Texas Capital Foundation
Accepts applications
Texas Capital Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.0 million in 91 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $200,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$3.0 million
- Number of grants91
- Typical grant$15,000
- Largest grant$200,000
- Assets$3.7 million
- New grantees55%
Giving in 2024 was down from $3.8 million the year before.
55% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.8 million | 101 | $6.0 million |
| 2024 | $3.0 million | 91 | $3.7 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Texas Capital Foundation 2000 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (214) 932-6600 |
| What to submit, restrictions | See TexasCapitalBank.com Foundation website |
| Deadlines | See TexasCapitalBank.com Foundation Website |
What Texas Capital Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Texas.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 87 | $1.8 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $35,000 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $15,000 |
| Kansas | 1 | $5,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | Donation supports the National Medal of Honor Museum; the museum will educate the public by sharing Medal of Honor values and the engaging stories of recipients and their sacrifices for our nation. The Museum will offer experiences focused on the six fundamental character values embodied in the Medal of Honor: courage and sacrifice commitment and integrity citizenship and patriotism. Within its 100,000+ sq. ft. footprint cornering five acres of waterfront in the Arlington Entertainment District the Museums 30,000+ sq. ft gallery. | $200,000 |
| Nextop Inc | NextOp is a nonprofit veteran service organization dedicated to connecting veterans with good careers by providing free individualized employment assistance specifically for middle enlisted ranks E3-E7 transitioning service members and veterans. Texas Capital Foundation support their services to expand their area of impact NextOp has developed a North Texas expansion plan. | $100,000 |
| Alamo Trust Inc | Donation supports the Texas Cavaliers Education Center will feature a STEAM Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics Learning Lab to connect science with Texas History as children study preservation and archaeology of the Alamo site through hands-on science and art activities. | $62,500 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth Texas | Grant supports the Casa de Los Suenos; a motel purchase and conversion completed by Fort Worth Housing Solutions and will advance efforts to address homelessness. Additionally the property will have on-site wrap-around supportive services that will include case management after-school programming health wellness and other supportive services to assist in stabilizing families. | $50,000 |
| Center for Transforming Lives | Grant supports the CTL to expand family stability services for 3,000+ BIPOC women and children annually in Tarrant County through the development of our Riverside Campus a one stop shop connection point for multi-generational poverty-reduction resources. | $50,000 |
| Lucilles 1913 Community Kitchen | Lucilles 1913 supports residents in historically Black neighborhoods in Houston hit hard by the pandemic as well and residents of Senior properties. This led to other partnerships with nonprofits supporting those with housing and food insecurity. With expansion into Ft. Bend County Lucilles began working with residents of a historically Black farming community. | $50,000 |
| Safehaven of Tarrant County | Donation supports life-saving emergency shelter and life-changing support services for domestic violence victims through the SafeShelter program. SafeHaven maintains Tarrant Countys only two exclusive domestic violence shelters located in Fort Worth and Arlington Texas with the capacity to hold 164 survivors per night. | $50,000 |
| Skillpoint Alliance | Grant supports the Skillpoints Gateway program which provides industry-recognized credentials for high-demand middle-skill occupations. These programs include: Pre-Apprentice Plumbing; Pre-Apprentice Electrical; Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning HVAC; and Certified Production Technician. | $50,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Houston Area | The unique outdoor Holcomb Family YMCA opened in December 2021 and currently engages more than 4,000 YMCA members from all backgrounds. A YMCA Aquatics Center add numerous aquatics programs for individuals of all ages and include a 25-meter outdoor pool with eight lanes an entry ramp and additional parking. The new Aquatics Center offers lap swimming infant-adult swim lessons youth & master swim teams group water exercises summer day camp family fun time and dive-in movies community events. | $50,000 |
| Boot Campaign Inc | Grant supports the Boot Campaigns Health and Wellness Program that provides personalized treatment to Veterans and their families to treat diverse health challenges resulting from Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD Traumatic brain injury TBI trauma-based insomnia chronic pain and substance abuse. | $50,000 |
| United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County | Texas Capital Foundation grant supports case management and basic needs support for individuals seeking opportunities to engage in career pathways that increase their economic mobility. | $35,000 |
| Hope Farm Inc | HOPE Farm leadership development program for young boys at risk. Program includes afterschool programming mentorship tutoring sports programming and college prep for boys. | $30,000 |
| Mercy Street Inc | Grant supports the Mercy Street Sports Program for at risk children and teens. The sports leagues provide a positive outlet for youth in West and South Dallas during their critical out-of-school time as well as offer the accessibility and benefits of sports to those who would not otherwise have access to the health and wellness benefits of organized sports. | $30,000 |
| Wesley Rankin Community Center Inc | Wesley-Rankins support efforts to help local families remain in their homes through the Housing Preservation Initiative. Focused on individuals without homestead exemptions recognizing the importance of this benefit for homeowners. Moving forward WRCC will scale our Housing Preservation Initiative by helping families obtain new exemptions and supporting existing exemption holders in navigating the complexities of the new laws. | $30,000 |
| Central Texas Food Bank Inc | Grants supports the Feeding Futures School Pantry program; an holistic approach that CTFB takes to alleviating hunger; program goal is to ensure all Central Texans have access to nutritious food through investments in the areas of: Food access Research Economic stability Sustainability and Health. | $25,000 |
| Citizens Concerned With Human Dignity | Grant provided support for a house constructed for Mrs. Opal Lee to reside in for the remainder of her life. Mrs. Lee is the founder of Juneteenth Holiday. | $25,000 |
| Civic Heart Community Services | Grant supports The Self- Sufficiency Fund Program. The program provides training for targeted employment opportunities to allow adults receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF and individuals at risk of becoming dependent on public assistance to achieve Self-Sufficiency through employment. | $25,000 |
| Dallas Holocaust Museum | Grant supports The Upstander Partnership. The Upstander Partnership enables school districts to easily integrate the Museums historical education through a consistent and engaging cross-curricular learning plan for grades kindergarten through 12. | $25,000 |
| Economic Growth Business Incubator | Grants support EGBI whch will facilitate at least 12 business workshop series to help small business owners convert their business ideas into profitable and sustainable businesses which are an asset to the community. The areas of focus include business plan creation bookkeeping and financial acumen for optimized profitability and strategies for improved sales and marketing. | $25,000 |
| Impact Hub Houston | Texas Capital Grant helped BEAMW develop and maintain the BEAMW website as a central place for the public to learn about the alliance and the report findings and recommendations. It has also enabled the organization to continue convening the BEAMW community partners and stakeholders and help them host networking and educational events including financial literacy and credit counseling office hours and workshops. | $25,000 |
| Parkland Foundation | Parkland is piloting a pediatric behavioral health program and creating a new program to focus on care for children with autism and other developmental and cognitive needs.The goal of the Pediatric Behavioral Health Program PBH at Parkland is to create a measurement-based trauma-informed care approach that fully integrates physical and mental health care for children. | $25,000 |
| Readers 2 Leaders | Grant supports R2L tutoring programs which assist students with R2L Instructors for 90-120 minutes per week to improve essential literacy skills scientifically proven to help children become readers including fluency comprehension and word decoding skills. | $25,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Houston | Grant supports RTH Home Repair program which provides no-cost home repairs to qualifying families living in the predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods of the East End zip codes: 77003 77011 77012 77023 and the predominantly Black neighborhood of Third Ward zip code: 77004. These target neighborhoods have been identified by the City of Houston as historically underserved communities and have many older single-family homes that are in need of repair. | $25,000 |
| South Dallas Community School | Grant supports The Kings Academy which helsp each student reach their maximum academic and social emotional potential. Equity is realized when the educational gaps are closed for at-risk minority students.Tuition support and individualized interventions identify and overcome academic deficiencies leading to educational and career opportunities ultimately breaking the cycle of generational poverty. | $25,000 |
| Trec Community Investors | Donation supports the Associate Leadership Council ALC is a unique and impactful program designed to cultivate future leaders in the commercial real estate industry. TRECs Associate Leadership Council ALC provides one-of-a-kind leadership development experience for class members through monthly programs personalized executive training and the execution of a hands-on community investment project. | $25,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Donation provides general operating support | $25,000 |
| Braver Together Tarrant | Grant supports the HerCapital Grows women Business Empowerment Series to provide comprehensive support to minority Black indigenous and people of color BIPOC women-owned businesses fostering an environment where they can become "bankable" by enhancing their eligibility for business loans and access to capital. | $20,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas | Grant supports the ASPIRE Family Literacy Program which offers early childhood literacy adult and parenting education to low income families. | $20,000 |
| Con Mi Madre | Grant supports Con Mi MADREs Post-Secondary Preparedness and Participation program; a social-emotional learning and college readiness curriculum that purposefully relates to the childs current grade level and adolescence experience. | $20,000 |
| Dhk Wellness Strategies Inc | The grant supports through the Convenient Access to Nutritious Food Initiative which seeks funding to implement sustainable solutions for improving food access in underserved communities in Southern Dallas. | $20,000 |
| Equidad Atx Inc | Grant support LiveWell ViveBien LWVB community health and wellness initiative. It is a mobile ecosystem that addresses social determinants of health throughout Austins Eastern Crescent a collective of historically underserved communities in the Austin Travis County area. | $20,000 |
| Houston Area Urban League Inc | This grant supports and provide Economic Empowerment through a Workforce Development Initiative to expand Project Elevate. This grant funding will help expand the Urban Energy Jobs Program UEJP which provides youth and adults with the essential skills needed to successfully find a career in high-demand high-growth and emerging energy sectors. | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc | JA BizTown and JA Finance Park; Students who participate in these programs experience hands-on scenarios that encourage increased self-efficacy at critical transition points as they enter and graduate middle school and move through high school. JA BizTown is designed to teach elementary school students practical lessons about navigating the business world with hands-on activities in a simulated community designed to support differentiated learning styles. | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail | Grant supports the Cradle to Career Initiative one of JACTs signature programs that prepares nearly 40,000 primarily low-income K-12 students in Tarrant County to succeed in work and life. Through our curriculum and partnerships with 800 volunteer mentors and hundreds of educators annually JA students gain valuable knowledge and skills to help them enter the workforce effectively obtain high-wage careers and to build a financially literate prosperous life. | $20,000 |
| Just Community Inc | Grant supports JUSTs GROW Guidance Resources & Opportunities for Women program which low-income women entrepreneurs find a network of peers and technical assistance to help grow their businesses. This is a community-led solution tailored to the specific needs of Black and Latina women entrepreneurs determined to build and accelerate their businesses. Clients gain access to capital coaching and community for their businesses without requiring credit scores collateral or a minimum time in business. | $20,000 |
| Todos Juntos Learning Center | Donation supports the Early Childhood Education Program. The program meets the educational and developmental needs of all the children so that they are able to successfully integrate into and thrive in public pre-K and kindergarten programs. | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas | The YMCA Park South Preschool addresses the need for quality preschool in a low-income community enabling students to enter kindergarten with the skills necessary to thrive. | $20,000 |
| At Last Inc | Donation supports the AL Optimized Developmental Ecosystem ODE program. AL! is coed and its ODE is designed for impoverished elementary school-aged children e.g. 1st grade through 6th graders who are known as Scholars-in-Residenc. | $15,000 |
| Blessings in A Backpack Inc | Grant provides weekend food bags to 120 food insecure elementary children at any of our 13 program schools in HISD and SBISD each weekend of the 2024-2025 school year. | $15,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Houston Inc | Grant supports the CIS of Houstons Dropout Prevention Program. The program assigns at least one full-time CIS Student Support Manager to a school campus to deliver individualized student services including academic guidance counseling and basic needs support for students and their families. | $15,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Effie Dennison
- Brian Maksymowicz
- Ricky Maldonado
- Josh Mayfield
- Shannon Woods
- Jody Zorn
Questions people ask
Does Texas Capital Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See TexasCapitalBank.com Foundation Website.
How much does Texas Capital Foundation give?
$3.0 million in tax year 2024, across 91 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.
Who runs Texas Capital Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Effie Dennison (Board Member), Brian Maksymowicz (Board Treasurer), Ricky Maldonado (Board Member) and Josh Mayfield (Board Chairman) among 6 officers and trustees.
What does Texas Capital Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and youth programs.