How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Texas?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Texas, currently Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc, The Moody Endowment, Scharbauer Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Texas from out of state.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Texas?

$258M reached 334 mental health organizations in Texas, from 901 funders. 80% came from funders also based in Texas.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Texas · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Texas

$258M reached 334 mental health organizations in Texas, from 901 funders, with no single one dominating.

$258M

granted

334

organizations

80%

from in-state

The short version

901 funders gave $258M to 334 mental health organizations in Texas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
80% of that came from funders also based in Texas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Texas is Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc, at $27M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center, at $47M.

Largest funders of mental health in Texas

The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Texas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc$27M 2The Moody Endowment$23M 3Scharbauer Foundation Inc$12M 4Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc$10M 5Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$9M 6Meadows Foundation Inc$8M 7Fmh Foundation$7M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7M 9Episcopal Health Foundation$6M 10United Way of Greater Houston$5M

Mental health organizations in Texas that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

324 other mental health organizations$102M

Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center$47M Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute$40M Transitional Learning Center$23M

How to find mental health funders in Texas

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Start with the funders already active in Texas
The funders giving the most to mental health in Texas are Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc, The Moody Endowment, Scharbauer Foundation Inc. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
20% of mental health money in Texas comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Texas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Texas?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Texas, currently Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc, The Moody Endowment, Scharbauer Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Texas from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Texas?: Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc gives the most to mental health organizations in Texas, $27M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Texas?: $258M reached 334 mental health organizations in Texas, from 901 funders. 80% came from funders also based in Texas.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.