Open a Fund

Minimum to establish: $10,000

Best for:
Individuals, families, or corporations who want to stay personally engaged in their giving.

What it is:
A DAF is a charitable giving account where you make a tax-deductible gift, invest it for growth, and recommend grants to nonprofits over time. TPCF administers the fund in partnership with PNC Institutional Asset Management, which provides mid- and long-term investment oversight.

Control:
You retain advisory privileges (not legal control) to recommend when and where grants are made. TPCF reviews all recommendations to ensure compliance with IRS rules.

Flexibility:
Support a wide range of nonprofits—LGBTQ+ or otherwise—anywhere in the U.S. Add to your fund anytime and give when you’re ready.

Appeal:
A strategic, flexible, and personal way to give—without the cost or complexity of a private foundation.

Why through TPCF:
Your DAF helps strengthen LGBTQ+ communities across Texas. Consult with TPCF’s statewide insight to connect your philanthropy to the people and organizations driving equity, advocacy, and change—from big cities to small towns.

Minimum to establish: $10,000

Best for:
Nonprofits that want to build long-term financial stability and invest reserves or endowment assets.

What it is:
An Agency Fund is created by a nonprofit and managed by Texas Pride Community Foundation for the organization’s exclusive benefit. TPCF oversees fund administration and partners with PNC Institutional Asset Management for mid- and long-term investment strategy—so nonprofits can stay focused on their mission and programs.

Control:
The nonprofit is the sole beneficiary. TPCF manages the assets and distributes earnings (and, when applicable, principal) back to the organization according to the fund’s terms.

Flexibility:
Funds can be endowed for perpetual support or non-endowed for more flexible access to principal when needed.

Appeal:
Provides professional investment management, reduces administrative burden, and builds donor confidence in the organization’s sustainability.

Why through TPCF:
By establishing an Agency Fund with TPCF, nonprofits join a statewide network of LGBTQ+ and allied organizations investing in long-term resilience—and advancing a more equitable Texas for generations to come.