Recipient List

Since its inception, the Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation has granted more than 5,700 requests to distribute $96 million to organizations in need.

PRO-VISION

$75,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of inspiring hope and purpose in young people through access to academic, economic, and social enrichment opportunities.

RE:MIND

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards providing free and confidential support groups for individuals living with, or family friends affected by, depression and bipolar disorders.

RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL

$5,000.00
Pine Ridge, SD
Towards support of the education of the mind and spirit that promotes Lakota and Catholic values.

THE RISE SCHOOL OF HOUSTON

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Tuition Scholarship Program.

RIVER OAKS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the U.S. premiere of guitarist Mak Grgić’s Balkan Suite at Holocaust Museum Houston.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE-HOUSTON

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of offering a home away from home providing care, compassion, and hope to families with seriously ill children being treated in Texas Medical Center member institutions.

THE ROSE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Empower Her Sponsorship Program.

ROUND TOP FESTIVAL INSTITUTE

$15,000.00
Round Top, TX
Towards support of educating and training young musicians through an intensive summer music education program and public performances and to present educational forums and music events.

SAN JACINTO MUSEUM OF HISTORY

$15,000.00
La Porte, TX
Toward support of the collection and preservation of significant historical materials that relate to the early history and culture of Texas.

SAN JOSE CLINIC

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of ensuring high-quality, affordable healthcare to Greater Houston’s underserved and uninsured populations.

SEARCH

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards providing hope, creating opportunity, and transforming lives for thousands of men, women, and children experiencing homelessness in our community.

SENIOR RIDES AND MORE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of promoting senior independent living, health, and safety by providing free transportation and other services.

SHELTERS TO SHUTTERS

$10,000.00
Vienna, VA
Towards support of providing economic self-sufficiency by providing employment, housing, and career training opportunities in partnership with real-estate partners.

SHUMLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER

$5,000.00
Comstock, TX
Towards support of Emergency HVAC Replacement.

SIGHT INTO SOUND

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enriching the lives of individuals with visual, physical, and perceptual disabilities by transforming sight into sound.

SIGHT SAVERS AMERICA

$5,000.00
Birmingham, AL
Towards support of the Houston Low Vision Program.

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

$5,000.00
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.

SNAP

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Empowering People & Pets Program.

SOCIAL MOTION SKILLS

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Transition and Employability Center.

SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Relief & Response Fund.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness, and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Tackle Hunger Initiative.

SPACE CENTER HOUSTON

$25,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Space Exploration Educators Conference in 2022.

SPARK

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards helping public schools develop their playgrounds into community parks.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS-GREATER HOUSTON

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Adult Unified.

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 towards support of the Raising Highly Capable Kids Program.

ST. DOMINIC VILLAGE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Resident Subsidy Fund.

ST. GERARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL

$2,500.00
San Antonio, TX
Towards support of the Tuition Assistance Initiative.

STAR OF HOPE

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

THE SUMMERHOUSE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards creating opportunities for adults with IDD to belong and positively impact the Greater Houston community.

SUNSHINE KIDS

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Local Activities Program.

TEEN & FAMILY SERVICES

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Behavioral Mental Health Service Program in the Urban Core.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI

$10,000.00
Corpus Christi, TX
Towards support of the Next Generation of Texas Nurses.

TEXAS HEARING INSTITUTE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enabling children with hearing loss to reach their full potential by teaching them listening, speaking, and literacy skills.

TEXAS HILLEL

$20,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of Social Action programs.

TEXAS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

$10,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Charter School Communications Command Center with a focus on Harris County.

TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION

$2,500.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Houston Awards Dinner on November 4, 2021.

TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION

$30,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Election Protection Project.

TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE

$5,000.00
Bellaire, TX
Towards support to legally, peacefully, and prayerfully protect the God-given Right to Life of defenseless human beings from fertilization to natural death.

TEXAS VALUES

$15,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Texas Faith, Family, & Freedom Forum.

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enriching lives through innovative musical theatre, inclusive educational curriculums, dynamic community engagement, and Covid-19 Relief Funding.

THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

$2,500.00
Santa Paula, CA
Towards support of Student Financial Aid for students from Texas.

TIRR FOUNDATION

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

TREES FOR HOUSTON

$6,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of planting, protecting, and promoting trees throughout the Greater Houston area.

TRIPLE 7 RANCH

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of rehabilitating young men, ages 15-21, through transferable life skills while incorporating an agricultural perspective.

TWRC WILDLIFE CENTER OF TEXAS

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of caring for both native and non-native Texas wildlife found in and around the Houston area in order to rehabilitate with the intent to release back into the wild.

UNDIES FOR EVERYONE

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 2021 Houston Children in Crisis Assistance.

UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of ending human trafficking through educating the community, preventing exploitation, and empowering survivors.

UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON

$7,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the United Way Bright Beginnings.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Howard Pollack Scholarship.

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 education.

UTHEALTH HOUSTON CIZIK SCHOOL OF NURSING

$4,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Herzstein Pacesetter BSN Student Scholarship Program for the Cizik School of Nursing.

VETERANS ASSISTANCE DOGS OF TEXAS

$10,000.00
Kerrville, TX
Towards support of training service dogs for disabled veterans who reside in the state of Texas.

THE VILLAGE

$2,500.00
Kingwood, TX
Towards support of creating inclusive opportunities and discovering abilities of individuals with intellectual and development disabilities.

VITA-LIVING, INC.

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

WASHINGTON-ON-THE BRAZOS STATE HISTORIC SITE

$15,000.00
Washington, DC
Towards support of Here A Nation was Born.

WESTERN ACADEMY

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Raise the Barn capital campaign and the scholarship program.

THE WESTVIEW SCHOOL

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Scholarship Fund.

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.