Daily Featured Foundation - 12/22/25

12/22/2025

Here is today’s featured foundation.

The Meadows Foundation

Website: https://www.mfi.org/

Mission & Purpose: To assist the people and institutions of Texas to improve the quality and circumstances of life for themselves and future generations. They are one of the largest and most established private foundations in the state.

Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is focused on the entire state of Texas. They fund broadly across Arts, Civic Affairs, Education, Health, and Human Services. They have specific initiatives focused on Mental Health, Homelessness, and Water Conservation. They have a clear online grant application process and review proposals on a rolling basis. They are known for providing both program grants and capital funding (for buildings and facilities).

Featured Opportunity: Their specific initiative on Depression and Mental Health is a major focus. They are actively seeking nonprofit partners who can implement "measurement-based care" in clinical settings to improve patient outcomes. This is a highly technical and impactful funding stream for health providers.

Recommendation: A mental health clinic, school system, or statewide conservation group in Texas that has a proven model and needs funding to scale it up or build a new facility.