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
$165
million
in grants funded
since inception
Our 2020-24
grantmaking
benefited
1.2 million
Texas
learners
Recent News
A New Online Pathway for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators
Texas faces a growing shortage of certified early childhood and elementary teachers. With a $416,555 grant from Greater Texas Foundation to East Texas A&M University Foundation, the university will launch a fully online, competency-based teacher preparation program designed for paraprofessionals and career changers. By combining
Clarifying Texas’s General Education Curriculum to Support Student Success
Clear, consistent guidance supports stronger transfer and student success. Through a $200,000 grant, Greater Texas Foundation will support the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in facilitating research, stakeholder engagement, and coordinated communication as the General Education Curriculum Advisory Committee develops recommendations for the future of
A Systems Approach to Expanding Apprenticeships in Texas
Texas needs a unified, regional strategy to scale high-quality apprenticeships aligned with workforce and education needs. With a $200,000 grant from Greater Texas Foundation, C-BEN will work across all 10 economic development regions to set shared goals, conduct a statewide landscape scan, and identify incentives
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