The following grants represent only a selection of the total 261 grants given in 2008. However, a complete listing can e viewed at 2008 Grants Lists.

Arts/Culture/Humanities

Blessing Historical Foundation

Blessing, TX

Hotel Restoration $15,000

Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, Inc.

Austin, TX

Preserving La Belle: The Quest Continues $5,000

Pollyanna Theatre Company

Austin, TX

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a New Adaptation for Children $2,500

South Texas Public Broadcasting System, Inc.

Corpus Christi, TX

Challenge! Academic Tournament $6,000

Educational Broadcasting Corp/Thirteen/WNET

New York, NY

Critical Condition Outreach Campaign $6,000

Education

City of La Feria

La Feria, TX

Bailey H. Dunlap Memorial Library Expansion Project $2,500

Louise Independent School District

Louise, TX

TI-83 Calculators for Students in Grades 9-12 $3,000

Presbyterian Pan American School

Kingsville, TX

Capital Campaign Consultants $10,000

Teach for America-Rio Grande Valley

McAllen, TX

Expanding Educational Equity in the Rio Grande Valley $5,000

Victoria College Foundation, Inc.

Victoria, TX

Health Sciences Center $5,000

Environment/Animals

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Memphis, TN

Texas Prairie Wetlands $10,000

Matagorda County Nature Center, Inc.

Bay City, TX

Earth Week Fair $3,300

National Audubon Society

Austin, TX

Island Habitat Management & Restoration $4,000

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation

Dallas, TX

Texas Inshore Commercial Shrimp License $10,000

Trust for Public Land

Houston, TX

Program support of the TPL Coastal & Southeast Texas Office $15,000

Health

Aransas County Counseling & Educational Support Services

Rockport, TX

Counseling & Educational Support Services for Children $3,000

Colorado County Youth and Family Services, Inc.

Columbus, TX

Drug and Alcohol Intervention Services $6,000

Driscoll Children’s Hospital Development Foundation

Corpus Christi, TX

Hospital’s Most Critical Needs $2,500

Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Corpus Christi, Inc.

Corpus Christi, TX

Reaching out to the Rural Areas of South Texas $7,000

West Wharton County Hospital District/El Campo Memorial Hospital

El Campo, TX

Purchase EKG Machine for ICU and Two Exercise Bikes $5,000

Human Services

Arrow Project of Texas

Spring, TX

Clothing Nueces County Area Foster Children $2,500

Bandina Christian Youth Camp, Inc.

Sugar Land, TX

Camper-Ship Assistance for Disadvantaged Children $5,000

Boys & Girls Club of El Campo, TX

El Campo, TX

Matching Grant – Operations $5,000

El Buen Pastor Early Childhood Development Center

Austin, TX

Student Tuition Scholarships $ 8,000

El Campo Heritage Center, Inc.

El Campo, TX

Renovation of Building for Elderly Program Use $5,000

Feeding America

Chicago, IL

Food, Grocery Product and Fresh Produce Acquisition $3,500

Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center

Bay City, TX

Professional Counseling $8,000

International

Accion International

Boston, MA

Helping Millions Help Themselves through Microfinance $7,500

Church World Service

Elkhart, IN

Roma Pre-School Children Program – Belgrade, Serbia $6,000

Sister Cities of Louisville/Long Term Human Resource Development Foundation

Louisville, KY

Support for Orphaned School Children $3,000

Sustainable Harvest International

Surry, MA

Support of 3 Central American Communities $7,000

United States Fund for UNICEF

New York, NY

Emergency Appeal for Humanitarian Relief in Iraq $6,000

Public Affairs/Society Benefit

City of Palacios

Palacios, TX

Palacios Skateboard Park $20,000

Environment Texas Research and Policy Center

Austin, TX

Stopping Global Warming $4,000

The Good Samaritan Foundation

Houston, TX

Student Nurse Scholarship and the Promotion of Nursing as a Profession and Career $8,000

Texans Care for Children

Austin, TX

General Operations $5,000

Texas Nonprofit Management Assistance Network

San Antonio, TX

Nonprofit for Victoria Area $6,200

Religion

Divine Redeemer Presbyterian Church

San Antonio, TX

House of Teens $5,000

Ferncliff Presbyterian Camp & Conference Center

Little Rock, AR

Disaster Assistance Involvement by Campers $5,000

First Presbyterian Church of Ballinger

Ballinger, TX

Covered Vehicle Entrance $5,000

Mission Presbytery

San Antonio, TX

Lay Leadership Institute Commissioned Lay Pastor Training Program $7,500

Presbyterian Camps at Gilmont, Inc.

Gilmer, TX

Senior Ministry Retreat and Outfitting of Art Studio $6,000