Powell Foundation Grants
Areas of Interest > Powell Foundation Grants for 2010
2010 TOTAL ANNUAL GRANTS - $580,497
ARTS - $105,000
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
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
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 - $89,000
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Operational support for hike & bike trails and bayou restoration
Camp Allen - Episcopal Diocese
Hands-on environmental program for elementary students
Environmental Defense Fund
Initiatives for clean air in Houston
Herman Park Conservancy
Operational support
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
School education program
Houston Audubon Society
Education and community Outreach programs
J.J. Pickle Elementary/ Bamberger Ranch Program - Austin
Support for educational programming
Memorial Park Conservancy
Conservation management plan
SPARK
Development of neighborhood playgrounds on public school grounds
Travis Audubon Society
Operational support
Trust for Public Land
Operational Support
Westcave Preserve
Education and outreach programs
The Woods Project
Wilderness exploration program for inner city youth
Urban Harvest
School gardening programs
EDUCATION - $278,647
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 the Austin Area
"Power Hour" after school program
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
Children's Museum of Houston
FLIP- Family Literacy Involvement Program
Citizen Schools
Support for a high-impact, after school program with mentoring component
Collaborative for Children
Support for the neighborhood initiative, College Bound Culture, Beginning at Birth
College Forward
College matriculation for at-risk youth
Communities in Schools
In-school support for children and their families
Genesys Works, Inc.
Student job training in the sciences and technology
HARC- Houston Advanced Research Center
Teacher training on climate change issues
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Education and outreach programs
Houston Public Library Foundation
Education and outreach programs
KIPP Academy
Charter school expansion
Literacy Advance of Houston
Free adult literacy programs
Parents Alliance
Computer classes for Latino families
Pro-Vision
Charter school enrichment and manhood development programs
Sam Houston State University
Pedagogical instruction program for Huntsville ISD
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
YES Prep Public Schools
Charter School Expansion
HEALTH - $50,000
Baylor College of Medicine
Teen Health Clinic at Lee High School
Cathedral Health and Outreach Ministries
Operational support
De Pelchin Children's Center
In school counseling for troubled children
Houston Compass
Support for multifaceted program aimed at helping the disadvantaged and the homeless
Meals on Wheels and More- Austin
Free meals for preschool age children
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas
Education program support
OTHER - $57,850
Colonial Dames of America (National Society of Texas)
Restoration and preservation of the Neill-Cochran House in Austin
Conference of Southwest Foundations
Philanthropic education programs
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Support for renovation of the Rather House
Philanthropy Roundtable
Philanthropic education programs
Trustee Directed Grants
Matching grants and trustee discretionary grants