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 4,200 requests to distribute more than $75 million to organizations in need.

ST. THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL

$80,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Phase II of the 4500Forever capital campaign.

STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE

$3,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 2016-2017 performance season.

STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 2016-2017 Season’s Education and Community Engagement Initiatives.

STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of a professional theatre that produces new work, presents established work in new ways, and nurtures talent for the performing arts field.

STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Fr. Daniel K. Lahart SJ Endowed Scholarship in honor of Fr. Daniel K. Lahart.

STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREPARATORY

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support for the Emil Nakfoor Endowed Scholarship in memory of Florence Nakfoor.

SUNSHINE KIDS

$4,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Local Activities program.

TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the protection of immigrant women and children seeking justice in the U.S. from gender-based violence.

TEXAS A & M FOUNDATION

$8,000.00
College Station, TX
Towards support of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Endowed Business Scholarship.

TEXAS A & M HILLEL

$5,000.00
College Station, TX
Towards support of enriching the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.

TEXAS CENTER FOR THE MISSING

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Missing Child Education and Awareness project.

TEXAS HILLEL

$15,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Tzedek & Social Justice program and community outreach programs.

TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION

$300,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Lone Star Rising capital campaign.

TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION

$10,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of conservative think tank initiatives.

TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM

$20,000.00
Corpus Christi, TX
Towards support of the Caribbean Journey expansion project.

TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM

$15,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the La Belle Shipwreck project.

THEATRE LAB HOUSTON

$2,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 23rd performance season.

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Musicals for Young Audiences and TUTS Underground.

THERAPY PET PALS OF TEXAS, INC.

$5,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Pet Visitation program.

THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

$4,000.00
Santa Paula, CA
Towards support of financial aid to a Texas student.

TIRR FOUNDATION

$8,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Mission Connect Research Priority Award.

TOOLS 4 LIFE BOOKS

$2,400.00
Katy, TX
Towards support for the expansion of programs to serve more families.

TORAH GIRLS ACADEMY

$4,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the tuition assistance program.

TOTAL COURAGE

$8,000.00
Knoxville, TN
Towards support of the program teaching schools, coaches and athletes the skills needed to “Win with Character!” in Texas schools.

TREES FOR HOUSTON

$6,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of growing, planting and maintaining thousands of trees across the greater Houston region.

TURNING POINT CENTER

$24,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the replacement of the residential A/C units.

TURNING POINT USA

$4,000.00
Lemont, IL
Towards support of the National Field program.

TURNING POINT USA

$5,000.00
Lemont, IL
Towards support of programs to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government.

UNDIES FOR EVERYONE

$2,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Back to School distribution program.

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Campaign for Emergency Student Aid.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

$12,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of general scholarships.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

$85,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Tier One Scholarship.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Transfer Student Scholarships.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS

$100,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Center for Science and Health Professions.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Veterans Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

URBAN HARVEST

$2,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support that encourages community, good nutrition, and sustainability through teaching and support of organic gardening.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

$10,000.00
Logan, UT
Towards support of the Ryker Dattage Memorial Fund.

VETERANS ASSISTANCE DOGS OF TEXAS

$4,000.00
Kerrville, TX
Towards support of the training of a service dog.

VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION

$10,000.00
New York, NY
Towards support of a full instrumental music program in HISD for the 2016-2017 academic year.

VIRTUOSI OF HOUSTON

$12,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the music education and performance programs.