Funding search · economic mobility and poverty · Texas
Who funds economic mobility and poverty work in Texas
15 funders have a record of paying for economic mobility and poverty work by Texas recipients: 102 grants totaling $64.1M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Jpmorgan Chase Foundation ($12.6M), Blue Meridian Partners ($34.9M) and Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas ($5.5M).
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: $500,000 to ECONOMIC MOBILITY SYSTEMS — in support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $34.9M · through 2023Largest: $10.0M to THE COMMIT PARTNERSHIP — to support economic mobility
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South TexasSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $99,784 to Economic Mobility Pathways — economic mobility program
Largest: $700,000 to Commit2Dallas and Child Poverty Action Lab for Opportunity 2040 — toward continued support for an initiative to accelerate economic mobility for dallas county residents and continuing support for commit and the child poverty action lab
Largest: $105,000 to PROJECT QUEST INC — economic mobility program
Largest: $100,000 to HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES — economic mobility
Share Our StrengthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $655,000 · through 2024Largest: $350,000 to BONTON FARMS — family economic mobility
Largest: $150,000 to Deans for Impact — education & economic mobility
Largest: $1.0M to Texas 2036 — supporting texas 2036 for economic mobility and health outcomes for texans
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $357,766 to ECONOMIC MOBILITY SYSTEMS INC — rural regional talent networks (r-rtn) cohort 2 implementation
United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $320,949 · through 2023Largest: $125,749 to UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON — economic mobility, gen. charitable operations, human & social services
Aarp FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to SYSTEM FOR EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT AND SUCCESS — grant to support aarp foundation's economic mobility program
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