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The First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas
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713-336-7889
2007 application available January 8, 2007. Deadline March 16, 2007. Supports family literacy initiatives. Grants up to $50,000 each.
RFP: Community Outreach and Assistance
Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Vendor Proposals Due in September.
Calvin J. Kazanjian Economics Foundation
Funds economic literacy projects. Due in September.
Grants available to help defray expenses for literacy professionals attending International Reading Association or Reading Recovery conferences. Maximum award: $200. Deadline: None
Federal funds for organizations that help those in need.
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A Glimmer of Hope Foundation 4407 Bee Caves Rd. Suite 301 Austin, TX 78746 512-328-9944 Grants are made to projects that meet the basic needs of youth, including: safety and security and life and job skills. Abell Hangar Foundation
P.O. Box 430 Midland, TX 79702 432-684-6655 Education, health services, human services, arts and cultural activities. Mainly Midland, TX. AEP Texas American Electric Power-Corporate headquarters 1 Riverside Plaza Columbus, Ohio, USA 43215-2372 Awards grants to pre-K through 12th grade teachers who want to fund a creative project.
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The trust was organized for religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes. Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
1221 McKinney, Ste. 4525 Houston, TX 77010-2011 713-951-0019 fax: 713-951-0043 Supports charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational organizations and programs serving the people of the State of Texas
Allbritton Foundation
5615 Kirby Drive, #310
Houston, TX 77005
713-522-4921
Given primarily for education and the arts. Fields of interest: Arts; Education; Religion.
American Honda Foundation The American Honda Foundation provides grants in the fields of youth education and scientific education
Andrew Delaney Foundation
2727 Allen Pkwy., Ste. 460
Houston, TX 77019
Education; family, youth and community services.
Anne Duncan & C. W. Duncan, Jr. Foundation
600 Travis St., Ste. 6100
Austin, TX 77002
Education and youth services.
Annenberg Foundation
Education and youth, arts and culture, civic and community, and health.
Headquarters Office
Radnor Financial Center
Suite A-200
150 N. Radnor-Chester Rd.
Radnor, PA 19087
phone: 610-341-9066
fax: 610-964-8688
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Applied Materials
9700 US Hwy 290 East, M/S 3200-Box 275 Austin, TX 78724-1199 Arts and culture grants
Aragona Family Foundation
78 St. Stephens School Rd.
Austin, TX 78746
512-328-2176
Fields of interest: Education, Cancer, Children/youth, Philanthropy/voluntarism
AT&T Foundation
AT&T Public Relations, Contributions Coordinator 5501 LBJ Freeway, Room 300E Dallas, TX 75240 Unless the project is national in scope, organizations must contact the local AT&T affiliate. Education; civic and community service; arts and culture. Austin Community Foundation P.O. Box 5159 Austin, TX 78759 512-472-4483 fax: 512472-4486 Arts and culture; education and training; community development/community service; environment; health; human services; recreation; and animal-related services.
B.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation 6500 Beltline Rd., Ste. 170 Irving, TX 75063-6068 Mainly education Barnes & Noble
Literacy; the arts; K-12 education. Must bring traffic into B&N stores. Beaumont Foundation of America
P.O. Box 1855 Beaumont, TX 77701 866-546-2667 fax: 409-813-1816 No money given. Laptop computers and technology equipment awarded. Next application cycle starts February 2007. Ben and Jerry's Foundation
30 Community Drive South Burlington, VT 05403 802-846-1500 No one social or environmental issue is valued over another, but Ben and Jerry's only considers proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations. Best Buy Children's Foundation Education. Store employees volunteer with organizations. Funding is provided to schools and to programs with a national scope.
Boone Foundation
4417 Lorraine Ave.
Dallas, TX 75205
214-902-9012
Areas of interest: Elementary and general Education; Cancer; Protestant agencies & churches
BORDERS 10225 Research Blvd Austin, TX 78759 512-795-9553 As a community nonprofit organization seeking support, visit the Borders nearest you, then direct your questions to the store's General Manager for funding. Bryant Edwards Foundation Inc. 807 8th St, 2nd Fl. Witchita Falls, TX 76301 Mainly higher education
Callaway Foundation
605 W. Park Ave
Temple, TX 76501
254-771-7409
Higher education
Catto Charitable Foundation
200 Navarro St., Ste. 200
San Antonio, TX 78205
Environmental conservation and education; arts and culture; children/youth; social services.
CEMEX Foundation
840 Gessner St., Ste. 1400
Houston, TX 77204
713-650-6200
Education, the arts, health care, and human services
CFP Foundation
P.O. Box 1063
Houston, TX 77251
713-830-3400
Mainly education
Cimarron Foundation
4401 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, TX 79902
915-533-1122
Mainly higher education
Circle Bar Foundation
P.O. Box 791000
San Antonio, TX 78279
Secondary education and programs for children
Clayton Fund Inc
PO Box 2558
Houston , TX 77252
713-216-4513
Children, the environment, family planning, education, agriculture, and arts and culture
Convergence Institute
8121 Bee Cave Rd., Ste. 106
Austin, TX 78746
Given to educational, medical, and religious organizations
Cooper Industries Foundation 600 Travis, Ste. 5800 Houston, TX 77002 713-209-8800 Arts and culture, education, the environment, health, human services, and community development.
Cora Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 2558
Houston, TX 77252
713-216-4513
Education, Human services
Crain Foundation
P.O. Box 2146
Longview, TX 75606
903-758-8276
Higher education, Christian and Protestant churches and organizations, art and cultural programs, and medical services.
Deason Foundation
2828 N. Haskell, 10th Fl.
Dallas, TX 75204
Education; protestant agencies and churches
Draper Richards Foundation 50 California Street, Suite 2925 San Fransisco, CA 94111 415-616-4050 fax: 415-616-4060 Grants given to social entreprenuers starting new nonprofit organizations. $100,000 a year for three years.
Duda Family Foundation
13355 Noel Rd., LB3, Ste. 1315
Dallas, TX 75240
972-934-2244
Arts, education, human services
Dynegy Foundation Inc
1000 Louisiana St., Ste. 5800
Houston, TX 77002
713-767-0092
Education, health, youth development, and community development.
Eckerd Corporation Foundation
6501 Legacy Dr., M.S. 1203
Plano, TX 75024
972-431-2159
Hospitals and organizations; cultural, educational, health, youth development, and family services programs
EDS Foundation 5400 Legacy Dr., H3-6F-47 Plano, TX 75024 Education, health & human services, and arts & culture.
El Paso Corporate Foundation
P.O. Box 2511
Houston, TX 77252
713-420-2878
Arts and culture, education, mental health, human services, and community development
Entergy Corporation Arts and culture, community improvement/enrichment, and healthy families, including literacy. Check website for priority counties.
Ershel Franklin Charitable Trust P.O. Box 790 Post, TX 79356 806-495-3579 Higher education and educational reseach
Esping Family Foundation
2828 Routh St., Ste 500
Dallas, TX 75201
214-849-9808
Social services, children and youth services, family services, and Christian agencies and churches.
Estill Foundation
4022 Lowman St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Higher education; Education; Boys & Girls clubs; Boys scout; Human service; YMCA/YWCAs & YMHA/YWHAs; Federated giving programs
F.B. Heron Foundation The F.B. Heron Foundation 100 Broadway, 17th Floor" New York, NY 10005 212-404-1800 fax: 212-404-1805 Makes grants to and investments in programs that promote home ownership, enterprise development, child care, access to capital, and community development with an emphasis on wealth-creation strategies.
Favrot Foundation
1770 St. James Pl., Ste. 510
Houston, TX 77056
713-622-1442
Arts; Education; Animals/wildlife; Human services
Folsom Charitable Foundation Inc.
16475 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 800
Addison, TX 75001
Education, health, and human services; funding also for United Methodist churches
Fondren Foundation
P.O. Box 2558
Houston, TX 77252
713-216-4513
Secondary and higher education; social services; youth agencies; cultural organizations; health.
Ford Foundation
Makes grants to nonprofits in the fields of education and arts & culture. Freescale Semiconductor
6501 William Cannon Drive West Austin, Texas 78735 Enhancing educational opportunities, and supporting health and human services. To request support for your organization or project, download the Community Involvement Application.
Gale Foundation
2615 Calder St., Ste. 630
Beaumont, TX 77702
409-832-2881
Grants given primarily to Jewish organizations, as well as for education, health, and human services.
Garvey Texas Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 9600
Fort Worth, TX 76147
Given primarily for arts and culture, education, health care, children services, federated giving programs, and Lutheran and Methodist churches.
George Grayson Foundation
c/c Istation.com 800 E. Campbell Rd., #224
Richardson, TX 75081
972-643-3466
Elementary/secondary education; Education; Health Care; Cancer
Gregory Fund
5777 Indian Circle
Houston, TX 77057
713-216-4649
Higher Education; Education; Human services; Community development; Protestant agencies & churches
Hartman Foundation
10711 Burnet Rd., Ste. 331
Austin, TX 78758
512-997-7826
Arts, Higher education; Education; Human services; Homeless, human services; Economics; Religion.
Harvey R. Houck, Jr. and Patricia W. Houck
8811 Westheimer, Ste. 208
Houston, TX 77063
College; Crime/violence prevention, youth; Abuse prevention; Women, centers/services; Religion, public education
Hayes Family Charitable Foundation
9626 Melton Lane
Frisco, TX 75034
Health and education.
Hearst Foundation 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 1212 San Francisco, CA 94105 415-543-0400 415-348-0887 Social services (including literacy), Higher education. Some arts for youth programs funded. H-E-B H-E-B prefers to fund activities, projects and causes that make a visible and positive difference.
Helm Foundation
8 Greenway Plaza, Rm. 718
Houston, TX 77046
713-961-0492
Fields of interest: Education; Human services; Protestant agencies & churches.
Hicks Family Charitable Foundation
600 Congress Ave., Ste. 1400
Austin, TX 78701
512-340-7800
Given primarily to a foundation for prevention of domestic and sexual abuse as well as to a foundation which helps people who live with cancer. Funding also for the arts, animal welfare, health associations, human services and federated giving program
High School Equivalency Program Helps farmworkers and their children obtain a General Education Diploma (GED) that meets the guidelines for high school equivalency. Hobby Family Foundation 2131 San Felipe Houston, TX 77019 713-521-1163 Given primarily for the arts, health care, community development and social services.
Home Depot Foundation
2455 Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30339 770-384-3889 770-384-3908 Youth, gang violence prevention and juvenile mentoring programs.
IBM Corporation Corporate Community Relations and Public Affairs 1507 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75234 Providing grants in the areas of Adult Education and Workforce Development, Arts and Culture and communities in need. ING Foundation 5780 Powers Ferry Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30327 Financial literacy, Education
Intel Corporate Contributions Program Intel Corporation, Public Affairs 1501 South Mopac Expressway, Suite 400 Austin, TX 78746 512-314-0541 Education, especially math and science education for women and under-served populations.
James M. Collins Foundation
8115 Preston Rd., Ste. 680
Dallas, TX 75225
Museums (art); Arts; Higher education; Education; Health organizations, associations; Human services; Salvation Army; Economic development.
James Patterson PageTurner Awards Due in October (Winners announced in November). Awards given to those who spread the joy and excitement of reading in a unique and effective way. Various awards offered from $100,000 to $5,000.
Jerry & Kay Cox Foundation
6-C Lacewood Ln.
Houston, TX 77024
Education
Joe and Louise Cook Foundation
505 Cherokee Drive
Temple, TX 76504
Methodist churches, education, and human services.
John and Maurine Cox Foundation
P.O. Box 2217
Midland, TX 79702
Health associations and children services
Junior League
Grants awarded to non-profit agencies addressing a community issue or serving a need in the Austin area
Katrine Menzing Deakins Charitable Trust
P.O. Box 1317
Fort Worth, TX 76101
817-390-6714
Arts; Education; health care; mental health, treatment; health organizations, associations; human services.
P.O. Box 160696
Austin, TX 78716-0696 512-913-9698 Funds programs that help break the cycle of poverty through education.
KLE Foundation
P.O. Box 163991
Austin, TX 78716-3391
Lattner Foundation Arts and Humanities, Education, Environment, Health and Social Services, Historic Preservation, and Medical Research. Learning Disabilities Foundation of America Support for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes. Awards for the identification, evaluation, and education of (and services for), those with learning disabilities.
Lola Wright Foundation
P.O. Box 1138
Georgetown, TX 78627
512-869-2574
Literacy, Adult/Continuing education. Deadlines are Feb 28 & Aug 31. Long Foundation Mostly arts, but recent emphasis on Hispanic youth programs Maryland Family Literacy Initiative Maryland only. Literacy instruction for adults, parent education, pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children, or intergenerational literacy activities.
Mattel Children's Foundation "Access to education for underserved children and, in particular, innovative strategies to promote and address literacy." Eligible organizations serve children up to 12 years old.
Maurice Falk Fund
3315 Grant Building, 330 Grant St. Pittsburg, PA 15219-2395 412-261-2485 fax: 412-471-7739 Funds "research, education, training and innovative interventions to prevent discriminatory practices due to personal prejudices, biased private and public policies, unfair resource allocation, deprivation of access, and other exclusionary practices."
Meadows Foundation 3003 Swiss Ave. Dallas, TX 75204-6049 214-826-9431 Arts and culture; civic and public affairs; education; health; and human services. TX only. Mervyn's
Arts and education. Encourage family literacy. Contact local store manager. Michael and Susan Dell Foundation P.O. Box 163867 Austin, TX 78716 Education, health, after school programs, early childhood care services, and primary needs (food, clothing)
Grants to nonprofit organizations to support technology training programs.
Support for financial literacy programs. Deadline: June 30th, 2006.
NEA Foundation Grants to public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty to improve education
Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust
3000 Briarcrest Dr., MAC T5177-020
Bryan, TX 77802
979-776-5402
Field of Interest: Arts; Education; Health care; Health organizations, association; Protestant federated giving programs; Protestant agencies & church
Office Depot
8752 RESEARCH BLVD
US 183 & OHLEN RD.
Store# 31
AUSTIN, TX 78758
Supports nonprofit organizations at the local level with donations of products, contributions of funds and other efforts.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Early Reading First Program
Contacts:
Jill Stewart, U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3C136
Washington, DC 20202-6132
Telephone: 202-260-2533
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| Pfizer Community Health Advocacy
235 East 42nd Street Mailstop: 235-12-18 New York, NY 10017 1-800-958-3368 fax: 1-212-716-5507 Supporting health literacy programs.
Prudential Foundation
Public education, early education, general and family literacy, workforce development Public Welfare Fund
1200 U Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 202-965-1800 fax: 202-256-8851 Community Development, Health, Youth, Criminal Justice, Welfare Reform, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Environment, Human rights/Global security QUALCOMM
9600 Mopac Dr. Suite 800 & 900 Austin, TX 78731 Providing cash donations. Areas of Community Involvement, Education, Health and Human Services, Arts & Culture.
Raymond Dickson Foundation P.O. Box 406 Hallettsville, TX 77964 361-798-2531 Education, medical research, and medical facilities.
RGK Foundation Education, Community, Medicine/Health. History of supporting literacy programs.
Rose May Griffin Foundation
P.O. Box 1790
Kilgore, TX 75663
903-983-2051
Presbyterian church support, higher education, and hospitals and its origin is in TX
Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation
16475 Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 735
Addison, TX 75001
972-248-7350
Given primarily for higher and other education, particularly to a business school and a children's scholarship fund; funding also for health association, particularly an eye institute, and to federated giving programs.
Silverton Foundation 1011 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78703 512-472-6262 fax: 512-477-0025 Health, education, social services and economic development. Gives mainly in Central Texas and Australia.
Target Early Childhood Reading, Arts and Family Violence Prevention
12012 N Mopac Expressway
Austin, TX 78758
512-485-5555 Provide programs, services and resources to benefit communities. Time Warner's literacy initiative, Time to Read, is the nation's largest corporate-sponsored volunteer program of its kind.
Has various grants for all nonprofit organizations.
814 Medical Pkwy.
Austin, TX 78756-4002
512-452-1044 fax 512-452-7690 Supports, encourages, and assists small rural libraries in Texas.
Topfer Foundation 5000 Plaza on the Lake Austin, TX 78746 512-329-0009 fax: 512-329-6462 Child abuse prevention, youth support, job training, children's health, aging. Supports literacy programs for Hispanic individuals. US Department of Education Link to funding by selecting "Grants", then "Find" and then "view all" This will give you a list of federal grant announcements for the Department of Education. Washington Mutual Corporate & Employee Giving 3200 SW Freeway, Suite 1330 Houston, TX 77027 713.543.6451 Awards millions of dollars in cash grants each year to support K-12 public education, financial education, affordable housing and community development. Webber Family Foundation P. O. Box 550 Austin, TX 78767 512-479-2678 fax: 512-479-2656 Educational programs and projects. Wells Fargo 111 Congress Avenue, MAC T5215-020 Austin, TX 78701 512-344-7205 fax: 512-344-7291 Community Development, Education, Human services Wilton & Effie Mae Hebert Foundation
P.O. Box 908
Port Neches, TX 77651
409-727-2345
Given primarily for children and youth services, as well as for hospitals and health associations; funding also for education, social services, and Roman Catholic organizations and churches Women Helping Others P. O. Box 816029 Dallas, TX 75381 1-800-946-4663 Supports organizations serving the needs of women and children Women's Fund of Central Texas
501 Congress #220
Austin, TX 78701
512-472-4483
Women and children, family literacy
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