DALLAS – Oct. 5, 2026 – The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas, has awarded 97 grants totaling $2,686,500 to nonprofit organizations helping Greater Dallas families meet essential needs, access healthcare, enjoy parks and public green spaces, and strengthen their mental and emotional health.
Following a competitive review, The Dallas Foundation awarded grants in four areas:
- Family Economic Stability: 69 grants totaling $1,782,000 for food access, housing, education, workforce training, and other services that help families build stability.
- Healthcare Access: 17 grants totaling $495,500 for medical, dental, vision, and other care for children, families, and older adults facing barriers to healthcare.
- Parks & Recreation: 8 grants totaling $237,000 for parks, trails, recreational spaces, and public green spaces.
- Mental and Emotional Health: 3 grants totaling $172,000 for programs that advance mental and emotional health through care, education, and community-based intervention.
“Behind these grants are neighbors working toward greater stability and nonprofits helping make that possible,” said Vickie Allen, Chief Impact Officer of The Dallas Foundation. “Our nonprofit partners understand the challenges families face and bring the expertise and relationships needed to respond. Thanks to our donors’ generosity, these grants will help more of our neighbors put food on the table, get the care they need, and access welcoming places to gather and play.”
The Summer Grant Cycle is made possible by donors who established funds at The Dallas Foundation to support causes they care about, from healthcare access to parks and green spaces. These funds entrust the Foundation with identifying and vetting the nonprofits best positioned to meet those needs today, including organizations a donor may never have encountered on their own. Grant decisions follow a review by Foundation staff and approval by the Board of Governors.
Here’s the full list of 2026 Summer Grant Cycle recipients:
Healthcare Access
Living for Zachary
Shared Christian Ministries
Health Services of North Texas, Inc.
Dallas Services
Beyond the Burn Foundation
The Concilio
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas, Inc.
Healing Hands Ministries (HHM Health)
Rosa Es Rojo, Inc
Prism Health North Texas
Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Baylor Scott and White Dallas Foundation
Delighted to Doula
Hope Cottage Inc.
Scottish Rite for Children
The Agape Clinic
Mental and Emotional Health
The Magdalen House
Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology
Youth 180 Inc.
Family Economic Stability
Girls, Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas
Community Partners of Dallas
Operation Homefront
Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas
South Dallas Driving Academy
T R Hoover CDC
The Birthday Party Project
Vickery Meadow Learning Center
White Rock Center of Hope
Catch Up & Read
Agape Resource & Assistance Center, Inc.
Education is Freedom Foundation
Embrace Waiting Children, Inc.
Exodus Ministries
H.I.S. BridgeBuilders
Juliette Fowler Communities
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church
Project Transformation North Texas
Reading Partners – North Texas
West Dallas Community School
After-School All-Stars
Brother Bill’s Helping Hand
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation Inc.
Habitat for Humanity of Collin County
Hope Supply Co.
Meals on Wheels Collin County
Men of Nehemiah, Inc.
Miles of Freedom
OurCalling
Behind Every Door
Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County
Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc.
City House, Inc.
Dallas CASA
Dallas Economic Development Corporation
Family Compass
Friends of the Children Dallas
Home Point (formally Housing Crisis Center)
Impact Ventures
Interfaith Family Services
Mercy Street Inc.
Puede Network
Samaritan Inn, Inc.
Shared Housing Center, Inc.
The Storehouse of Collin County
Trusted World
Under 1 Roof
Union Gospel Mission Dallas
Viola’s House
Wesley-Rankin Community Center
Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center
Harmony Community Development Corporation
Wilkinson Center
Cafe Momentum
Austin Street Center
Builders of Hope CDC
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Crossroads Community Services
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
Family Gateway
Housing Forward
North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)
The Bridge
Dallas Morning News
First Presbyterian Church of Dallas dba The Stewpot
Metrocrest Services, Inc.
New Friends New Life
Resource Center of Dallas, Inc.
For Oak Cliff
Parks & Recreation
Friends of the Warren Ferris Cemetery
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Texas Trees Foundation
The Harvest Seed Foundation
Fair Park First
Stevens Park Estates Neighborhood Association
Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation
St. Philip’s School and Community Center