Funding search · disability services and research · Texas
Who funds disability services and research work in Texas
15 funders have a record of paying for disability services and research work by Texas recipients: 94 grants totaling $7.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Move United ($596,680), Easter Seals ($714,980) and Meadows Foundation ($720,000).
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.
Move UnitedRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $596,680 · through 2024Largest: $72,000 to RISE ADAPTIVE SPORTS — adaptive winter and summer sports programming expenses
Easter SealsChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $714,980 · through 2024Largest: $221,420 to EASTERSEALS GREATER HOUSTON — disability services
Professional Contract ServicesAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $375,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ADVENTURES ACADEMY OF LIFE LONG LEARNING — help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Largest: $75,000 to RISE Adaptive Sports — funding to support adaptive sports programming that serves children and adults with physical disabilities.
Largest: $125,000 to ADAPTIVE TRAINING — to help those with life-altering injuries find life-fulfilling adaptive performance training
Largest: $250,000 to Nature Conservancy — toward the development of a communications effort to build support for initiatives that will make texas a global leader in adapting to environmental threats and protecting communit…
Largest: $10,000 to REACH UNLIMITED INC — education services for mentally disabled
Largest: $30,000 to Disability Chamber of Commerce RGV — disability services
Christopher Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $130,443 · through 2024Largest: $24,999 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON — adaptive sports
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $325,800 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to ADAPTIVE TRAINING FOUNDATION — human services
Largest: $300,000 to ADOPT-A-SCIENTIST - CURE CANCER — to support cancer research at either md anderson cancer center or the dan l duncan comprehensive cancer center at baylor college of medicine. to adopt scientists that provide cance…
Largest: $7,500 to RISE Adaptive Sports — introduces a variety of adaptive sports programs for those with physical disabilities for all ages and levels of activity
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