North Texas Community Foundation announced that $286,000 in grants have been awarded to 33 nonprofits through its 2025 Conservation & Environment and Animal Fund grant cycles. These grants fuel projects that protect North Texas’s natural assets and improve the lives of animals and the people who care for them. This latest round of funding brings the Foundation’s total grantmaking to more than $45 million year-to-date in 2025.
“Every grant we award is a direct result of donor generosity,” said Whitnee Boyd, EdD, director of Community Impact at North Texas Community Foundation. “These investments help nonprofits build long-term solutions that protect our environment and improve animal welfare across our region.”
The Conservation & Environment Fund supports projects that promote environmental stewardship and preserve North Texas’s natural assets. Grants were awarded to organizations working to conserve native species and habitats, protect urban green spaces, and deliver educational programs that emphasize land and resource protection. Funding also supports efforts to maintain land for agricultural, wildlife and botanical purposes.
The Animal Fund provides resources for organizations that care for abused, injured or abandoned animals; offer equine rescue, shelter, rehabilitation or adoption services; and provide humane education programs. Grants also support equine-assisted therapy programs that deliver transformative benefits to both animals and individuals in need.
Eligible organizations in Bosque, Denton, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise and Young counties were invited to apply.
2025 grant recipients include:
Conservation & Environment Fund
> Camp Fire First Texas
> Clark Gardens
> Cristo Rey Fort Worth High School
> Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas
> Fort Worth Botanic Garden
> Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
> FunkyTown Food Project
> Great Plains Restoration Council
> KEEN Group
> Native Prairies Association of Texas
> Opening Doors For Women In Need
> Scouting America – Longhorn Council
> Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
> Unity Unlimited
Animal Fund
> All Star Equestrian Foundation
> Allie’s Haven Animal Rescue
> Buster’s Friends
> Don’t Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank
> Friends of Arlington Animal Services
> Golden Reward Sanctuary
> Humane Society of North Texas
> Layla Rose Ranch
> Meowtown Animal Rescue of Fort Worth
> Mid-Cities Community Cats
> New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy
> Panther City Feral Cat Coalition
> Ranch Hands Rescue
> Remember Me Rescue
> Riding Unlimited
> S.T.E.P.S. With Horses
> Second Chance Farm
> Stars and Strides Therapeutic Riding Center
> Wings of Hope Equitherapy
The Animal Fund and Conservation & Environment Fund grant cycles are generously supported by the following donors, whose investment makes this work possible:
> Anonymous Fund
> Anita Berry Martin Memorial Endowment Fund
> Esch Family Charitable Fund
> Helen D. and R.E. (Bob) Wallace Foundation Fund
> Mary K. McGee Charitable Fund
> W.I. Fleetwood Unrestricted Endowment Fund
For more information about North Texas Community Foundation’s grant cycles, visit https://northtexascf.org/nonprofits.