Texas Retired Teachers Foundation

Applications for the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation’s First-Year Teacher Scholarship program are available now at www.trtf.org! This $1,000 scholarship provides funds to assist the recipient with purchasing materials for his or her first-year classroom. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. TRTF has awarded more than $190,000 in scholarships since 2008.

Thank you, members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) for joining us during Foundation Month in November, a time to honor the charitable work done by our partner organization, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF).

We are so very close to meeting our fundraising goal ($65,000 or $100,000) and today, we would like to make one final plea with the members of TRTA during this holiday season to donate to causes that directly impact Texas educators of the past, present, and future.

Thanks to the members of TRTA, TRTF has distributed $910,000 to educators of the past, present, and future all across Texas since 2008!

Please help us continue our worthy and vital programs by making a donation today as a gift to honor a family member, friend, or loved one. After you have made your donation online, you may print and mail the lovely holiday card below to the person you have honored, spreading both holiday cheer and the joy of helping Texas educators!

What a wonderful way to celebrate the season and a person you care for deeply. Donations may be made online at www,trtf.org/donate.

Happy "Giving Tuesday!" GivingTuesday is a Movement that Unleashes the Power of Radical Generosity Around the World. GivingTuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity. Please consider giving to TRTA's charitable partner organization, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF), to support programs and causes that help educators of the past, present, and future! November is also FOUNDATION MONTH, a wonderful time to honor the work TRTF does to provide much-needed financial grants and scholarships to retired, current, and future educators. Thank you for your consideration! Visit www.trtf.org/donate to learn more!

November is Foundation Month!

Many members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) are familiar with our charitable partner, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF). TRTF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides resources for retired TRS annuitants as well as active school personnel. Since 2008, TRTF has distributed more than $910,000 to educators of the past, present, and future across Texas!

TRTF manages several charitable programs: “A Helping Hand,” Classroom Assistance Grants, First-Year Teacher Scholarships, and Disaster Relief. Additionally, TRTF supports the Lehr-Pritchard “A Helping Hand” Endowment Fund to provide long-term revenue for “A Helping Hand.”

Please Help

It is time to give big so that we may help our children, schools, teachers, and retirees. TRTF is determined to help. As a 501(c)(3), we are in a unique position to raise donations and deploy them through our unique charitable programs.

Please consider making your tax-deductible charitable contribution to TRTF today. You may donate online at www.trtf.org/donate.

Please stay tuned to the Inside Line throughout the month of November as we update you on TRTF’s programs and share stories from individual program recipients.

Join the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF) for its first annual Virtual Walk (April 3 through June 30) to help raise funds to provide resources for retired TRS annuitants, as well as active and beginning teachers! As this is a virtual event, you have the flexibility to walk whenever and wherever you want, for whatever distance suits you, all while supporting a great cause! This is also a fun opportunity for TRTA Districts and Local Chapters to be involved as a group. Learn more at the link below!
https://www.trtf.org/walk

The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF)—the charitable partner organization of TRTA—is now accepting applications for its Classroom Assistance Grant program. Classroom Assistance Grants are awarded to Texas public school teachers who, on a daily basis, demonstrate commitment to public education and Texas children through the creation of programs, events, or other learning platforms. TRTF will award 30 $750 grants to 30 public school teachers in Texas for the 2023-2024 school year. All applications must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 27, 2023. Click below to download an application:
https://trta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2023-2024-Classroom-Assistance-Grant-Application.pdf

The Texas Retired Teachers Foundation (TRTF)—the charitable partner organization of TRTA—is now accepting applications for its Beginning Teacher Scholarship program. The Beginning Teacher Scholarship is intended to reimburse an applicant for certification tests and test results, and to provide money to help the applicant purchase materials for the classroom for his or her first year of teaching. TRTF will award 20 $750 scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year to college seniors who are earning an undergraduate degree at a Texas university or college, or first-year public-school educators. All applications must be received in full by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2023. Click below to download an application:
https://trta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2023-2024-Beginning-Teacher-Scholarship-Application.pdf