Topic: Hispanic Impact Fund

Hispanic Impact Fund Awards $365,000 to 28 Nonprofits

The Hispanic Impact Fund awarded $365,000 to 28 nonprofit organizations working to advance economic opportunity for Latinos in Central Texas.

Hispanic Impact Fund Updates Grantmaking Strategy

The Hispanic Impact Fund updated its strategy to shape the grantmaking focus of the Fund.

New Report Highlights Opportunities, Barriers Facing Region’s Latino Families

A new report released by the Hispanic Impact Fund highlights the contributions of Latinos in Central Texas and the inequities that directly affect their progress.

Hispanic Impact Fund Awards $225,000 to 12 Nonprofit Organizations

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage in Central Texas Year-Round

Opinion: Community won’t thrive without investing in Latinos

For Latinos, the simultaneous heath and economic crises created by the COVID-19 pandemic have laid bare the persistent inequality that many of us already live through daily. In spite of this, Latinos have been called on to show up.

Our Response to COVID-19

Since the local outbreak of COVID-19, Austin Community Foundation has quickly and effectively mobilized funding and resources to respond to needs of our community.

Hispanic Impact Fund Awards $70K in Rapid-Response Grants

We know that the Hispanic communities we serve will be disproportionately impacted by the current economic downturn associated with COVID-19.

Bank of America Awards $50,000 to Hispanic Impact Fund to Support Workforce Development

Austin Community Foundation announced today a $50,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to the Hispanic Impact Fund to support workforce development and entrepreneurism for Hispanic individuals and families in Central Texas.

The flip of a coin changed Gabe’s life.

Originally from El Paso, TX, Gabe Orozco decided to move to Austin 21 years ago on the flip of a coin.

Inside the Hispanic Impact Fund grant cycle

Over the past few months, the Hispanic Impact Fund at Austin Community Foundation has been hard at work reviewing applications for the Fund’s second grant cycle.

This year, 23 local Latino leaders and allies came together to review and discuss the 75 incredible grant applications we received from Latino-serving nonprofits across Austin and Central Texas.

Hispanic Impact Fund Awards $180,000

November 14, 2019 – The Hispanic Impact Fund announced six local nonprofits to receive a combined total of $180,000 for programs aimed at improving the economic security of Hispanic and Latino communities in Central Texas.