2019 Grant Program Distribution
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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.