Texas Women's Foundation gives $900,000 to 25 North Texas nonprofits in its 2026 community grant cycle
The grants, up to $40,000 each, go to groups working on the economic security of women and their families. The foundation has already closed the first stage of its 2027 cycle, which it rebuilt as a two-part process.
Dallas. Texas Women's Foundation of Dallas has awarded $900,000 to 25 nonprofits in North Texas through its 2026 Community Grant Cycle, money meant to remove barriers to the economic security, stability and success of women and their families. The awards were reported on Oct. 11 by Star Local Media; under the foundation's guidelines, the grants cover a 12-month period that began in May, with payment scheduled for June.
Two groups of the foundation's supporters each chose a grantee. Its board alumni gave $40,000 from the Virginia B. Whitehill endowed fund to Shared Housing Center for housing and wraparound services. Nineteen, a giving network named for the foundation's 19 founders, gave $40,000 to The Family Place for its Children's Educational Service program, Star Local Media reported.
Who could apply
The cycle was open to 501(c)(3) public charities with at least three years of operations that directly serve women, girls and their families in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties and the counties around them. Each organization could send one proposal, for general operating, program or capacity building support, and the largest request the foundation would consider was $40,000. Proposals were due Jan. 20.
The foundation tied its priorities to its 2024 report on economic issues for women in Texas: jobs and career pathways, affordable child care, health care for low income and uninsured women, housing stability, education, and leadership programs for women and girls.
The community cycle is one part of the foundation's giving. It says it gave more than $5 million through grantmaking in its most recent fiscal year, including the $900,000 from this cycle.
A new process for 2027
For its 2027 cycle the foundation introduced a two-part process. A first proposal was due by noon on Oct. 6, and applicants will hear by Nov. 5 whether they are declined or invited to send a full proposal, due Dec. 11. Site visits follow in February and March, and the slate of grants goes to the board on May 26, 2027. The maximum request stays at $40,000.
Organizations funded in May or June of 2024, 2025 or 2026 must sit out three years before applying again, and the foundation says there will be no other chance to apply for the cycle until fall 2027.
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