Recipient List

Since its inception, the Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation has granted more than 6,900 requests to distribute over $100 million to organizations in need.

  • SIRE $25,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of providing a community where horses help people with disabilities and challenges to live their best life.
  • Small Places $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of nurturing a culture of health in our communities to renew the bond between people, place, and food.
  • Small Steps Nurturing Center $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of providing an exemplary early childhood program to instill and foster the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families.
  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston $5,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of inspiring by Gospel values, to grow spiritually through person-to-person service to all in need in our community.
  • SoléAna Stables $5,000
    Pearland, TX
    Towards support of inspiring positive change and empower those they serve through the healing power of horses.
  • Space Center Houston $20,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of the Space Exploration Educators Conference and Educators Crew.
  • Special Olympics Texas $10,000
    San Antonio, TX
    Towards support of the Adult Unified Program.
  • SpringSpirit $400,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of Raising Highly Capable Kids and the Capital Campaign.
  • St. John XXIII College Preparatory $2,500
    Katy, TX
    Towards support of tuition assistance.
  • St. Thomas High School $15,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of scholarships and tuition assistance.
  • Stages Repertory Theatre $5,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of making plays and tells stories that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly.
  • Star of Hope Mission $5,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of the Children's Critical Care Fund.
  • State Financial Officers Foundation $5,000
    Shawnee, KS
    Towards support of driving fiscally public policy, by partnering with key stakeholders, and educating Americans on the role of responsible financial management in a free market economy.
  • Summerhouse Houston $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of scholarship funds.
  • Sunshine Kids $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of the Local Activities Program.
  • Talent Market $5,000
    Mount Pleasant, SC
    Towards support of promoting liberty by providing talent for critical roles within the free-market nonprofit sector.
  • Teen & Family Services $5,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of Urban Core School Based Behavioral and Mental Health Programs.
  • Texas A&M Hillel $15,000
    College Station, TX
    Towards support of security enhancement & general operating needs initiative.
  • Texas Center for the Missing $2,500
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of the Missing Child Prevention and Education Project.
  • Texas Hearing Institute $15,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of identifying childhood hearing loss as early as possible and providing families with access to integrated medical, educational, and support services by understanding each child's uniqueness and empowering them to achieve their best outcome.
  • Theatre Under The Stars $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of The River.
  • TIRR Foundation $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of Mission Connect.
  • Trees for Houston $6,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of planting, protecting and promoting trees throughout the greater Houston region.
  • Twilight Wish Foundation $10,000
    Jamison, PA
    Towards support of Wish granting celebrations for low- income seniors in Houston.
  • Undies for Everyone $25,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of Texas Children's Basic Needs Assistance.
  • Union County Historical Society $30,000
    Clayton, NM
    Towards support of general operations and accounting/tax return preparation.
  • Union County Historical Society $10,000
    Clayton, NM
    Towards support of general operation in memory of Betty Sayre, former President of the Herzstein Memorial Museum.
  • University Catholic Center $17,500
    Austin, TX
    Towards support of general operations and FOCUS campus missionaries.
  • University of Houston $10,000
    Houston, TX
    Requesting support towards the Howard Pollack Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Darryl Wexler and Last Mile Scholarships.
  • University of Houston Clear Lake $5,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of the Health and Human Performance Institute.
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston $10,000
    Austin, TX
    Towards support of the Pacesetter BSN Student Scholarships at UTHealth Houston’s Cizik School of Nursing.
  • Urban Harvest $15,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of a catalyst in transforming food accessibility in Greater Houston.
  • UT Chabad House $10,000
    Austin, TX
    Towards support of programs empowering change, embracing Israel, and outsmarting anti-Semitism.
  • Veterans Assistance Dogs of Texas $12,000
    Kerrville, TX
    Towards support of affecting Texas Veterans’ physical and emotional recovery and independence with disabilities by providing service dogs at no cost to the Veteran.
  • The Village Centers $10,000
    Kingwood, TX
    Towards support of enhancing the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and support them in reaching their full potential.
  • Vita Living $12,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of providing services and supports to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to promote personal growth toward a safe, satisfying, and meaningful in the community.
  • Warrior Counseling Works, Inc. $5,000
    Brenham, TX
    Towards support of the Tip of the Spear Project.
  • Western Academy $25,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of the planned campus expansion.
  • The Westview School $25,000
    Houston, TX
    Towards support of The Westview Story - Writing Our Next Chapter.
  • Wheelchairs for Warriors $25,000
    League City, TX
    Towards support of providing custom-fit mobility solutions to ensure veterans and first responders injured in the line of duty rejoin their lives at the highest level possible, with independent mobility and function, and ROLL STRONG!