As the official non-profit partner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, funds raised by the Texas Higher Education Foundation are used to ensure that all Texans have the opportunity to contribute to, participate in, and benefit from our world-class Texas economy.
We are deeply grateful for our opportunities to partner with many organizations who share our commitment to catalyzing the power of postsecondary education as an engine of economic opportunity for all.
The following profiles offer a glimpse of those who work with us to advance the goals of Building a Talent Strong Texas, now and into the future.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.
The Greater Texas Foundation
Greater Texas Foundation supports efforts to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete postsecondary education. We put particular focus on helping underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. We pursue our mission by forming partnerships, supporting research, sharing knowledge, and making grants.
The Houston Endowment
The Houston Endowment’s mission is to enhance the vibrancy of greater Houston and advance equity of opportunity for the people who live here.
JP Morgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is committed to working to uplift all communities. Through ongoing investments, business initiatives and philanthropic commitments, we aim to help employees, customers, clients and communities grow and thrive sustainably—with opportunity for all.
Lumina Foundation
Lumina Foundation is an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. We envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through a broad range of credentials. Our goal is to prepare people for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy.
Meadows Foundation
The Meadows Foundation is a private family foundation on a mission to improve the quality and circumstances of life for the people of Texas now and in the future.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is dedicated to transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty through improved education, health, and family economic stability.
The Powell Foundation
The Powell Foundation distributes funds for public charitable purposes, principally for the encouragement and support of public education, the arts, conservation and human services, with a direct impact within the Foundation’s geographic zone of interest: i.e. Harris, Travis and Walker Counties, Texas.
The T.L.L. Temple Foundation
The T.L.L Temple Foundation works alongside rural communities to build a thriving East Texas and to alleviate poverty, creating access and opportunity for all.
The Trellis Foundation
The Trellis Foundation advances equitable educational opportunities in Texas by supporting postsecondary programs, practices and systems that reduce disparities and lead to success for low-income students and students of color.