Recipient List

In recent years, the foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $4 million annually. Since the foundation’s inception, it has granted more than 4,200 requests to distribute more than $75 million to organizations in need.

MILITARY CHILD EDUCATION COALITION

$2,400.00
Harker Heights, TX
Towards support of the Parent to Parent program in El Paso, TX.

MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE

$4,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the 2016 “Miller Presents” Performance Series.

MISSION CONTINUES, THE

$10,000.00
St. Louis, MO
Towards support of Transforming the Lives of Veterans and Communities in Houston.

MISSION OF YAHWEH, THE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of a homeless shelter for abused women and children offering food, clothing and shelter as well as rehabilitation.

MONARCH SCHOOL, THE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the tuition assistance program.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK

$3,000.00
Conroe, TX
Towards support of assisting the hungry in Montgomery County.

MUSIQA

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of enriching and inspiring the community through programs that integrate new music with other modern art forms.

NAMI GREATER HOUSTON

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of education classes, support group meetings, community outreach programs, and the establishment of a NAMI affiliate in Montgomery County, Texas.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

$4,000.00
Dallas, TX
Towards support to develop and promote private, free market alternatives to government regulation and control, and solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.

NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER

$250,000.00
Denver, CO
Towards support of the capital campaign to support the new Specialty Patient Care Center.

NATIONAL MOUNTED WARFARE FOUNDATION

$4,000.00
Killeen, TX
Towards funds to support expansion of marketing efforts.

NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

$500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the MS150.

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

$5,000.00
Denver, CO
Towards support of the 2016 PastForward Conference in Houston, TX.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION

$5,000.00
Austin, TX
Towards support of the Eco-Schools USA program.

NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER

$5,000.00
Bellaire, TX
Towards support of subsidizing Nature at Your Doorstep field trips.

NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER

$2,000.00
Bellaire, TX
Towards support of programs that ignite life-long curiosity, understanding, and respect for nature through education.

NEHEMIAH CENTER

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Prekindergarten program.

NEW MEXICO JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

$5,000.00
Albuquerque, NM
Towards support of the 2016 Fall Conference, “Jewish Identities: Lost, Rediscovered and Reclaimed” and for exploration of the history of the Jewish Experience in New Mexico.

NEW ULM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

$5,000.00
New Ulm, TX
Towards support of the dedicated team of volunteer firefighters.

NEXTOP

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of recruiting, training, and placing high-performing middle-enlisted military leaders into Industry careers.

NOAH’S HOUSE

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of fostering independence, caring for and making a difference in the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities.

NORA’S HOME

$8,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of Phase II of the capital campaign.

NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES

$2,500.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Meals on Wheels program.

OPERA IN THE HEIGHTS

$4,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Artistic Administration Chair.

ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS OF GREATER HOUSTON

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans.

PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

$2,000.00
Sacramento, CA
Towards support of the litigation program.

PALMER DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of effective prevention and recovery programs helping young people and families avoid or recover from the devastating effects of drug and alcohol abuse.

PANTHER CREEK INSPIRATION RANCH

$7,000.00
Spring, TX
Towards support of programs that partner horses with people to transform lives and help them reach their highest ability and increase clients.

PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET

$10,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the interest-free adoption loan program, the Perpetual Family Fund.

PERIWINKLE FOUNDATION, THE

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the development and provision of programs that positively change the lives of children, young adults, and families who are challenged by cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and are cared for at Texas Children’s Hospital.

PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE

$7,500.00
Washington, DC
Towards support to foster excellence in philanthropy, to protect philanthropic freedom, to assist donors in achieving their philanthropic intent, and to help donors advance liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility in America and abroad.

PHILANTHROPY SOUTHWEST

$4,000.00
Dallas, TX
Towards support of membership and the annual meetings.

PREVENT BLINDNESS TEXAS

$15,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the expansion of the “Healthy Eyes” program.

PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

$8,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Workforce Training and Entrepreneurship Development program.

PROJECT JOY & HOPE

$4,000.00
Pasadena, TX
Towards support of the capital campaign and the construction of the Palliative Care Center.

REBUILDING TOGETHER

$8,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of critical home repairs for Houstonians.

REGIS HIGH SCHOOL

$5,000.00
New York, NY
Towards support of the school in memory of Eileen Ryan Lahart and F. Vern Lahart.

REGIS SCHOOL, THE

$4,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the Regis Fund.

RISE SCHOOL OF HOUSTON, THE

$8,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of tuition scholarships.

ROBERT M. BEREN ACADEMY

$5,000.00
Houston, TX
Towards support of the need-based scholarship program.