Honoring Texas Educators. Strengthening Texas Futures.
The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation supports retired and active school personnel while creating new scholarship, tutoring, and legacy-giving pathways for students across Texas.
Supporting educators of the past, present, and future.
A Foundation Built for Texas Educators
For generations, Texas educators have shaped the lives of students, families, and communities. The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation exists to honor that service — supporting retired school personnel in times of need, helping active educators strengthen classrooms, assisting first-year teachers, and investing in the next generation of Texas students.
Trustworthy
Stewarding resources with integrity.
Educational
Investing in learning and educators.
Legacy-Driven
Building lasting impact for generations.
Serving Educators. Supporting Classrooms. Strengthening Communities.
A Helping Hand
One-time charitable assistance for retired public education personnel facing urgent financial hardship, medical needs, emergency repairs, utility needs, groceries, or other short-term challenges.
Learn more →Disaster Relief
Support for retired public education personnel affected by hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, and other disasters.
Learn more →Classroom Assistance Grants
Helping Texas public school teachers, librarians, coaches, and education professionals create meaningful classroom programs and learning opportunities.
Learn more →First-Year Teacher Scholarships
Supporting new teachers as they begin their careers by helping them purchase classroom supplies and materials.
Learn more →The Next Chapter of Texas Education Impact
TRTF is building new pathways that honor retired educators while expanding opportunity for students.
Legacy Scholarship Program
Turn a gift into a lasting education legacy.
The Legacy Scholarship Program allows donors, families, retired educators, civic leaders, and community partners to create long-term scholarship impact for Texas students and educators — through a named scholarship, memorial fund, annual pledge, major gift, or planned gift.
Legacy gifts can be structured to support scholarships year after year — honoring the people who made Texas classrooms stronger.
Wise Owls Tutoring Initiative
Retired teachers. Students in need. Wisdom that changes lives.
Wise Owls pairs retired teachers and experienced educators with students who need academic support, mentorship, and encouragement — strengthening reading, math, civics, study skills, confidence, and long-term readiness.
- Reading & literacy
- Math foundations
- Homework help
- Civics & character
- Study skills
- Mentorship
A New Opportunity to Fund Student Success
Beginning in 2027, federal law creates a potential tax-credit pathway for individual taxpayers who contribute cash to qualified Scholarship Granting Organizations approved through participating states. Texas has opted into the program for 2027. TRTF is preparing mission-aligned scholarship and tutoring pathways that may help eligible Texas students access educational support, including tutoring.
For general information only — not tax, legal, or financial advice.
Give Back to Those Who Gave So Much.
Your gift supports the educators who served Texas and the students who will shape its future.