Foundations that fund organizations in Fort Worth, Texas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Fort Worth nonprofits
1,098 private foundations gave $263M to Fort Worth organizations in their latest filings; 43 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
4,581 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Fort Worth around $60K. 77 of these funders are based in Texas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,098
- Accept applications
- 43
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Fort Worth
- $263M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 4,581
- Typical median grant
- $60K
- Based in TX
- 77%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Fort Worth organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon G Carter Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 113 | $30M | $50K | Yes | Program support; Operating support; Event underwriting |
| Jewel Nail Bomar Trust Xxxxx4009 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $19M | $9.7M | Preselected only | General |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 113 | $19M | $50K | Preselected only | Operations support; Program support - leadership academy network; Program support - child advocacy |
| The Philecology Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $15M | $1.7M | Preselected only | General; Contribution-interest forgiven |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $12M | $6.2M | Preselected only | Development innovation ventures program; Zero-interest loans to orgs with outstanding funds owed to… |
| The Morris Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 57 | $7.5M | $90K | Preselected only | Abclc 2026 freedom school summer reading program; Transitional living support; Cobris companion application incorporating artificial intel… |
| Donald L Hutt Trust Xxxxx2004 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $6.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General |
| Jane & John Justin Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | $5.1M | $450K | Preselected only | Play it safe; Capital CampaignJustin NeurosciencInstitute; FWPD MountedPatrol Move exercise wheel |
| The Anne Hendricks Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $4.6M | $1.2M | Yes | General charitable operations; Educational programs and services; General support |
| Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 97 | $3.8M | $25K | Yes | General operations; General operating support; Programs |
| Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 50 | $3.7M | $50K | Yes | General Operating Expenses; Operating Support; Enhance the quality of life by focusing on improvements and… |
| Folsom Point Charities | Fort Worth, TX | 24 | $3.6M | $13K | Preselected only | For support of general ministry fund; For assistance of military, veterans, and first responders; For support of exhibitions and programs |
| Luther & Teresa King Family Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $3.6M | $250K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution; Scholarship fund |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 28 | $3.5M | $2,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Technology & equipment; New construction |
| Leo Potishman Foundation Xxxxx3002 | Chicago, IL | 20 | $3.4M | $63K | Yes | General; Heritage and paddock parks |
| Milton E Daniel Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3.4M | $3.4M | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | Dallas, TX | 23 | $3.3M | $65K | Yes | Funding to support general operations to continue offering…; Funding to provide Christmas gifts for children in need.; Funding to support general operations as they offer after-s… |
| Burnett Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $3.2M | $959K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 7 | $2.6M | $132K | Preselected only | General funding; Donor advised funds; Provide 12 months of support to restoration center for its… |
| Tj Brown & Ca Lupton Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 11 | $2.3M | $50K | Yes | Charitable; Educational |
| John Henry Dean III and Shirley Lawson Dean Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 9 | $2.1M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Mercedes T Bass Charitable Corporation | Fort Worth, TX | 8 | $2.1M | $10K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| La Brasada Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Yes | General Operations |
| Cr Smith Museum Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | To support mission of the AA Family Fund to assist employee… |
| Once Upon a Time Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 531 | $2.0M | $43 | Preselected only | General support |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $1.9M | $936K | Yes | Pathways for tomorrow initiative |
| William E Scott Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 22 | $1.9M | $28K | Yes | Cultural; Educational; Social welfare |
| The Alcon Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 32 | $1.8M | $10K | Yes | Community; Eye care |
| Norman M Kronick Fort Worth Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 22 | $1.8M | $28K | Preselected only | Homeless Services; Food Bank; Food Pantry |
| Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 14 | $1.8M | $50K | Yes | Unrestricted general; Support access to cancer; Support equine scholarship |
| Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund | Fort Worth, TX | 62 | $1.8M | $25K | Yes | Operating support; Capital support; Event underwriting |
| Bnsf Railway Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 250 | $1.8M | $2,500 | Yes | Ists scholarship; Matching gifts 1; Health & human services |
| Mary Tabb and Clyde B Thompson Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | General |
| Ann L Rhodes and Carol Greene Rhodes | Dallas, TX | 29 | $1.4M | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted general; Support 2024-2025 season; Trinity park & trail |
| Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee | Fort Worth, TX | 60 | $1.4M | $10K | Yes | Program support; General operations; General operating |
| John and Maurine Cox Foundation | Midland, TX | 13 | $1.4M | $25K | Preselected only | Contribution; Cash Donation |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Education |
| The Priddy Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | 3 | $1.4M | $396K | Yes | Wichita County Veterans Coalition Phase 3 Community Impact…; Client Services & Education Navigation 2025; VRJC Priddy Fellows Scholarships Program Extension SY 2025-… |
| Jill and Charles Fischer Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 22 | $1.2M | $10K | Preselected only | Operating support; Support of programs to help girls including the college and…; Support of center for transforming lives, child study cente… |
| The Miles Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $1.2M | $25K | Preselected only | General support; The miles foundation community funds; School of medicine |
| Lewis Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable ac… |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 54 | $1.1M | $500 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of neighborhood revitalization; In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways |
| Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Xxxxx1007 | Chicago, IL | 13 | $1.0M | $50K | Yes | General |
| James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 26 | $1.0M | $10K | Preselected only | Operating support; Program support; General operating |
| Sook Family Foundation | Flower Mound, TX | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Operating support |
| The Rao Foundation | Flower Mound, TX | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| The Walsh Foundation | Aledo, TX | 6 | $948K | $39K | Preselected only | The purpose is to promote education. we require written req…; The purpose is to promote health. we require written reques…; The purpose is support local journalism. we require written… |
| Anne T and Robert M Bass Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 17 | $940K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Baylor Agerton Trust Xxxxx8002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $935K | $935K | Yes | General |
| Virginia Clay Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 11 | $900K | $50K | Yes | Further the exempt purpose of the receipient |
| Eusebia S Stonestreet Trust | Dallas, TX | 2 | $861K | $431K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Psalm 2510 Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | $810K | $100K | Preselected only | General Fund |
| Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 14 | $795K | $50K | Preselected only | School lunches assistance; Musical and educational assistance; No-cost services to terminally ill |
| Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund Xxxxx3001 | Chicago, IL | 21 | $789K | $30K | Yes | General; Support services for women |
| Robert D and Alma Moreton Foundation | Chicago, IL | 15 | $752K | $50K | Yes | General; General operating |
| The Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $744K | $744K | Preselected only | General fund support |
| Good Start Foundation | Plano, TX | 1 | $723K | $723K | Preselected only | Contribution for dental clinic program oerational support. |
| The Moody Foundation | Galveston, TX | 3 | $720K | $270K | Yes | Assistance with the Center for the Early Educator project; Fund JPS Health Partnership expanding early childhood acces…; Fund Teaching Excellence Center staff role and related cost… |
| The Fred and Sandy Mesch Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 6 | $718K | $23K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Ken W Davis Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 37 | $686K | $15K | Yes | General operations; General operating fund; Virtual maternal care program |
| Martha Sue Parr Trust Xxxxx6005 | Chicago, IL | 10 | $680K | $33K | Yes | General; Operating support for 3; General operating funds |
| Bird Family Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $670K | $150K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Marsal Family Foundation C/O Alvarez & Marsal Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $650K | $650K | Preselected only | Financial support |
| The Frill Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 17 | $642K | $20K | Yes | To further their exclusively charitable purpose; To further their exclusively charitable purposes; Mscamardo - 11/05/25 03:22pm worksheet private foundation |
| Ednamae Walsh Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $625K | $625K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Alice L Walton Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 5 | $605K | $25K | Preselected only | to provide general operating support; to establish a $7 million endowed maintenance fund to provi…; to provide General operating support |
| Dfw Heavy Duty Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | $599K | $42K | Preselected only | Similar mission |
| The Ben & Mary Doskocil Family Foundatio | Arlington, TX | 32 | $598K | $10K | Preselected only | General use; Baseball-seminary retreat; Annual fund |
| Kelly & Jeff Dillard Family Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $590K | $113K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Carrie E McFarland Charitable Trust Xxxxx7004 | Chicago, IL | 3 | $566K | $255K | Preselected only | General |
| McKesson Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 2 | $550K | $275K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Gwr Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $547K | $273K | Preselected only | Donation |
| James N McCoy Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | 3 | $545K | $75K | Yes | General operations; Lift and navigation education programs / building project |
| The Robert a Welch Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $535K | $268K | Yes | Basic research in chemistry and related fields |
| Helen Irwin Littauer Educational Trust | Dallas, TX | 27 | $525K | $20K | Yes | Unrestricted general; Support college persistence; Support for cancer crisis |
| Alliancetexas Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 14 | $520K | $13K | Preselected only | Education Support; Supports the excellence in high school theatre; To be recognized as an essential source of factual news by… |
| Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust Simmons Bank Trustee | Fort Worth, TX | 37 | $519K | $10K | Yes | Education and support; Youth emergency shelter; Support for tarrant county victims of abuse |
| R4 Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 51 | $516K | $10K | Yes | Assist in meeting the recipient organization's exempt purpo… |
| Barbara Ann Baldridge Foundation We453 | San Antonio, TX | 30 | $511K | $5,000 | Yes | Unrestricted grant; Unrestricted grant for |
| Musk Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $506K | $506K | Preselected only | Support volunteer coordination for disaster response |
| M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation | Keller, TX | 9 | $500K | $50K | Preselected only | Funds will support the Lightscape installation and the Fami…; Funds will provide support for general operations and/or su…; Funds support general operating expenses. |
| The Addy Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $500K | $250K | Yes | Social services; Civic/community engagement |
| Mattick Family Foundation Inc | Leesburg, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| Goodrich Center for the Deaf Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $500K | $250K | Preselected only | Hearing loss assistance |
| Nell V Bailey Charitable Trust Xxxxx2001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $499K | $499K | Yes | General |
| Charles H Harris Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $467K | $467K | Preselected only | Support tcu harris college |
| James a Buddy Davidson Charitable Foundation | Midland, TX | 4 | $435K | $60K | Yes | Fall grief camps; Cellular immunotherapy endow; Camp for term ill children |
| Srb Charitable Corporation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $430K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Nicholas Martin Jr Family Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 17 | $425K | $15K | Preselected only | General support; R3 program; Alan johns endowment |
| Jes Edwards Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 12 | $425K | $28K | Yes | Digitalis planetarium system; Outreachhousing placement & mgmt svce; North texas operating exp |
| Frances Hollis Palmros Trust Xxxxx2002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $420K | $420K | Yes | General |
| The Roach Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 48 | $415K | $1,850 | Preselected only | General support; Support; Gneral support |
| David E Bloxom Sr Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $415K | $10K | Preselected only | Professorship; General purposes; Exempt Purpose |
| Joe and Jessie Crump Fund Xxxxx3000 | Chicago, IL | 4 | $386K | $100K | Preselected only | General |
| Bertha Foundation | Graham, TX | 1 | $380K | $380K | Yes | Provide funds in support of various charitable endeavors an… |
| H L & Elizabeth M Brown Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 8 | $366K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Virginia O'Donnell Charitable Trust Frost Bank Trustee - Wd274 | Fort Worth, TX | 11 | $362K | $21K | Preselected only | To aid and assist in the primary works of the beneficiary i…; 50% of the funds received by the church are to be distribut… |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $360K | $360K | Yes | K-12 education |
| The Paulos Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $357K | $357K | Preselected only | Community |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $353K | $353K | Yes | Piloting Streamlined Student Support to Quality Job Attainm… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Fort Worth, Texas?
Amon G Carter Foundation, Jewel Nail Bomar Trust Xxxxx4009, Rainwater Charitable Foundation, The Philecology Foundation, Good Ventures Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Fort Worth organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Fort Worth. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.