Who funds Mental Health & Suicide Prevention in Texas

If you work in mental health or suicide prevention in Texas, you already know the funding landscape is fragmented. State dollars are stretched thin. Federal grants come with compliance overhead. The funders below are the ones actually writing checks for this work in Texas right now. Knowing them before you need them is the difference between a cold pitch and a real conversation.

Mission Metroplex Inc

Mission Metroplex is the heavyweight in this group. Based in Arlington, they distribute over $14 million annually across economic empowerment, human services, poverty and homelessness work, youth and family services, and mental health and suicide prevention. They're not a small, specialized funder. They're a major regional player, and mental health is one of several cause areas they care about. If your work touches any of those five focus areas, they're worth knowing. See their profile

Paek Family Foundation

The Paek Family Foundation, in Irving, gives roughly $2.9 million a year, split between health and wellness and mental health and suicide prevention. Their typical grants tend to run around $242,000, which puts them in a different weight class than many Texas family foundations. That's a meaningful award size for most nonprofits. If your mental health work has a wellness component or sits at the intersection of those two areas, this is a funder worth building a relationship with. See their profile

El Paso Alliance Inc

El Paso Alliance distributes about $1.9 million a year across six focus areas, including mental health and suicide prevention alongside economic empowerment, community development, workforce development, and human services. They're rooted in El Paso County, so geography matters here. If you're doing mental health work in that region and also touching workforce or community development, you're speaking their language. See their profile

Arnold & Esther Foundation

The Arnold & Esther Foundation, based in Fort Worth, is smaller in total giving (about $441,000 annually) but focused tightly on health and wellness and mental health and suicide prevention. Their typical grants run around $27,500. They're not a lead funder for major initiatives, but they're a reliable source for smaller, focused projects, and they're worth cultivating for steady support. See their profile

Hope Hospice Foundation

Hope Hospice Foundation, in New Braunfels, gives about $429,000 a year across economic empowerment, wellness and wellbeing, and mental health and suicide prevention. They're a smaller funder, but their focus on wellness and mental health suggests they understand the connection between end-of-life care, grief support, and mental health services. If your work touches that intersection, they're worth knowing. See their profile

The funders in this briefing span different geographies and different giving scales. The move now is to pick one or two that align with your work and your geography, and start building the relationship before you have a proposal ready. If you'd like Funding Findr to keep an eye on a specific funder relationship for you, or if you want us to dig deeper into any of these foundations, let us know.

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