2019 Grant Program Distribution

13% 20% Arts & Humanities (9) 3% Environment (6)

Education (21)

21% Community Development (7) Preservation (3) 25% Health (15)

Human Services (19) 5% 13%

Arts and Humanities 214,000 Environment 50,000 Education 329,200 Community Development 205,000 Preservation 73,186 Health 402,172 Human Services 312,250

Total 1,585,808

Total including all grant programs* 1,929,975

The Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund has a program which provides individual directors and advisors with the opportunity to direct grants that are reflective of his or her own unique charitable interests. This comprises a small amount of the Fund’s overall grantmaking budget, and these awards do not necessarily reflect the Fund’s areas of focused grantmaking. The Fund, its directors and advisors, neither solicit nor accept applications for these discretionary grants. Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation

Arts and Humanities Fractured Atlas - Galveston, TX 2018 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Project: Galveston island Film Festival and Conference

Galveston Ballet - Galveston, TX 2017 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Program: Dance In Schools

Galveston Community Band - Galveston, TX 2018 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Project: To purchase public address sound and music amplification system

Galveston Heritage Chorale - Galveston, TX 2018 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Project: To preserve and promote the choral renditions of African American folk songs, called Spirituals.

The Galveston Symphony Orchestra - Galveston, TX 2017 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 Operations

The Grand 1894 Opera House - Galveston, TX 2017 $45,000.00 $45,000.00 Operations: 2018 and 2019

Island Etc - Galveston, TX 2018 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 Operations

Lutheran Fanfare Music Academy of Galveston - Galveston, TX 2018 $12,500.00 $12,500.00 Operations

The University of North Texas - Denton, TX 2017 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 Project: Digitizing, and Preserving Kempner Famiy accessible through the Portal of Texas History

Total Arts and Humanities (9 approved) $214,000.00

Community Development Congregation B'nai Israel - Galveston, TX 2017 $75,000.00 $75,000.00 Capital: Showers and building repairs

Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley - Billings, MT 2018 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Project: expansion of four transitional affordable housing units

Family Service, Inc. - Billings, MT 2018 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Project: renovation and remodel of 2 warehouse buildings to provide ample square footage and enough parking for now and in the future

Gulf Coast Center - League City, TX 2017 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 Project: Circulator bus route service in Galveston, TX

Historic Downtown Partnership - Galveston, TX 2018 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 Operations

Iconoclast Artists - Galveston, TX 2018 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Project: community outreach program for Galveston youth

United Way of Galveston - Galveston, TX 2018 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 Project: Vision Galveston Phase 2

Total Community Development (7 approved) $205,000.00 Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation

Education Ambassador Preparatory Academy - Galveston, TX 2018 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Program: Field trips to performances at Serious Fun Series at the Grand

The Bryan Museum - Galveston, TX 2018 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 Program: Education Outreach for Galveston K-12 Students and Underserved Audiences

Chess in Christian Schools Foundation - Galveston, TX 2018 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Program: Chess for Holy Family Catholic School (Galveston)

Comp-U-Dopt - Houston, TX 2018 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 Program: Technology Access and Education Galveston Students

Friends of Galveston Island State Park - Galveston, TX 2018 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Project: Camp Wild for Galveston students

Galveston Bay Foundation - Galveston, TX 2018 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 (1) Youth Education Programs and (2) Operations

Galveston Children's Museum - Galveston, TX 2018 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Operations

Galveston College Foundation - Galveston, TX 2016 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Cecile Kempner Vocational Technical Scholarship

Galveston ISD Educational Foundation - Galveston, TX 2017 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 Operations

Literacy San Antonio - San Antonio, TX 2018 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Program: SAReads®

Literacy Volunteers of Fort Bend County, Inc. d/b/a The Literacy Council of 2018 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 Fort Bend County Operations

Moody Early Childhood Center - Galveston, TX 2018 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 Operations

NIA Cultural Center - Galveston, TX 2017 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 Operations for Freedom School for Galveston students

O'Connell College Preparatory School - Galveston, TX 2018 $9,200.00 $9,200.00 Program: Guardian Angel Tuition Relief

Project Graduation, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2018 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Operations

Rosenberg Library - Galveston, TX 2018 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Project: Custom Exhibit Cases and Educational Displays

Rosenberg Library - Galveston, TX 2018 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 Project: Galveston Reads: "No Apparent Distress: A Doctor's Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine" by Rachel Pearson, MD.

Satori, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2017 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Program: Two-year funding for scholarships

Sea Star Base Galveston - Galveston, TX 2018 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Project: 'STEM to Stern' field trips aboard the BaySmart Express vessel Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation

SMART Family Literacy, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2018 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Operations

Texas Freedom Network Education Fund - Austin, TX 2018 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Project: "Ignorance Isn't a Texas Value" A Campaign for Accurate Textbooks

Total Education (21 approved) $329,200.00

Environment Austin Middle School PTO - Galveston, TX 2019 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Project: Water Bottles for Austin Middle School students

Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council - Galveston, TX 2017 $7,000.00 $7,000.00 Project: FeatherFest 2018 & 2019

Greater Caribbean Energy & Environment Foundation - Miami, FL 2018 $15,000.00 $15,000.00

Project: New Erosion control use of restored Seagrass for Galveston and other Texas Bays: Testing of new cost-effective "hub" methods for planting shoal- building seagrass corridors near shore plus monitoring.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation - Dallas, TX 2018 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Project: Gear Up for Game Wardens – Galveston-area Equipment Needs

Turtle Island Restoration Network - Forest Knolls, CA 2018 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Operations in Galveston

Turtle Island Restoration Network - Forest Knolls, CA 2019 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Green Project: The Final Straw Galveston Campaign

Total Environment (6 approved) $50,000.00

Health The Alcohol/Drug Abuse Women's Center - Galveston, TX 2019 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Operations

CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare - Houston, TX 2019 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 Program: CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread

Family Service Center Of Galveston County - Galveston, TX 2017 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 Project: preventing and addressing adverse childhood experiences

Jane's Due Process, Inc. - Austin, TX 2019 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Operations

Libbie's Place - Galveston, TX 2019 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Operations

NAMI Gulf Coast - Alvin, TX 2019 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Operations

Prevent Blindness Texas - Houston, TX 2019 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Program: Healthy Eyes for Galveston

Ronald McDonald House of Galveston - Galveston, TX 2019 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 Project: Outdoor Play Space Expansion

The Rose - Houston, Tx 2019 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Program: Empower Her® Sponsorship in Galveston Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation

Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston, TX 2019 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Project: Tissue Bank

St. Vincent's Episcopal House - Galveston, TX 2019 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Operations

St. Vincent's Hope Clinic - Galveston, TX 2019 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Project: Electronic Health Records

Susan G. Komen Houston - Houston, TX 2019 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Project: Partners in Pink Galveston County Breast Cancer Coalition

Teen Health Center, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2019 $76,172.00 $76,172.00 Operations

The University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX 2018 $110,000.00 $110,000.00 Endowment: Health Education Center

Total Health (15 approved) $402,172.00

Human Services Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County - Galveston, TX 2017 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Operations: Forensic Interviewing Program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston - Houston, TX 2019 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 Operations: Johnny Mitchell Branch in Galveston

Catholic Charities - Galveston, TX 2019 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 Operations: Beacon of Hope Center

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Galveston County - Galveston, 2019 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 TX Project: Recruit, Screen, Train and Retain Additional Volunteers

First Lutheran Church - Galveston, TX 2019 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Operations for FeedGalveston

Galveston County Food Bank - Galveston, TX 2019 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Project: Galveston County Food Bank (GCFB) Mobile Food Distribution Program to Galveston Island

Galveston Diaper Bank - Galveston, TX 2019 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Project: Diapers for Daycare

Galveston Island Meals on Wheels, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2017 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Operations

Galveston Island Swim Team - Galveston, TX 2019 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Operations

Galveston's Own Farmers Market- Galveston, TX 2019 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 Operations

Gulf Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters - Galveston, TX 2019 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Program: Defending Potential

Jewish Family Service of Houston - Houston, TX 2019 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Project: Home care services for Galveston special needs Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation

Kick Drugs Out of America dba Kickstart Kids - Galveston, TX 2019 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Program: Kickstart Kids Central Middle School

Resource and Crisis Center - Galveston, TX 2019 $35,000.00 $35,000.00 Operations

The Salvation Army Galveston County - Galveston, TX 2019 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Operations: Center of Hope - Galveston

SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2019 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 Operations:2019 Galveston Workforce Development and Financial Empowerment Services

Special Olympics Texas, Inc. - Austin, TX 2019 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Project: Special Olympics Texas - Area 22 - Gulf Coast Program

Sunshine Center, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2017 $23,750.00 $23,750.00 Project: Salaries of a program support coordinator and an on-call substitute

Tahirih Justice Center - Houston, TX 2019 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Operations

Total Humanities (19 approved) $312,250.00

Preservation Galveston Historical Foundation - Galveston, TX 2018 $45,000.00 $45,000.00 Operations and Endangered Historic Houses Program

Galveston Historical Foundation - Galveston, TX 2019 $14,093.00 $14,093.00 Garten Verein Repairs

Galveston Historical Foundation - Galveston, TX 2019 $14,093.00 $14,093.00 Kempner Park Fund: Garten Verein Repairs

Total Preservation (3 approved) $73,186.00

Jeane B. Kempner Fellowships The University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX 2019 $296,167.00 $296,167.00 JBK Fellowships Total Fellowship (1 approved) $296,167.00 Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation Director Discretionary Grants Artpace San Antonio - San Antonio, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Better Angels Society - Washington, DC 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, Inc. - Houston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Center for Transportation and Commerce - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Committee to Protect Journalists - New York, NY 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

DJCC Development Corporation - Austin, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Galveston Arts Center - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Galveston Arts Center - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Galveston Children's Museum - Galveston, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Galveston College Foundation - Galveston, TX 2019 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Galveston Islamic Center - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Galveston Island Meals on Wheels, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Galveston West Isle Little League - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Giving Austin Labor Support - Austin, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Good Gang USA - Houston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Grand 1894 Opera House - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Island Etc - Galveston, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Jerusalem Peacebuilders - Houston, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Jewish Family Service of Houston - Houston, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Jewish Family Service of Houston - Houston, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Jewish Family Service of Houston - Houston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant Grantee Organization + City, State Year Total Grant Project Title Approved Amount 2019 Allocation

Kids 4 Kids with Cancer - San Antonio, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Nature Conservancy in Texas - Austin, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Old Central Cultural Center - Galveston, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington - Washington, DC 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Planned Parenthood of South Texas - San Antonio, TX 2019 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Project Backboard - Irvine, CA 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Rosenberg Library - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

The Salvation Army of Galveston - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Satori, Inc. - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Seeding Galveston - Galveston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Shalom Austin - Austin, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Washington Area Women's Foundation - Washington, DC 2019 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy, Inc. - Houston, TX 2019 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Director Discretionary Grant

Total Director Discretionary Grants (34) $48,000.00

Grand Total $1,929,975.00