Opportunity Overview
First Horizon Foundation’s 2026 Texas community grant cycle is open to eligible organizations serving Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas. The Foundation’s current Texas page states that applications opened January 1, 2026 and close September 30, 2026, with grant awards announced throughout the year. The public Texas page does not state an exact closing time or time zone.
Funding Priorities
First Horizon Foundation identifies five impact areas across its grantmaking: Arts & Culture, Education & Leadership, Environment, Financial Literacy, and Health & Human Services. This Atlas record focuses on legitimate healthcare, community-health, and eligible education-related projects in the Texas markets.
Funding Amount and Match
The current official Texas and general application pages reviewed do not publish a universal applicant maximum, total 2026 Texas funding pool, or mandatory match/cost-share percentage. Atlas will not convert third-party estimates into official funding terms. Applicants should verify any request-size or cost-share controls in the live application portal before submission.
Eligibility and Exclusions
The Texas page states that grants are available to eligible organizations in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston. The Foundation’s controlling general application page states that grants are not provided to individuals; trips or tours; solely religious, social, or fraternal organizations; charities that redistribute funds to other charities except recognized united-fund type organizations; K-12 schools; political organizations or organizations primarily focused on influencing legislation or promoting a particular ideological point of view; or operating budget deficits.
Submission and Contact
Applications are submitted through the Foundation’s online Kadince application portal linked from the official Texas page. The verified Texas contact is Melissa Brash at melissa.brash@firsthorizon.com. General Foundation questions may also be directed to foundation@firsthorizon.com.
Realistic Texas Healthcare Applicant Candidates
HHM Health (Dallas) is a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit community health center and FQHC serving Dallas-area patients with primary care, behavioral health, pediatrics, women’s health, imaging, pharmacy and other services. A verified development leader is Jean Buys, Chief External Affairs Officer, jeanbuys@hhmhealth.org. Applicant eligibility and project fit must still be confirmed in the live First Horizon application.
Legacy Community Health (Houston) is a nonprofit FQHC serving the Texas Gulf Coast, including Houston, with primary and specialty care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, behavioral health, dental, pharmacy and other services. A verified development leader is Chree Boydstun, Chief Development & External Affairs Officer; Legacy also publishes Development Inquiries through Renita Cooksey at RCooksey@legacycommunityhealth.org. Applicant and project eligibility remain subject to First Horizon Foundation review.
North Texas Area Community Health Centers (Fort Worth) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit FQHC operating in Fort Worth/Tarrant County. Its verified President & CEO is Gerrie Whitaker; the organization publishes its administrative office at 2332 Beverly Hills Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76114 and 817-625-4709. A named grant-submission email was not verified in the public materials reviewed, so Atlas will not invent one.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 80/100. The opportunity is currently open, covers three large Texas markets, and expressly includes Health & Human Services and Education & Leadership among the Foundation’s impact areas. The score is moderated because the controlling public pages do not publish a universal award ceiling, total Texas pool, exact closing time/time zone, detailed allowable-cost schedule, or mandatory-match terms, and K-12 schools are specifically excluded.
N9+ Fit: 58/100, conditional and applicant-led. A remote physical examination or telehealth-enabled clinical-access project could plausibly align with Health & Human Services for an eligible nonprofit healthcare applicant, but First Horizon’s current public Texas materials do not expressly pre-authorize medical equipment, connected examination hardware, platform subscriptions, implementation, connectivity, or training. N9+ must not be represented as automatically allowable. QC Healthcare Fit: 45/100, conditional. Any staffing or clinical-service component likewise requires applicant-specific and portal-level allowability confirmation.
Official Sources
Official Texas application page: First Horizon Foundation – Texas. General application rules: First Horizon Foundation – Apply for a Grant.