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
Grant Announcement: Data-to-Action for Parenting Students in Texas
In Texas, 11% of parenting students complete a degree in six years compared with 46% of non-parenting students. In 2023, in hopes of supporting these students, Texas required that colleges collect data on parenting students and develop new supports for them, but many colleges are
Grant Announcement: Temple College Rural CTE Coop (the Coop)
Historically, many rural economies are based on agriculture, but that narrative is changing dramatically with the development of high-tech businesses among these communities. A $888,691 grant from Greater Texas Foundation to Temple College will support the building of 5 collaborative Dual Credit Career and Technical
Grant Announcement: Economic Mobility in Texas Higher Education Institutions
Recouping college costs, including opportunity costs, can take learners anywhere from between 6 months to over 20 years. Public Agenda seeks to identify best practices among Texas institutions that provide economic mobility boosts to their students through a $365,000 grant. This grant will provide case
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
