Expanding educational horizons for Texas students
Big state.
Big challenges.
Let’s create
big opportunity.
We partner with educational institutions, organizations, and state leaders to help more students earn a postsecondary credential that puts them on a path to success.
Sharing our resources and expertise, we work with other changemakers to improve access to postsecondary education and enhance completion for all kinds of students.
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Together we can help students see beyond the horizon and into a brighter future for themselves. We make grants, convene leaders, form partnerships, fund research, and share knowledge.
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Our Strategy for Brighter Futures
Our investments and partnerships are guided by our Strategic Plan. In 2025, we’ve refined our strategic grantmaking approach while holding fast to our spirit of collaboration and our support for innovative solutions with wide-ranging impact.
Learn about Strategic Plan 2025-29 and how we are working to widen the horizons of opportunity for all Texas learners.
The Challenge
By 2036, 70% of jobs will require a postsecondary credential. Today, only 22% of Texas students are on track to earn a degree or credential after high school.
Investing in Change
$150
million
in grants funded
since inception
Our 2020-24
grantmaking
benefited
1.2 million
Texas
learners
Recent News
Talent Strong Texas Pathways gets additional funding
With a $1,800,000 grant from Greater Texas Foundation, the Texas Texas Success Center (TSC) will continue Talent Strong Texas Pathways, a statewide strategy that accelerates institutional transformation across Texas community colleges through goal-driven, student-focused implementation of guided pathways. Participation in the initiative helps colleges build
Jasper ISD brings needed education and workforce opportunities to adult learners and opportunity youth
In the Deep East Texas College and Career Alliance’s (DETCCA) service region, fewer than 22% of adults over the age of 25 have completed any form of postsecondary credential (source: U.S. Census Bureau). A $550,137 grant to Jasper ISD will enable DETCCA to introduce two
E3 Alliance strengthens and expands Central Texas College Attainment Network (CenTxCAN)
In Central Texas, the college completion rate for students from low-income households was 39% within six years of high school graduation for the class of 2017, compared to 68% for students from non-low-income households.To close this gap, E3 Alliance will use a $295,363 grant from
Greater Texas Foundation courageously provides leadership and resources to the era-defining issue of postsecondary success for all students.”
-Hector Bojorquez, Intercultural Development Research Association