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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Child and Family Guidance Centers

Dallas, Texas
953,800
2019

Assistance in expanding and renovating the main facility, adding an on-site pharmacy, and adding four staff positions dedicated to preventing institutional placements


Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps

Webster, Texas
11,518
2019

Assistance with the purchase of protective gear, a chest compression system for cardiac emergencies, and new mattresses


Affect Change, Inc./CareBOX Program

Austin, Texas
15,000
2019

Assistance in adding warehouse equipment that will better use volunteer labor to reduce the time needed to prepare and distribute medical goods


Assistance League of the Bay Area

Houston, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance in providing school clothing, shoes and hygiene supplies to students from low-income families at 87 schools in five school districts and a charter school in Galveston and Harris counties


Austin Community Foundation For The Capital Area

Austin, Texas
295,600
2019

Assistance in matching up to $10,000 raised by runners participating in the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon to benefit 28 charitable organizations, and support of the “Charity Chaser” challenge


Austin Film Society

Austin, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with the 19th annual Texas Film Awards


Austin Theatre Alliance

Austin, Texas
25,000
2019

Assistance with the Literacy for Life program, and with affordable student matinee performances


The Battered Women’s Foundation

North Richland Hills, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance with providing children whose mothers have left abusive situations with the tools for success in school, and enrichment activities aimed at reducing long-term childhood stress


Circle Of Health International

Austin, Texas
40,000
2019

Council on Recovery

Houston, Texas
75,000
2019

Assistance with the operations of the Behavioral Health Training Institute


Cristo Rey Dallas High School

Dallas, Texas
450,000
2019

Assistance in constructing a multi-purpose center that will house a cafeteria, gymnasium, mental health space, fine arts studios, and headquarters for the school’s Corporate Work-Study program


Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center

Dallas, Texas
1,500,000
2019

Assistance, over a two-year period, in creating a PhD psychology internship program to expand the pool of therapists, and for an awareness campaign


El Campo Memorial Hospital

El Campo, Texas
1,000,000
2019

Assistance in building a larger, more efficient hospital, adding new facilities for hyperbaric/wound care, cardiac catheterization, labor and delivery and diagnostic imaging


Finding Faith Within Yourself, Inc.

Euless, Texas
10,000
2019

Assistance in providing emergency shelter to Tarrant County victims of domestic violence while they search for appropriate long-term housing and services


Galveston County Food Bank

Texas City, Texas
500,000
2019

Assistance with the purchase and installation of 3,200 square feet of freezer and refrigerated space and with the purchase of a forklift and pallet jacks, and installation of security fencing and lighting


The Gratitude Initiative

Red Oak, Texas
33,000
2019

Assistance in providing the teen children of military personnel with college and career planning


Mental Health-Mental Retardation Center Austin-Travis County/dba Integral Care

Austin, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance in establishing a client assistance fund to provide residents with household items to further stabilize clients in their new homes


Moody Scholars Program

Galveston, Texas
1,200,000
2019

North Dallas Shared Ministries, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
50,000
2019

Assistance in increasing the number of screenings and treatment sessions available to low-income clients


Project Normalization Open Door Preschool

Austin, Texas
12,000
2019

Assistance in recruiting Foster Grandparents to serve in preschool classrooms, and in purchasing technology for teachers


Rainbow Days, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
250,000
2019

Assistance in completing the final phase of library improvements


Rosenberg Library Association

Galveston, Texas
250,000
2019

Assistance in completing the final phase of library improvements


The University of Texas at Austin/Moody College of Communication

Austin, Texas
500,000
2018

assistance, over a two-year period, in establishing the Moody Foundation Honors Scholarships as a component of the new Moody College Honors Program that will offer full, partial and one-time awards to attract talented students to Moody College


The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas
250,000
2018

assistance toward equipping a research laboratory for use in an undergraduate research program aimed at improving student readiness for graduate and professional programs


Theater Action Project/dba Creative Action

Austin, Texas
20,000
2018

assistance with adding staff and supplies to a new and larger space in East Austin in order to serve more Central Texas teens interested in film, theater and visual arts programs


Transitional Learning Center at Galveston

Galveston, Texas
102,400
2018

transfer of 1,000 shares of American National Insurance Company common stock to assist with future operational and capital expansion plans


Trinity River Mission, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
55,000
2018

assistance with the Homework Help program for elementary students, and the Believe & Achieve program for middle and high school students


United Way of Galveston, Inc./Galveston County Recovery Fund

Galveston, Texas
860,000
2018

assistance in rebuilding 1,000 Galveston County homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey through a collaboration of two groups, 4B Disaster Recovery Network and Eight Days of Hope


United Way of Galveston/Vision Galveston

Galveston, Texas
230,000
2018

assistance with the Vision Galveston project


Upward Hope Academy

Galveston, Texas
340,000
2018

assistance with the Social Development Program


Val Verde Regional Medical Center

El Paso, Texas
67,500
2018

assistance with the purchase of breast MRI coil equipment that will enable the hospital to offer additional testing and treatment options to patients diagnosed with breast cancer


Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer Foundation, Inc.

McAllen, Texas
100,000
2018

assistance in providing operating support, enabling young patients to receive live-saving treatment, participate in clinical trials, and recover in their own community


Visiting Nurse Association of Texas

Dallas, Texas
1,600,000
2018

assistance, over two years, in expanding meal delivery to include an additional 400 low-income seniors


Warren Center, Inc.

Richardson, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance in providing clinical therapy services to children with language or speech disorders, autism or intellectual disorders


West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation

El Paso, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance in implementing the Project Impact, home-based program of parent intervention for preschool children with autism


Young Men’s Christian Association of Austin

Austin, Texas
6,250,000
2018

assistance, over a two-year period, in constructing Camp Cypress to provide day, overnight and family camps, group retreats and outdoor education through the construction of an aquatic center, cabins to house 288 campers and camping amenities


Youth Village Resources of Dallas/dba Youth With Faces

Dallas, Texas
300,000
2018

assistance, over a two-year period, in equipping young women in custody with career and social skills for successful reintegration into the community by involving them in horticulture, culinary arts, career readiness and financial literacy classes, and opening a catering company to employ them


Ronald McDonald House of Galveston

Galveston, Texas
125,000
2018

additional assistance, over two years, with the outdoor play space that is shaded, accessible and safe, as part of the residential services to families with a hospitalized or ill child


Samaritan Women at the Well

Texas City, Texas
30,000
2018

assistance, over two years, with program expenses of housing homeless individuals and families and equipping them with the life skills to reduce recidivism and drug dependency


Santa Fe Texas Eduction

Galveston, Texas
181,600
2018

assistance for the victims of the May 18, 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School, and for safety improvements that will benefit students


Sea Star Base Galveston

Galveston, Texas
28,000
2018

assistance with the Sea Star Scholars after-school and summer programs


Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation

San Antonio, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance with the purchase of a van and equipping it with test kits and educational materials


Smart Family Literacy, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
65,000
2018

assistance in expanding the number of family engagement events aimed at children from infants to age 8, and the professional development offered to early childhood educators to promote multisensory learning


St. Mary’s University

San Antonio, Texas
100,000
2018

assistance with endowing the first-year orientation component of the Law Success Program


St. Vincent’s House

Galveston, Texas
145,000
2018

assistance in adding a case manager and benefits navigator to work with clients who are at risk of homelessness and help them connect with the services to become more secure and self-sustaining


Suicide And Crisis Center

Dallas, Texas
103,987
2018

assistance with the operation of a 24-hour crisis hotline staffed by volunteers and trained professionals


Teen Kick

Port Arthur, Texas
35,000
2018

assistance with a 2019 faith-based summer retreat for at-risk teen girls


Texas Ballet Theater, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
100,000
2018

assistance with the production of the American premiere of the new full-length ballet Pinocchio


Texas Mamma Jamma Ride, Inc.

Austin, Texas
10,000
2018

assistance with the 10th annual fundraising bike ride whose proceeds are distributed to health and social services agencies in Central Texas


Texas State Historical Association

austin, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance over two years with the Texas History Day


The Children’s Museum of Brownsville

Brownsville, Texas
14,313
2018

assistance in expanding the Mini Maker’s Studio to reach all first and fifth grade students in the Weslaco ISD, with an emphasis on familiarizing girls with STEM


The Gulf Coast Center

Texas City, Texas
155,208
2018

assistance, over a two-year period, in offering supportive transport to link clinics, social services and government offices and aid individuals in accessing the help they need to become as self-sufficient as possible


The Refuge for DMST

Austin, Texas
36,250
2018

assistance in providing psychiatric services for girls ages 11-19 who have been rescued out of sex trafficking and are in need of a healing environment


The SAFE Alliance

Austin, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance toward the operation of the Family Shelter, providing adults and children with a safe haven from domestic or sexual violence


The SAFE Alliance

Austin, Texas
100,000
2018

assistance toward two components of the Emergency Shelter program, one for youth 6-18 awaiting foster care or other placement, and the teen mother program


The Texas Tribune

Austin, Texas
150,000
2018

assistance over three years with a fellowship program for journalism students at the Moody College of Communication and other universities


The University of Texas at Austin/Blanton Museum of Art

Austin, Texas
210,000
2018

assistance in providing community access to the museum through the Free Thursdays program, which offers admission and special activities at no charge


Odyssey 2020 Academy, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
42,000
2018

assistance with the Summer of Innovation and Creativity program to increase students’ academic skills and their motivation for learning


Odyssey 2020 Academy, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
3,000,000
2018

assistance over five years with the expansion of the High Yield Program for Galveston Secondary students


Open Arms Rape Crisis Center & LGBT+ Services

San Angelo, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance in purchasing a building that will house staff, counseling, and educational programs for residents of an 11-county area


P’s Foundation For The Arts

Austin, Texas
5,000
2018

assistance in providing outreach programs sending musicians into schools, providing access to concerts, and encouraging students to apply for summer programs


Parish Episcopal School

Dallas, Texas
25,500
2018

assistance in bringing STEM education to pediatric cancer patients


Partners in Parenting

Austin, Texas
18,000
2018

assistance with a 10-week facilitated program that helps parents build a network of peers, learn resilience, understand child development and avoid isolation and depression


Paws for Heroes

Houston, Texas
5,000
2018

assistance in pairing military veterans with dogs rescued from local shelters and trained to provide companionship and emotional support


People’s Community Clinic

Austin, Texas
509,840
2018

assistance in completing a capital campaign that built a 49,000 square foot clinic, enabling the clinic to devote more resources to patient care and health education


Plano Children’s Therapy/North Texas Performing Arts

Plano, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance with offering afterschool arts enrichment programs at 15 sites and bringing live performances to 24 Title I elementary schools


Project Graduation, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
20,000
2018

assistance in providing a drug-free, alcohol-free night of celebration to the Ball High School class of 2018


Project Vida Health Center

El Paso, Texas
20,870
2018

assistance with renovations of a building that will serve as a permanent satellite clinic serving a low-income area of El Paso County


Rahab’s Retreat and Ranch, Inc.

Kilgore, Texas
65,000
2018

assistance with renovation of a wing of a former nursing home now housing a faith-based recovery center for women


Reach Unlimited, Inc.

Cypress, Texas
20,000
2018

assistance in providing public school students who have intellectual and developmental disabilities with transportation to after-school programming once they age out of traditional after-school child care


Reading Partners

Fort Worth, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance with an intervention program pairing volunteer tutors with struggling K-3rd grade students to improve literacy and social-emotional learning skills


Recovery Resource Council

Fort Worth, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance with expansion of the Enduring Families Veterans Counseling Program


Retina Foundation of the Southwest

Dallas, Texas
275,000
2018

assistance in developing new treatments for amblyopia, and constructing a testing room in a newly-renovated headquarters to that visual impairments can be identified and corrected at an earlier age


Rice University

Houston, Texas
1,500,000
2018

assistance in developing, both in the short term and in the long term through endowed funds, innovative programs in the visual, performing and multimedia arts, laboratory space for exploring new modes of thinking, and collaborative courses merging arts and other studies


RISE Adventures, Inc./dba RISE Adaptive Sports

Irving, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance in providing children with disabilities with therapeutic recreational sports programs aimed at improving the current and future quality of life


Rise School of Austin

Austin, Texas
30,000
2018

assistance in providing speech, physical, occupational, and music therapy to preschool children with developmental delays


Ronald McDonald House of Galveston

Galveston, Texas
250,000
2018

assistance in creating an outdoor play space that is shaded, accessible and safe, as part of the residential services to families with a hospitalized or ill child


Junior Achievement of Dallas, Inc.

Richardson, Texas
15,000
2018

assistance with the Junior Achievement BizTown program of in-class lessons and a hands-on experience in a simulated town


Knowbility

Austin, Texas
40,000
2018

assistance with AccessU annual conference training to improve access to the internet for people with disabilities


Leukemia Texas

Irving, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance in offsetting a portion of the expensive and often financially devastating cost of leukemia treatment through the Patient Aid Fund


Lighthouse Christian Ministries

Bacliff, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance with the purchase of a pickup truck for use in mobile food distributions, emergency assistance and retrieving food from Galveston County Food Bank and local stores and food drives


Lubbock Impact Inc.

Lubbock, Texas
55,650
2018

Lutheran Music Academy of Galveston Island, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
41,000
2018

assistance in providing year-round programming in music and the arts for Galveston children, offering full or partial scholarships to children whose parents are unable to pay tuition


Mainland Children’s Partnership/Galveston County Long Term Recovery Group

Texas City, Texas
250,000
2018

assistance in repairing 21 of the estimated 6,000 homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey, bridging the livability gap until federal home replacement programs are available in late 2019


Mane Gait

Dallas, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance with the “GaitWay to the Brain” Therapeutic Riding + Brain-Building series of evidence-based brain exercises


Mental Health-Mental Retardation Center Austin-Travis County/dba Integral Care

Austin, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance with a pilot peer-to-peer program to identify teen depression, augmenting the existing on-campus mental health care


Mercury One, Inc.

Irving, Texas
15,000
2018

assistance with the Leadership Training Program in the summer of 2019 to provide college-age individuals with additional exposure to principles of American history


Mi Escuelita Preschool, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
30,000
2018

assistance with the ASPIRE program of parent engagement and training, teacher training and enhanced child literacy learning


Mission of Mercy, Inc.

Corpus Christi, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance in meeting a challenge grant to provide medical services to uninsured and underinsured residents of South Texas at a clinic in Corpus Christi and through a mobile clinic in Sandia


Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc.

Austin, Texas
280,000
2018

assistance with the first phase of Community First Village


MoMs USA

Houston, Texas
10,000
2018

support for the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball, scheduled for November 10, 2018


Moody Scholars Program

Galveston, Texas
1,200,000
2018

assistance with the 2018 Moody Scholars Program


Moody-Bradley House

Tyler, Texas
180,600
2018

assistance over two years in making needed repairs to the historic 1860 birthplace of W.L. Moody, Jr. and in developing a marketing plan that will increase the home’s visibility in the North Texas market for event rentals


National Ambucs, Inc.

Tyler, Texas
161,779
2018

assistance in constructing a fully accessible playground that will enable children with disabilities to interact with their non-disabled peers


New Day Services for Children and Families

Fort Worth, Texas
35,000
2018

assistance in providing at-risk mothers with support and exposure to healthy parenting skills through the FOCUS for Women program


Nia Cultural Center

Galveston, Texas
30,000
2018

assistance with the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School program


Oak Hill Academy

Dallas, Texas
33,993
2018

assistance with the purchase and installation of Clevertouch panels to enable multi-sensory education that incorporates video streaming, interactive content and document sharing in K-12 classrooms


Galveston’s County Constable’s Office Precinct 2

Galveston, Texas
68,400
2018

assistance with the purchase of 200 ballistic helmets and 200 tourniquet holsters


George W. Bush Foundation/George W. Bush Institute

Dallas, Texas
5,000,000
2018

assistance, over five years, with the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program


Good Local Markets

Dallas, Texas
60,000
2018

assistance with the “Eating Local is a SNAP” program that increases the value of SNAP benefits when used for fresh food