Texas CASA is the membership association for local Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs in Texas, supporting local programs with training, awareness, resources and public policy to improve the lives of Texas children, parents and families.
Texas Casa Inc funds the local CASA network in Texas, with recent grants consistently directed to programs that “serve foster children as best interest advocates.” The largest award in the data is $3,350,574 to Dallas Casa in 2024, followed by another $3,260,766 to the same organization in 2025 and $3,183,169 in 2023, showing sustained support at multi-million-dollar levels. Similar recurring awards go to Child Advocates in Houston, Casa of Travis County in Austin, and Child Advocates San Antonio, all for the same advocacy purpose. The foundation’s giving also reaches Casa of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, Casa of El Paso, and Casa of Central Texas in New Braunfels, indicating a statewide network model rather than a single-site approach. Across the recent grants list, the recipients are local CASA affiliates serving children in foster care and other court-involved minors through best-interest advocacy. Texas Casa Inc’s role is not to fund individuals, but to support the infrastructure and advocacy capacity of local programs working within Texas child welfare and dependency court systems.
The clearest theme in Texas Casa Inc’s grantmaking is best-interest advocacy for foster children. Dallas Casa received $3,260,766 in 2025 for that purpose, while Child Advocates in Houston received $2,345,393 in 2023 and $2,335,507 in 2024 with the same project language. A second cluster centers on court-appointed advocacy capacity in major metro areas: Casa of Travis County was awarded $1,902,943 in 2023 and $1,817,026 in 2024, both to serve foster children as best interest advocates. The same pattern appears in San Antonio, where Child Advocates San Antonio received $1,791,958 in 2023 and $1,667,977 in 2024. Texas Casa Inc also backs regional CASA programs outside the largest cities, including Casa of El Paso, Casa of Denton County Inc, and Casa of Central Texas, again tied to foster-child advocacy.
Texas Casa Inc gives at a relatively high grant scale: the typical award sits at $219,508 at the 25th percentile, $301,777 at the median, and $448,451 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants record shows repeated support to the same local CASA affiliates across multiple years, including Dallas Casa, Child Advocates, Casa of Travis County, and Casa of Tarrant County. That pattern suggests ongoing operating-style support rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation is structured as a nonprofit serving local CASA programs, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$32.6M
$18.5M
$39.1M
$39.5M
Most grants fall between $220K and $448K, with a median of $302K.
25th Percentile
$220K
Median
$302K
75th Percentile
$448K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Grantmaking is entirely in Texas, and every recipient listed in the recent-grants data is located in the state. Awards are spread across major metro areas and regional hubs, including Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, El Paso, Denton, New Braunfels, Tyler, Lubbock, Conroe, and McKinney. The strongest concentration appears in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, with additional support reaching west and north Texas communities. The recipient-country distribution is 100% US.
Texas Casa Inc funds local CASA programs that serve foster children as best interest advocates. The recent-grants list repeatedly uses that project language across affiliates in Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and other Texas communities.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The 25th percentile is $219,508, the median is $301,777, and the 75th percentile is $448,451.
No. The recent-grants data shows 219 grants to US recipients, and 100% of grants are to recipients in Texas.
They are recurring. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Dallas Casa in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Child Advocates in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Casa of Travis County in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Recent recipients include Dallas Casa, Child Advocates in Houston, Casa of Travis County, Child Advocates San Antonio, Casa of Tarrant County, Casa of El Paso, and Casa of Central Texas.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALLAS CASA | DALLAS, TX | $3,260,766 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CHILD ADVOCATES | HOUSTON, TX | $1,778,516 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF TRAVIS COUNTY | AUSTIN, TX | $1,696,875 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CHILD ADVOCATES SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,556,742 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY | FT WORTH, TX | $1,550,532 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF DENTON COUNTY INC | DENTON, TX | $808,140 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF CENTRAL TEXAS | NEW BRAUNFELS, TX | $732,023 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $717,720 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA LUBBOCK SOUTH PLAINS | LUBBOCK, TX | $659,831 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF MCKINNEY COLLIN COUNTY | MCKINNEY, TX | $645,486 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA FOR KIDS OF EAST TEXAS | TYLER, TX | $645,128 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CHILD ADVOCATES OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | CONROE, TX | $613,041 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| EAST TEXAS CASA | LONGVIEW, TX | $524,954 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC CASA OF BRAZOS VALLEY | BRYAN, TX | $524,157 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF THE COASTAL BEND | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | $520,920 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| FORT BEND COUNTY CHILD ADVOCATES | ROSENBERG, TX | $497,051 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CHILD ADVOCATES CASA OF RED RIVER | WICHITA FALLS, TX | $475,924 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF TRINITY VALLEY | ATHENS, TX | $463,253 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF WEST TEXAS | MIDLAND, TX | $443,884 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF CAMERON & WILLACY COUNTIES | BROWNSVILLE, TX | $430,528 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF ABILENE-BIG COUNTRY CASA | ABILENE, TX | $426,929 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF GALVESTON COUNTY | TEXAS CITY, TX | $424,694 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF THE PINES LUFKIN ANGELINA | LUFKIN, TX | $424,127 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF GREATER WEST TEXAS INC | SAN ANGELO, TX | $412,976 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY | GEORGETOWN, TX | $410,213 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA KINGSLAND HIGHLAND LAKES AREA | KINGSLAND, TX | $404,781 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF PARKER COUNTY | WEATHERFORD, TX | $386,968 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| AMARILLO AREA CASA | AMARILLO, TX | $386,012 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA GOLDEN CRESCENT | VICTORIA, TX | $367,618 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF BELL AND CORYELL COUNTIES | TEMPLEBELTON, TX | $362,884 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS | BEAUMONT, TX | $347,995 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA ROCKWALL LONE STAR | ROCKWALL, TX | $339,428 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| BLUEBONNET CHILDREN'S CENTER | UVALDE, TX | $328,305 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA FOR HUNT COUNTY | GREENVILLE, TX | $319,114 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF HIDALGO COUNTY | EDINBURG, TX | $311,250 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA PLEASANTON SOUTH TEXAS | PLEASANTON, TX | $309,087 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF BASTROP COUNTY | BASTROP, TX | $304,647 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF BEEVILLE-LIVE OAK & MCMULLEN | BEEVILLE, TX | $303,205 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF LIBERTY & CHAMBERS COUNTIES | LIBERTY, TX | $296,793 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA KERVILLE HILL COUNTRY | KERRVILLE, TX | $279,516 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF KLEBERG COUNTY DBA BRUSH COUNTRY CASA | KINGSVILLE, TX | $275,015 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF MCLENNAN & HILL COUNTIES | WACO, TX | $269,095 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF GRAYSON COUNTY | SHERMAN, TX | $266,353 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF HUNTSVILLE WALKER COUNTY | HUNTSVILLE, TX | $265,285 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN INC | ORANGE, TX | $261,914 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA FOR KIDS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS | BRENHAM, TX | $256,957 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF NORTHEAST TEXAS-TEXARKANA | TEXARKANA, TX | $251,195 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA OF JOHNSON COUNTY | CLEBURNE, TX | $247,261 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| CASA FOR KIDS | PARIS, TX | $247,079 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
| GULF COAST CASA INC | BAY CITYWHARTON, TX | $245,247 | 2025 | SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES |
DALLAS CASA
$3,260,766SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CHILD ADVOCATES
$1,778,516SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF TRAVIS COUNTY
$1,696,875SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CHILD ADVOCATES SAN ANTONIO
$1,556,742SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY
$1,550,532SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF DENTON COUNTY INC
$808,140SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF CENTRAL TEXAS
$732,023SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF EL PASO
$717,720SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA LUBBOCK SOUTH PLAINS
$659,831SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF MCKINNEY COLLIN COUNTY
$645,486SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA FOR KIDS OF EAST TEXAS
$645,128SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CHILD ADVOCATES OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
$613,041SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
EAST TEXAS CASA
$524,954SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC CASA OF BRAZOS VALLEY
$524,157SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF THE COASTAL BEND
$520,920SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
FORT BEND COUNTY CHILD ADVOCATES
$497,051SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CHILD ADVOCATES CASA OF RED RIVER
$475,924SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF TRINITY VALLEY
$463,253SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF WEST TEXAS
$443,884SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF CAMERON & WILLACY COUNTIES
$430,528SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF ABILENE-BIG COUNTRY CASA
$426,929SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF GALVESTON COUNTY
$424,694SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF THE PINES LUFKIN ANGELINA
$424,127SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF GREATER WEST TEXAS INC
$412,976SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
$410,213SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA KINGSLAND HIGHLAND LAKES AREA
$404,781SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF PARKER COUNTY
$386,968SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
AMARILLO AREA CASA
$386,012SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA GOLDEN CRESCENT
$367,618SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF BELL AND CORYELL COUNTIES
$362,884SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
$347,995SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA ROCKWALL LONE STAR
$339,428SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
BLUEBONNET CHILDREN'S CENTER
$328,305SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA FOR HUNT COUNTY
$319,114SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF HIDALGO COUNTY
$311,250SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA PLEASANTON SOUTH TEXAS
$309,087SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF BASTROP COUNTY
$304,647SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF BEEVILLE-LIVE OAK & MCMULLEN
$303,205SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF LIBERTY & CHAMBERS COUNTIES
$296,793SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA KERVILLE HILL COUNTRY
$279,516SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF KLEBERG COUNTY DBA BRUSH COUNTRY CASA
$275,015SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF MCLENNAN & HILL COUNTIES
$269,095SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF GRAYSON COUNTY
$266,353SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF HUNTSVILLE WALKER COUNTY
$265,285SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN INC
$261,914SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA FOR KIDS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
$256,957SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF NORTHEAST TEXAS-TEXARKANA
$251,195SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA OF JOHNSON COUNTY
$247,261SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
CASA FOR KIDS
$247,079SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES
GULF COAST CASA INC
$245,247SERVE FOSTER CHILDREN AS BEST INTEREST ADVOCATES