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Who funds teacher development work in Texas
15 funders have a record of paying for teacher development work by Texas recipients: 51 grants totaling $2.3M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are San Marcos Civic Foundation ($219,161), Meadows Foundation ($625,000) and Jewish Federation of Fort Worth ($35,650).
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: $28,675 to DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD — adv bls, reading readiness, ida conference educators, other advanced teacher training
Largest: $250,000 to Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation — toward establishing the first texas-based 'educare', a national model for early education teacher training and workforce development
Jewish Federation of Fort WorthFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $35,650 · through 2023Largest: $13,750 to BETH-EL CONGREGATION — channuka in hi, matching camp scholarships, teacher training
Largest: $81,565 to FUND FOR TEACHERS — 2024 teacher professional development awards
Largest: $35,000 to Catch Up Read — funds will support advanced teacher training and to catch at-risk elementary students up to grade-level reading by third grade.
Largest: $20,000 to ST JOHN'S SCHOOL - BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTON — summer program for high school/college admissions, and pre-professional teacher training
Largest: $453,263 to LAW FOCUSED EDUCSTATE BAR OF TEXAS — teacher training institute on the founding documents
Largest: $5,000 to ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL — support for k-12 teacher training programs
Largest: $20,000 to Shelton School — fund the partnership with uplift charter schools for teacher training
Support for Educational andPlano, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $45,500 · through 2023Largest: $23,500 to TAUS FOUNDATION — teacher training
Largest: $5,000 to W OSCAR NEUHAUS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — teacher professional development program
Behmann Brothers FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
2 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2022Largest: $6,000 to MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CORPUS CHRISTI — teacher training and upgrades to classroom technology
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