On May 9, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, announced the recipients of its first annual Honors Awards program. Awarded through the Texas Capital Bank Foundation, which the firm launched in 2022 to expand and elevate its philanthropic giving, the program includes three grants of $50,000 each that correspond to Texas Capital Bank’s three community impact pillars of “Live,” “Learn” and “Lift.” The fourth is the STAR (Supporting our Troops, Active and Remembered) Award, a $100,000 grant awarded to an organization that provides services to military members, families and veterans.

“It is our distinct pleasure to honor these four Texas nonprofits as the first annual recipients of the Texas Capital Bank Foundation Honors Awards,” says Rob C. Holmes, president and CEO. “We launched the foundation to further serve our fellow Texans, and we look forward to seeing the good work our commendable nonprofit partners will continue to perform across the state.”

The inaugural winners are:

• The “Live” Honor Award: Abide Women’s Health Services, a Dallas-based women’s clinic that provides access to pre- and post-natal care, childbirth education, ultrasounds and a supportive community for mothers in South Dallas;
• The “Learn” Honor Award: Todos Juntos Learning Center. This Austin-based organization bolsters children’s opportunities for the future by providing early childhood education for predominantly Spanish-speaking families as a part of a dual-generation learning model;
• The “Lift” Honor Award: St Vinnys Bistro, a San Antonio-based organization that provides hot, nutritious meals 365 days a year for people experiencing homelessness and offers job training and employment opportunities; and
• The STAR Award: SERJobs, a Houston-based organization that provides no-cost occupational training, financial literacy programs, career coaching and career services for veterans and other qualified adults and youth.

“We cannot provide much-needed services without support from the community,” says Sheroo Mukhtiar, CEO of SERJobs. “Funding from the Texas Capital Bank Foundation will enable us to serve veterans in obtaining the skills, knowledge, tools, resources and support they need to become self-sufficient and achieve long-term financial stability for themselves and their families.”

“The Honors Awards recipients were carefully selected for their outstanding impact across our Texas communities,” says Effie Dennison, president of the Texas Capital Bank Foundation and head of community development and corporate responsibility at Texas Capital Bank. “We are honored to recognize and support their work as they address some of our communities’ greatest needs.”

Established in 1998, Texas Capital Bank operates in Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth.