What a Grant Map looks like
This sample is written for a made-up organization so you can see the format. The grants, dates and links are real. A paid Grant Map has at least 12 matches and is built around your organization, not this one.
Example organization (fictional): an after-school literacy nonprofit in Dallas County. Annual budget about $400,000. Tutors K-5 students who read below grade level, with a six-week summer reading program. 501(c)(3) for eight years. No building project planned.
Strong fits
1. Piñon Foundation
Due: December 7, 2026 (next cycle June 14, 2027). Amount: not published. Status: Confirmed on funder's site.
Why it fits: the foundation funds education, health and well-being for children and older adults and names Dallas-Fort Worth as a priority region.
Watch out for: no brick-and-mortar requests, and the December date is less than four weeks away. If the timing is too tight, plan for June.
pinonfoundation.org/grants
2. Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, Community Grants
Due: February 1, 2027. Amount: up to $50,000. Status: Listed by the Texas Rural Funders Grants Hub; confirm the date with the foundation.
Why it fits: Dallas County is one of four eligible North Texas counties, and children and youth and education are both named priorities.
Watch out for: priorities differ between the North Texas and West Texas regions, so read the North Texas section of the guidelines.
kingfoundation.com/grants
3. Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Summer Reading and Youth Literacy
Opens: Summer Reading in January 2027; Youth Literacy in spring 2027. Amount: not stated on the program page. Status: Confirmed on funder's site (opening months).
Why it fits: both programs are aimed at students reading below grade level, which is exactly who this organization serves.
Watch out for: the foundation ties eligibility to distance from a Dollar General store, so check the rule for your address before you start.
dgliteracy.org/grant-programs
4. Walmart Spark Good Local Grants
Due: rolling. Amount: up to $5,000. Status: Listed; guidelines on Walmart's site.
Why it fits: small, quick grants made through local stores to charities serving that store's area. Low effort for the size.
Watch out for: you apply through a specific store, and you must serve that store's service area.
Spark Good Local Grants guidelines
Possible fits (a stretch, but worth a look)
5. Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Due: February 1, 2027. Status: Listed; confirm with the foundation.
Why it might fit: education is funded statewide in Texas.
Why it might not: human services and cultural grants are limited to the Fort Worth area, so the request must be framed, truthfully, as education. Read the foundation's recent grant list before investing time.
sidrichardson.org/grant-guidelines
6. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Impact Grants
Due: January 29, 2027. Amount: up to $75,000. Status: Listed; confirm with the funder.
Why it might fit: one focus area is economic opportunity and stability.
Why it might not: the program is built around health and its social drivers. Elementary literacy is an indirect match at best. Apply only if you can show a real health or economic-mobility outcome.
bcbstx.com community giving
7. Humanities Texas mini-grant
Due: rolling. Amount: up to $2,500. Status: Listed.
Why it might fit: a public author visit or family book-discussion series would qualify as public humanities programming.
Why it might not: it will not fund tutoring itself, and applicants need an active SAM.gov registration.
humanitiestexas.org/grants/mini
Looked at and ruled out
- Mabee Foundation: capital projects only, with 40% already raised. No building project here.
- Texas Bar Foundation: funds justice-system and law-related projects. Not literacy.
- CenterPoint Energy Foundation: funds literacy, but applicants need a primary address inside CenterPoint's Texas service area.
- Texas Health Resources Community Giving: Dallas County is eligible, but the program funds community health.
Your next 90 days
- By December 7: decide on Piñon now or in June.
- January: Dollar General Summer Reading application opens. Start Spark Good with your nearest store.
- By January 29: Blue Impact, only if the health or economic case is real.
- By February 1: King Foundation application. Decide on Sid Richardson.
- Spring: Dollar General Youth Literacy opens.
Dates and rules were checked on November 12, 2026 and can change. Always read the funder's current guidelines before applying. Post Oak Grant Desk is not affiliated with any funder named here.
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