Dallas Foundation

Pegasus Prize

Investing in Innovation

The Pegasus Prize is a $50,000 social innovation grant recognizing nonprofit organizations that use creative, data-driven solutions to address community needs in Dallas County.

The Pegasus Prize celebrates innovation in action—amplifying each recipient’s impact, elevating their visibility, and inspiring additional community investment in creative solutions that drive lasting change.

By supporting fresh, data-driven approaches and bold ideas, the Pegasus Prize helps accelerate progress and strengthen the community for generations to come.

Application and Selection

Awarding the Pegasus Prize

Applicants for the Pegasus Prize are evaluated on the creativity, feasibility, and measurable impact of their solutions, with an emphasis on approaches that are faster, more cost-effective, data-driven, and lead to better results for residents of Dallas County.

  • Organizations with an innovative program addressing the following issue areas: Education, Family & Economic Stability (Housing, Food), and Mental Health
  • Applications are open to nonprofit organizations addressing community needs. Individuals are not eligible.
  • Applicants must be located in the City of Dallas or Dallas County, and the project funded must benefit primarily residents of Dallas County.
  • Organizations of any age with new projects that are less than three years old may apply. We will consider funding both the testing of new ideas as well as innovations that are in the process of showing signs of effectiveness and have the potential for growth and/or greater results.

The Dallas Foundation is committed to investing in bold, transformational solutions to the most pressing issues facing Dallas County. Projects must address either education, family & economic stability (housing, food), or mental health in Dallas County. The Pegasus Prize serves as a testing ground for the next great idea. Organizations with novel or unconventional approaches are invited to apply.

  • The Pegasus Prize can be applied to project development as long as an implementation timeline is included with the application.
  • The award can support personnel, administration/overhead and any other expenses directly related to the project.
  • The Pegasus Prize cannot be applied to ongoing annual operating expenses of the organization or endowment funds. 

The application period opens on December 1 and closes on December 19.

Questions? Please email PegasusPrize@dallasfoundation.org.

Colby Hanks Baer
OJ DeSouza
Shauna Ferguson
Alex Ferraro
Emily Floyd
Travis Floyd
Amanda Hill
Bobby Hill
Sherell Jefferson
AJ Krow
Mary Krow
Rebecca Landin
Luke McBride
Dupree Scovell
Taylor Steele
Heather Stevens
Connor Thomas
Courtney Underwood
Rhonda Williams

Past Recipients

Join FreeWorld

After8toEducate

Bonton Farms

Impact Ventures

Family Compass

Child Care Group

Momentous Institute

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