Below is a list of the grants that the Austin Community Foundation made from January 2008 through December 2008 in response to requests the Foundation received.
Austin Community Foundation
2008 Competitive Grants
A Legacy of Giving Fund $10,000.00
A Legacy of Giving--Philanthropy Education Program
Any Baby Can $53,602.00
Medical Case Management Services
Arrow Child & Family Ministries $9,000.00
Clothing Arrow's Austin Area Foster Children
Ashera Project $5,000.00
Ashera Project
Assistance League of Austin $5,000.00
Capital Campaign--Final Push
Austin Children's Shelter $50,000.00
Building a New Foundation of Hope Capital Campaign
Austin Groups for the Elderly $22,000.00
Capital Repair for AGE Building
Austin Parks and Recreation Department $15,000.00
Totally Cool, Totally Arts School Year Expansion Initiative
Austin Public Library Foundation $5,000.00
Acquisition of the Governor Elisha Marshall Pease Collection, 1834-1890s (Archival Papers)
Austin Shakespeare Festival $8,500.00
Young Shakespeare
Austin Travis County MHMR Center $8,870.00
Purchase of Fire Alarm System for ATCMHMR Project Recovery Facility
Austin Woman's Club Building and Restoration Fund $10,000.00
Condition Assessment, Master Planning and Structural Monitoring of the North-Evans Chateau
Black Stallion Literacy Project $5,000.00
The Black Stallion Literacy Foundation--Austin Program
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area $20,000.00
Project Sail--Burnet Middle School Club
Camp Fire USA Balcones Council $7,400.00
Strategic Planning for Long-Term Impact in Serving Central Texas Youth
Capital IDEA $60,000.00
The Registered Nurses Project
Capitol School of Austin $3,377.00
Soundfield Amplification System Replacement
CASA $20,000.00
Child Advocacy
Catholic Charities of Central Texas $25,000.00
Immigration & Legal Services: Legal Case Manager for Immigrants of Domestic Abuse
Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project $10,000.00
Transitioning CTSIP
Conspirare $10,000.00
Conspirare Youth Choirs
Crime Prevention Institute, Inc. $5,000.00
Targeted Project Re-Enterprise
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Inc. $10,000.00
Republic of Texas History Center
Dress For Success Austin $9,000.00
Career Center
Easter Seals-Central Texas $5,000.00
M.D. Anderson Rehabilitation Therapy Pool
EcoTexas $5,000.00
Invasive Plant Removal and Awareness Project
Faith in Action Caregivers Collaborative $15,000.00
Senior Mobility--From Driver to Rider Project
GENaustin $5,000.00
Programs for Adolescent Girls
Girl Scouts of Central Texas $11,750.00
Capacity Expansion Project
Heart House of Austin $3,200.00
Heart House Curriculum: All Children are Gifted and Talented
Interfaith Care Alliance (The Care Communities) $10,295.05
Development of Volunteer Care Team Leaders
Johnson City Library $5,000.00
Johnson City Library Building
Leadership Austin $10,000.00
Leadership Programs
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas $20,000.00
Literacy Advancement Initiative
Mainspring Schools $20,000.00
Healthy Bodies=Health Minds/Healthy Families Nutrition Program
Marbridge Foundation $20,000.00
Marbridge Project SEARCH at Seton Medical Center Austin
Oak Springs Elementary School $5,400.00
Outdoor School: Giving Innercity Kids a Chance to Experience Science in a Natural Setting
People's Community Clinic $29,677.00
Prenatal Program
Pip Start $15,000.00
Master Builder Project
Pleasant Hill Elementary School $12,500.00
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Support Service
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Texas $7,500.00
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for RFB&D
Rude Mechanicals - A Theatre Collective $5,000.00
Grrl Action Classroom/The Off Shoot Renovation Project
Salvage Vanguard Theater $5,000.00
Salvage Vanguard Theater Renovation
Spank Dance $5,000.00
Big Range Dance Festival
The Wimberley Players $11,800.00
Roof Renovation for Wimberley Playhouse
Trinity Center $25,000.00
Direct Assistance
Trinity Episcopal School $12,500.00
Trinity Episcopal School Technology Enhancement
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum $12,000.00
Umlauf's Wedding Area Renovation Project
UT Performing Arts Center $10,000.00
Performing Arts and Academic Collaborative (PA2C)
UT School of Architecture $10,000.00
The Alley-Flat Initiative
Wonders & Worries $10,000.00
Wonders & Worries Public Awareness Campaign
YMBL Sunshine Camp $5,000.00
Austin YMBL Sunshine Summer Camps
YouthLaunch $200.00
Urban Roots
Austin Community Foundation
2008 Competitive Grants
A Legacy of Giving Fund $10,000.00
A Legacy of Giving--Philanthropy Education Program
Any Baby Can $53,602.00
Medical Case Management Services
Arrow Child & Family Ministries $9,000.00
Clothing Arrow's Austin Area Foster Children
Ashera Project $5,000.00
Ashera Project
Assistance League of Austin $5,000.00
Capital Campaign--Final Push
Austin Children's Shelter $50,000.00
Building a New Foundation of Hope Capital Campaign
Austin Groups for the Elderly $22,000.00
Capital Repair for AGE Building
Austin Parks and Recreation Department $15,000.00
Totally Cool, Totally Arts School Year Expansion Initiative
Austin Public Library Foundation $5,000.00
Acquisition of the Governor Elisha Marshall Pease Collection, 1834-1890s (Archival Papers)
Austin Shakespeare Festival $8,500.00
Young Shakespeare
Austin Travis County MHMR Center $8,870.00
Purchase of Fire Alarm System for ATCMHMR Project Recovery Facility
Austin Woman's Club Building and Restoration Fund $10,000.00
Condition Assessment, Master Planning and Structural Monitoring of the North-Evans Chateau
Black Stallion Literacy Project $5,000.00
The Black Stallion Literacy Foundation--Austin Program
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area $20,000.00
Project Sail--Burnet Middle School Club
Camp Fire USA Balcones Council $7,400.00
Strategic Planning for Long-Term Impact in Serving Central Texas Youth
Capital IDEA $60,000.00
The Registered Nurses Project
Capitol School of Austin $3,377.00
Soundfield Amplification System Replacement
CASA $20,000.00
Child Advocacy
Catholic Charities of Central Texas $25,000.00
Immigration & Legal Services: Legal Case Manager for Immigrants of Domestic Abuse
Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project $10,000.00
Transitioning CTSIP
Conspirare $10,000.00
Conspirare Youth Choirs
Crime Prevention Institute, Inc. $5,000.00
Targeted Project Re-Enterprise
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Inc. $10,000.00
Republic of Texas History Center
Dress For Success Austin $9,000.00
Career Center
Easter Seals-Central Texas $5,000.00
M.D. Anderson Rehabilitation Therapy Pool
EcoTexas $5,000.00
Invasive Plant Removal and Awareness Project
Faith in Action Caregivers Collaborative $15,000.00
Senior Mobility--From Driver to Rider Project
GENaustin $5,000.00
Programs for Adolescent Girls
Girl Scouts of Central Texas $11,750.00
Capacity Expansion Project
Heart House of Austin $3,200.00
Heart House Curriculum: All Children are Gifted and Talented
Interfaith Care Alliance (The Care Communities) $10,295.05
Development of Volunteer Care Team Leaders
Johnson City Library $5,000.00
Johnson City Library Building
Leadership Austin $10,000.00
Leadership Programs
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas $20,000.00
Literacy Advancement Initiative
Mainspring Schools $20,000.00
Healthy Bodies=Health Minds/Healthy Families Nutrition Program
Marbridge Foundation $20,000.00
Marbridge Project SEARCH at Seton Medical Center Austin
Oak Springs Elementary School $5,400.00
Outdoor School: Giving Innercity Kids a Chance to Experience Science in a Natural Setting
People's Community Clinic $29,677.00
Prenatal Program
Pip Start $15,000.00
Master Builder Project
Pleasant Hill Elementary School $12,500.00
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Support Service
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Texas $7,500.00
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for RFB&D
Rude Mechanicals - A Theatre Collective $5,000.00
Grrl Action Classroom/The Off Shoot Renovation Project
Salvage Vanguard Theater $5,000.00
Salvage Vanguard Theater Renovation
Spank Dance $5,000.00
Big Range Dance Festival
The Wimberley Players $11,800.00
Roof Renovation for Wimberley Playhouse
Trinity Center $25,000.00
Direct Assistance
Trinity Episcopal School $12,500.00
Trinity Episcopal School Technology Enhancement
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum $12,000.00
Umlauf's Wedding Area Renovation Project
UT Performing Arts Center $10,000.00
Performing Arts and Academic Collaborative (PA2C)
UT School of Architecture $10,000.00
The Alley-Flat Initiative
Wonders & Worries $10,000.00
Wonders & Worries Public Awareness Campaign
YMBL Sunshine Camp $5,000.00
Austin YMBL Sunshine Summer Camps
YouthLaunch $200.00
Urban Roots