All over Texas, We're Here to Help.

The Moody Foundation strengthens the future of Texas by investing in charitable projects that exhibit innovative ideas and make long-term improvement in our communities. Learn more about our grantees and the amazing work they are doing.

Moody Foundation Grant Categories

  • Arts & Humanities
  • Communities & Social Services
  • Education
  • Health
  • Science
  • M-Pact
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Ranch Hands Rescue

Denton, Texas
30,000
2019

Assistance in providing trauma-informed and animal-assisted therapy to individuals who have experienced severe trauma


Reading Partners

Dallas, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance toward operating an early-education reading program in Dallas, Fort Worth and Lumin schools


Region 8 Education Service Center

Pittsburg, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with the Literacy Collaborative to improve literacy among special education students in rural schools


Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas
20,000
2019

Assistance with the early childhood education center for children with special needs and complex medical conditions


Accessible Housing Austin!

Austin, Texas
20,000
2019

Assistance with replacing appliances for nine affordable housing units


Alpha Home

San Antonio, Texas
15,000
2019

Assistance in providing clients with treatment programs following residential care


Alzheimers Alliance of Northeast Texas Inc.

Tyler, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance in providing respite care twice weekly to those caring for an individual with Alzheimer’s disease


Ann Richards School Foundation

Austin, Texas
30,000
2019

Assistance in supporting the To and Through College programming supporting student college readiness curriculum


Ark House Foundation

Richardson, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance in offering low-cost housing to patients receiving long-term medical treatments


Austin Partners in Education

Austin, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance in providing programs for academic intervention and college access mentoring to students who face system barriers to success


Bay Area Meals on Wheels Inc

Houston, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance in providing nutritious hot meals to elderly and/or disabled residents of northern Galveston and southern Harris counties


Boys and Girls Club of Collin County

Frisco, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with the Academic Success program at three clubs in Plano, Frisco and McKinney


Boys and Girls Club of Zapata County

Zapata, Texas
30,000
2019

Assistance with the 2019-2020 school year and summer programs at locations in Zapata and San Ygnacio


Camp Aranzazu Inc

Rockport, Texas
150,000
2019

Assistance with rebuilding cabins destroyed by Hurricane Harvey and with underwriting summer camp for children who cannot afford to attend


Candlelighters of El Paso Inc

El Paso, Texas
20,000
2019

Assistance with the Living Everyday program for children and youth in treatment for cancer and for the families that care for them


Cease Addiction Now Inc

Baytown, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance with building capacity to serve more Bay Area individuals who need treatment for mental illness and substance abuse


Children’s Museum of Brownsville

Brownsville, Texas
15,000
2019

Assistance with the Mini Makers Studio to engage first and fifth grade students in hands-on experimentation and documentation


Christi Center Inc

Austin, Texas
17,500
2019

Assistance in increasing access to grief support services for children living in low socio-economic areas and face barriers to accessing support


Clothed by Faith Inc

Katy, Texas
20,000
2019

Assistance in meeting the increasing need for children’s and adults’ clothing at a satellite location in Deer Park


Collin County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center/dba LifePath Systems

McKinney, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance with staff training to identify autism as early as possible and begin interventions when they can be most effective


Communities in Schools of Central Texas, Inc

Austin, Texas
300,000
2019

Assistance, over two years, with expanding the school-based program to additional Central Texas ISDs and with support of the XY-Zone for at-risk young men on 12 high school campuses


Corpus Christi Hope House, Inc

Corpus Christi, Texas
30,000
2019

Assistance in providing shelter, medical care and counseling to homeless women and their children


Denton County MHMR Center

Denton, Texas
40,000
2019

Assistance with the Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) program


Emily’s Place, Inc

Plano, Texas
30,000
2019

Assistance with providing overnight nurses at both residential facilities for women and children who have fled domestic violence


University of Texas at Ausitn/Dept. of Intercollegiate Athletics

Austin, Texas
130,000,000
2019

Assistance, over twenty years, with a new state-of-the-art public venue, community event center, and basketball arena


My Possibilities

Plano, Texas
1,500,000
2019

Assistance with the completion of the LaunchAbility Career Service Center


Newgate United Methodist Mission of Longview Inc

Longview, Texas
28,160
2019

Assistance with the purchase of food supplies in order to serve daily meals to vulnerable populations


Norwood Park Foundation

Austin, Texas
200,000
2019

Assistance with the restoration and re-development of Norwood Park for public use


Neueva Luz Foundation

Weslaco, Texas
17,500
2019

Assistance in educating care providers on Trust-Based Relational Intervention


Operation Kindness of Garland

Carrolton, Texas
500,000
2019

Assistance with a capital campaign that will increase capacity for dogs and cats


Our Calling Inc

Dallas, Texas
62,500
2019

Assistance with construction of a Women’s Center that will enable clients to have more privacy and security


Professional Career Development Services

Richardson, Texas
40,000
2019

Assistance with staffing programs that return workers to the workforce by making them more hirable through education, grooming and skill development


Recovery Ranch c/o Brenda Ramos

Killeen, Texas
8,000
2019

Assistance with the purchase of new equipment for equine-assisted therapy for adults, children and veterans


San Angelo Performing Arts Coalition Inc

San Angelo, Texas
15,000
2019

Assistance with education and outreach programs for local students


South Texas Food Bank

Laredo, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with the Adopt-A-Kid program to supplement the diet of food-insecure children


Texas Diaper Bank

San Antonio, Texas
35,000
2019

Assistance with expanding the Calm Parent skill-building class to include a module on self-care aimed at reducing anxiety and stress that can lead to neglect or abuse


Texas Language Learning Alternatives, Inc./dba Capitol of Austin

Austin, Texas
12,500
2019

Assistance with upgrading the school parking lots


Texas Tech Foundation, Inc.

Lubbock, Texas
585,400
2019

Assistance with renovating the on-campus learning laboratory, Skyviews Restaurant to better prepare students for careers in culinary arts and restaurant management


Texas Trees Foundation

Dallas, Texas
175,000
2019

Assistance with developing a comprehensive design for pedestrian, bicycle and car traffic that better uses Harry Hines Boulevard and Inwood Road for residents and visitors


Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation

Austin, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance with the Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors (PALS) program


To Be Like Me

Dallas, Texas
15,000
2019

Assistance with a school-based social-emotional learning experience for elementary and middle school students


Trinity Center St. David’s Episcopal Church

Austin, Texas
225,000
2019

Assistance, over three years, with individual case management for homeless men and women


United Way for Greater Austin

Austin, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance with the Pre-K Partnerships program to improve access to AISD’s pre-K programs and increase the number of students who are kindergarten-ready


UTMB/School of Nursing

Galveston, Texas
250,000
2019

Assistance with the annual Holiday Style Fashion Show and Luncheon to benefit the school’s Bachelor’s Degree Honors Program


Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
100,000,000
2019

Assistance, over ten years, with funding the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies


Fort Worth Hope Center/dba The Hope Center

Fort Worth, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance with providing low-income individuals and families with nutritious food


Foster Angels of South Texas Foundation

Corpus Christi, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with providing children in foster care with medical care, clothing and other necessities


Foundation for the Callier Center for Communication Disorder

Dallas, Texas
150,000
2019

Assistance with early speech-language intervention to children ages 18 months-6 years old


Galveston Bay Foundation

Houston, Texas
75,000
2019

Assistance with underwriting the annual Bike Around the Bay fundraising event


Galveston Chamber Partnership, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
100,000
2019

Assistance with education programs and the Women’s Conference


Galveston Island Day Schol/Moody Early Childhood Center

Galveston, Texas
5,900,000
2019

Assistance, over three years, with continuing to increase student access to high quality early childhood education


City of Galveston

Galveston, Texas
500,000
2019

Assistance with creating a public green space on the site of the former Central Fire Station


Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

San Antonio, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance with camp scholarships and financial assistance to Girl Scouts in need


Girls on the Run of the DFW Metroplex

Dallas, Texas
40,000
2019

Assistance with program scholarships for girls in high-need schools that currently do not have activity-based curriculum available


Half-Helen Foundation

Austin, Texas
23,780
2019

Assistance with the purchase of pre-exam equipment needed to increase the number of children provided eye exams


Helping Center of Marble

Marble Falls, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with new furniture and fixtures for a new facility


Hitchcock Independent School District

Hitchcock, Texas
42,220
2019

Assistance with the purchase of a food truck to serve as a mobile distribution site for after-school and summer meal programs


Hope Austin

Austin, Texas
20,000
2019

Assistance with increasing the number of students served through the backpack program


Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas
200,000
2019

Assistance, over two years, with supplementing traditional counseling with summer immersion for first-generation students


IDEA Public Schools

Weslaco, Texas
197,517
2019

Assistance with construction of four cabins at Camp RIO


Journey to Dream Foundation

Lewisville, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance in providing homeless and at-risk teens with mentoring, life skills training and residential services through the Transitional Living Program


Life of a Single Mom

Baton Rouge, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance with presenting Revive Night in the Houston area


Magdalen House

Dallas, Texas
300,000
2019

Assistance, over two years, with acute-care and long-term programs for women recovering from alcoholism


Metro Dallas Homeless

Dallas, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance with the Flex Fund which enables case managers to remove small financial barriers to overcoming homelessness


Mission of Mercy, Inc.

Corpus Christi, Texas
75,000
2019

Assistance with operating a medical clinic serving the working poor in the Corpus Christi area


Arc of the Capital Area

Austin, Texas
35,000
2019

Assistance with expanding adult education arts programs for students with intellectual development delays


Austin Center For Grief & Loss

Austin, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance with expansion of grief groups in Austin ISD and Hays Consolidated ISD


Austin Children’s Museum

Austin, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with support for the Museums for All program to allow low-income families free admission to the Museum


Austin Community College Foundation

Austin, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with funding 20 student scholarships to active students in the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education providing tuition and fees


Austin Youth Leadership and Counseling/dba Our House

Austin, Texas
17,000
2019

Assistance with expanding services at Travis Early College High School by moving off campus to space in a nearby church


Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston, Inc.

Houston, Texas
150,000
2019

Assistance with adding a Teen Club at the Johnny Mitchell Branch in Galveston


Bridges Training Foundation

Midlothian, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance with expansion of a vocational-training and job readiness program


Cameron County Educational Initiative, Inc.

Brownsville, Texas
45,000
2019

Assistance with job-training in high-demand fields coupled with enrichment programs for family members


Campfire Creek Therapeutic Riding Center

Waxahachie, Texas
75,000
2019

Assistance with operational expenses and with the purchase of a utility task vehicle with cargo capacity


Center for Child Protection

Austin, Texas
40,000
2019

Assistance with funding a new bilingual therapist trained in Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics


Church of the Colord People of Gillespie

San Antonio, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with construction of restrooms on the church property to complete the restoration project


Clear Public Charter School

San Marcos, Texas
20,000
2019

Assistance with Children’s Literacy Initiative programming for balanced literacy learning in grades K-6


Community Hospice of Texas

Fort Worth, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with a new in-the-field communication system


Community Resource Centers of Texas Inc. (CRCTX)

Marble Falls, Texas
116,000
2019

Assistance with the construction of a health and social service center for rural residents of Blanco County


Concho Valley Turning Point

San Angelo, Texas
45,011
2019

Assistance with the purchase of needed items for facility upgrade and replacements at the Men’s Transitional Facility


Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County Inc.

Denton, Texas
10,400
2019

Assistance with flight insurance on donated flights, and with an awareness campaign during Child Abuse Awareness Month


Cystic Fibrosis Foundation/Northeast Texas Chapter

Dallas, Texas
70,000
2019

Assistance with conducting patient care and clinical trials aimed at accelerating the development of drugs and therapeutic approaches that will cure or lessen the symptoms of cystic fibrosis


Dallas Methodist Hospitals Foundation

Dallas, Texas
538,942
2019

Assistance, over two years, with expanding the Life Shines Bright Pregnancy Program


El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation

El Paso, Texas
104,000
2019

Assistance with relocating and expanding the Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse


Family Eldercare, Inc.

Austin, Texas
150,000
2019

Assistance with continuing to rapidly re-house homeless older adults


West Side Helping Hand

Corpus Christi, Texas
24,800
2019

Assistance with construction of a new playground at a new location serving at-risk students from eleven elementary schools and two middle schools


Wheelchairs For Warriors

League City, Texas
75,000
2019

Assistance with designing, constructing and delivering four specialized wheelchairs for disabled veterans with complex mobility needs


Whitby Road Alliance Inc./dba Providence Place

San Antonio, Texas
55,000
2019

Assistance with replacing outdated computers, buying software licenses, and expanding wireless capacity to all buildings on the campus


Women In Need of Generous Support

Dallas, Texas
1,000,000
2019

Assistance with completing the capital campaign for the WINGS Center


Proyecto Juan Diego Inc

Brownsville, Texas
40,000
2019

Assistance with the Integrated Family Program to improve parenting skills, family relationships, and child development that combines classes and individual


PugHearts The Houston Pug Rescue

Alvin, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance in rescuing, rehabilitating and fostering pug and pug-mix dogs who have been abandoned, mistreated or surrendered


Runnin Wj Therapeutic Center Inc

Texarcana, Texas
30,000
2019

Assistance with expanding the therapeutic riding program serving children and adults by developing a trail system


Saint Judes Ranch For Children Texas Region Inc

Bulverde, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance in providing therapeutic residential care to children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and are in need of specialized care


Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, Inc. dba Momentous Institute

Dallas, Texas
100,000
2019

Assistance with training for education and mental health professionals to bring trauma-informed social emotional learning to more children


San Antonio Lighthouse For The Blind

San Antonio, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with the Blind Children’s Education Program to help blind and visually impaired children succeed in public, private or home schools


Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas/dba The Senior Source

Dallas, Texas
175,000
2019

Assistance, over a two year period, with operation of the Elder Financial Safety Center in order to prevent, identify and prosecute financial exploitation of senior citizens


Sight Savers America Inc

Birmingham, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with providing case management services in Central Texas that aid families in accessing eye care and glasses, and providing assistive devices to children with uncorrectable vision


South Texas Academic Rising Scholars/dba Stars Scholarship Fund

McAllen, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance in providing scholarships to students already enrolled in a college or university, enabling these students in 30 counties of South Texas to complete their education


Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
100,000
2019

Assistance with the Moody Engagement Fellowship program, enabling students to supplement their college coursework with high-impact experiences


Sunshine Cottage School For Deaf Children

San Antonio, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance with expanding two playgrounds to accommodate an increasing preschool enrollment of children with hearing loss