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Grant Funders in Austin, TX

Bespoke Grants indexes 176 grant-making foundations headquartered in Austin, Texas — together $1.38B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Austin nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

176
Foundations in Austin
$1.38B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
TX
State

Foundations headquartered in Austin

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Florida Essential Healthcare$248.0M2024
2Michael & Susan Dell Foundation$120.8M2024
3Central Texas Food Bank Inc$87.9M2023
4Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships$72.1M2024
5Children's Advocacy Centers$62.7M2023
6St David's Foundation$59.2M2024
7Charitable Assets Trust$50.9M2024
8Austin Community Foundation Inc$41.1M2024
9University of Texas Foundation Inc$33.0M2024
10Texas Casa Inc$31.1M2024
11Texas Access to Justice Foundation$30.3M2024
12Circuit Events Local Organizing$28.8M2024
13The Onestar National Service$28.7M2024
14Better Business Bureau$28.0M2020
15Global Wildlife Conservation$24.4M2024
16Musk Foundation$23.6M2021
17Lutheran Social Services of the$20.5M2025
18International Sustainable Energy Foundat$18.7M2023
19Feeding Texas$16.8M2024
20The Mulva Family Foundation$14.4M2024
21Alliance to End Plastic Waste Inc$14.0M2024
22Womens Health and Family Planning$12.7M2025
23Whole Foods Market Foundation$11.9M2024
24Musk Foundation$10.2M2024
25The University of Texas Law School$8.2M2024
26Village at Gleannloch Farms Inc$7.6M2019
27Goodwill Temporary Services Inc$7.4M2024
28Texas Mutual Insurance Company$6.8M2024
29Caritas of Austin$6.8M2024
30The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation$6.5M2024
31Effie and Wofford Cain Foundation$6.0M2025
32Still Water Foundation II$5.5M2024
33America 2076$5.5M2024
34The Sheth Sangreal Foundation$5.4M2024
35Ascension Seton$5.4M2023
36United Way for Greater Austin$5.2M2024
37A Glimmer of Hope Foundation$5.2M2024
38The Livestrong Foundation$5.1M2024
39The Safe Alliance$4.9M2025
40The Truchard Foundation$4.7M2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Austin, TX address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Austin nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.