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2004 GRANTS APPROVED
AS OF 12-17-2004
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
MEDICINE/HEALTH
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Organization Location Project Description |
Amount |
Date |
| A Circle of Ten, Inc. - Network for Collaboration | $5,000.00 | 10/27/2004 |
| Jacksonville, TX | ||
| Support for nonprofit management training workshop series | ||
| American Red Cross Central Texas Chapter | $18,000.00 | 4/16/2004 |
| Austin, Texas | ||
| Support to build resource development capacity | ||
| Any Baby Can Child & Family Resource Center | $10,000.00 | 9/24/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for bilingual home parent educator for the Healthy and Fair Start Program | ||
| Austin Children's Museum | $50,000.00 | 4/15/2004 |
| Austin, Texas | ||
| Support for planning and feasibility study to position the museum for the next phase of growth | ||
| Austin Children's Shelter | $10,000.00 | 10/28/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to provide basic shelter services for abused and neglected children | ||
| Austin Film Society | $4,000.00 | 9/12/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to support internship program that provides training and mentoring to individuals seeking to supplement professional experience, learn new skills, and make professional contacts in the film industry | ||
| Barrio Logan College Institute | $5,000.00 | 9/18/2004 |
| San Diego, CA | ||
| Support to hire math tutors for Operation Math Skills | ||
| Bastrop County Family Crisis Center | $10,000.00 | 12/6/2004 |
| Bastrop, TX | ||
| Support for Safe Communities for our Youth to help break the cycle of violence for at-risk children | ||
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas | $6,000.00 | 10/10/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Board member's Discretionary Grant to support Math Blazers program to promote math skills in elementary age students | ||
| Cal Corps Public Service Center | $5,000.00 | 9/16/2004 |
| Berkeley, CA | ||
| Support for "Bears United in Literacy Development" program where Berkeley students provide literacy tutoring to low-income, at-risk students in Oakland and Richmond school districts | ||
| Camp Fire USA Snohomish County Council | $3,000.00 | 5/24/2004 |
| Everett, Washington | ||
| Support for Mega Club program providing youth development services and activities at low-income housing projects and Indian Reservation | ||
| Capital IDEA | $15,000.00 | 6/28/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for Resource Development program that will increase capacity to provide job training that moves families from poverty into high-skilled, high demand jobs | ||
| CASA of Travis County, Inc. | $35,000.00 | 12/9/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for programs providing volunteer advocacy to abused and neglected children | ||
| Center for Child Protection | $68,461.00 | 1/23/2004 |
| Austin, Texas | ||
| Support for the "Bridge Project" serving abused and neglected children by increasing spanish-language services, training and educating law enforcement, and increasing services to "aging out" foster teens | ||
| Centro Latino de Educacion Popular | $5,000.00 | 9/16/2004 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Support for AVANCE academic intervention program for struggling K-1 grade students | ||
| Challenge Air For Kids & Friends, Inc. | $25,000.00 | 9/27/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Support for AVANCE academic intervention program for struggling K-1 grade students | ||
| Childhelp USA Tennessee | $15,000.00 | 2/24/2004 |
| Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Support for Children's Advocacy Center's Mobile Unit serving child abuse victims in rural areas | ||
| Communities In Schools, Central Texas, Inc. | $4,000.00 | 3/2/2004 |
| Austin, Texas | ||
| Support to evaluate AmeriCorps tutoring program for elementary and middle school children | ||
| Community Services Resource Corporation | $9,055.00 | 5/10/2004 |
| Los Angeles, California | ||
| Support for centralized computer system to help locate available beds for domestic violence victims within Los Angeles county's 23 emergency crisis intervention shelters | ||
| Conference of Southwest Foundations | $3,000.00 | 3/17/2004 |
| Dallas, Texas | ||
| Support for programs and general operations | ||
| Conference of Southwest Foundations | $5,000.00 | 7/27/2004 |
| Dallas, Texas | ||
| Support to help underwrite cost of developing a comprehensive website | ||
| Council on Foundations | $12,967.00 | 3/15/2004 |
| Washington, DC | ||
| Support for programs and general operations | ||
| Council on Foundations | $13,460.00 | 3/15/2004 |
| Washington, DC | ||
| Support for programs and general operations. | ||
| Dallas CASA | $10,000.00 | 10/8/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to support advocacy and case management services for child victims of abuse provided by volunteer court appointed advocates | ||
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | $3,000.00 | 9/12/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Board members' discretionary grants for core programs that provide child-sensitive investigative, prosecution, and counseling services to child victims of abuse | ||
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | $43,300.00 | 9/27/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Adjunct Board grant for Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Child Advocate Program | ||
| Down Home Ranch | $25,000.00 | 5/4/2004 |
| Elgin, Texas | ||
| Support for programs serving adults and children with mental disabilities | ||
| Family Connections | $25,000.00 | 12/17/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for Parents of Newborns Project | ||
| For the Children, Inc. | $5,000.00 | 6/25/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support to purchase basic school supplies for children on free and reduced lunch program in ten area school districts | ||
| Friends of the Katy Trail | $7,500.00 | 9/16/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to construct and maintain plaza on Katy Trail overlooking Reverchon Park | ||
| Girls Incorporated of Alameda County | $7,500.00 | 11/22/2004 |
| San Leandro, CA | ||
| Support for Eureka! Teen Achievement program which is a program in math, science, and technology for underserved junior high and high school girls | ||
| Grantmakers for Children Youth and Families | $1,000.00 | 3/11/2004 |
| Washington, D.C. | ||
| Support for programs and general operations | ||
| Greenlights for Nonprofit Success | $75,000.00 | 1/23/2004 |
| Austin, Texas | ||
| Support to provide capacity building services that address management needs of central Texas nonprofits | ||
| Greenlights for Nonprofit Success | $10,000.00 | 7/11/2004 |
| Austin, Tx | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to expand management assistance and capacity building services for Central Texas nonprofits | ||
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth | $5,000.00 | 6/22/2004 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Support for BRIDGES academic enrichment intersession program for inner city middle school youth | ||
| Highland Park United Methodist Church-Child Development Program | $7,000.00 | 10/8/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to support child development program for preschoolers | ||
| Homeward Bound | $20,000.00 | 11/22/2004 |
| Phoenix, AZ | ||
| Support for Children's Services program benefiting children victimized by homelessness and domestic violence | ||
| Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado | $10,000.00 | 2/24/2004 |
| Grand Junction, Colorado | ||
| Program support for the Institute of Palliative Care to educate professionals and patients on end of life issues | ||
| James Dick Foundation | $25,000.00 | 12/9/2004 |
| Round Top, TX | ||
| Support for The International Festival-Institute's 2005 Young Persons' Concert and documentary project | ||
| Mercy High School | $2,000.00 | 10/10/2004 |
| Baltimore, MD | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to support development seminar for student leaders | ||
| Midtown Educational Foundation | $7,500.00 | 9/24/2004 |
| Chicago, IL | ||
| Support for Midtown Metro Achievement Program preparing at-risk youth for enrollment in college prep high schools | ||
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | $50,000.00 | 10/25/2004 |
| Washington, DC | ||
| Support for the "Leadership for a New Generation" Initiative to sustain and support the growth of family philanthropy | ||
| Nontraditional Employment for Women | $5,000.00 | 9/10/2004 |
| New York, NY | ||
| Support for Project Superwomen to address the problem of securing long-term employment for domestic violence survivors | ||
| Para Los Ninos | $65,000.00 | 9/27/2004 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Support for SPIN / Video Interactive Guidance training program for Child Development Center and After-School Program teachers | ||
| Prevent Child Abuse Texas | $2,500.00 | 10/25/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for 2005 Annual Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse | ||
| SafePlace | $50,000.00 | 12/6/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for general operations of programs serving victims of domestic violence | ||
| Santa Barbara School District | $5,000.00 | 12/6/2004 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | ||
| Support for Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Program an early intervention school readiness program | ||
| Santa Monica Baykeeper | $10,000.00 | 11/10/2004 |
| Marina Del Rey, CA | ||
| Board member's discretionary grant to support the Beachkeeper Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program | ||
| Texas Council on Family Violence | $25,000.00 | 12/17/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for the National Domestic Violence Hotline Information Technology Future State Plan | ||
| Texas RioGrande Legal Aid | $7,500.00 | 5/28/2004 |
| Weslaco, Texas | ||
| Support for the "Legal Assistance to Rural Shelters" project providing legal assistance to victims of family violence | ||
| The Austin Symphony Orchestra | $15,000.00 | 9/24/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for Young People's Concert Series | ||
| The Family Place | $5,000.00 | 10/25/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Support for Youth Education & Prevention Services to educate students about bullying, dating violence and family violence prevention | ||
| The Giving Spirit | $5,000.00 | 10/18/2004 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Board Member's discretionary grant to provide survival kits to homeless population | ||
| The Junior League of Austin | $25,000.00 | 7/1/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for Hispanic Mother Daughter Program supporting Hispanic girls in grades 6-12 who have the academic potential to succeed in college | ||
| The University of North Carolina Hospitals | $10,000.00 | 7/19/2004 |
| Chapel Hill, NC | ||
| Support for clinical intervention services for children and their caretakers | ||
| The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future | $50,000.00 | 10/5/2004 |
| Dallas, TX | ||
| Support to develop a long-range strategic vision and written plan for the museum | ||
| University of Southern Mississippi, Center for Sustainable Heatlh Outreach | $6,500.00 | 3/2/2004 |
| Hattiesburg, Mississippi | ||
| Support to implement an accreditation system for the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker program | ||
| Westside Children's Center | $5,000.00 | 11/22/2004 |
| Culver City, CA | ||
| Support to provide prevention-based services to reduce child abuse | ||
| Women's Advocacy Project | $15,000.00 | 12/9/2004 |
| Austin, TX | ||
| Support for the Emergency Protective Order Program | ||
| Women's Shelter of South Texas | $7,500.00 | 11/17/2004 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | ||
| Support for Family Visitation Services Program | ||
| Women's Transitional Living Center | $5,000.00 | 4/30/2004 |
| Orange, California | ||
| Support for educational classes to help reduce high-risk behavior of adult and children clients who are victims of domestic violence | ||
| Total | $994,743.00 |
EDUCATION
MEDICINE/HEALTH
ACTION Council of Monterey County
$10,000.00
2/5/2004
Salinas, California
Support for Raising A Reader program helping children ages 0-5 develop pre-literacy skills
Baylor College of Medicine
$10,000.00
11/22/2004
Houston, TX
Support for BioEd Online, a web-based resource for high school science teachers
Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University
$5,000.00
5/29/2004
Baltimore, Maryland
Support for KindergARTten Camp, a new model of summer school programming to boost reading achievement among low-income children in four elementary schools
Children's Literacy Initiative
$5,000.00
6/14/2004
Philadelphia, PA
Support for "Effective Literacy Instruction and Other Strategies for the Classroom" professional development workshops for K-3 Teach For America corps members
Community Resources for Science
$5,000.00
9/10/2004
Berkeley, CA
Support for Teacher Services Program that provides science professional development workshops for elementary school teachers
Earthen Vessels
$3,000.00
9/10/2004
Cambridge, MA
Board member's discretionary grant to support tutoring and mentoring program for at-risk children
Friends of Reading is Fundamental of Austin
$5,000.00
11/22/2004
Austin, TX
Support to purchase books for the Infant and Preschool Program
Literacy Assistance Center
$10,000.00
5/10/2004
New York, New York
Support for professional development workshop series on best practices in promoting adolescent literacy
Literacy Instruction for Texas
$5,000.00
11/22/2004
Dallas, TX
Support for adult literacy and ESL program
Marist College
$10,000.00
10/25/2004
Poughkeepsie, NY
Support for Science on the Net project to integrate technology and improve elementary science instruction
Moore-Weis Children's Center of Austin
$35,595.00
12/6/2004
Austin, TX
Support to obtain accreditation as an Early Childhood and Elementary Special Purpose School
Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas
$6,000.00
3/12/2004
Houston, Texas
Support for annual nanotechnology research conference
Puente Learning Center
$15,000.00
10/25/2004
Los Angeles, CA
Support for Family Literacy program
REACH, Inc. (Reading Enriches All Children)
$2,000.00
7/13/2004
Norfolk, VA
Support for Motheread Program that provides mothers with skills and confidence to actively participate in their child's literacy development
Redwood City Friends of Literacy
$5,000.00
6/16/2004
Redwood City, CA
Support for Project Read youth and family literacy programs
Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation
$5,000.00
12/6/2004
Santa Monica, CA
Board member's discretionary grant to support Tech4All computer recycling program
Schreiner Universtiy
$10,800.00
4/8/2004
Kerrville, Texas
Support for Learning Support Services Program for college students with learning disabilities and Expanding Your Horizons math and science career awareness conference for middle school students
Scottish Rite Learning Center
$49,500.00
7/1/2004
Austin, TX
Support for Dyslexia Research Foundation's phase I research on the economic impact of dyslexia in Texas
Teachers21
$10,000.00
11/10/2004
Newton, MA
Support for the Teacher Instructional Leadership program
Texas State University
$24,862.00
10/25/2004
San Marcos, TX
Support for Alliance for Communication and Entrepreneurship teaching under graduate students leadership, creative problem solving, communication & entrepreneurship skills
The Accelerated School
$10,000.00
11/12/2004
Los Angeles, CA
Support for Student, Family, and Community Services Program that strengthens student academic support by building school partnerships with parents and the community
The Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault at The University of Texas at Austin
$180,000.00
4/2/2004
Austin, Texas
Support for the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to advance knowledge on domestic violence and sexual assault through research, training, and outreach
The University of Texas at Austin - LBJ School of Public Affairs
$37,500.00
1/19/2004
Austin, Texas
Support for program operations of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service
University of Washington, School of Social Work
$25,000.00
7/13/2004
Seattle, WA
Support for Community Service Learning Program for undergraduate students who are teamed with local nonprofit organizations
Urban Education Partnership
$15,000.00
12/9/2004
Los Angeles, CA
Support for the 2005 California Institute for School Boards
Words Alive
$3,000.00
11/10/2004
San Diego, CA
Support for early literacy intervention program
Total
$502,257.00
Baylor College of Medicine
$10,000.00
10/18/2004
Houston, TX
Board Member's discretionary grant to support Clinical Scientist Training Program
Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin
$5,000.00
9/12/2004
Austin, TX
Board member's discretionary grant to maintain a free, up-to-date, and accurate library collection on breast cancer at three lending libraries
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
$120,000.00
9/27/2004
Dallas, TX
Adjunct Board grant for research fellow in infectious disease
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
$10,000.00
11/17/2004
Dallas, TX
Board member's discretionary grant to support capital campaign
City of Hope National Medical Center
$25,000.00
2/25/2004
Los Angeles, California
Support for ALS Research
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lone Star Chapter
$2,500.00
10/18/2004
Houston, TX
Board Member's discretionary grant to support the Austin MS Life Center
Parkland Foundation
$25,000.00
9/27/2004
Dallas, TX
Adjunct Board grant for pediatric mobile medical unit for the Homeless Outreach Medical Services Program
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Pediatrics
$20,000.00
5/14/2004
El Paso, Texas
Support to improve access to health care for children of the Socorro Independent School District
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Clinical Immunology
$239,638.00
10/2/2004
San Antonio, TX
Support for research project "Phenotypic Stratification of People with Fibromyalgia Syndrome"
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Clinical Immunology
$403,216.00
10/2/2004
San Antonio, TX
Support for research project "The Role of Hyaluronic Molecular Size in the Stiffness of Fibromyalgia Syndrome"
Travis County Medical Society Foundation
$75,000.00
4/2/2004
Austin, Texas
Support for Project Access, a community partnership to improve health care access for low income patients
Venice Family Clinic
$10,000.00
9/18/2004
Venice, CA
Support for primary health care for low-income, uninsured children aged 0-12
Total
$945,354.00
Grand Total
$2,442,354.00
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