The Rees-Jones Foundation partners with nonprofit organizations in North Texas and around the world that defend the welfare of children suffering from abuse or neglect, afford relief to those facing mental health challenges, provide youth with opportunities for enrichment and character development, encourage healthy families and communities, enhance the lives of children and youth with disabilities, and promote the humane treatment of companion animals.

What We Fund:

Animal Welfare

The Foundation’s focus in animal welfare is primarily:

• Adoption for animals in need of a forever home

• Preventing animal cruelty

• Maintaining Dallas’ designation as a no-kill city

Child Protection

The Foundation’s focus in child protection is primarily:

• Provision of parent education and training, home visiting programs, and other helpful interventions that strengthen families

• Preventing child abuse or neglect within families

Child Substitute Care

The Foundation’s focus in child substitute care is primarily:

• Building community capacity to care for youth who have been abused or neglected

• Providing youth in substitute care with therapeutic placements and services

Community Benefit

The Foundation’s focus on community benefit is primarily:

• Improving the community through philanthropy and volunteerism

Healthy Families

The Foundation’s focus on healthy families is primarily:

• Building support systems and community engagement to reduce exposure to trauma

• Providing access to high-quality child care that promotes child development

International

The Foundation supports primarily Christian organizations that serve children and families in Africa, Central America, and India in the following areas:

• Chronic Health & Disability Services – focuses on programs that provide life-changing surgeries and therapies to children in Africa with physical and intellectual disabilities.

• Human Rights & Child Protection– focuses on programs that serve youth and families in India through efforts to end bonded labor and human trafficking.

• Water & Sanitation – focuses on programs that provide youth and families in Africa and Central America with access to safe water.

• Youth & Family Empowerment – focuses on programs that provide youth and families in Africa with enrichment opportunities, such as financial literacy classes and family counseling.

The Foundation considers applications for international grants by invitation only.

Disability Inclusion

The foundation’s focus on chronic health and disability services is primarily:

• Early Childhood Intervention services

• Special education

• Animal-assisted therapies

• Adaptive youth experiences

Youth Experiences

The Foundation’s focus in youth experiences is primarily to:

• Encourage Christian discipleship among youth

• Create opportunities for moral and ethical character development

Youth Mental Health

The Foundation’s focus in mental and behavioral health is primarily:

• Utilize measurement-based care for treatment of depression and other mental health conditions

• Access to mental health care in diverse settings such as schools and primary care providers

The Foundation typically will not fund more than 25 percent of a project’s budget or more than 10 percent of an organization’s total annual operating budget.

New applicants should first submit a letter of inquiry to see if their organization might be a fit.

The Foundation only makes grants to organizations that serve children, youth, and families in North Texas. The Foundation makes International grants by invitation only.

The Foundation accepts grant applications throughout the year. However, it is a good idea to submit an application at least four months before the funding is needed.