Connect donors, nonprofits and community resources to improve quality of life across North Texas through grantmaking, scholarships, donor-advised funds and community initiatives.
A $6.9 million general-support grant to Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is the clearest recent signal of how Communities Foundation of Texas Inc operates: it backs large local projects while also supporting health, education, housing, and community-serving institutions across North Texas. The foundation’s recent grants include major commitments to park and greenspace development, mental health policy work, food access, homelessness services, higher education, and scholarship support. Several grants point to a broad civic role rather than a single program area. It gave $6.0 million to Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas for general support and $6.0 million to Forest Forward for general support. It also supported The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth with $3.8 million for general support, and The Salvation Army with $3.1 million for the construction of a chapel in the Dallas social service center plaza and for general support. These awards show a pattern of funding institutions that serve regional needs through both operating support and specific projects. The foundation also makes substantial grants to universities, community organizations, and social-service providers, often through unrestricted support or designated purposes. Its giving includes scholarship-related support, basic research, workforce training, and capital projects tied to community infrastructure.
Community development is a visible theme. Dallas Foundation a TX Nonprofit Corporation received $4,940,919 for Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for Southern Gateway Park and for general support, and Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation received $1,971,895 for general support. Those grants align with public-space and greenspace development. Education and scholarships are another area. Midland College Foundation Inc received $3,063,836 for the PreK Academy and Center for Teaching Excellence, scholarships and general support, while Vanderbilt University received $2,016,000 for scholarships, athletics and the alumni gift fund. The foundation also funds workforce and health-related work. Per Scholas Inc received $2,007,055 to support Per Scholas Dallas in providing information technology trainings/certifications as well as wrap around employment and alumni upskilling services. Texas Health Resources Foundation received $1,916,487 to address social determinants of health and increase health equity across the North Texas region and general support.
$150.3M
$1B
$249.3M
$211.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $46K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$46K
About 84% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Communities Foundation of Texas Inc gives at a mid-to-large grant scale, with a typical grant size at p25 of $10,000, a median of $18,824, and a p75 of $46,326. The recent list also shows much larger awards layered on top of that distribution, including several multi-million-dollar grants. The pattern suggests a blend of routine grantmaking and occasional major commitments. Its grantmaking is overwhelmingly Texas-centered, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The foundation is a mixed community foundation and does not fund individuals. The recent grants list shows repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth, North Texas Food Bank, Southern Methodist University, The Cooper Institute, The Salvation Army, and Vanderbilt University.
Grant recipients are concentrated in North Texas, especially Dallas. Dallas appears repeatedly across the recent grants list, alongside Frisco, Plano, Arlington, Sherman, and Midland. The largest non-Dallas Texas recipients include Frisco and Plano, while Arlington appears more than once as well. Outside Texas, recipient grants in the recent list reach Arlington, Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 100% of grants going to U.S. recipients. That matches the foundation’s local geographic scope.
Recent grants show support for parks and public space, mental health, higher education, homelessness services, food access, workforce training, and health equity. The foundation also funds scholarships, research, and capital projects tied to community infrastructure.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $18,824 at the median, and $46,326 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes several multi-million-dollar awards, showing that the foundation makes both routine and very large grants.
No. Most grants go to Texas recipients, and 84% of grants are made in the HQ state, but the recent list also includes recipients in Arlington, Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes. The recent list includes multiple years of support for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth, North Texas Food Bank, Southern Methodist University, The Cooper Institute, The Salvation Army, and Vanderbilt University.
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2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC | LUBBOCK, TX | $15,949,670 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| TD JAKES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $14,681,300 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION | FRISCO, TX | $9,359,778 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS CENTER FOR BRAINHEALTH | DALLAS, TX | $7,568,128 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $5,220,220 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $4,418,392 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| SOUTHERN GATEWAY PUBLIC GREEN FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $3,502,858 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| OSTEOSARCOMA INSTITUTE | DALLAS, TX | $3,316,000 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| COMMIT | DALLAS, TX | $3,182,200 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | $3,168,798 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FOREST FORWARD | DALLAS, TX | $3,046,165 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| DALLAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $2,605,153 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $2,190,066 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $2,166,752 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $2,096,037 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | PLANO, TX | $1,809,961 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES | DALLAS, TX | $1,735,708 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,673,800 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| AT LAST INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,534,174 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB | DALLAS, TX | $1,505,200 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $1,437,900 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| YEAR UP INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,412,663 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CITY OF DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $1,408,496 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| NEXUS RECOVERY CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $1,357,935 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| RESOURCE CENTER OF DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,351,290 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | SHERMAN, TX | $1,343,535 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HOUSING FORWARD | DALLAS, TX | $1,060,605 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| ANN AND NATE LEVINE ACADEMY | DALLAS, TX | $1,030,302 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| WACO FOUNDATION | WACO, TX | $972,039 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| DOCUMENTARY ARTS INC | DALLAS, TX | $890,000 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $869,000 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CAFE MOMENTUM | DALLAS, TX | $754,520 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CISTERCIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL | IRVING, TX | $750,148 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| WOODALL RODGERS PARK FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $727,634 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DALLAS - THE STEWPOT | DALLAS, TX | $724,375 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| SPCA OF TEXAS | DALLAS, TX | $724,006 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $688,242 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| DALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC | DALLAS, TX | $686,167 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $684,877 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| ALL STARS PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $656,665 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE COOPER INSTITUTE | DALLAS, TX | $649,638 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION | ARLINGTON, TX | $628,598 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| GREATER HORIZONS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $621,688 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| OPERATION KINDNESS | CARROLLTON, TX | $621,091 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH | DALLAS, TX | $602,300 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| WESTLAKE ACADEMY FOUNDATION | WESTLAKE, TX | $567,932 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| LIFT | DALLAS, TX | $564,123 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $562,209 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE SENIOR SOURCE | DALLAS, TX | $559,838 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| DENISON MINISTRIES | DALLAS, TX | $526,051 | 2026 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC
$15,949,670THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
TD JAKES FOUNDATION
$14,681,300THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION
$9,359,778THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS CENTER FOR BRAINHEALTH
$7,568,128THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
$5,220,220THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$4,418,392THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
SOUTHERN GATEWAY PUBLIC GREEN FOUNDATION
$3,502,858THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
OSTEOSARCOMA INSTITUTE
$3,316,000THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
COMMIT
$3,182,200THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION
$3,168,798THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
FOREST FORWARD
$3,046,165THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
DALLAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER
$2,605,153THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
$2,190,066THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS
$2,166,752THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
$2,096,037THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$1,809,961THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES
$1,735,708THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS INC
$1,673,800THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
AT LAST INC
$1,534,174THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB
$1,505,200THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$1,437,900THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
YEAR UP INC
$1,412,663THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
CITY OF DALLAS
$1,408,496THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
NEXUS RECOVERY CENTER
$1,357,935THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
RESOURCE CENTER OF DALLAS INC
$1,351,290THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE SALVATION ARMY
$1,343,535THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
HOUSING FORWARD
$1,060,605THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
ANN AND NATE LEVINE ACADEMY
$1,030,302THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
WACO FOUNDATION
$972,039THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
DOCUMENTARY ARTS INC
$890,000THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$869,000THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
CAFE MOMENTUM
$754,520THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
CISTERCIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$750,148THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
WOODALL RODGERS PARK FOUNDATION
$727,634THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DALLAS - THE STEWPOT
$724,375THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
SPCA OF TEXAS
$724,006THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$688,242THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
DALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC
$686,167THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC
$684,877THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
ALL STARS PROJECT INC
$656,665THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE COOPER INSTITUTE
$649,638THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION
$628,598THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
GREATER HORIZONS
$621,688THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
OPERATION KINDNESS
$621,091THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS CHURCH
$602,300THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
WESTLAKE ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$567,932THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
LIFT
$564,123THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF TEXAS
$562,209THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE SENIOR SOURCE
$559,838THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
DENISON MINISTRIES
$526,051THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.