Who We Are
Rockwell Fund, Inc. is a private foundation that supports charities located in the Houston-Gulf Coast region.
Our Featured Grantee
Center for Faith & Health Initiatives
Back in 2000, Mrs. Betty, an 85 year old widow, was found dead in her upstairs apartment in western Fifth Ward. She died of heatstroke only 2 blocks away from a community center with air conditioning and rides.
A neighborhood pastor decided something had to change. He asked the Center for Faith and Health Initiatives to help organize his neighborhood to work together...
Fields Of Interest
Our grants are made to promote education, human services and community health.
Eligibility
Grants are made only to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations. Most of our current grantees are located in Houston and all of them are located within the state of Texas.
News
Check back often for the latest news on Rockwell and our grantees:
- Breaking News: Rockwell Grantee Genesys Works was chosen to join President Obama at The White House, on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, to formally launch “The White House Office of Social Innovation”.
- Volunteers of Bridges to Life, a Rockwell grantee, receive Governor's Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Awards in 2008.
- Rockwell Fund releases Executive Summary of the final program evaluation for the Zip Code Assistance Ministries Organizational Development Program (for download).