Recipient List

In recent years, the foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $4 million annually. Since the foundation’s inception, it has granted more than 3,900 requests to distribute more than $71 million to organizations in need.

RIVER OAKS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the November 2015 ROCO Alive in Concert, a World Premiere Commission from James Matheson.

ROBERT M. BEREN ACADEMY

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards the need-based scholarship program.

ROUND TOP FESTIVAL INSTITUTE

$10,000.00
Round Top, TX
Towards support of the education and training of young musicians through forums, musical events, collections of several types of resources, and original productions of various artistic expressions.

SAILING ANGELS FOUNDATION

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of introducing the joy of sailing to children with special cognitive and physical needs and critical illnesses as an opportunity for education and recreational therapy.

SAINT CATHERINE’S MONTESSORI

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Capital Campaign.

SAN JACINTO COLLEGE FOUNDATION

$20,000.00
Pasadena, TX
Towards support of nursing scholarships.

SAN JOSE CLINIC

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support to provide quality healthcare and education to those with limited access to such services in an environment which respects the dignity of each person.

SAN JUAN DIEGO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

$2,500.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of tuition assistance.

SANTA MARIA HOSTEL, INC.

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Child Care program.

SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards carrying out the facilities’ expansion and capacity building improvements.

SECOND SERVINGS OF HOUSTON

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards the purchase of a refrigerator truck.

SERVICE DOGS, INC.

$10,000.00
Dripping Springs, TX
Towards support of the training of a Hearing or Service Dog.

SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of providing a comprehensive range of services available to all of their residents, as well as outreach services to the senior community of Greater Houston.

SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES

$70,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Staff Dementia Care Training Institute.

SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Houston’s Movement Analysis Laboratory and Galveston’s Tissue Bank

SHUMLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER

$5,000.00
Comstock, TX
Towards support of improvements and maintenance required to keep the facility in safe and working order.

SIGHT INTO SOUND

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards enriching the lives of individuals with visual, physical, and learning disabilities.

SIGHT SAVERS AMERICA

$5,000.00
Pelham, AL
Towards assisting children with low vision needs in Houston through the I Can See Now program.

SIRE, INC.

$5,000.00
Hockley, TX
Towards support to improve the quality of life for people with special needs through therapeutic horsemanship activities and educational outreach.

SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTER

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support to provide an exemplary early childhood program to instill and foster the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and the spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families.

SNAP

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Mobile Clinic Project.

SPACE CENTER HOUSTON

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Space Exploration Educators Conference.

SPARK SCHOOL PARK PROGRAM

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the park construction at a Houston-Harris county school.

SPAULDING FOR CHILDREN

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of post adoption services in the Greater Houston area.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS

$15,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of program evaluation of the athletes and their families in order to better address their needs

SPIRITHORSE THERAPEUTIC CENTER

$2,500.00
Corinth, TX
Towards support of additional instructors and to expand the program for more children.

SPRINGSPIRIT

$25,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Community and Education Center.

ST. AGNES ACADEMY

$17,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of full tuition for a rising junior for the 2015-2016 school year.

ST. DOMINIC VILLAGE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards the purchase of a mobile computer/medication cart.

ST. JOHN BOSCO SCHOOL

$5,000.00
San Antonio, TX
Towards support of the tuition assistance program.

ST. THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the tradition of the Basilian Fathers in teaching goodness, disciplines, and knowledge.

STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 2015-2016 performance season.

STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY

$25,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support for the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Endowed Scholarship in honor of Father Daniel Lahart.

SUNSHINE KIDS

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support for the Local Activities program.

SURGICAL VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL

$2,500.00
Tucson, AZ
Towards support of missions to treat children with clefts, burns, and urological problems.

TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the protection of immigrant women and children seeking justice in the U.S. from gender-based violence.

TARGET HUNGER

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of alleviating hunger and its root causes in the heart of Houston’s inner city.

TEACH FOR AMERICA

$25,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Houston corps members.

TEACH TO EDUCATE ALL CHILDREN

$20,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the teacher training program in classroom management in select schools in HISD.

TEEN & FAMILY SERVICES

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support for programs that provide a community for families and teens to heal and grow from the harmful effects of substance abuse and high risk behaviors.