Funding search · college access and success · Texas
Who funds college access and success work in Texas
15 funders have a record of paying for college access and success work by Texas recipients: 33 grants totaling $7.2M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Greater Texas Foundation ($1.8M), Michael & Susan Dell Foundation ($400,000) and The Kresge Foundation ($250,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Texas recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $400,000 to TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION — to support the capabilities of rural school districts to provide college access advising.
Largest: $3.2M to Houston Independent School District Foundation — toward providing students with outstanding higher education opportunities through the expansion of emerge and strengthening the college readiness systems across the district throug…
Largest: $200,000 to Austin Partners in Education — bolstering student math, reading, and college readiness skills in local schools
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS — this general operating grant will enable the texas college access network (txcan) to address the covid-19 pandemics negative impact on fafsa completion, college enrollment, and gra…
Santa Fe Preparatory SchoolSanta Fe, NMCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $28,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,400 to ST EDWARDS UNIVERSITY — college readiness
Central Texas Food BankAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $107,160 · through 2022Largest: $37,500 to AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT — college fund access grant
Largest: $20,000 to CON MI MADRE — grant supports con mi madres post-secondary preparedness and participation program; a social-emotional learning and college readiness curriculum that purposefully relates to the ch…
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $500,000 to AUSTIN COLLEGE — for the endowment for the executive director of student success and access services
Largest: $1.0M to Breakthrough Central Texas — assistance with scaling first-generation college student success
Largest: $1,000 to EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INC — support of first generation college students
Largest: $75,000 to GIRLS INC OF TARRANT COUNTY — program support - college & career readiness
Largest: $11,000 to Lydia Patterson Institute of the Methodist Church — education- to provide scholarships for ten low-income students. with tuition set below actual costs to remain accessible, most students rely on financial aid. lpi offers rigorous a…
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