TDF has been working in Pakistan since the 1960s and has been heavily involved in establishing various formal and informal education institutions across the country.

[1] TDF is a civil society organisation for promoting social development certified by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP).

[5] Shahzada Dawood served as a trustee on the board until his death during a dive to the wreck of the RMS Titanic on 18 June 2023.

[10] Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts and DesignIn 2004, TDF donated funds for the establishment of the Mariam Dawood School of Visual Arts and Design (MDSVAD), at Beaconhouse National University (BNU) in Lahore.

High SchoolTo serve the community in the vicinity of the Burewala Textile Mills, one of the former companies of the Dawood family-owned businesses in Southern Punjab, TDF established the Government Boys B.T.M.

[23][24] The series is a collection of documentaries which capture the broad variety of the natural habitats of Pakistan.

[23] These documentaries include Margalla Hills—Urban Wilderness, Cliff-walkers of Chitral Gol, Mangroves — Custodians of the Coast, Frozen Giants of the Karakoram, and Desert Dwellers of Tharparkar.

[27] Each piece of furniture depicts the confluence of Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Parsi, and Jewish traditions in a home.

[28] TDF Ghar preserves and presents these heritage features to remind people of Karachi as a place of heterogeneity and harmony.

[29] At TDF Ghar, exhibitions are also curated about the history of Karachi and different events are hosted that promote art, music, and culture.

As a philanthropic organisation, TDF has also been involved in relief work during natural disasters such as the cyclones in East Pakistan in the 1960s, the Kashmir and Balochistan earthquakes in 2005 and 2008 respectively, the floods of Sindh and Punjab in 2010, and the Thar drought of 2012.