Mobilizing ideas and resources to strengthen Central Texas. Since 1977, Austin Community Foundation has partnered with donors, nonprofits and community leaders to transform lives and create lasting change in our region.
Austin Community Foundation Inc’s recent giving shows a strong mix of local institution support and place-based community funding. Among the largest grants are $6,075,835 to Whole Foods Market Foundation for general support, $4,000,000 to One Missoula Church Inc for general support, and $3,553,300 to the University of Texas at Austin for general support. The foundation also backed Texas Health Action with $3,000,000 in 2024 and supported Austin Opera with $1,021,331 in 2025. The organization works through a community foundation model with a broad Central Texas grantmaking footprint, while also managing scholarship funds and several named initiatives tied to economic mobility. Its portfolio includes unrestricted support, sponsorships, scholarship funding, capital-related gifts, and directed grants. Recent grants also show support for education, health, arts and culture, housing-related work, and community institutions in Austin and nearby cities. That pattern fits its stated role of mobilizing ideas and resources to strengthen Central Texas. The recent record includes recurring support for Austin-based universities, arts organizations, social service groups, and health-focused nonprofits, alongside donor-advised and fund-transfer activity that sits within the foundation’s mixed community foundation structure.
Economic mobility is a central theme in Austin Community Foundation Inc’s grantmaking. The Hispanic Impact Fund is aimed at advancing Latino economic mobility and supporting culturally relevant community programs in Central Texas, with grants in the $22,000 to $55,500 range. Austin Futures, another economic mobility initiative, focuses on long-term strategies, policy and systems change, and workforce and education for residents of Austin and Central Texas. Education appears through both scholarships and nonprofit support. The foundation manages more than 60 scholarship opportunities through a single consolidated application, serving graduating high school students and current college or vocational students. It also awards general grant support to education-related organizations, including Austin Ed Fund. Health and wellbeing are also present in the portfolio. Women’s Fund supports economic opportunity, leadership, and wellbeing for women and girls in Central Texas, while broader grantmaking includes health, behavioral health, and maternal and newborn health systems. Arts and culture are another recurring area, with support for local cultural organizations and programming.
$54.7M
$556.3M
$79.3M
$70.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 73% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Typical grant size centers at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The foundation’s recent record also includes much larger awards, reflecting a structure that combines community grants, scholarship funds, program-specific initiatives, and donor-advised or fund-transfer activity. Grants appear across multiple years, including repeated support to some organizations and funds. As a mixed community foundation, Austin Community Foundation Inc also makes program-related investments. Several grant opportunities accept unsolicited applications, including general grantmaking and scholarship pathways.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Central Texas and heavily weighted to Texas recipients, which account for 73% of grants in the recent data. Austin is the clearest hub, with recurring grants to organizations such as the University of Texas at Austin, Austin Opera, Shalom Austin, and Texas Tribune. Other Texas recipients include Dallas and Round Rock, showing a regional footprint beyond the city center. Outside the United States, the recipient distribution in the provided data is entirely domestic.
The foundation supports a mix of nonprofits, scholarship recipients, and community initiatives tied to economic mobility, education, health, housing, humanities, child care, and the environment. Its active programs also include the Hispanic Impact Fund, Austin Futures, Women’s Fund, and general grants for Central Texas nonprofits.
Yes, several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including ACF Grants, the Hispanic Impact Fund, Austin Futures, the Forever Austin Fund, and the main scholarship application pathways. The FundATX and ACF-Managed Scholarships listings are marked differently in the provided data.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers at $10,000 for the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Some program-specific grants are set higher or lower, such as the Hispanic Impact Fund’s $22,000 to $55,500 range and the Forever Austin Fund’s $5,000 to $50,000 range.
The giving is highly regional and centered on Texas. Texas recipients account for 73% of grants in the data, and the recent grant list is dominated by Austin-based organizations, with additional grants to Dallas and Round Rock.
Yes. It manages more than 60 scholarship opportunities through consolidated application pathways and also oversees scholarship funds with their own criteria and award amounts. The scholarship programs are aimed at graduating high school students and current college or vocational students in Central Texas.
MIKE NELLIS
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Austin Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to nonprofits across the globe; region noted as international in cities where Q2 has an office, including Austin.
Deadline: Application window opens July 1, 2026 and closes July 31, 2026.
Who can apply: For nonprofits in Central Texas. The page indicates the grant cycle is open and that nonprofits may apply through ACF's single application for the Hispanic Impact Fund and/or Women's Fund.
Deadline: Applications due July 31.
Who can apply: Applicants must be tax-exempt organizations or units of government serving the six-county Central Texas region. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) or 170(b)(1)(a)(vi) tax-exempt and/or a unit of government, have a total organizational budget of at least $50,000, and have been actively operating as a nonprofit (or fiscally sponsored project) for at least 2 full years. Non-lobbying advocacy work may be considered. Religious organizations may apply for secular programming aligned to the strategy areas. The program does not fund endowment funds, fundraising activities or events, individuals, political lobbying or legislative activities, religious purposes, scholarships, or umbrella organizations that redistribute funds at their discretion.
Deadline: Applications due Friday, July 31, 2026 at 5 p.m. CT.
Who can apply: Applicants must be tax-exempt organizations or units of government serving the six-county Central Texas region. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) or 170(b)(1)(a)(vi) tax-exempt and/or a unit of government, have a total organizational budget of at least $50,000, and have been actively operating as a nonprofit (or fiscally sponsored project) for at least 2 full years. Non-lobbying advocacy work may be considered. Religious organizations may apply for secular programming aligned to the strategy areas. The program does not fund endowment funds, fundraising activities or events, individuals, political lobbying or legislative activities, religious purposes, scholarships, or umbrella organizations that redistribute funds at their discretion.
Deadline: Applications due Friday, July 31, 2026 at 5 p.m. CT.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHOLE FOODS MARKET FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $6,075,835 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE MISSOULA CHURCH INC | MISSOULA, MT | $4,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (UT AUSTIN) | AUSTIN, TX | $3,553,300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEAM CHURCH | MATTHEWS, NC | $2,000,000 | 2025 | RELIGION RELATED |
| AUSTIN OPERA | AUSTIN, TX | $1,021,331 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHALOM AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $878,395 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS TRIBUNE | AUSTIN, TX | $808,983 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MERCY STREET INC | DALLAS, TX | $800,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NOTLEY FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $712,291 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN ED FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $694,954 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TEXAS ONE FUND INC (FORMERLY HORNS WITH HEART INC) | AUSTIN, TX | $650,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION (CAF) AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $624,932 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | AUSTIN, TX | $565,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HONDURAS GOOD WORKS | AUSTIN, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE HOUSE | LIBERTY HILL, TX | $405,938 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $391,975 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY | AUSTIN, TX | $363,358 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMP OF THE HILLS | MARBLE FALLS, TX | $353,257 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $322,613 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONSPIRARE | AUSTIN, TX | $318,050 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE FULL FARM | AUSTIN, TX | $275,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | HOUSTON, TX | $261,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE BETH SHALOM | AUSTIN, TX | $253,076 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $252,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MCDONOGH SCHOOL | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $252,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $251,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INHERITANCE OF HOPE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $246,367 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEASE PARK CONSERVANCY | AUSTIN, TX | $243,252 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST | AUSTIN, TX | $236,450 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | LAREDO, TX | $218,413 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN PBS KLRU TV-18 (CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL) | AUSTIN, TX | $212,070 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN SOCCER FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $205,707 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CREATIVE ACTION | AUSTIN, TX | $202,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIRST | MANCHESTER, NH | $200,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HIDDEN GENIUS PROJECT | OAKLAND, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEXAS AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECT | AUSTIN, TX | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRUITFUL COMMONS | AUSTIN, TX | $194,595 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENT |
| LONGHORN VILLAGE | AUSTIN, TX | $188,622 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | PHOENIX, AZ | $187,271 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS (HAAM) | AUSTIN, TX | $186,603 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL | AUSTIN, TX | $186,169 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES | AUSTIN, TX | $179,484 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK | AUSTIN, TX | $176,211 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE | AUSTIN, TX | $175,909 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHREINER UNIVERSITY | KERRVILLE, TX | $164,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM (CAA) | AUSTIN, TX | $161,980 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AUSTIN RECOVERY NETWORK | AUSTIN, TX | $160,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAFE ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $159,545 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
WHOLE FOODS MARKET FOUNDATION
$6,075,835GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE MISSOULA CHURCH INC
$4,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (UT AUSTIN)
$3,553,300GENERAL SUPPORT
TEAM CHURCH
$2,000,000RELIGION RELATED
AUSTIN OPERA
$1,021,331GENERAL SUPPORT
SHALOM AUSTIN
$878,395GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS TRIBUNE
GENERAL SUPPORT
MERCY STREET INC
$800,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NOTLEY FOUNDATION
$712,291GENERAL SUPPORT
AUSTIN ED FUND
$694,954EDUCATION
TEXAS ONE FUND INC (FORMERLY HORNS WITH HEART INC)
$650,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION (CAF) AMERICA
$624,932GENERAL SUPPORT
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$565,500GENERAL SUPPORT
HONDURAS GOOD WORKS
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE HOUSE
$405,938GENERAL SUPPORT
SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATION
$391,975GENERAL SUPPORT
THE TRAIL CONSERVANCY
$363,358GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMP OF THE HILLS
$353,257GENERAL SUPPORT
BREAKTHROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS
$322,613GENERAL SUPPORT
CONSPIRARE
$318,050GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE FULL FARM
$275,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$261,250GENERAL SUPPORT
TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
$253,076GENERAL SUPPORT
AUSTIN PARKS FOUNDATION
$252,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MCDONOGH SCHOOL
$252,500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA
$251,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INHERITANCE OF HOPE INC
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS
$246,367GENERAL SUPPORT
PEASE PARK CONSERVANCY
$243,252GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS CULTURAL TRUST
$236,450GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
$218,413GENERAL SUPPORT
AUSTIN PBS KLRU TV-18 (CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
$212,070GENERAL SUPPORT
AUSTIN SOCCER FOUNDATION
$205,707GENERAL SUPPORT
CREATIVE ACTION
$202,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRST
$200,000EDUCATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HIDDEN GENIUS PROJECT
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TEXAS AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECT
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRUITFUL COMMONS
$194,595ENVIRONMENT
LONGHORN VILLAGE
$188,622GENERAL SUPPORT
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$187,271GENERAL SUPPORT
HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS (HAAM)
$186,603GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
$186,169GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES
$179,484GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK
$176,211GENERAL SUPPORT
I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE
$175,909GENERAL SUPPORT
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY
$164,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM (CAA)
$161,980GENERAL SUPPORT
AUSTIN RECOVERY NETWORK
$160,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SAFE ALLIANCE
$159,545GENERAL SUPPORT