Grant Guidelines
Grant Areas
The Hoglund Foundation only provides grants to organizations in the City of Dallas.
Organizations or programs must fall within two areas:
Family Support
- Helping families remain intact whenever possible by supporting family stability
- Supporting the needs of children with an emphasis on child abuse prevention
- Promoting individual and family responsibility and initiative to help break the poverty-assistance cycle
Education
- Delivering systemic improvement through cost-effective, scalable initiatives with data-driven results
- Enhancing the learning process of individuals through classroom and teacher support
Qualifying Organizations or Programs Must
- Focus on the City of Dallas
- Use creative, innovative problem solving
- Focus on areas not adequately served or funded by others in the community
- Be a 501(c)(3) organization with proof of tax-exempt status
- Need funding for specific programs or projects, capital projects, or general operations
- Show sound organizational and financial management
- Are collaborative in nature so that resources are shared and the impact of the grant is multiplied in the community
Application Schedule
We review applications three times a year.
DEADLINE DATES
February 1
June 1
October 1
MEETING DATES
April 15
August 15
December 15
Application Process Guidelines
- Completion of Application: Only fully completed applications will be considered.
- Online Only: No mail in applications are allowed. If you experience technical difficulty with the application process, please call 214-987-3605 or email: info@hoglundfoundation.org.
- Proof of Tax Exempt Status: Eligible organizations must provide a copy of its determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service verifying tax exempt status. The letter must specify its 509(a) Section classification. 509(a)(3) agencies will require additional documentation.
- Application Frequency: Organizations may only apply once per year and only after any multi-year grants have been paid in full.
- Site Visit: Organizations will be contacted if a site visit is necessary.
The board considers all applications that meet our guidelines carefully.
For further information, you may reach us at 214-987-3605 or email.
Select Prior Year Grants
Education
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas $15,000
Support the Academic Success program
Center for Brain Health (UTD) $170,000
Support educational programs
ChildCareGroup $20,000
Support the Two Generation Approach to Poverty program
Circle of Support, Inc. $30,000
Support the 2018 S.M.A.R.T. Summer Learning Program in collaboration with A Chance to Learn
Commit! $70,000
General operating support
Communities In School Dallas Region $25,000
Support the Student SafetyNet project
Dallas County Heritage Society $5,000
Early Childhood Learning at Dallas Heritage Village
Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc $10,000
Fund high school scholarships
Education Opens Doors, Inc $15,000
General operating support
Education Opens Doors, Inc. $32,500
Support the Roadmap to Success Program
Educational First Steps $37,500
General operating support for Building High-Quality, Sustainable Early Educational Environemnts for At-Risk Children
George W. Bush Foundation $17,500
Support the George W. Bush Center's Forum on Leadership
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas $50,000
Capital for Technology Infrastructure to support STEM programming at the STEM Center of Excellence
Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas $20,000
Support after-school and summer programs
Highland Park Education Foundation $10,000
General operating support of Mad for Plaid
Hockaday School $5,000
General operating support of the Annual Fund
Jubilee Park and Community Center $30,000
Support the Out of School Time Program Expansion
Jubilee Park and Community Center $5,000
Support the Middle School and Teen Programs
Mi Escuelita, Inc. $20,000
General operating support
North Texas Public Broadcasting (KERA) $15,000
Support KERA's programming for children in 2018
Parent Teacher Home Visit Project $5,000
Sponsor the PTHV National Conference in Dallas in October 2018 as a Local Partner
Perot Museum of Nature & Science $50,000
General operating support of Night at the Museum
Perot Museum of Nature & Science $670,000
Support Maker Space in the Expanding Our [Impact]
Reading Partners North Texas $10,000
Personalized Literacy Intervention for K-4th Grade Students
Room to Read $50,000
General operating support of the Singapore Gala
ScholarShot $15,000
Support the Degree Dallas program
Senior Source $15,000
Support the Elder Financial Safety Center
Shelton School $50,000
Support the Shelton School Campaign
Southern Methodist University $5,000
General operating support for the SMU Cox School of Business Pits Leadership Award
Southern Methodist University $62,500
Endowment Fund for Global Education
Southern Methodist University $5,000
Support the Simmons School of Education 2019 Research in Mathematics Conference
Southern Methodist University $5,000
General operating support of Dean's Discretionary Fund
Step Up $15,000
Support 11th Grade Career & College Exploration: Pathways to Professions (P2P) program
Teach for America Dallas $25,000
General operating support
Teach for America Dallas $60,000
Support the TFA-DFW 2020 Impact Plan
Teaching Trust $20,000
Support the "Empowering Leaders, Transforming Schools" program
U.S. Fund For UNICEF $75,000
Let Us Learn
United To Learn $15,000
General operating support
Support Services
Big Thought $15,000
Support the Creative Solutions youth program
Bridge Breast Network $10,000
General operating support
Buckner Children & Family Services $13,075
Next Steps Foster Care Transition Program
Cafe Momentum $15,000
General operating support
Chase's Place $5,000
Scholarship fund for developmentally disabled children using the Chase's Place program
Children at Risk $25,000
General operating support
Children's Medical Center $25,000
Support the Referral and Evaluation of At-Risk Children (REACH) Clinic at Children's Health
CitySquare $20,000
Support the Transition Resource Action Center (TRAC) Program
Community Partners - Dallas $125,000
Support the "A Forever Home for Community Partners of Dallas" capital campaign
Dallas CASA $15,000
General operating support of Champion of Children
Dallas CASA $5,000
General operating support
Dallas Women's Foundation $25,000
Support the Youth Initiative
Family Compass $25,000
Parent Aide Program
Family Place $10,000
Support for client assistance
First Presbyterian Church dba The Stewpot $15,000
Support for The Stewpot's Children, Youth and Family program
Genesis Women's Shelter $20,000
General operating support
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas $15,000
General operating support for Women of Distinction Luncheon
Girls Embracing Mothers, Inc. $10,000
Support the Pearl Program
Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc. $32,000
General operating support
Hopekids Inc $5,000
HopeDay program
Interfaith Family Services $100,000
Funding for Family Empowerment Center
Juma Ventures $10,000
To support start-up for Juma Dallas
Magdalen House $10,000
General operating support
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Tx $100,000
Support the North Texas Integrated School Health Demonstration
Mental Health America of Greater Dallas $10,000
Support the WHO® (We Help Ourselves) Program
Mosaic Family Services $25,000
Support the Multicultural Children's Day Care Program - through Crystal Charity
North Dallas Shared Ministries $15,000
Support Direct Assistance for NDSM Clients-Food Purchase and Rent Assistance
Prison Entrepreneurship Program $10,000
General operating support
Promise House $10,000
Emergency Youth Shelter Program
Relationships First Inc $5,000
Support for the 2018 – 2019 Relationships First/Safe Conversations Integrated School program
Ronald McDonald House $50,000
Capital campaign
Southwestern Medical Foundation $150,000
Support Dr. Joel Wells for Outcomes Research and Database for Hip Surgery
Southwestern Medical Foundation $150,000
Support Dr. Craig Rubin for Faculty Recruitment of Geriatricians
SPCA of Texas $12,500
Community Pet Program: Keeping Pets in Homes, Off Streets and Out of Shelters
Suicide And Crisis Center of North Texas $10,000
Support the "Teens Can Survive" program
Texas Winds Musical Outreach $5,000
Concerts for Seniors in Priority Facilities
Texas Winds Musical Outreach $50,000
Support the Catherine Barr Legacy Campaign
TexProtects $35,000
General operating support
TexProtects $10,000
General operating support to underwrite the 2018 TexProtects Awards Gala
U.S. Fund For UNICEF $25,000
General operating support for Dallas Chapter
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas $20,000
GroundFloor | Accelerating and Amplifying Community Impact in Metropolitan Dallas
VolunteerNow - VCNT $35,000
Support design of MySQL VolunteerNow Database
Volunteers of America Texas $10,000
Support the Resolana Program - From Inmate to Neighbor
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas $20,000
Capital for the YMCA Park South Kitchen Renovation Project
Youth With Faces $5,000
General operating support of Field & Vine
Youth With Faces $20,000
Horticultural and Gardening Program Expansion
Areas of Giving
- Education
- Family Support Services
- Miscellaneous
