Fund Your Mission
The Dallas Foundation focuses its grantmaking on the areas that help Dallas thrive, beginning with early childhood. We invest in children from birth to age five to ensure every child has a strong and healthy start.
Many of our grants also come from endowed funds that donors create to support a specific cause. These Field of Interest Funds are entrusted to the Foundation so we can make grants that honor the donor’s intent and create meaningful impact in our community.
Building on our long-standing commitment to early childhood development, The Dallas Foundation makes investments in the earliest years—birth to age five—to ensure a strong and healthy start for every child.
Additionally, we support initiatives that foster community and economic resiliency, reflecting our broader vision for a thriving Dallas.
Total grant funding available: Approx. $500,000
Projected number of grants to be funded: 10-12
Grant requests from a minimum of $5,000 up to $50,000 in funding may be awarded.
Sponsored by the Bette Rathjen Foundation for Emotional Health, C. Albert Tatum III Fund , J.J. "Book" Wilson Fund, Louise B. & Mary Ratliff Fund for Critical Needs Fund.
June 10-26, 2026
Total grant funding available: Approx. $300,000
Projected number of grants to be funded: 4-6
Grant requests from a minimum of $15,000 up to $50,000 in funding may be awarded.
Sponsored by J.J. "Book" Wilson Fund
June 10-26, 2026
Total grant funding available: Approx. $1.5M
Projected number of grants to be funded: 25-40
Grant requests from a minimum of $5,000 up to $75,000 in funding may be awarded.
Sponsored by the Community Impact Fund, Louise B. & Mary Ratliff Fund for Critical Needs Fund, Annie L. Stevens Trust, Elizabeth T. Robinson Fund, C. Albert Tatum III Fund, J.J. "Book" Wilson Fund, Joseph & Barbara McQuillan Memorial Fund, Darwin & June Hodges Fund, George R. Shrader Innovation Education Fund, Lucile W. and George R. Pattullo Fund.
June 10-26, 2026
Sponsored by the Bette Rathjen Foundation for Emotional Health.
June 10-26, 2026
The Dallas Foundation (the “Foundation”) is an equal opportunity provider and funder of services, and it is the policy of the Foundation to support organizations, projects and programs that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, genetic information, physical or mental disability of an otherwise qualified individual, membership or application for membership in a uniformed service, engaging in legally protected activity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
The Foundation encourages its grantee and partner organizations to adhere to these principles. The Foundation does not knowingly award grants to organizations that discriminate in their hiring, those they accept as volunteers, or the clients they serve.