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The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
Promoting Skilled Workers and Strong Families Through Literacy

55% of Texans have poor literacy skills
One in four adults living in Texas Reads below the fifth grade level, placing Texas last in state literacy.
31% of Texas prisoners are functionally illiterate.
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Funds organizations that serve at-risk youth.  Deadline: June 30, 2006.
 

 
 
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
 
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.
 
American Honda Foundation
The American Honda Foundation provides grants in the fields of youth education and scientific education
 
Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation        
Grants 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.
 
Annenberg Foundation 
Education and youth, arts and culture, civic and community development, and health.
 
Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust        
Fields of Interest: Arts; Education; Health care; Health organizations, associations; Protestant federated giving programs; Protestant agencies & churches
 
The Aragona Family Foundation        
Field of interest: Education; Cancer; Children/youth, services.  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.  Areas: Education; civic and community service; arts and culture.
 
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy 
1201 15th Street, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 
202-905-6183  
Next grant cylce June 2007.  Supports family literacy initiatives.  No grants over $65,000.
 
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.

B.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation         
Mainly education

Best Buy Children's Foundation 
Education.  Store employees volunteer with organizations.  Funding is provided to schools and to programs with a national scope.

Burlington Resources Foundation
    
The Foundation general welfare and quality of life

Catto Charitable Foundation  
200 Navarro St., Ste. 200 
San Antonio, TX 78205    
Environmental conservation and education; arts and culture; children/youth; social services.

CFP Foundation  
P.O. Box 1063 
Houston, TX  77251 
713-830-3400   
Mainly education

Circle Bar Foundation  
P.O. Box 791000 
San Antonio, TX 78279    
Secondary education and  programs for children

The Clayton Fund Inc.  
600 Travis St. 7th Fl. 
Ausitn, TX  77002 
713-216-4513   
Children, the environment, family planning, education, agriculture, and arts and culture

John and Maurine Cox Foundation  
P.O. Box 2217 
Midland, TX  79702    
Health associations and children services

Coca-Cola Foundation
 
Ingenuity grants.

Dell Foundation
 
Literacy, Healty, Technology, Youth

Andrew Delaney Foundation 
2727 Allen Pkwy., Ste. 460 
Houston,TX  77019    
Education; family, youth and community services.

The 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)

The Raymond Dickson Foundation  
P.O. Box 406 
Hallettsville, TX  77964 
361-798-2531   
Education, medical research, and medical facilities.

Anne Duncan & C. W. Duncan, Jr. Foundation  
600 Travis St., Ste. 6100 
Austin, TX  77002    
Education and youth services.

Dynegy Foundation, Inc.  
1000 Louisiana St., Ste. 5800 
Houston, TX 77002 
713-767-0092   
Education, health, youth development, and community development.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation 
P.O. Box 1064 
Goodlettsville TN 37072    
Funds programs/ projects that deal with all types of literacy.  Place your name on the RFP mailing list for future RFPs.

Entergy Corporation        
Arts and culture, community improvement/enrichment, and healthy families, including literacy.  Check website for priority counties.

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

The EDS Foundation 
5400 Legacy Dr., H3-6F-47 
Plano, TX  75024    
Education, health & human services, and arts & culture.

Educational Advancement Foundation 
P.O. Box 1844 
Austin, TX  78767    
Education, especially mathematics and science

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

The Fondren Foundation  
P.O. Box 2558 
Houston, TX  77252 
713-216-4513   
Secondary and higher education; social services; youth agencies; cultural organizations; health.

Garvey Texas Foundation Inc.         
Given primarily for arts and culture, education, health care, children services, federated giving programs, and Lutheran and Methodist churches.

The George Grayson Foundation         
Fields of interest: Elementary/secondary education; Education; Health Care; Cancer

The Gregory Fund         
Fields of interest: Higher Education; Education; Human services; Community development; protestant agencies & churches

Garth Brooks Foundation       
Helps needy children in the areas of health, education and inner-city services.

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; life and job skills.

Hearst Foundation
90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 1212 
San Francisco, CA  94105 
415-543-0400  fax: 415-348-0887  
Social service (including literacy), Higher education.  Some arts for youth programs funded.

The Hartman Foundation         
Arts, Higher education; Education; Human services; Homeless, human services; Economics; Religion.

Wilton & Effie Mae Hebert Foundation         
Grants 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

The Hicks Family Charitable Foundation         
Funds 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

Harvey R. Houck, Jr. and Patricia W. Houck         
College; Crime/violence prevention, youth; Abuse prevention; Women, centers/services; Religion, public education

Home Depot Foundation 
2455 Paces Ferry Road 
Atlanta, GA  30339 
770-384-3889  fax: 770-384-3908
Youth, gang violence prevention and juvenile mentoring programs.

ING Foundation 
5780 Powers Ferry Road, NW 
Atlanta, GA 30327    
Financial literacy, Education

Kellogg Foundation 
Health, youth, education, social and economic community development.

Learning Disabilities Foundation of America      
Support for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes.  Also for the accurate identification, ongoing evaluationcomplete education of, and services for, children and adults with learning disabilities.

Long Foundations       
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.

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. Encourages family literacy.  Contact local store manager.

National Book Scholarship Fund 
Provides literacy books and materials

NEA Foundation      
Grants to public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty to improve education

The 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.

RGK Foundation      
Education, Community, Medicine/Health.  History of supporting literacy programs

SMARTer Kids Foundation        
Provides opportunities for students and teachers to learn new skills by placing technology, grants, and programs at their service

Starbucks Foundation     
Funds arts & literacy and environmental literacy programs for youth ages 6-18

Target        
Early Childhood Reading, Arts and Family Violence Prevention
 
Help needy children in the areas of health, educationn and inner-city services. 
 
Tiger Woods Foundation       
Focuses on providing opportunities to children who are underserved


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.
U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.workforceatm.org/articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=dol_yodata.htm
Search Feature for ETA Youth Grants by Geography and Category Now Available

Women's Fund of Central Texas  
501 Congress #220 
Austin, TX  78701 
512-472-4483  
Women and children, family literacy

Women Helping Others
 
P. O. Box 816029 
Dallas, TX  75381 
1-800-946-4663   
Supports organizations serving the needs of women and children

 
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