Past Grantees

Middle School Dropout Prevention

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: Attendance One-to-One Mentoring Program for Students Ages 10-14 ($100,000)
Communities in Schools of Houston, Inc.: Adopt A School and Check and Connect Attendance Specialist ($150,000)
Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy Inc.: Leadership for Education Equity (LEE) fellowship placement ($2,250) and Safe and Supportive Schools Collaborative ($110,000)
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program: General operating support ($100,000), data infrastructure and training ($25,000) and the Civic Engagement Program ($25,000)
Houston reVision: Keeping Kids in School Program ($175,000)
HYPE Freedom School, Inc.: General operating support ($60,000)
Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees (PAIR): Global Learners Middle School Program ($75,000)

ProUnitas, Inc.: General operating support ($135,000)
SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast, Inc.: Leadership for Education Equity (LEE) fellowship placement ($2,250)
Spring Branch Education Foundation: School Discipline Reform ($28,630)

Community Health

Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Area: General operating support ($2,200)
Primary Care Innovation Center: General operating support ($100,000)
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Implementation of CareMessage at We Can Do More initiatives partner clinic sites ($75,514) and We Can Do More expansion ($124,486)

Mental Behavioral Health

Alliance for Multicultural Community Services: The Wellness Center ($100,000)
NAMI Greater Houston: General operating support ($60,000)
Teen and Family Services: Education First Implementation ($58,323) and Urban Core Program ($40,000)
Unlimited Visions Aftercare, Inc.: Youth Recovery and Adventure Learning Program ($100,000)

Health Advocacy

Avenue Community Development Corporation: General operating support ($50,000)
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County: Way Home Welcome Home Fund ($50,000)
Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment: Real estate acquisition activities ($150,000)
Harmony House, Inc.: General operating support ($100,000)
Magnificat House: Duchesne House program ($45,000)
NestQuest Houston, Inc.: General operating support to hire a Community and Education Coordinator ($75,000)
New Hope Housing, Inc.: General operating support ($75,000)
The Salvation Army: Young Adult Resource Center ($125,000)
SEARCH Homeless Services: Housing Navigation Program ($95,000)
The Women’s Home: General operating support ($100,000)

American Leadership Forum: Scholarship support for the public sector and nonprofit sector ALF fellows ($30,000)
William Marsh Rice University: Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership nonprofit employee scholarships ($50,000)

Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries: General operating support ($475,000)
Prison Entrepreneurship Program: General operating support ($100,000)
South Texas College of Law Houston Inc.: General Civil Clinic Program ($300,000)

New Life Christian Center, Inc.: In memory of Jessica K. Granville ($200)
William Marsh Rice University: Jones Graduate School-Partners grant in lieu of membership ($1,773.50)

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations: Grant in lieu of membership dues ($1,920)
Philanthropy Southwest: Grant in lieu of membership dues ($2,300)
The Philanthropy Roundtable: Institutional basic contribution ($500)

TOTAL 2018 GRANTS