The Building Tomorrow Foundation® is a Houston-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting graduate students pursuing degrees related to commercial real estate. Our mission is to cultivate the future workforce by providing opportunities for students in fields such as development, lending, brokerage, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, general contracting, and more.
Why It Matters
The commercial real estate industry faces a growing challenge—a shortage of qualified professionals at a time when development and transactions are accelerating. TheBuilding Tomorrow Foundation® seeks to bridge this gap by equipping students with the education and industry connections necessary to thrive in CRE.
Donations support the foundation and fund our scholarships and endeavors. Donations are 100% tax deductible and are also 100% matched. Be a part of the movement shaping commercial real estate in the Greater Houston area! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Professional MBA ‘26
I plan to use my MBA to further round out my skill set and grow professionally to ultimately become a stronger developer. I have always been passionate about my career in commercial real estate and seeing that the scholarship has come from donations from professionals and firms in my field has further solidified my dedication to staying in the field. I look forward to one day paying it forward.
Texas A&M MBA Grad
The scholarship I received in graduate school changed the trajectory of both my education and my career. The receipt of the scholarship award enabled me to trvael out of town for job interviews and new opportunities, which ultimately landed me a dream job with a small development firm.
Texas A&M MBA Grad
The generous scholarship that they awarded me had a huge impat on my education and my career. The hospitality of the organization, all of the connections I made, and the knowledge I gained has stuck with me as I've begun my career as an analyst at CBRE.
Texas A&M MBA Grad
The scholarship has allowed me to enter into my last year o graduate school feeling more free to focus on my coursework, without the approaching tuition deadlines weighing on my mind. They are an intentional and generous organization, and I am so grateful and humbled t have been chosen for an impactful award.
Rice University MBA ’26
My professional goal is to be in a position to make a lasting positive impact through my work. I hope to use my MBA experience to solve complex problems using the foundational knowledge gained throughout the program. Receiving this scholarship has allowed me to focus on building the graduate experience I dreamed of instead of focusing on the financial burden of tuition. I am extremely grateful to the Building Tomorrow Foundation for their generosity.
Texas A&M MBA Grad
Rice University MBA ‘26
I aim to focus on the redevelopment/rehabilitation of commercial properties that will create the most value to the community. This scholarship from Building Tomorrow Foundation represents the generosity and kindness of the commercial real estate industry. The support from this organization is an incredible vote of confidence in my career.
Be a part of the movement shaping commercial real estate in the Greater Houston area!
Donations support the foundation and fund our scholarships and endeavors. Donations are 100% tax deductible and are also 100% matched. Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated.
McCormack Commercial
Midway
Garrison Construction Group, LLC
Colliers
National Property Holdings
Partners Real Estate Group
Gradient Group
BDO
McAlister Assets | RCR Rail Co.
Capital Real Estate Commercial
Orion
The Texas Overland Company
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the generous donors who make the Building Tomorrow Foundation® mission possible.
Your support is an investment in tomorrow’s CRE talent!
Gold Sponsors ($25,000 – $49,999)
Allied Fire
Anchor Construction
Silver Sponsors ($10,000 – $24,999)
Alston Construction
Butler-Cohen
CBRE
Colliers
Double D Industries
E.E. Reed Construction
FCL Builders
Garrison Construction Group, LLC
Goree
Miller LaPoint Construction
Method Architecture
MSC
National Property Holdings
Peterson Scharck & Associates
POSTEL
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Zeus Power Supplies
Bronze Sponsors ($5,000 – $9,999)|
Burton Construction
Capital Real Estate Commercial
CenterPoint Properties
Corvus Construction
Cotton
Dally & Associates
Gallant Construction
Ian Virgia
Joeris
Kimley-Horn
K-Low Construction
Levey Group
LO Architecture
O’Donnell Snider Construction
Orion
Pinnacle Engineers
Structure Tone
Teknion
Tellepsen
Title Houston
Friends ($1,000 – $4,999)
Chicago Title
CultureSpace
Dunaway
Greenrise Technologies
Hawthorn
Loma Verda Development
Donations support the foundation and fund our scholarships and endeavors. Donations are 100% tax deductible and are also 100% matched. Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated.
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