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.

We are Currently Accepting Applications!

Important Dates for the Spring 2026 Community Grant Cycle

Important Dates

Tarrant County Information Session: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 10AM – CLOSED
Collin/Denton County Information Session: Thursday, December 4, 2025, 10AMCLOSED
Dallas County Information Sessions: Monday, December 8,2025, 10AM** Register AM & 1PM** Register PM
Application deadline for 2026 Grant Cycle: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 8AMCST
Notification of site visit or elimination from consideration: February 24, 2026
Site visiting period (in-person): March 4 – April 9, 2026
Final notification of grant status for site-visited applicants: May 29, 2026

*Please register so that you receive reminders and Know Before You Go for the information session you select to attend.

**Space is limited for each session. Please only attend for the session registered.

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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

FY2025 Grantee Partners

Dallas Leadership Foundation*	Metrocare Services
Dallas Methodist Hospitals Foundation*	Mi Escuelita Preschool Inc
Dallas Opera	Mosaic Family Services Inc
Delighted To Doula **	Mount Sacred Heart Catholic School
Documentary Arts Inc	The Lullaby House
Family Gateway Inc	The Mussar Institute
Family Place Inc	Transition Resource Action Center
First Presbyterian Church -The Stewpot	Trust for Public Land
Frontiers of Flight Museum Inc	Truth Pregnancy Resource Center
Gateway of Grace*	Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Inc	United to Learn
Girls Embracing Mothers Inc	University of Texas – LBJ Women’s Campaign School
Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas	University of Texas Austin – LBJ School of Public Affairs
Harmony Community Development Corporation	University of Texas Law School Foundation
Health Services of North Texas*	Violas House *
Healthy Futures of Texas**	Vogel Alcove*
Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas – Dallas Chapter	Volar
Hope Inc	Way Back House Inc
Ignite**	Wesley-Rankin Community Center
ImmSchools	Williams College
Inclusive Communities Project	Women’s Funding Network
Interfaith Family Services*	Women’s Leadership Alliance
Irving Cares	Young Invincibles**
Junior Players Guild*	Young Women’s Preparatory Network*
Kansas State University Foundation	* Texas Women’s Foundation Community Grant Recipient
LBU Community Clinic*	** Texas Women’s Foundation Initiative Grant Recipient