About Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
Relentlessly protecting childhood in Texas by pursuing justice and healing for survivors and leading the charge to end child sexual abuse.
Focus Areas
child protectionchild sexual abuse preventionvictim servicesmental health servicestraining and capacity buildingpolicy and advocacymultidisciplinary team (MDT) coordinationlaw enforcement collaboration
Who They Fund
abused childrenchild victims of neglect or physical/sexual abuseat-risk children and youthchildren in foster or temporary care
About Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas Inc concentrates its grantmaking on abused children services across Texas, with repeated large awards to local children’s advocacy centers in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin. The pattern is statewide in reach but local in execution: the funder stewards public dollars, directs support to Texas CACs, and backs the network that responds to child abuse through coordinated services, victim support, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Recent grants show sustained funding to core providers rather than one-off project bets. Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center received $5,500,050 in 2024, while Alliance for Children Inc received $4,674,266 the same year. The Children’s Assessment Center Foundation in Houston also appears among the highest awards, alongside Center for Child Protection in Austin and Children’s Advocacy Center for North Texas Inc in Lewisville. These recurring grants reflect a funder organized around service delivery for abused children, with an emphasis on network capacity, standards of care, and the infrastructure needed for local centers to operate across Texas. The result is a grantmaker whose identity is closely tied to the Texas CAC system itself.
What Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Funds
Child protection is the central theme in the recent grant list, where awards go to local CACs for abused children services. Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center received $4,591,459 in 2023 for that purpose, and the same service category also supported Alliance for Children Inc in Fort Worth at $4,558,936. Mental health services are another clear priority in the active program descriptions, including funding for hiring additional mental health professionals, diversifying training and modalities, and expanding telehealth access for Texas CACs. The foundation also supports regional capacity building through pilot programs designed to strengthen standards of care and coordination across multicounty areas within Texas. In addition, a law-enforcement-focused pilot looks at multidisciplinary team engagement and community-informed planning to close gaps in criminal investigations.
How Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Gives
Typical grants are large: the p25 is $487,573, the median is $655,012, and the p75 is $926,330. The recent grant list also shows repeated awards to the same Texas CACs in consecutive years, indicating ongoing support rather than isolated gifts. Grantmaking is local and entirely within Texas, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs also show that some funding is stewarded from state and federal public sources rather than through open unsolicited applications; one pilot program is request-for-proposal based.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$66.8M
Total Assets
$29.8M
Total Revenue
$85.5M
Total Expenses
$85.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $488K and $926K, with a median of $655K.
25th Percentile
$488K
Median
$655K
75th Percentile
$926K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL KEENER
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