2010 Grants
The following grants represent only a selection of the 240 total grants given in 2010. However, a complete listing can be viewed at 2010 Paid Grants List.
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
Blessing Historical Foundation - $15,000.00
Blessing, TX
Apartment Roof Replacement
Holocaust Museum Houston - $2,000.00
Houston, TX
Curriculum Trunks $2000.00
Mopac House Foundation - $11,000.00
Collegeport, TX
Mopac House Renovation
Pollyanna Theatre Company - $2,000.00
Austin, Texas
GREEKS ALIVE: A Collection of Greek Myths for Young Audiences
South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Inc. - $6,000.00
Corpus Christi, TX
Challenge! Academic Tournament – 2010 - 2011
EDUCATION
Alice Lloyd College - $6,000.00
Pippa Passes, KY
Student Work Program
Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation - $5,000.00
Harlingen, TX
Career Training and Employment of Youth and Young Adults in Harlingen
Jackson County Memorial Library - $4,000.00
Edna, TX
Development Reading Encouragement Program
Louise Independent School District - $12,000.00
Louise, TX
2010 Scholarships
Teach For American-Rio Grande Valley - $5,000.00
McAllen, TX
Expanding Education Equity in the Rio Grande Valley
Victoria Adult Literacy Council - $3,000.00
Victoria, TX
Reaching the Unreachable
ENVIRONMENT/ANIMALS
American Bird Conservancy - $6,000.00
The Plains, VA
Advancing the Alliance for Zero Extinction
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. - $15,000.00
Memphis, TN
Texas Prairie Wetlands Project
Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust - $6,000.00
Seguin, TX
Program Support for Water and Land Projects
Matagorda County Nature Center, Inc. - $3,000.00
Bay City, TX
Earth Week Festival
Nature Conservancy of Texas - $4,000.00
San Antonio, Texas
Conservation and Outreach Activities at Mad Island Marsh Preserve
Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the Environment - $15,000.00
Pierce, TX
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Wetlands and Grasslands Initiative
Aransas County Counseling & Educational Support Services - $3,500.00
Rockport, TX
Support Services for Children
Coastal Bend Alcohol & Drug Rehabilitation Center - $8,000.00
Corpus Christi, TX
Sunrise Recovery House Matching Funds
Colorado County Youth and Family Services, Inc. - $6,000.00
Columbus, TX
Drug & Alcohol Intervention Services
Matagorda Regional Medical Center Foundation - $10,000.00
Bay City, TX
Capital Campaign
Southwestern Diabetic Foundation, Inc. - $3,000.00
Gainesville, TX
Coastal Bend Camperships
West Wharton County Hospital District/El Campo Memorial Hospital - $10,000.00
El Campo, TX
Purchase of Surgical Scopes
Boys & Girls Club of Bay City and Matagorda County - $9,600.00
Bay City, TX
Game Room Equipment
Buckner Children and Family Services,Inc. - $5,000.00
Mission, TX
School Supplies for Backpack Drive for Children in the Lower Rio Grande
Camp Fire Girls of North Texas - $4,000.00
Wichita Falls, TX
Special Services After School Program
Camp Aranzazu - $5,000.00
Rockport, TX
Camper Sponsorships
Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County, Inc. - $3,000.00
New Braunfels, TX
Forensic Interviewing of Abused and Neglected Children
El Buen Pastor Early Childhood Development Center - $8,000.00
Austin, TX
Student Tuition Scholarships
Feeding America - $6,000.00
Chicago, IL
Bring More Food to More People: Maximizing Food Sourcing
and Distribution
INTERNATIONAL
Accion International - $8,000.00
Boston, MA
Global Innovations In Microfinance
Church World Service - $10,000.00
Elkhart, IN
Haiti Relief
Plants With Purpose - $5,000.00
San Diego, CA
Family Gardens in Oaxaca, Mexico; Improving Family Health and Nutrition
Plenty International - $6,000.00
Austin, TX
Karen’s Soy Nutrition Project
Population Institute - $2,500.00
Washington, DC
Educating Policymakers and the Public about Population
Tools for Development, Inc. - $2,000.00
San Antonio, TX
Agua Puerca Water Well
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
Center for Public Policy Priorities - $5,000.00
Austin, TX
2010 William P. Hobby Policy Conference
The Foundation Center - $2,500.00
New York, NY
General Support for 2010
Good Samaritan Foundation - $10,000.00
Houston, TX
Code Blue: Increasing the number of Registered Nurses and Nurse Educators
RELIGION
First Baptist Church of Palacios - $15,000.00
Palacios, TX
The Nehemiah Project – Roof for Christian Life Center
First Baptist Church Wharton/Child Development Center - $2,000.00
Wharton, TX
Playground Use Zone Improvements
First Presbyterian Church of El Campo - $5,000.00
El Campo, TX
Space for Expanded Presbyterian Day School and Church
Institute for Civility in Government - $10,000.00
Houston, TX
Palacios High School Student Trip to DC
Matagorda County United Way - $12,000.00
Bay City, TX
2009 - 2010 Campaign
Palacios Area Fund - $2,500.00
Palacios, TX
2010 Operation Santa Claus
New Covenant Fellowship of Austin - $9,000.00
Austin, TX
“Growing Up In Christ” Youth Mentorship
Presbyterian Camps at Gilmont, Inc. - $4,000.00
Gilmer, TX
New Summer Camp Ministries
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church - $5,000.00
Palacios, TX
Multi Level Religious Education Expansion