2025 Foundation Grant Program

INSTRUCTIONS:
Please complete this application and submit it along with a copy of the organization’s IRS verification of exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To be considered to receive funds, this application must be completed. If necessary, please upload any additional information below.

CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS

1. The organization applying must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

2. The program for which the grant is requested must provide:

• pro bono legal services and/or other support services
• to women, families, and/or children
• in Central Texas
• who are involved in the legal system.

Please make sure your application satisfies each of these criteria.

TCWLF cannot award funds to projects that are not directed at women, families, and/or children who are involved in the legal system in Central Texas.

3. TCWLF prefers to fund specific projects, rather than merely contribute to a general operating budget.

TYPES OF AVAILABLE GRANTS:
Impact Grants and Traditional Grants. Applicants may apply for both types of grants, but please submit separate applications for each type.

  • At its discretion, TCWLF may award one or two Impact Grants each year.
  • The remainder awarded are Traditional Grants.
  • Traditional Grants are awarded in any amounts of $10,000 to $15,000 and support the provision of pro bono legal services and/or other legal support services to women, families, and/or children in Central Texas who are involved in the legal system.
  • Impact Grants are awarded in amounts of $25,000 to $50,000 and provide an organization with a more substantial financial contribution that would allow that organization to expand their services, stage an event, pay for specialized training, or fund a similar activity that the organization would otherwise be unable to accomplish and that would have a long-lasting impact on the delivery of pro bono legal services and/or other support services to women, families, and/or children in Central Texas who are involved in the legal

If you are requesting both an Impact Grant and a Traditional Grant, you must fill out and submit a separate form for each type of grant.

APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION DEADLINE: On or before 5:00pm Thursday, February 6, 2025
TCWLF will not consider applications received after February 6, 2025

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