Grantmaking & Impact

Investing in Women, Their Families, and Their Futures

Texas Women’s Foundation is a community-inspired organization that invests in the power of women and girls to drive positive change. Through grantmaking which is aligned with the Foundation’s 2024 Economic Issues for Women in Texas report, we seek to create impact on the broad-based issues which impact the economic security, stability, and success of women in the state.

The report findings recognize the current and future contributions of women and girls to the state’s economy and the investments needed to ensure their full participation and benefit from the state’s economic success. In addition, the Foundation recognizes women and girls as leaders and their leadership is essential to elevating the issues which most impact their lives and their communities, now and in the future.

Texas Women’s Foundation invested $3.2M through grantmaking efforts in its most recent fiscal year, including $822,000 through our Annual Community Grants Cycle which is dedicated to supporting the impactful work in our North Texas community.

Together with our philanthropic partners – Giving Circles, Donor-Advised Fund holders and the Young Women’s Initiative – we have granted nearly $90M over our 40-year history. And when including our investments in targeted research, issues-based advocacy, and educational and leadership programs, the Foundation’s total impact since 1985 stands at $115 million dollars on behalf of Texas women and girls!

Current Grant Opportunities

The Texas Women’s Foundation’s Community Grant Cycle is an annual cycle focused on investing in removing the barriers to women’s economic security, stability, and success in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and contiguous counties. To learn more, read through our 2026 Guidelines under the ‘Guidelines, Glossary, & FAQ’ tab below.

The 2026 Community Grant Cycle is now closed. Please check back for updates for the 2027 Community Grant Cycle.

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Focus & Priorities

Areas of focus are aligned with the Texas Women’s Foundation 2024 Economic Issues for Women in Texas report. The Foundation seeks to create impact on the broad-based issues highlighted in the report which impact the economic security, stability and success of women in the state.

The report findings recognize the current and future contributions of women and girls to the state’s economy and the investments needed to ensure their full participation and benefit from the state’s economic success.

In addition, the Foundation recognizes women and girls as leaders and their leadership is essential to elevating the issues which most impact their lives and their communities, now and in the future.

Texas Women’s Foundation will consider proposals for capacity building support, general operating support and program support for organizations serving women, girls and their families in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and the immediate surrounding counties.

Texas Women’s Foundation Community Grants are broad based and effect important issues that improve the quality of life and give voice to issues affecting women and girls, as well as cultivates leaders. Our granting addresses such issues as:

support for economic security needs,
workforce development,
child care and adult care services and caregiver support,
transitional housing
basic skills & English as a Second Language (ESL),
education support services (not individual scholarships),
access to health care including women’s health, general physical health, mental health, behavioral health, and dental health,
prevention, intervention programs for girls,
services for survivors of gender-based violence and prevention of gender-based violence,
access to legal services,
engagement and community organizing work for and by women and girls related to economic, social, and racial justice.

Eligibility

Eligible nonprofits must:

have a current 501(c)(3) status as a public charity,
demonstrate a three-year operating history,
serve Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant Counties, and the immediate surrounding counties,
have operations that are consistent with the Texas Women’s Foundation mission, vision, and values,
demonstrate how women and girls and their families are centered in the funding sought.
note that as indicated in the “2024 Economic Issues for Women in Texas report,” “Our use of the term women is inclusive of all women – transgender women, cisgender women, genderqueer women and all other individuals that identify as women.”
identify their current or historical tie to a faith or religious institution in the appropriate section of the online application if seeking consideration for funding from the Mrs. H.L (Ruth Ray) Hunt Memorial Fund,
*Updated* Organizations funded through the Community Grant Cycle in one of the two previous calendar years (May/June 2024 and May/June 2025) must sit out for two years before submitting a new proposal. This period will be extended to three years in 2027 and will include the grant recipients for 2026.

For additional eligibility criteria, please review our most recent grant guidelines.

Guidelines, Glossary, & FAQs

2026 Application, Tips, & FAQs

2026 Community Guidelines

2026 Glossary of Terms

FY2026 Grantee Partners

Abide Women’s Health Center	Juliette Fowler Communities Inc.
Alliance for Justice	Literacy Achieves
Avance North Texas Inc.	Literacy Achieves
Childcare Group	Methodist Justice Ministry
Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach Inc	Mom’s First
Collins Family Planning Clinic	Mosaic Family Services Inc.
Community Does It	North Texas Medical Center
Cumberland Youth and Family Services	North Texas Public Broadcasting KERA/KXT
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity	Owen wood Neighbor Space
Dallas Area Interfaith Sponsoring Committee	PeaceJam Foundation
Dallas College Foundation	Prism Health
Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center	Resource Center of Dallas Inc.
Dallas Free Press	Shared Housing Center Inc.
Dallas Innovation Alliance	Sharing Life Community Outreach Inc.
Delighted To Doula Birth Services Nonprofit Corporation	Society of St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas, Inc
East Texas Crisis Center	South Texas Rural Health Services, Inc.
Family Place Inc.	Texas Housers
Frazier Revitalization Inc.	The Concilio
Friends of Solar Prep	The Texas Tribune
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas	The Turning Point Rape Crisis Center
Healthy Futures of Texas	Trinity Restoration Ministries
Hearts for Homes	United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc.
Home Point Services Inc.	Young Women’s Preparatory Network
Hope Clinic of Garland Inc	Youth Justice Alliance
Hope Cottage, Inc.	YWCA San Antonio
Hopes Door New Beginning Center
Ignite