Grantee Highlights

Beta Academy fosters academic excellence, character, and perseverance to transform students’ lives. The Joy Campaign supports the next phase of construction for a new 84,000-square-foot campus to open in 2025–2026, expanding capacity and resources.

Camp Young Judaea has nurtured Jewish identity, resilience, and personal growth since 1952. The Forward Together Capital Campaign supports new camp facilities to increase camper capacity and enhance the summer experience.

Junior Achievement equips students with skills in financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship through proven experiential learning. The Building Tomorrows Campaign will create the JA Discovery Center, home to JA BizTown and JA Finance Park, expanding access for students from under-resourced communities.

Kids’ Meals combats childhood hunger by delivering free, nutritious meals to preschool-aged children across 56 Greater Houston zip codes. Its Building Hope Campaign will construct a 54,000-square-foot facility to meet growing demand and serve up to 26,000 children daily by 2031.

The Alamo Trust preserves and protects the Shrine of Texas Liberty while engaging visitors with its rich history. Its comprehensive restoration initiative includes preserving the 300-year-old Church and Long Barrack, reclaiming the original mission site and battlefield, and constructing a world-class Visitor Center and Museum, set to open in 2027.

Rooted in the Basilian tradition, St. Thomas High School provides a rigorous Catholic college preparatory education that emphasizes character and leadership. Its Financial Aid and Scholarship Program ensures that more young men can benefit from this formation, regardless of financial need.

Strake Jesuit College Preparatory educates young men as servant leaders through rigorous academics and Jesuit spiritual formation. Approximately 24% of students received financial aid in 2024–2025, supporting broader access to its mission of forming “Men for Others.”

The Foundation advances liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise by producing academically sound research and engaging policymakers and the public. Its work influences both state and national debates on critical policy issues.

The Shlenker School offers an integrated secular and Jewish curriculum designed to develop confident, thoughtful learners. The Building for the Future Campaign will modernize its educational facilities, creating a more dynamic and supportive learning environment.