Established in 2000 in TX - In 2000, Morton and Angela Topfer, along with their children, formed a private foundation, to help people connect to the tools and resources they need to build self-sufficient and fulfilling lives. The Topfers relocated to the Austin, Texas, area from Chicago, Illinois, in 1994 when Mort became vice-chairman of Dell Inc. Mort's children serve on the foundation board and actively participate in the grantmaking process. The foundation limits its giving to organizations serving the two communities in which Topfer family members reside - the greater Austin and Chicago metropolitan areas