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Community Grant Recipients
Recent Grant Recipients
2023
Armstrong Community Music School – $5,000 – Bilingual Music Education for Immigrant and Refugee Families
Austin Area Art from the Streets – $6,750 – 32nd Annual Show 2024
Austin Classical Guitar Society – $200 – Guitar Education in the Texas Juvenile Justice System
Austin Film Society – $25,000 – AFS Creative Careers
Austin Opera – $10,000 – Bella Noche de Música
Austin Economic Development Corporation – $43,000 – Austin Cultural Trust
Austin Unconducted – $5,000 – Community Building Orchestra Concerts in East Austin on December 7 & 8, 2023
Austin Symphony Orchestra – $10,000 – Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Education Programs, 2022-23
Peerbagh – $1,000 – Varta: A cultural and literary festival for families!
Save Barton Creek Association – $10,276 – Living Springs Documentary Series: History of the Barton Creek Wilderness Park
Zilker Theatre Productions – $10,000 – 64th Zilker Summer Musical: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
2022
Armstrong Community Music School – $5,000 – The Harmony Initiative: Bilingual Music Education for Immigrant and Refugee Families
Austin Brass Collective – $5,000 – Music Acquisition for 2022-2023 Season
Austin Classical Guitar – $15,000 – Guitar Education in the Texas Juvenile Justice System
Austin Jazz Workshop – $12,000 – Wild About Harry: The Music of Harry Warren
Ballet Austin, Incorporated – $25,000 – Ballet Austin’s Night of Community 2023
Impact Arts, Inc. – $5,000 – Let’s Go See: Summer Stock Austin
Manor Middle School Band – $5,000 – Masterclasses for Musical Mastery
Neill-Cochran House Museum – $15,000 – The Reckoning with the Past: The Untold Story of Race in Austin project (RWP)
San Marcos Art League – $5, 000 – San Marcos Art Center
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum – $11,000 – Shaping Space
ZACH Theatre – $15,000 – ZACH Theatre’s 2022-23 Theatre Education Residency Program
2021
2023
100 Black Men of Austin – $10,000 – Cultural Competency and AISD Mentor Read-along Programs
Andy Roddick Foundation – $5,000 – 2024 Summer Learning Program
Austin Partners in Education – $2,150 – Math Classroom Coaching
Austin Science Education Foundation – $350 – Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair 2024
AVANCE – Austin – $1,650 – Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP) and Career Navigation
Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin & Travis County – $10,114 – Youth Development Programming at Boys & Girls Clubs
Breakthrough Central Texas – $25,276 – Supporting First-Generation Students’ Path to College
Capital IDEA – $50,000 – Capital IDEA Career Expressway (Health Care Career Expressway)
Changing Expectations – $13,000 – My Brother’s Keeper Coding Makerspace
Central Texas Allied Health Institute – $52,517.19 -Best Success Healthcare Workforce Training
Communities in School of Central Texas – $23,165 – CIS Central Office and Training Center
Equity Kids – $1,000 – Exploring Race and Building Community
Everyone’s Dream Come True (The Dream Come True Foundation) – $80,000 – The Dream Achievers Program
KIPP Texas Public Schools – $500 – KIPP Texas – Austin: KIPP Forward Programming
Ladies Let’s Talk – $7,600 – Basic English for Beginner/Non-Literate Afghan Women Summer 2023
Learning Bridge – $150 – 2024 Funding for Staff Payroll
Mini Equine 2 U – $114 – ME2U annual Feed
Open Door Preschool – $10,000 – Open Door Family CARES and Helping Hand Fund
The Rise School of Austin – $15,000 – Rising Strong: The Rise School of Austin Physical Therapy Program
Seedling Foundation – $33,000 – Mentoring for Central Texas Children Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
St. Edward’s University – $45,175 – To Address the Nursing Shortage & Promote Nursing Excellence in Central Texas
Thinkery – $27,000 – Thinkery Del Valle: A Collaboration to Improve Early Childhood Education & Nurture Joyful Learning
VELA – $1,000 – Expanding Access: Special Education Workshops for Families
Welcome Table, Inc – $5,114 – CDF Freedom Schools® Austin
Women in Neuroscience – $15,165 – Full-time Program Manager Position
2022
Academia Cuauhtli – $15,000 – Academia Cuauhlti 2022-23 School Year
ACTS of Love Early Childhood Education Cente r – $15,275 – New Fulltime Teacher for Early Childhood Education Center
Ann Richards School Foundation – $10,330 – MakerSpace Programming
Austin Artists Project – $10,000 – Inspiring Greatness: Austin Artists Project at Ann Richards School
Austin Bat Cave – $16,500 – Austin Bat Cave’s Creative Writing Programs
Austin Partners in Education – $20,000 – Math Classroom Coaching
Austin Science Education Foundation – $165 – Austin Energy Regional Science Festival 2023
BookSpring – $10,000 – BookSpring Direct
Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin & Travis County – $22,000 – Youth Development Programming at Boys & Girls Clubs
Breakthrough Central Texas – $330 – Postsecondary Schoolwide Advising Program
Colin’s Hope – $1,000 – Colin and Friends Water Safety Videos and Virtual Chess Project
Explore Austin – $2,165 – Explore Austin’s Mentoring, Leadership, and Outdoor Access Program
Families Empowered – $276 – Austin School Connection Events(s)
Girlstart – $15,665 – Girlstart After School: STEM Education for Central Texas Girls
MINDPOP – $15,000 – Families as Teachers: Creative Learning Strategies at Home
National Wildlife Federation – $165 – Beyond the Classroom: Outdoor Learning to Support Post-Pandemic Academic & Educator Recovery
Torch Literary Arts – $2,000 – Torch Workshops Fall 2022
Venture Lab – $280 – Idea to Pitch ESTEAM curriculum
Women & Their Work – $10,000 – It Takes Art to Spell SmART
Youth Justice Alliance – $5,000 – Youth Justice Alliance Summer Institute
2021
2023
Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter – $3,165 – ALZ CARES Initiative for Austin/Central Texas
Any Baby Can, Inc. – $80,000 – Early Intervention, Therapy, and Case Management Services
ASHwell – $25,500 – Expanding Access to Healthcare for Uninsured People of Color and the LGBTQ+ Community in Austin
Austin Palliative Care – $25,000 – The Right Care at the Right Time: Home-Based Healthcare for Central Texans with a Serious Illness
Austin Smiles – $5,114 – Cleft Community of Central Texas
Austin Speech Labs – $25,114 – Communicating After A Stroke: Affordable Speech and Cognitive Therapy for Stroke Survivors In Need
Austin Sunshine Camps – $10,000 – Providing the Magic of Overnight Camp to All Children
Black Men’s Health Clinic – $30,000 – Comprehensive Behavior Health Services for Men of Color
Candlelight Ranch Foundation – $3,350 – Children in Nature
CareBOX Program – $1,000 – CareBOX Program
Children’s Cancer Association – $4,000 – JoyRx Austin – Live Beside Music for Seriously Ill Children
City of Kyle – $11,000 – Kyle Community Garden
Hand to Hold – $2,000 – Bilingual NICU Parent Support
Healing with Horses Ranch – $114 – Equine Assisted Services – No one should be turned away due to Financial Hardship
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) – $15,276 – Expanding Access to Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage for Low-Income, Working Musicians in Austin
Heroes Night Out – $1,000 – Women’s 1% Group
Kick Drugs Out of America (Kickstart Kids) – $1,000 – Kickstart Kids Central Texas Program Expenses for Student Uniforms, Belts and Gear
Kids Tooth Team Outreach – $15,000 – Kids Tooth Team Outreach 2024 Expansion Project
Leukemia Texas – $165 – Leukemia Texas Patient Aid and Travel Buddy Programs
Lock Arms for Life – $1,000 – Furthering LAFL Impact – Expansion to Six County Region
Manos de Cristo – $33,704 – Affordable Dental Care for Underserved Children, Adults, and Sreniors
Out Youth Austin – $30,000 – Safeguarding + Expanding LGBTQIA+ Youth Mental Health Care
Pease Park Conservancy – $5,000 – Pease Rx Collaborative
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas – Austin – $25,000 – Empowering Austinites with Comprehensive, Preventative Healthcare through PPGT’s Health Equity Fund
Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas – $8,625 – Providing Equitable Access to Care Initiative
R.O.C.K., Ride on Center for Kids – $100,114 – Miracles in the Dirt Campaign
Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care – $28,165 – Hope for Heroes
Samaritan Health Ministries – $25,000 – Mental health care for uninsured residents
Shalom Austin – $5,276 – Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents
SIMS Foundation – $10,000 – Accessible and Affordable Behavioral Health Services for Music Industry Professionals and Family
Wonders and Worries – $15,000 – Wonders & Worries Family Illness Education & Coping Certified Child Life Specialist Expansion
2022
AGE of Central Texas – $80,000 – Thrive: a campaign to add life to every year!
Austin Center for Grief and Loss – $20,000 – Helping Austin Grieve
Austin Palliative Care – $25,275 – Home-based healthcare for Central Texans with a serious illness
Austin Recovery Network – $5,165 – Recovery Support and Student Engagement
Austin Smiles – The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation – $5,000 – Cleft Community of Central Texas
Candlelight Ranch Foundation – $15,165 – Children in Nature
CareBOX Program – $330 – CareBOX Program Patient Fund
Hand to Hold – $25,000 – Virtual NICU Family Support (bilingual)
Leander Educational Excellence Foundation – $2,280 – Expand mental health services for students and their families in Travis and Williamson counties
Manos de Cristo – $45,000 – Affordable Dental Care for Underserved Children, Adults, and Seniors
Outsiders Anonymous – $275 – Outsider Veteran Program
Senior Access – $10,000 – Emergency Rides for Seniors
Urban Roots – $25,340 – Farms Growing Healthy Communities (FGHC)
2021
Any Baby Can – $43,000 – Early Intervention, Therapy, and Case Management Services
Austin Center for Grief and Loss – $1,000 – Heling Austin Grieve
Austin Speech Labs – $16,000 – Communicating After A Stroke: Affordable Speech and Cognitive Therapy for Stroke Survivors in Need
Austin Travis County Integral Care – $5,700 – From the Streets to a Home: Client Assistance
Christi Center – $500 – Youth Grief Support
Dell Children’s Foundation – $30,800 – Building a Pediatric Cancer Center of Excellence: Dell Children’s Here Campaign for Growth
Drive a Senior-ATX – $5,000 – Outreach to Disadvantaged Seniors
Flatwater Foundation – $560 – Cancer patient support program
Hairapy – $2,500 – Hairapy
half Helen Foundation – $20,000 – Optical Prime: Mobile Vision Clinic
Hand to Hold – $15,000 – NICU Family Support
Out Youth Austin – $82,000 – Safeguarding & Expanding LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Care
People’s Community Clinic – $50,000 – Enhancing Access to Healthcare Among Vulnerable Central Texans Through Telehealth
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas-Austin – $25,000 – East 7th Street Health Center Renovation
R.O.C.K (Ride On Center for Kids) – $50,000 – Miracles in the Dirt campaign
Sustainable Food Center – $1,000 – Healthy Farms, Healthy Families
Wonders and Worries – $700 – Virtual or In-Person Services for Central Texas Children and Teens Facing Serious Parental Illness
2023
Austin City Lutherans – Bread For All Food Pantry – $5,700 – Basic Needs for Neighbors – Rent Assistance
Austin Clubhouse – $5,114 – Expanding Access to Community and Employment for Adults with Mental Illness
Austin Diaper Bank – $20,000 – Distribution of diapers, wipes and other basic needs to Central Texas Families
Bastrop County Food Pantry – $6,000 – Emergency Food Assistance
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas – $114 – One-to-One Mentoring Program
B.I.G. Love Cancer Care Services – $5,000 – L.I.F.T Program – Love in Fragile Times
Capital Good Fund – $10,000 – Impact Loans for Low-Income Central Texas Families
CASA of Travis County – $33,000 – Advocacy for Children in the Foster Care System
CASA of Williamson County – $10,000 – Foster Child Advocacy
Catholic Charities of Central Texas – $10,000 – Financial Stability for Central Texans
Cenikor Foundation – $1,114 – Cenikor Austin Nurse Support Funding
Center for Child Protection – $$114 – Bilingual Family Advocacy Program
Community Resource Centers of Texas, Inc. – $26,000 – Older Adults Rural Services Program
Drive a Senior-ATX – $20,000 – Paid Medical Appointment Driver for Seniors
El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission – $25,000 – Comiendo Saludable
FII-National dba UpTogether – $35,000 – Austin 2023-24 Cash Transfer Initiative with Choice and Community
Helping Hand Home for Children – $650 – Therapeutic Residential Treatment for Abused and Neglected Children
Hutto Resource Center – $10,000 – Financial Assistance Program
Mobile Loaves & Fishes – $11,500 – Community First! Village
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services – $3,150 – Austin Child and Family Program
Project Transitions – $60,165 – Skilled Crisis Intervention Services
SAFE Alliance – $25,000 – Kelly White Family Shelter
St. Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Dallas Inc. – $25,000 – St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas – Central Texas Patients
Sunday Lunchbox – $1,000 – Lunchbox Family Program; Serving Through Communities
Texas Advocacy Project – $276 – Mental Health Solutions for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Texas Ramp Project – $15,000 – Austin Ramp Project
Trinity Center – $20,000 – Direct Financial Assistance for Unhoused Individuals
2022
ATX Mental Health Fund – $3,280 – ATX Mental Health Fund Sustainability
Austin Bar Foundation – $1,000 – Veterans Legal Assistance Program
Austin City Lutherans – Bread For All Food Pantry – $5,000 – Basic Needs for Neighbors – Rent Assistance and Grocery Cards
Austin Community Law Center – $5,500 – Comprehensive Case Management Program for Holistic Legal Services
Austin Diaper Bank – $11,000 – Distribution of Diapers and Other Basic Needs Items to Central Texas Families
Austin Habitat for Humanity – $20,000 – Home Repair Program
Bastrop County Food Pantry – $5,000 – Emergency Food Assistance
Caritas of Austin – $8,000 – Housing Stability for Austinites Experiencing Homelessness
CASA of Williamson County Texas – $10,000 – Foster Child Advocacy
Catholic Charities of Central Texas – $16,000 – Legal Assistance for Central Texas Immigrants
Foster Angels of Central Texas – $25,000 – Direct Assistance for the Needs of Central Texas Children in Foster Care
Golden Age Home – $5,000 – Low Income Housing for Senior Adults
Guide Dogs of Texas – $1,000 – Guided Sight for Austin Residents
half Helen Foundation – $25,000 – optical Prime: Transforming Vision Care for Children Experiencing Poverty
Helping Hand Home for Children – $60,665 – Therapeutic Residential Treatment for Abused and Neglected Children
H.O.M.E. Center – $7,776 – Transitional Housing Program
Honor Veterans Now – $25,000 – Meals for Vets – Austin Area Initiative
Hope Alliance – $15,000 – Lifesaving Emergency Shelter for Family Violence and Sexual Assault Victims
Hope House of Austin – $16,000 – Help Furnish Our Fifth Home
Multicultural Refugee Coalition – $3,000 – Supporting Refugee Women through the Traditional Craft Program
The Other Ones Foundation – $50,000 – Providing Long-Term Solutions for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Austin, TX
Our Shared Kitchen, Inc. – $1,500 – H.A.M.M. – Healthy Accessible Mobile Meals
Pop-Up Birthday – $500 – Personalized Birthday Boxes
Saint Louise House – $24,000 – Wraparound Services for Single Mothers and Their Children Experiencing Homelessness
Texas Center for Justice and Equity – $15,000 – Family Reunification in Central Texas: Resources and Supports for Formerly Incarcerated Parents
Texas Empowerment Academy – $5,000 – TxEA – COVID Emergency Fund
Texas Fair Defense Project – $8,000 – Systems Navigation: Providing Wraparound Support Services for our Clients
Trinity Center – $15,000 – Direct Financial Assistance for the Unhoused
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas – $10,000 – Pro Bono Legal Services for Low-Income Survivors of Domestic Violence
2021
American Gateways – $2,000 – Central Texas Pro Bono Immigration Project
American Red Cross – $2,000 – Disaster Relief
Austin City Lutherans – Bread For All Food Pantry – $40,000 – Basic Needs for Neighbors – Rent Assistance and Groceries
Austin Community Design & Development Center – $1,000 – The Alley Flat Initiative Anti-Displacement Pilot
Austin Diaper Bank – $15,000 – Diaper Distribution Program
Austin Disaster Relief Network – $2,500 – Relocate 5 local families back into safe and clean homes
Boys and Girls of Austin & Travis County – $2,000 – Club on the Go
CASA of Travis County – $59,000 – Advocacy for Children in the Foster Care System
Catholic Charities of Central Texas – $2,000 – Immigration Legal Services for Central Texas Families
Center for Child Protection – $60,000 – Family Advocacy for Child Victims of Abuse
Central Texas Food Bank – $25,000 – Warehouse Management System
Chariot (formerly Drive a Senior Central Texas) – $25,000 – Chariot-On the Road Again
Foster Angels of Central Texas – $11,000 – Direct Assistance for Children and Youth in Central Texas Foster Care
Golden Age Home – $26,000 – Winter Storm Relief
Helping Hand Home for Children – $60,700 – Therapeutic Residential Treatment for Abused and Neglected Children
Mary Lee Foundation – $10,000 – Transportation
Meals on Wheels Central Texas – $21,000 – Meals on Wheels
Mission Accomplished – $2,000 – Operation Clean Clothes, Laundry Angels on Wheels
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas – $75,000 – A Place Like Home: Expanding the Ronald McDonald House to Serve More Families
Refugee Services of Texas – $2,000 – Support for Evacuees of Afghanistan
Texas Ramp Project – $39,000 – Austin Ramp Project
Trinity Center – $15,000 – Housing Assistance
Upbring – $5,000 – BeREAL
2023
Austin Parks Foundation – $25,000 – Austin’s First, Public All Abilities Playground – Community Engagement and Design
Put Me In! Inc. – $5,000 – Unlocking Hours of Play for Austin’s Children of Incarcerated Parents
2022