Grantmaking & Impact
Transforming Texas for women and girls
Guided by research that identifies the barriers to women’s economic security and success, Texas Women’s Foundation distributed $4.9M in grants to 167 women- and girl-serving organizations in 2024-25.
Together with our donors and philanthropic partners—our Giving Circles, Donor Advised Fund holders, and the Young Women’s Initiative—our total mission impact topped $6M for the year.
As a leading driver of meaningful social and economic change for women, girls, and families, we are investing in research, advocacy, grantmaking, and programs to create an equitable society in which women and girls can fully participate.
2024 Community Granting Impact
Housing Stability
We support organizations like the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center that provides free legal services for women and families who are facing evictions.
Child Care Access
We invest in programs that support non-traditional child care centers that provide affordable and quality child care for women and families.
Health Care
We support services like Health Services of North Texas to provide health care for mothers and families who are un- or underinsured.
“It is just very, very important for us to educate our patients. Just as much as they need us, we need them to understand what is going on with their health, because they are the ones taking care of themselves. So it is important for us to have Community Health Workers here with us to make sure there is no gap in the communication between the provider and our patients.”
Rosa Montalvo
Patient Care Coordinator, Mercy Clinic, Fort Worth, TX
Housing – Transitional Housing
The Lullaby House
Located in Dallas, The Lullaby House provides community care and residential support to pregnant and parenting teens in the foster care system. In 2021, the Texas Department of Family and Protective services reported that 380 Texas youth in foster care were pregnant. Five facilities in the state provide residential services for the teens and their babies (total 24 beds in the state). An already complicated and traumatic situation is exacerbated for an already vulnerable teen. A $40,000 general operating grant from the Texas Women’s Foundation’s community grant cycle supports the work of the Lullaby House.
Health
Mercy Clinic of Fort Worth
Serving the 76104 ZIP code in Fort Worth, the ZIP code with the lowest life expectancy for women in the state (UTSW 2019), a $40,000 Texas Women’s Foundation community grant supports hiring a Community Health Worker for La Clínica de Mujeres (Women’s Clinic). The Community Health Worker, hired from the community they serve, is uniquely equipped to break down barriers of access to care, and to maximize health outcomes for women.
Leadership & Education
Girl Scouts of Texas, Oklahoma Plains
Serving two of the lowest performing schools in Fort Worth ISD, a Texas Women’s Foundation grant expands the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains’(GS-TOP) piloted Math Tutoring Program to benefit 3rd and 5th grade girls at two Title I elementary schools. GS-TOP aims to introduce girls of every age to STEM. Girls want them to know how they can explore and improve the world. To be competitive in the global market over the next decade, the U.S. will need more STEM professionals than the country is currently on track to produce. GS-TOP’s goal is to reframe challenges into possibilities.
