Texas · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Texas

Imperigo has identified 2,185 funders that made 26,646 grants totaling $4.3B to 2,617 education organizations in Texas, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Texas

Total granted $4.3B
Funders 2,185
Grants 26,646
Organizations funded 2,617

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Methodist Hospital Group
16 grants to 8 organizations · largest $9.1M · through 2024 · 45.1% of their giving
$9.4M
27. Austin Community Foundation Inc
280 grants to 105 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 9.1% of their giving
$19.6M
28. J A Leta M Chapman TR 10267 486001AC4
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$8.4M
29. Cowles Ruth & Andrew Char F0108601
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.3M · through 2025 · 87.0% of their giving
$8.3M
30. Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation
38 grants to 17 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2024 · 33.0% of their giving
$8.3M
31. Lubbock Christian University Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 97.0% of their giving
$8.1M
32. Cullen Trust for Higher Education
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 52.0% of their giving
$7.9M
33. Southwestern Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7.7M · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.7M
34. Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
180 grants to 60 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2024 · 9.9% of their giving
$15.2M
35. John G Kenedy Jr Charitable Trust - Mineral Estate Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 18.7% of their giving
$8.0M
36. St David's Foundation
69 grants to 25 organizations · largest $2.7M · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$24.2M
37. The Brookwood Endowment Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.1M
38. Southwest Transplant Alliance Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6.7M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$6.7M
39. Abilene Nursing Education Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.9M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$6.4M
40. Gretchen C Northrup Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$6.3M
41. San Antonio Area Foundation
137 grants to 63 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$15.1M
42. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
763 grants to 249 organizations · largest $9.5M · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$115.9M
43. The Chicago Community Trust
127 grants to 48 organizations · largest $13.0M · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$100.7M
44. Houston Jewish Community Foundation
103 grants to 38 organizations · largest $3.8M · through 2024 · 9.8% of their giving
$11.0M
45. Frank Liu Jr Foundation
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $892K · through 2025 · 84.7% of their giving
$5.0M
46. Cowles Memorial 486004AC8
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $832K · through 2024 · 90.0% of their giving
$5.0M
47. The McCombs School of Business Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $867K · through 2024 · 24.8% of their giving
$5.0M
48. Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 21.4% of their giving
$4.8M
49. United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
32 grants to 7 organizations · largest $878K · through 2024 · 7.3% of their giving
$12.9M
50. The Dedman Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $4.3M · through 2023 · 47.0% of their giving
$4.6M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Texas, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 19 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Texas. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Texas, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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