Past Grantees

Below is our listing of 2024 grantees

Education Grants

Breakthrough Houston:  General operating support ($100,000)

Children at Risk, Inc.:  General operating support for chronic absenteeism advocacy and policy development ($25,000)

Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc.:  CIS On-Campus Dropout Prevention Program for Targeted HISD Middle Schools ($235,000)

Comp-U-Dopt:  STEAM Team ($90,000)

Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy Inc.:  Safe & Supportive Schools Collaborative ($125,000)

Eight Million Stories, Inc.: Grad Lab programming at High School Ahead Academy ($75,000)

Girls Incorporated of Greater Houston:  Project inSIGHT  ($115,000)

Houston reVision:  Keeping Kids in School Program ($120,000)

HYPE Freedom School, Inc.:  General operating support ($125,000)

Intertwined: General operating support ($50,000)

Mission Squash of Houston: Academics Program ($45,000)

Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees:  Refugee Student Out-of-School Mentoring/Tutoring Program ($115,000)

Sam Houston University Foundation: Sharon L. and Lawrence G. Edwards Scholarship Endowment in honor of Sharon L. Edwards ($50,000)

Teach For America, Inc.:  Ignite Fellowship program ($30,000)

University of Houston Foundation: UH Cougars Tutors Middle School Postsecondary Readiness Project ($100,000)

Urban Enrichment Institute, The:  General operating support ($55,000)

William Marsh Rice University (Texas Policy Lab):  TPL reVision School-Based Program Impact Evaluation – Phase 1 ($95,000)

Young Audiences, Inc. of Houston:  Self Care Lab at Cullen Middle School ($25,000)

Young Men’s Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area:  Y Teen L.I.F.E. – Youth and Government Club at Francis Scott Key Middle School ($20,000)

Young People In Action, Inc.: Level-Up Mentoring Program ($50,000)

Health Grants

Community Health

Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Area: CenteringPregnancy and Wrap-Around Services for HOPE Clinic patients ($50,000)

First3Years: Early Relational Health Awareness program ($50,000)

Fit Houston, Inc.: Walking Communities ($50,000)

Healthcare for the Homeless – Houston: Integrated, community-based care for working families ($75,000)

Small Places: Neighborhood Grocery Program ($50,000)

Spring Branch Community Health Center: Free Wellness Exam Program ($50,000)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston:  To implement an equitable emergency contraception response for young women in the Harris County region ($75,000)

Mental Behavioral Health

Boat People SOS – Houston: Health Awareness and Promotion Program ($60,000)

Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas:  To address trauma and grief in school settings using evidence-based best practices ($50,000)

NAMI Greater Houston:  Bridges to Care ($50,000)

PUSH Birth Partners: Blossoming Beyond Birth ($80,000)

Santa Maria Hostel, Inc.: Caring for Two ($50,000)

Teen & Family Services:  Urban Core Behavioral Health with Foster Care Inclusion ($125,000)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – Heroes Program ($70,000)

Health Advocacy

Avow Foundation for Abortion Access, Inc.: Contending for abortion power in Texas ($60,000)

Center for Public Policy Priorities: General operating support ($125,000)

Healthy Futures of Texas:  Women’s Health Advocacy ($100,000)

Housing Grants

Agape Development Ministries:  General operating support ($125,000)

AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.: Allies in Hope Supportive Housing Programs ($50,000)

Avenue Community Development Corporation:  General operating support ($100,000)

Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County: General operating support ($65,000) 

Collective Action for Youth: Suviving and Accessing Services Guide ($25,000)

Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation: General operating support ($125,000)

Harmony House, Inc.:  General operating support ($100,000)

Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council:  Domestic Violence Rapid Rehousing ($90,000)

Houston Area Women’s Center: General operating support ($50,000)

Houston Habitat for Humanity, Inc.:  General operating support ($125,000)

Montrose Center, The:  Hatch Youth Housing Program ($75,000)

New Hope Housing, Inc.:  General operating support ($50,000)

SEARCH Homeless Services:  General operating support ($90,000)

West Street Recovery: Northeast Houston Home Repair Program ($75,000)

Women’s Home, The:  General operating support ($90,000)

Capacity Building Grants

Connective: Building capacity in Harris County Courts through a Public Benefits Access Initiative ($75,000)

Greater Houston Community Foundation: Manatt Health Post-Dobbs Reproductive Healthcare Training, Workforce and Access Study ($15,000)

Northeast Houston Redevelopment Council: Capacity Building Support for Quarterback Operations in Super Neighborhood 52 ($25,000)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Health Equity Collective – Health Information Exchage/Community Information Exchange Demonstration Project ($125,000)

Affiliations

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations: Grant in lieu of membership ($2,500)

Philanthropy Southwest:  75th Anniversary Conference operating expenses ($7,500) and grant in lieu of membership ($2,785)

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TOTAL 2024 GRANTS

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