153 private foundations reported human services grants in Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 153 private foundations reported 342 grants for human services totaling $21,985,312 to 285 organizations in Texas. The most-funded Texas communities were Houston, Dallas, Austin. The Luka Doncic Foundation reported the most human services giving — $3,237,720 across 1 grant. The median grant was $10,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Luka Doncic Foundation | 1 | $3,237,720 |
| Tres Grace Family Foundation | 15 | $2,195,000 |
| DAN L Duncan Foundation | 33 | $1,948,000 |
| The Moody Foundation | 20 | $1,781,800 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Wal-mart Foundation | 3 | $1,299,321 |
| The Cullen Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Kimberly-Clark Foundation | 2 | $780,016 |
| Mulago Foundation | 4 | $775,000 |
| Hamill Foundation | 3 | $700,000 |
| Barron Family Charitable Trust | 1 | $617,177 |
| The Henderson-wessendorff Foundation | 8 | $580,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Homefront Inc | 3 | $1,850,000 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Houston Food Bank | 5 | $790,000 |
| Shalom Austin | 1 | $617,177 |
| United WAY of Metropolitan Dallas | 1 | $554,000 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane ED | 1 | $549,321 |
| United WAY of Greater Houston | 1 | $500,000 |
| Kids' Meals | 1 | $430,000 |
| Coastal Bend Food Bank | 2 | $400,000 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | 2 | $309,000 |
| Christian Community Service Center | 1 | $300,000 |
| El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank | 1 | $300,000 |
| Hutchinson County United Way | 2 | $275,000 |
| Young 1OVE Foundation | 2 | $275,000 |
| Texas Baptist MEN | 2 | $250,000 |
153 private foundations reported human services grants in Texas on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $21,985,312. The largest by reported dollars were The Luka Doncic Foundation, Tres Grace Family Foundation, DAN L Duncan Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
285 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Texas, led by Operation Homefront Inc, New Hope Housing Inc, Houston Food Bank. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported human services grant in Texas was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $3,237,720. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
