Waco Foundation's Board of Trustees recognizes that the unprecedented need presented by COVID-19 presents significant challenges to our local nonprofit sector and the community. For information and resources directly related to the Foundation's COVID-19 response, please visit our COVID-19 Grantmaking page.
Waco Foundation strives to make grant decisions that not only promote solutions to community challenges, but also build the capacity of service providers to partner collaboratively with others.
The Foundation awards grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are physically located in and serve McLennan County, Texas. In addition to regular grantmaking, Waco Foundation also provides Immediate Impact Grants and Capacity Building Mini Grants.
Our Funding Priorities are as follows: