Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, has announced the recipients of the Texas Capital Foundation’s second annual Honors Awards, which provide grants totaling $250,000 to support four nonprofit organizations addressing community needs across Texas.
The Honors Awards are a signature program of the Texas Capital Foundation, which Texas Capital Bank launched in 2022 to fortify and elevate its commitment to Texas communities. The awards include three grants of $50,000 each that correspond to the bank’s three community impact pillars of “Live, Learn and Lift.” A fourth $100,000 grant—the STAR (Supporting our Troops, Active and Remembered) Award—is presented to an organization that provides services to military members, families and veterans.
The Texas Capital Foundation’s approach to grant distribution focuses on nonprofit organizations that operate in areas within the bank’s footprint. Through the Honors Awards, the Texas Capital Foundation aims to fund small- to mid-sized organizations that serve the greatest needs of communities. Recipients are selected through a competitive grant application process.
The second annual Honors Awards winners are:
- Skillpoint Alliance, an Austin-based nonprofit workforce development organization that provides in-demand workforce training to vulnerable members of the Central Texas and Permian Basin communities.
- SafeHaven of Tarrant County, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit with a mission to end domestic violence through safety, support, prevention and social change. As Tarrant County’s only state-designated family violence program, SafeHaven has enabled thousands of women and children to rebuild safe, independent lives for more than 40 years.
- Lucille’s 1913 Kitchen, a Houston-based nonprofit that is building a vertically integrated ecosystem to combat food insecurity and waste, create training and employment opportunities in traditionally under-resourced neighborhoods and empower communities to discover a self-sustainable livelihood through culinary and cultural arts.
- NextOp, a Dallas-based nonprofit with the mission to recruit, develop and place high-performing enlisted military personnel into industry careers. NextOp’s goal is to bridge the gap between the military and industries in need of diverse and skilled talent.
“There are many veterans in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area and many more who want to come here for the region’s opportunities,” notes Shelby Mounts, executive director at NextOps. “Our career transition services aim to help connect these veterans to great careers. We look forward to building our relationship with Texas Capital and the DFW community for many years to come.”
“The recipients of this year’s Honors Awards were selected for their inspiring and innovative solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our communities,” says Effie Dennison, president of the Texas Capital Foundation and head of community development and corporate responsibility at Texas Capital Bank.
Established in 1998, Texas Capital Bank has offices in Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth.
