
TFNEF educates, organizes, and builds civic leadership across Texas to fight for democracy, reclaim public education and religious freedom, and harness community power.
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s recent grantmaking is built around regranting and fiscal-agent support for Texas-based civic and education work. The largest listed awards go to Jolt Initiative and Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, each receiving multiple grants under terms of a TYPA MOU, showing a pattern of intermediary funding rather than direct project-only awards. The foundation also moved funds through partner structures tied to Hive Fund, TX4ALL, and prior fiscal-agent arrangements, including a remaining-balance turnover to Center for Public Policy Priority dba Every Texan. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports organizations working in public education, voting rights, religious freedom, LGBTQIA+ equality, and abortion and reproductive rights, consistent with its broader mission to educate, organize, and build civic leadership across Texas. Grants also reached groups in San Antonio, Houston, Sacramento, and Washington, DC, but the bulk of activity sits in Texas. The pattern suggests a funder that uses restricted, partner-governed disbursements to move resources to local and grassroots organizations and initiative partners.
In civic engagement and voter work, Texas Freedom Network Education Fund supported Texas Civil Rights Project with $75,000 for a Hive Fund regrant tied to DFGU, and Radical Registrars with $35,000 for the same Hive Fund purpose. Those awards point to funding that flows through named intermediary structures rather than open-ended general support. For education and youth organizing, they gave $478,625 to Jolt Initiative, $303,625 to Youth Rise Texas, and $403,625 to Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, all under terms of a TYPA MOU. The foundation also used the same structure for additional awards to Jolt, Move Texas, and Youth Rise Texas in 2024 and 2025. The grants list also includes Texas-focused justice work: Centro Por La Justicia received $45,000 for TX4ALL regrant support, and Pure Justice received $25,000 through Hive Fund regranting for DFGU.
Typical grant size sits at $42,500 at the 25th percentile, $135,000 at the median, and $295,414 at the 75th percentile, with annual grants totaling $2,649,720. The pattern is weighted toward restricted intermediary funding: several awards are labeled regrants under TYPA MOU terms, while others are tied to Hive Fund, TX4ALL, or a remaining-balance turnover from a prior fiscal-agent role. Recipients recur across years, including Jolt Initiative, Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, Youth Rise Texas, and Radical Registrars, which suggests ongoing partner relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$536K
$2.9M
$4.8M
$5.6M
Most grants fall between $43K and $295K, with a median of $135K.
25th Percentile
$43K
Median
$135K
75th Percentile
$295K
About 75% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Grant activity is concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 75% of grants by recipient state. Austin appears repeatedly, including Jolt Initiative, Youth Rise Texas, and Center for Public Policy Priority dba Every Texan. San Antonio also shows up through Centro Por La Justicia and Radical Registrars, while Houston appears with Pure Justice. Outside Texas, Washington, DC is the top state by grant count, driven by Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, and Sacramento appears once through The Good Deed Corps. All recent grants listed were made to U.S. recipients.
The foundation funds local and grassroots organizations, partner initiatives, and grantees connected to intermediary structures. Recent recipients include organizations working in civic engagement, public education, voting rights, LGBTQIA+ equality, and abortion and reproductive rights, often through regranting or fiscal-agent arrangements.
Its grantmaking is often restricted and partnership-based. Recent awards are labeled as regrants under TYPA MOU terms, Hive Fund regrants, TX4ALL regrants, or a turnover of remaining balance held as a prior fiscal agent. That points to structured, intermediary disbursements rather than open unrestricted grants.
No. Most recipients are in Texas, which receives 75% of grants by recipient state, but the recent list also includes Washington, DC and Sacramento, CA. The funder’s giving is regional, with Texas still the clear center of activity.
The 25th percentile grant size is $42,500, the median is $135,000, and the 75th percentile is $295,414. That range shows a mix of mid-sized and larger awards.
Yes. Jolt Initiative, Move Texas Civic Engagement Fund, Youth Rise Texas, and Radical Registrars each appear in multiple years. The repeated appearances suggest ongoing partner relationships and continuing regrant activity.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVE TEXAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $320,334 | 2025 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| JOLT INITIATIVE | AUSTIN, TX | $206,334 | 2025 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| RADICAL REGISTRARS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $9,500 | 2025 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITY DBA EVERY TEXAN | AUSTIN, TX | $292,677 | 2024 | TURNED OVER REMAINING BALANCE OF FUNDS HELD AS PRIOR FISCAL AGENT |
| MOVE TEXAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND (FISCAL SPONSOR ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANI | WASHINGTON, DC | $160,000 | 2024 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| JOLT INITIATIVE | AUSTIN, TX | $160,000 | 2024 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| YOUTH RISE TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $110,000 | 2024 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| JOLT INITIATIVE | AUSTIN, TX | $478,625 | 2023 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| MOVE TEXAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND (FISCAL SPONSOR ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANI | WASHINGTON, DC | $403,625 | 2023 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| YOUTH RISE TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $303,625 | 2023 | REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU |
| TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $75,000 | 2023 | HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT |
| CENTRO POR LA JUSTICIA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $45,000 | 2023 | REGRANT OF TX4ALL |
| RADICAL REGISTRARS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $35,000 | 2023 | HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT |
| PURE JUSTICE | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT |
| THE GOOD DEED CORPS | SACRAMENTO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT |
MOVE TEXAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND
$320,334REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
JOLT INITIATIVE
$206,334REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
RADICAL REGISTRARS
$9,500REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITY DBA EVERY TEXAN
$292,677TURNED OVER REMAINING BALANCE OF FUNDS HELD AS PRIOR FISCAL AGENT
MOVE TEXAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND (FISCAL SPONSOR ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANI
$160,000REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
JOLT INITIATIVE
$160,000REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
YOUTH RISE TEXAS
$110,000REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
JOLT INITIATIVE
$478,625REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
MOVE TEXAS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND (FISCAL SPONSOR ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANI
$403,625REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
YOUTH RISE TEXAS
$303,625REGRANT UNDER TERMS OF TYPA MOU
TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT
$75,000HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT
CENTRO POR LA JUSTICIA
$45,000REGRANT OF TX4ALL
RADICAL REGISTRARS
$35,000HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT
PURE JUSTICE
$25,000HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT
THE GOOD DEED CORPS
$25,000HIVE FUND REGRANT FOR DFGU GRANT