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Community Grant Recipients
Recent Grant Recipients
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2023
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
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2023
2022
- Academia Cuauhtli – $15,000 – Academia Cuauhlti 2022-23 School Year
- ACTS of Love Early Childhood Education Center – $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
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2023
- The Trail Conservancy – $10,165 – Ecological Restoration & Conservation of the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail
2022
2021
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2023
- 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
- Black Men’s Health Clinic – $30,000 – Comprehensive Behavior Health Services for Men of Color
- Leukemia Texas – $165 – Leukemia Texas Patient Aid and Travel Buddy Programs
- Pease Park Conservancy – $5,000 – Pease Rx Collaborative
- 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
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2023
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
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