DREAM |
| CHRISTIAN RELIEF FUND | AMARILLO, TX | $275,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE WORK DETAILED IN THE SUMMER 2023 PROPOSAL MADE TO RAINWATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (ENCLOSED) |
| WOMEN INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY | ARLINGTON, TX | $259,671 | 2025 | FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM THE W.I.P. WOMEN INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY FUND AT NTCF TO WOMEN INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY |
| TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE | FORT WORTH, TX | $258,000 | 2025 | FOR THE ELEANOR & MURRAY ZOOTA PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES ENDOWMENT |
| REGENERATIVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | RENSSELAER, NY | $257,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF DRS. SALLY TEMPLE AND DAVID BUTLER - THE PRIME OF LIFE BRAIN INITIATIVE AND THE INTRA-BODY PROJECT |
| TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE | FORT WORTH, TX | $257,000 | 2025 | FOR THE ELEANOR & MURRAY ZOOTA PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES ENDOWMENT |
| TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE | FORT WORTH, TX | $257,000 | 2025 | FOR THE ELEANOR & MURRAY ZOOTA PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES ENDOWMENT |
| JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION | DALLAS, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TO GO TOWARDS THE ENDOWMENT |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS HEALTH FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | TO BE ADDED TO THE NICHOLAS MARTIN JR. FAMILY FOUNDATION GIFT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE ANDREW WOMEN'S HOSPITAL |
| TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR "STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM" TO PAY PROGRAM FEES AND ADDITIONAL SPENDING FOR BOOKS AND EXCURSIONS FOR ONE STUDENT ANNUALLY |
| MISSION ARLINGTONMISSION METROPLEX INC | ARLINGTON, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR PURCHASE OF LAND (1 OF 4 INSTALLMENTS) |
| RIVERTREE ACADEMY | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FORT WORTH INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR ANNUAL GIFT |
| FORT WORTH OPERA ASSOCIATION INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT GIFT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FORT WORTH INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL PURPOSES |
SAVING HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND
$1,500,000FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY
$1,100,000FOR THEIR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION
$1,050,000FOR THE MORRIS MEDITATION GARDEN ENDOWMENT
CHURCHOME
$1,000,000FOR THE PURPOSE OF MINISTRY
EAST TEXAS VETERANS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
$1,000,000FOR SUPPORT FOR CAMP V
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SMITH COUNTY
$1,000,000FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
MOSAIC COUNSELING CENTERS OF EAST TEXAS INC
$1,000,000TO ELIMINATE DEBT ON MOSAIC'S NEWLY ACQUIRED OFFICE BUILDING AT 6141 PALUXY, TYLER, TX 75703
MENTORING ALLIANCE
$1,000,000FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY - ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
$988,800TO SUPPORT FWISD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NETWORK (LAN) SCHOOLS AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHMENT
NEW LEAF COMMUNITY SERVICES
$950,000FOR THE CAMP BOWIE WEST PROJECT
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
$937,000FOR THE MOODY RENOVATION
TARRANT COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION
$800,000FOR TOBIAS PLACE - DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES INC
$580,000FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$553,500FOR COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN, 2023 ANNUAL FUND, VIDEO UNDERWRITING AND 2023 ANGEL DONOR GIFT - NO BENEFITS
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$540,000FOR THE BRUCE HAMILTON FUND (#4977326)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION
$515,812FOR UNT-COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
AUSTIN COLLEGE
$500,000FOR THE ENDOWMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND ACCESS SERVICES
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF FORT WORTH
$500,000FOR THE SAINTS ELEVATE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DESIGNATED FOR THE NEW STEAM BUILDING - NO BENEFITS
FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC
$500,000FOR THE EXPLORATION AND LEARNING CENTER
UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION
$500,000TO BUILD NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES
$500,000FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, IN HONOR OF THE MOTHERS AND FAMILIES THAT THE CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES SERVES
UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION
$500,000FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION
$487,442FOR UNT-COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
$450,000TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NETWORK (LAN) SCHOOLS AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHMENT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN FOUNDATION
$450,000FOR SOUTH END ZONE CAPITAL PROJECT
FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE
$440,000FOR THE 2023 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALE OF CHAMPIONS - NO BENEFITS
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$400,000FOR 2024 RAINWATER PRIZE AWARD - FOR UNRESTRICTED USE IN DR. VIRGINIA LEE'S LAB
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$366,667FOR THE CORNERSTONE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
63 FLEETWOOD MEMORIALS
$354,000FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
KOPPERL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$350,000AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHMENT FOR EQUIPMENT
SAVING HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND
$350,000FOR THE HUCKABEE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - QUARANTINE FACILITY; THE GUNNISON HUCKABEE QUARANTINE FACILITY
FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE
$340,000FOR THE 2024 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALE OF CHAMPIONS - NO BENEFITS
THE KESSLER SCHOOL
$333,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
$329,000FOR GAP FUNDING ($164K), ED AND STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR ($165K)
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$300,000FOR THE HE IS WORTH FUND (#5122706)
CRISTO REY FORT WORTH HIGH SCHOOL
$300,000TO SUPPORT ACHIEVING THE DREAM
CHRISTIAN RELIEF FUND
$275,000TO SUPPORT THE WORK DETAILED IN THE SUMMER 2023 PROPOSAL MADE TO RAINWATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (ENCLOSED)
WOMEN INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY
$259,671FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM THE W.I.P. WOMEN INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY FUND AT NTCF TO WOMEN INSPIRING PHILANTHROPY
TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
$258,000FOR THE ELEANOR & MURRAY ZOOTA PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES ENDOWMENT
REGENERATIVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$257,000IN SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF DRS. SALLY TEMPLE AND DAVID BUTLER - THE PRIME OF LIFE BRAIN INITIATIVE AND THE INTRA-BODY PROJECT
TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
$257,000FOR THE ELEANOR & MURRAY ZOOTA PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES ENDOWMENT
TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
$257,000FOR THE ELEANOR & MURRAY ZOOTA PROFESSORSHIP IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES ENDOWMENT
JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION
$250,000TO GO TOWARDS THE ENDOWMENT
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS HEALTH FOUNDATION
$250,000TO BE ADDED TO THE NICHOLAS MARTIN JR. FAMILY FOUNDATION GIFT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE ANDREW WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
$250,000FOR "STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM" TO PAY PROGRAM FEES AND ADDITIONAL SPENDING FOR BOOKS AND EXCURSIONS FOR ONE STUDENT ANNUALLY
MISSION ARLINGTONMISSION METROPLEX INC
$250,000FOR PURCHASE OF LAND (1 OF 4 INSTALLMENTS)
RIVERTREE ACADEMY
$250,000FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FORT WORTH INC
$250,000FOR ANNUAL GIFT
FORT WORTH OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
$250,000AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT GIFT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FORT WORTH INC
$250,000FOR GENERAL PURPOSES