A Texas 501(c)(3) public charity

Every Texas kid in the game, on the stage, and in the field.

We remove the financial barriers — registration fees, equipment, uniforms — so young Texans can participate in the sports, scouting, music, arts, STEM, and agricultural programs that build confidence, leadership, and personal growth.

Hero imagery: full-width photo carousel goes here — real program photography [TBD with the foundation]

Apply for a Scholarship See How It Works
Start at your door

Whoever you are, there's a clear way in.

Five doors, one mission. Pick yours — each one leads to exactly the steps and the form you need, nothing else.

Parents & Students Apply for a Scholarship Fees, equipment, uniforms — covered privately and respectfully, so your kid just gets to play. Apply → Youth Organizations Partner With Us Offer your families scholarship support without taking on the paperwork. We administer; you coach. Partner → Businesses Sponsor & Serve Sponsorship packages, matching gifts, and in-kind services — local philanthropy with a visible local result. Get involved → Donors Give $25 covers a registration fee. Monthly or one-time, every dollar goes to participation costs. Donate → Volunteers Give Your Time Help the foundation directly or roll up your sleeves with a partner program near you. Volunteer →
What sets us apart

Local, partner-driven, and built around the kids.

Texas-Based

We work where our kids live. Local partnerships keep support personal, accountable, and fast — no distant office, no red tape.

Partner-Driven

We support existing youth programs rather than creating our own. The coaches, troop leaders, and teachers keep doing what they do best — we remove the cost barrier at their door.

Youth-Focused

Support is designed to preserve dignity. Applications are private, awards are quiet, and no kid ever gets singled out for needing help.

How it works

Four steps, and the kid's in the game.

  1. ApplyOne short, private application — from a parent, a student 18+, or a partner program on a family's behalf.
  2. We reviewObjective, consistent criteria, handled by the foundation — never by the program, never publicly.
  3. We fundScholarship funds go to participation costs — fees, equipment, uniforms — coordinated directly with the program.
  4. They playThe young person joins the team, the troop, the band. That's the whole point.
Year one

What your support builds first.

We're a young foundation, and we'd rather show you honest goals than borrowed numbers. Here's what we're committed to in our first year — and we'll publish the actuals in our annual summary.

50
scholarships funded
10
partner programs
6
activity types covered
100%
of donations to participation costs
Stay in the loop

One short note a quarter.

Scholarships awarded, new partner programs, and exactly where donations went. No spam — just the receipts of what your community built.

How this form operates — Fluent Forms, live on this page:
  • Collects: email (name optional). Nothing else.
  • On submit: joins the quarterly newsletter — scholarships awarded, new partners, where donations went; unsubscribe in every issue.
NextGenTx — Newsletter Signup
Mockup notes — what this page fixes (Kobold site audit, May 2026)

Fixed here: both hero buttons now lead somewhere real (audit Critical #3); the "What Sets Us Apart" headings are paired with their correct descriptions (Important #1); trust signals — mailing address, phone, EIN, board, Form 990, Candid — appear in the footer (Important #4/#5); an impact section (Future #1, framed honestly as year-one goals) and a newsletter signup (Future #3) are added; and two audiences the current site has no door for — business sponsors and volunteers — get first-class pathways.

Intended SEO: title "The Next Generation Foundation — Youth Program Scholarships in Texas"; description "We remove financial barriers — fees, equipment, uniforms — so Texas youth can join sports, scouting, music, arts, STEM, and agricultural programs."