Powell Foundation Grants
Areas of Interest > Powell Foundation Grants for 2009
2009 TOTAL ANNUAL GRANTS - $860,019
ARTS - $127,450
Alley Theatre
Educational outreach support
American Festival for the Arts
Support for need-based scholarships to the summer youth conservatory program
DaCamera of Houston
Educational outreach program for schoolchildren with renowned artists
FotoFest, Inc.
Support for the literacy through photography program
Houston Ballet Foundation
Support for education and community outreach programs and new ballet school facilities
Houston Grand Opera Association
Support for education and community outreach programs
Houston Symphony Society
Support for education and community outreach programs
Museum of Fine Arts/ Glassell School of Art
Support for the CORE Artist-in- Residence Program
Musiqa
Support for school music outreach program
Project Grad Houston
Support for the fine arts education program in HISD
Project Row Houses
After school arts enrichment program
Shakespeare Globe Centre Southwest, Inc.
Outreach performances of Shakespeare for underserved children
Theatre Under the Stars, Inc.
Community education and outreach program
Young Audiences of Houston
Performing arts outreach program to HISD schools
CONSERVATION - $97,750
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Operational support for hike & bike trails and bayou restoration
Camp Allen
Hands-on environmental program for elementary students
Environmental Defense Fund
Initiatives for clean air in Houston
Great Plains Restoration Council
Restoration of native grasses on the Katy Prairie with Harris County inmates
Houston Audubon Society
Education and community Outreach programs
Houston Zoo Inc.
Education and community outreach programs
Legacy Land Trust
Support for educational programming
National Wildlife Federation
Expansion of the schoolyard habitat program in all HISD schools
J.J. Pickle Elementary/ Bamberger Ranch Program – Austin
Support for educational programming
The Woods Project
Wilderness exploration program for inner city youth
SPARK
Development of neighborhood playgrounds on public school grounds
Student Conservation Association
Outdoor conservation education program for inner city youth
Urban Harvest
School gardening programs
EDUCATION - $455,500
All Kinds of Minds
Professional development program for teachers to teach to different learning styles in children
Any Baby Can- Austin
Family education program with a focus on early literacy
Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps
Support for after school mentoring program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston
After school program for at-risk youth
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
“Power Hour” after school program
Breakthrough Austin
Support to encourage low-income students to pursue college and a career in education
Breakthrough Houston
Support to encourage low-income students to pursue college and a career in education
Camp Good News- Episcopal Diocese of Houston
Summer camp for children with incarcerated parents
Children’s Museum of Houston
“Para los Niňos” literacy and parenting program
Citizen Schools
Support for a high-impact, after school program with mentoring component
Collaborative for Children
Support for the new neighborhood initiative, College Bound Culture, Beginning at Birth
Communities in Schools
In-school support for children and their families
Expectation Graduation
Summer science education
Friends of Montessori
Expansion of public Montessori programming
Foundation for School of Young Children
Testing for pilot dual language program
Families Under Urban and Social Attack (FUUSA)
After school tutoring and enrichment program
Genesys Works, Inc.
Student job training in the sciences and technology
Houston Achievement Place
Social skills program for pre school and primary school children
HARC- Houston Advanced Research Center
Teacher training on climate change issues
Houston Community College System Foundation
Support for the College Connection high school program
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Education and outreach programs
Houston READ Commission
Free adult literacy programs
Inprint Inc.
Cool Brains reading program for young adults
KIPP Academy
Charter school expansion
Lamar High School Alumni Association
Support for outdoor education program and theatre
Literacy Advance of Houston
Free adult literacy programs
Neuhaus Education Center
Support for the Reading Edge Campaign for Early Literacy
Prison Entrepreneurship Program
Transition education program for soon to be released inmates
Pro-Vision
Charter school enrichment and manhood development programs
Reading is Fundamental- Austin
Early literacy program for families
RITE (Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence)
Expansion of reading training for teachers
Teach for America
Expansion of corps members in Houston
Texas Institute for Education Reform
Support for community awareness of public education issues to improve schools
University of Houston Downtown
Urban education training for teachers
University of Houston
Support for the TEACHHouston program
Wesley Community Center
Early childhood and after school programs
World Affairs Council of Houston
School outreach programs on international affairs
Writers In the Schools
Creative writing workshops for students
YES Prep Public Schools
Charter School Expansion
HEALTH - $95,000
Bridges to Life
Victim impact program for inmates to reduce recidivism
Cathedral Health & Outreach Ministries
Health services outreach for homeless youth
Community of the Street Outreach
Life skills, food, clothing and health services for the homeless
ESCAPE Family Resource Center
Support for the child abuse and neglect program, Building Confident Families in Spanish
Houston Compass
Support for multifaceted program aimed at helping the disadvantaged and the homeless
Kids’ Meals Houston, Inc.
Free meals for preschool age children
Meals on Wheels and More- Austin
Free meals for preschool age children
Mental Health America of Greater Houston
Support for the education and outreach program
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas
Reproductive education and advocacy
OTHER - $84,319
Board Discretionary Grants
Matching grants and trustee designated grants
Colonial Dames of America (National Society of Texas)
Restoration and preservation of the Neill-Cochran House in Austin
Conference of Southwest Foundations
Philanthropic education for foundations
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Support for renovation of the Rather House