TODAY FOUNDATION
The Today Foundation is a Dallas-based public charity dedicated to improving educational opportunity, leadership, public safety, conservation, and historic preservation for students, families, and communities. It supports literacy and civics education, after-school enrichment, heritage research and preservation, and programs designed to expand access to economic and leadership opportunities.
About TODAY FOUNDATION
The Today Foundation, founded by Richard H. Collins and incorporated in 1983, is a public 501(c)(3) charity headquartered in Dallas, Texas that designs and funds programs spanning education, leadership development, historic preservation, conservation, public safety, and applied research. Its work includes scholarships and literacy initiatives for K–8 students in Dallas County, operating the Collins Academy programs and the Port Jefferson History & Nature Center in Jefferson, Texas, and supporting preservation and heritage-research projects that connect youth to local history and the environment.
Notable achievements
Large K–8 scholarship program
Established and sustained a long-running scholarship effort that, according to the foundation's philanthropic materials, has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships enabling thousands of K–8 students in Dallas County to attend the school of their choice.
Collins Academy and experiential education
Developed and supported the Collins Academy and the Port Jefferson History & Nature Center to deliver hands-on environmental science, archaeology, history, and conservation education for regional students, and to create community-focused learning and revitalization activities.
Historic preservation and heritage research
Funded restoration and research projects in Jefferson, Texas (including work at a historic missionary church) that establish local heritage centers and create educational programming linking historic preservation to student learning and community development.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $6.2M
- Annual revenue
- $4.9M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 75-1864736
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Website
- todayfoundation.org
- On Mahalo since
- September 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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