Topfer Family Foundation
Topfer Family Foundation is a private family foundation based in Austin, TX that funds programs connecting people to tools and resources for self-sufficiency across child abuse prevention, youth enrichment, children’s health, aging in place, and job training. The site includes grant guidelines, an online application portal, grant history, staff and leadership listings, and contact details for Austin and Chicago offices. Contact email [email protected] and program officers are listed on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit delivering direct services for children, youth, families, older adults, or job-training/economic mobility programs, preferably operating in Central Texas (Austin) or with clearly demonstrated impact there.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on child welfare, youth development, children's health, aging services, or workforce training.
- • Demonstrated local impact in Austin/Central Texas or an established presence in one of the foundation’s other funded states.
- • Requests for general operating support or program funding in the $5k–$250k range.
- • Ability to provide clear outcomes and evidence of service to low-income or at-risk populations.
Geography
Grants appear across roughly ten states, so the footprint is multi-state, but the latest year shows strong concentration to Texas (about 73% of dollars) with Austin as the primary hub.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent organizations each year (about 87–107 grants annually, 97 distinct recipients in the latest year), showing a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists: roughly 47 new recipients in the latest year and similar new-recipient rates in prior years, plus a public online application portal and named program officers, supporting a high likelihood that unfamiliar applicants can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
