Recipient List

In recent years, the foundation has awarded grants totaling approximately $4 million annually. Since its inception, the Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation has granted more than 5,500 requests to distribute $91 million to organizations in need.

SEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES

$250,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Albert & Ethel Herzstein Department of Geriatric Medical Services & Wellness.

SIGHT SAVERS AMERICA

$7,500.00
Birmingham, AL
Towards support of the Houston Low Vision Program.

SINGLE MOM’S RISING

$4,000.00
Spring, TX
Towards support of hope, healing, and restoration after divorce.

SIRE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of improving the quality of life for people with special needs through therapeutic horsemanship activities, therapies, and educational outreach.

SMALL STEPS NURTURING CENTER

$10,000.00
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.

SOCIAL MOTION SKILLS

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards helping individuals with autism and similar special needs reach their full potential.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards the promotion of dignity of the person and alleviating suffering and distress while addressing the conditions that cause them through systemic change and to provide assistance in the wake of COVID-19.

SOUTHERN INVITATIONAL SMOKE

$2,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Emergency Relief Fund.

SPACE CENTER HOUSTON

$50,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Space Educators Exploration Conference, needs assessment, and the expansion of digital resources.

SPARK

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of general operations and park construction at a Houston/Harris county school.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS

$12,500.00
Pflugerville, TX
Towards support of Adult Unified and S.O. Connected in the wake of COVID-19.

SPRINGSPIRIT

$25,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of providing pathways for youth to realize life opportunities through sports, education, and mentoring programs based on Christian principles and to provide assistance in the wake of COVID-19.

ST. AGNES ACADEMY

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of financial aid for a KIPP student for the 2020-2021 school year.

ST. DOMINIC VILLAGE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Resident Subsidy Fund and to provide assistance in the wake of COVID-19.

ST. MARTIN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of plays that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly and towards the Education and Community Engagement Initiatives.

STAR OF HOPE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Cornerstone Community New Pathways Program.

STONEY CREEK FOUNDATION

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Summer Urban Initiative.

THE SUMMERHOUSE

$12,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards supporting the Building Capacity for Young Adults with IDD/Autism.

TAPING FOR THE BLIND, INC.

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enriching the lives of individuals with visual, physical and perceptual disabilities by transforming sight into sound.

TEEN & FAMILY SERVICES

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Behavioral Mental Health Service Program for Urban Core and to provide assistance in the wake of COVID-19.

TEXAS CENTER FOR THE MISSING

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Houston Regional Emergency Alert Training Project.

TEXAS HILLEL

$10,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Social Action Program.

TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER ORCHESTRA

$6,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards providing health care professionals with a high quality outlet for creative expression through the world of symphonic music and offer performances for diverse audiences in the community.

TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY

$40,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of promoting and defending liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach and towards the Election Protection Project.

TEXAS VALUES

$20,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Texas Faith, Family, & Freedom Forum.

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Musicals for Young Audiences.

THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

$2,500.00
Santa Paula, CA
Towards support of financial aid for a Texas student during the 2019-2020 academic year.

TIRR FOUNDATION

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Mission Connect.

TODAY’S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN

$10,000.00
La Porte, TX
Towards support of providing resources, support, and guidance for children living at the residential community.

TOMBALL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

$3,000.00
Tomball, TX
Towards scholarships for graduating seniors attending the Lone Star College System.

TREE OF LIFE BOOKS

$1,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards supplying public libraries with books on Jewish Culture, history, holidays, cooking, and kids’ books.

TREES FOR HOUSTON

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of planting, protecting, and promoting trees throughout the Greater Houston area.

UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Real Talk, an innovative program to reach, identify, and support trafficked persons within the criminal justice system and the Family Huddle Program.

UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Bright Beginnings.

UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER

$7,500.00
Austin, TX
Towards support helping students come to know Jesus, the Truth Who sets us free.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Gator Emergency Fund.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Howard Pollack Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Darryl Walker.

URBAN HARVEST

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enriching the Houston community by providing community garden programming, farmers markets, gardening classes, and youth education.

VIETNAM COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATION

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Vietnam Fallen Warriors Monument.

THE VILLAGE

$5,000.00
Kingwood, TX
Towards support of people with a range of disabilities in the community.

VITA-LIVING, INC.

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of lifelong services and supports for children and adults with intellectual and development disabilities to promote personal growth toward a safe, satisfying, and meaningful life in their community.

VOLUNTEER INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS SOUTHWEST

$10,000.00
Bellaire, TX
Towards helping frail and elderly people in southwest Houston remain independent, seek healthcare, and preserve their quality of life.

WARRIOR WEEKEND BAYOU VISTA

$2,500.00
Hitchcock,
Towards support of programs for wounded veterans.

WEBSTER CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

$5,000.00
Webster, TX
Towards support of protection/ballistic gear for officers.

WELLSPRINGS VILLAGE, INC.

$20,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Comprehensive Case Management and Supportive Services and to provide assistance in the wake of COVID-19.

WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards serving those who come for help regardless of background, belief, or circumstance in the name of Christ.

WEST SIDE HELPING HAND

$5,000.00
Corpus Christi, TX
Towards guiding low-income youth toward pathways of success.

WESTBURY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards providing each student with the opportunity to acknowledge and respond through faith to the word of God while participating in an educational program, which stresses academic, social, emotional, and physical development.

WESTCHASE DISTRICT COMMUNITY FUND

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Greenspace for Westchase.

WESTERN ACADEMY

$20,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Scholarships.

WHEELCHAIRS FOR WARRIORS

$10,000.00
League City, TX
Towards supporting the gap between the underfunded provisions for veterans and first responders and help warriors Roll Strong.

WILL ERWIN HEADACHE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards funding cures for debilitating headaches.