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 5,000 requests to distribute more than $83 million to organization in need.

TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY

$25,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Booker T. Washington Initiative.

TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM

$15,000.00
Corpus Christi, TX
Towards support of engaging people with animals, inspiring appreciation for our seas, and support wildlife conservation.

TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM FOUNDATION

$35,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of La Belle Augmented Reality.

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of 2017-2018 Musicals for Young Audiences.

THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

$5,000.00
Santa Paula, CA
Towards support of financial aid for a Texas student during the 2017-2018 academic year.

TODAY’S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of providing resources, support, and guidance for children living at the residential community.

TOMCHEI SHABBAT OF HOUSTON

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards supporting Jewish families in Houston with food for their weekly Shabbat and Holiday table.

TORAH GIRLS ACADEMY OF TEXAS

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the tuition assistance program for 2017-2018.

TORCH TORAH & OUTREACH RESOURCE CENTER OF HOUSTON

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of ASCENT.

TREES FOR HOUSTON

$6,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 2017-2018 planting season.

TURNING POINT CENTER

$23,620.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of matching funds for the Cargo Vehicle Project.

TURNING POINT USA

$15,000.00
Lemont, IL
Towards support of the field expansion program in 2018.

TYLER COUNTY HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC.

$2,500.00
Woodville, TX
Towards support of preservation/maintenance/improvements at the Historic Peter Cauble Home & Cemetery.

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.

$4,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Emergency Student Aid through CESA.

UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER

$5,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the sacred music program.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of scholarships for new transfer students.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the development of a training manual for the UTHealth Protective Services Forensic Assessment Center Network.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

$40,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Wulfe Family Chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

UPBRING

$10,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of general operations in memory of Mr. Johnnie T. Melia, Jr.

URBAN HARVEST

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enriching the Houston community by providing community garden programming, farmers markets, gardening classes, and youth.

VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION

$10,000.00
New York, NY
Towards support of rebuilding the instrumental music programs in three HISD schools for the 2018-2019 academic year.

WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS STATE PARK ASSOCIATION

$2,500.00
Washington, DC
Towards support of the Star of the Republic Museum.

WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

$5,000.00
Canyon, TX
Towards support of the creation of the Northwest Texas Healthcare System – Eunice King Professorship.

WESTERN ACADEMY

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of capital improvements of the campus for the 2017-2018 school year.

THE WOMEN’S HOME

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of building communities that strengthen women and support families as they reclaim their stability through a unique model of care called Whole Life.

THE WOODS PROJECT

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Junior Leaders Program.

THE WORKFAITH CONNECTION

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of encouraging disadvantaged job seekers in their hope for a better future and to equip them with skills and beliefs to gain.

WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the WITS program during the 2017-2018 school year.

YESHIVA TORAT EMET

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of instilling Torah values and positive character traits within its students.

YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON AREA

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Hurricane Harvey Rebuilding Campaign at the Lake Houston and McWilliams YMCAs.

YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOUSTON

$50,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the expansion of the current facilities.