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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ACE Mentor Program of America, Inc./Austin Affiliate

Austin, Texas
5,000
2018

assistance with scholarships to college or skilled trades programs for students pursuing careers in architecture, construction or engineering


Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Fredericksburg, Texas
30,000
2018

assistance with a major renovation of gallery space and installation of climate controls to better protect museum artifacts


Affect Change, Inc./CareBOX Program

Austin, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance in preventing cancer-related deaths due to malnutrition, infections and falls by providing Central Texas cancer patients living at home with boxes of supplies tailored to their specific needs


AIDS Interfaith Network Inc.

Dallas, Texas
75,000
2018

assistance in making an unanticipated move to a location near Parkland Hospital, providing better services to HIV-positive clients


Alley’s House

Dallas, Texas
60,000
2018

assistance with the Comprehensive Services for Teen Mothers program


American Cancer Society, Inc./Cattle Baron’s Ball

Dallas, Texas
110,000
2018

assistance in underwriting the Junior Cattle Baron’s Ball to provide an afternoon excursion for pediatric cancer patients to see “Disney on Ice,” and support of the Healthy Community Initiative


Amy’s Friends/dba New Friends New Life

Dallas, Texas
75,000
2018

assistance in providing girls and young women who have sexually exploited or trafficked with access to education, job training, counseling and support through the Youth Resource Center


Angelina Arts Alliance Inc.

Lufkin, Texas
5,000
2018

assistance in presenting two performances, including a school-day performance for middle school students, of Black Violin, and outreach efforts to engage audiences


Animal Alliance of Galveston County

La Marque, Texas
50,000
2018

assistance in controlling the population of stray dogs and cats and protecting public health by expanding mobile spay-neuter services, bringing the mobile spay-neuter unit directly into low-income neighborhoods


Ann Richards School Foundation

Austin, Texas
30,000
2018

assistance with enrichment activities at al grade levels that bolster STEM learning and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills


Armed Services YMCA of El Paso

El Paso, Texas
10,000
2018

assistance with incorporating Operation Hero into programming for military families


Assistance League of Greater Collin County

Dallas, Texas
10,000
2018

assistance in providing school clothes and basic hygiene items to disadvantaged children in seven North Texas school districts as part of Operation School Bell


Auduborn Texas

Dallas, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance in expanding the Audubon Conservation Treks program to involve underserved youth in Texas cities in outdoor activities


Austin Diaper Bank

Austin, Texas
20,000
2018

assistance in building capacity in order to serve more of Central Texas’ need for diapers distributed to at-risk populations


Austin Explore, Inc./Explore Austin

Austin, Texas
60,000
2018

assistance, over a two-year period, in providing disadvantaged Austin youth with outdoor experiences, mentoring and leadership training through a year-round program of activities, leading to a weeklong wilderness backcountry trip


Austin F&W Alliance/dba Austin Food & Wine Alliance

Austin, Texas
5,000
2018

assistance with the annual Culinary Arts Career Conference for high school students from school districts throughout Central Texas


Austin Film Society

Austin, Texas
25,000
2018

assistance in presenting the 18th annual Texas Film Awards on April 8, 2018, honoring films made in Texas and outstanding Texans in film, television and music


Pollard United Methodist Church

Tyler, Texas
8,000
2017

assistance in building a community garden adjacent to an elementary school that will serve as a learning garden for fifth graders, provide fresh organic produce for the food bank, and offer church members and residents an opportunity to interact and benefit their community


Baylor University

Waco, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance in renovating Moody Memorial Library in preparation for its 50th anniversary in 2018, to include a flexible classroom that will be used for traditional lecture-format classes and video-conference learning


Holocaust Museum Houston

Houston, Texas
500,000
2017

assistance in constructing a new and expanded museum dedicated to Holocaust education, classroom, a larger auditorium and space for activities


Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation

Houston, Texas
359,897
2017

assistance in developing a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that uses existing anti-inflammatory drugs to slow memory loss and cognitive impairment, through a three-year study of the role of inflammation in the progression of the disease from early through late stages


Longhorn Project Advisory Board

Houston, Texas
40,000
2017

assistance in expanding the capacity for school field trips so that more Galveston County third and eighth graders are able to experience the STEM-related offerings involved in agriculture


MoMs USA

Houston, Texas
40,000
2017

assistance in honoring past and present members of the United States Marine Corp by presenting the 242nd Birthday Ball at Moody Gardens Hotel on November 11, 2017, and deferring some of the costs for young active-duty so that they may attend


Spring Branch Baseball Program, Inc./SpringSpirit Baseball

Houston, Texas
75,000
2017

assistance in expanding the mentoring and social service components of an after-school program that combines academic enrichment, sports, and Christian values to help children in an under-served, low-income area of North Spring Branch


University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance in reducing the financial burden of attending a private college by providing scholarship funding


Casa Esperanza, Inc./dba Hope House of Austin

Liberty Hill, Texas
35,000
2017

assistance in improving the quality of life for children and adults with severe intellectual and physical disabilities through the purchase of a passenger van


Ballroom Cultural Arts Foundation/dba Ballroom Marfa

Marfa, Texas
25,000
2017

assistance in presenting an exhibition of site-specific sculpture and performance art that includes a one-month artist residency, on-site collaboration with other artists, community engagement through public programs, and outreach to local schools


East Texas Baptist University

Marshall, Texas
109,000
2017

assistance in expanding the nursing school, relocating it off-campus to a renovated building with space to triple the capacity for nursing students


Sunshine Haven, Inc.

Olmito, Texas
31,344
2017

assistance in providing residential palliative care at the end of life, including pain management, counseling, and family support, at no cost at the Brownsville area’s only residential hospice for terminally ill patients


Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
500,000
2017

assistance in improving STEM education and undergraduate research programs by renovating the circa-1966 Moody Science Building


BIND: Brain Injury Network of Dallas

Plano, Texas
250,000
2017

assistance, over a two-year period, in building capacity to serve more of Dallas’ population of individuals with brain injuries in a day program that builds skills for work and volunteering, provides social interaction, restores purpose, and provides caregiver respite


Ark House Foundation

Richardson, Texas
12,000
2017

assistance in providing affordable housing and support services to patients and their families while they are receiving medical care at a Dallas hospital


Camp Aranzazu

Rockport, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance in providing a therapeutic and empowering week of summer camp activities to up to 4,000 children with special needs and physical or developmental challenges at the only accredited camp of its kind located along the Texas Gulf Coast


Concho Valley Turning Point

San Angelo, Texas
41,730
2017

assistance in purchasing a 15-passenger van that will transport individuals in recovery to meetings, classes, support groups and community functions that will aid them in overcoming dysfunction and becoming productive citizens and family members


Church of the Colored People of Gillespie County

San Antonio, Texas
50,000
2017

assistance in restoring the 1877 wooden church, built for the African-American residents of Fredericksburg and later used by all worshippers, and adding elements that will enable the church to be rented for public events, including restrooms, railings and parking


Soldiers’ Angels

San Antonio, Texas
15,800
2017

assistance in supplementing service to the military veterans using the Dallas VA Hospital, and providing comfort items, clothing, food and visits to the thousands of veterans, especially those that are homeless


Piney Woods Wildlife Society

Spring, Texas
9,000
2017

assistance with constructing a Kemp’s Ridley turtle sculpture in Menard Park in Galveston to increase awareness of local efforts to save this endangered species of sea turtle


CASA of Galveston County, Inc.

Texas City, Texas
30,000
2017

assistance in serving more of the abused and neglected children in Galveston County and serving as their advocate as they find a safe, permanent home, by hiring additional staff to recruit and supervise more volunteers in order to serve 75% of the children in need of advocacy


Galveston County Food Bank

Texas City, Texas
200,000
2017

assistance in improving nutrition for more of the 43,000 Galveston County residents living in poverty, through mobile food distribution


Galveston Arts Center, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance in offering cultural programs to visitors and residents through education outreach, gallery programs, events and exhibitions


Galveston Island Day School/Moody Early Childhood Center

Galveston, Texas
786,000
2017

assistance in expanding the Moody Early Childhood Center to accommodate more infants, toddlers and preschoolers by adding five classrooms, a second playground, a library and an aftercare room to the campus, and establishing a scholarship fund for low-income parents and special circumstances


Moody Scholars Program

Galveston, Texas
1,200,000
2017

assistance with the 2017 Moody Scholars Program


Project Graduation

Galveston, Texas
20,000
2017

assistance in providing a drug-free night of celebration to the Ball High School class of 2017 scheduled for June 1, 2017


Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County

Galveston, Texas
4,000,000
2017

assistance, over two years, in renovating the historic Guadalupe Church and School into a 58-bed family shelter, an ample client services building and a therapeutic annex for adult and child clients


Rosenberg Library Association

Galveston, Texas
250,000
2017

assistance in completing the final phase of a major reconstruction, which will include redesigning and expanding museum spaces, restoring historical architecture, and making the fourth floor more accessible to the disabled


St. Vincent’s Clinic

Galveston, Texas
50,000
2017

assistance in providing access to insulin to low-income patients of the clinic in order to improve their ability to work, care for their families and avoid the life-threatening complications of uncontrolled diabetes


St. Vincent’s House

Galveston, Texas
80,000
2017

assistance in improving the lives of Galveston’s working poor residents by offering emergency assistance, medical and mental health care, and other needed services, and improving academic and social outcomes for middle school students through after-school enrichment activity


Sea Star Base Galveston

Galveston, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance with the operating costs of providing one-day field trips to Galveston students in fifth through eighth grade to encourage their interest in science, their environment and maritime careers


Sunshine Center, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance in improving the safety and security of adults with cognitive disabilities through a capital improvements plan that includes replacing an outdated roof, reinforcing a deteriorating plumbing system, replacing the therapeutic greenhouse and other structural repairs


Transitional Learning Center at Galveston

Galveston, Texas
85,913
2017

transfer of 750 shares of American National Insurance Company common stock to assist with future operational and capital expansion plans


Trinity Episcopal Church

Galveston, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance in preserving the historic Eaton Hall structure for church and community use by repairing the roof


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

Galveston, Texas
1,000,000
2017

assistance with short term and longer-term needs of those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Galveston County


Upward Hope Academy, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
190,000
2017

assistance in providing a high school education that develops character, social and cognitive skills of students who need an alternative to Galveston’s public and private high schools


Yaga’s Children’s Fund

Galveston, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance, over a two-year period, in supporting more than 20 Galveston County children’s charities advancing the psychological, intellectual, vocational and physical development of the children and adolescents in the community


Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
50,000
2017

assistance in supporting internships, collaborative work, study-abroad and other high-impact educational experiences, especially for students who often decline such opportunities because they are working


Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Houston, Texas
50,000
2017

assistance in providing Galveston County residents with a pathway out of poverty through the Bridges to Hope program


Christus Foundation for Healthcare

Houston, Texas
87,232
2017

assistance in improving access to mental health and primary care services to homeless and/or uninsured individuals in Galveston County by placing an additional counselor in the Point of Light Clinic in Dickinson


Galveston Bay Foundation

Houston, Texas
60,000
2017

assistance in presenting the 11th annual Bike Around the Bay fundraising event, with proceeds aiding projects to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources of Galveston Bay


Goodwill Industries of Houston

Houston, Texas
200,000
2017

assistance with the Veteran Employment Training Services program to re-train, counsel and support veterans in finding careers that enable them to support themselves and their families


Mosaic Family Services, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
20,000
2017

assistance in providing culturally competent services, in 31 languages, to victims of violence, including human trafficking and domestic violence


Notre Dame of Dallas Schools, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance, over two years, in preparing developmentally disabled young adults for careers or community service through vocational training


Our Calling, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
20,000
2017

assistance in renovating a newly-purchased building in South Dallas to provide food, mentoring, counseling and religious outreach to the area’s most challenging segment of the homeless population, the chronically homeless with a long history of living on the streets


Parkland Foundation

Dallas, Texas
15,000,000
2017

assistance, over three years, in creating the Comprehensive Breast Center at Parkland to provide all Dallas County women with an equal opportunity for breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment


Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Dallas, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance in making science, nature and technology education accessible to all in North Texas through engaging, hands-on exhibits and programs at the museum and distance learning, designed to connect learners with scientific concepts and engage them in STEM pursuits


Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation

Dallas, Texas
5,000,000
2017

assistance in completing the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center, and in providing inpatient therapies that are a part of the special programming designed to support patients and their families


PWA Coalition of Dallas, Inc./dba AIDS Services of Dallas

Dallas, Texas
25,000
2017

assistance in preventing homelessness among one of the most vulnerable populations by operating four apartment complexes in Oak Cliff that house individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS, and providing comprehensive health, nutrition and transportation services


Readers 2 Leaders

Dallas, Texas
17,698
2017

assistance in purchasing a literature-based guided reading program for use in after-school, in-school and summer camp settings to help children build on their current reading skills, prevent summer learning loss and expand vocabulary and enjoyment of books


St. Philip’s School & Community Center

Dallas, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance, over a two-year period, in providing after-school enrichment to children of the central south Dallas neighborhood, whether or not they attend St. Philip’s School, enabling them to receive tutoring, homework support and instruction in extracurricular activities


St. Simons After-School

Dallas, Texas
115,000
2017

assistance in providing free after-school care, homework help and remedial reading instruction on-site at low-performing Dallas ISD elementary schools


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

Dallas, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance in training staff at high-risk elementary schools throughout North Texas to use the proven strategies developed and implemented at the Momentous Institute to improve the social-emotional health of students so they can achieve academic and lifelong success


Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
1,000,000
2017

assistance with renovation of the Owens Art Center and academic research in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development


Texas Discovery Gardens

Dallas, Texas
125,000
2017

assistance in expanding opportunities for children’s environmental education by constructing a natural playscape, adding outdoor learning stations and supplementing the Earthkeepers Scholarship Fund to reduce admission costs for low-income schools and families


Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children

Dallas, Texas
825,000
2017

assistance, over two years, in expanding the availability of a successful intervention, Take Flight, by developing a virtual dyslexia therapist that a classroom teacher may use as part of daily instruction in reading


It’s A Sensory World

Farmers Branch, Texas
25,000
2017

assistance in enabling children with autism, Down Syndrome or communication and sensory processing disorders to develop to their full potential using technology, play and therapy in individualized lesson plans for students ages 2-14


Alcohol Drug Abuse Women’s Center, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
75,000
2017

assistance in extending the continuum of care by filming an informative video for clients, their families and the public, creating a new position of Aftercare Case Manager, and retiring the debt on the center’s 15-passenger van


Children’s Center, Inc.

Galveston, Texas
100,000
2017

assistance in addressing a statewide crisis in foster care by creating emergency shelter space for an additional 16 boys and 16 girls, and providing the residents with trauma-informed care, on-site education and counseling to prepare them for permanent placement


Communities in Schools of Galveston County

Galveston, Texas
75,000
2017

assistance with providing one-on-one case management to at-risk students, aimed at preventing school dropout by identifying an individual student’s stumbling blocks and developing solutions


Congregation B’nai Israel

Galveston, Texas
690,000
2017

assistance in completing necessary repairs and renovation to bring the 63-year old facility up to current standards


Family Service Center

Galveston, Texas
125,000
2017

assistance with the Trauma Informed Care Initiative, a prevention and intervention program of parent education and treatment to reduce the impact of childhood traumas


Buckner Children and Family Services

Dallas, Texas
120,000
2017

assistance, over a two-year period, in developing a new pilot program that will better prepare young women transitioning from foster care to independent adult living by providing a long-term support system that includes goal setting, mentoring, educational assistance and vocational training


Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Texas

Dallas, Texas
20,000,000
2017

assistance with establishing the Robert L. Moody, Sr. Fellowship and Faculty Scholar Program


CitySquare

Dallas, Texas
90,000
2017

assistance in offering a housing-first approach to 50 chronically homeless Dallas County residents who have experienced both severe mental illness and the criminal justice system, providing them with intensive behavioral health and social services to improve their lives at a much lower cost to the city and county than incarceration


Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer

Dallas, Texas
50,000
2017

assistance in enabling families with a terminally ill child to create lasting memories in the child’s final days by purchasing needed items, improving the quality of family life, fulfilling a last wish or providing aid so that parents can spend more time with their child


Crystal Charity Ball

Dallas, Texas
750,000
2017

assistance in supporting eight charities in Dallas County that are concerned with the needs of children, enabling the groups to provide innovative services in health, education, arts, and social welfare and expand their capacity


Cystic Fibrosis Foundation/Northeast Texas Chapter

Dallas, Texas
70,000
2017

assistance in providing life-extending pediatric care at Children’s Medical Center and conducting clinical trials at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center


Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
225,000
2017

assistance, over three years, in stabilizing Dallas neighborhoods and families by providing low-income residents who are potential homeowners with the financial literacy, homebuying education and financial documentation needed to purchase and maintain a home


Dallas CASA

Dallas, Texas
2,000,000
2017

Assistance in endowing two volunteer coordinator positions each year into the future


Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation/AT&T Performing Arts Center

Dallas, Texas
22,000,000
2017

assistance with the capital campaign and with establishing a perment endowment fund


Dallas Foundation/Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative

Dallas, Texas
250,000
2017

assistance in completing funding to install modular buildings and landscaping comprising the Bachman Lake Together Family Center


Dallas Holocaust Museum

Dallas, Texas
500,000
2017

assistance in constructing a larger museum to accommodate increasing attendance by visitors of all ages and include a unique “Pivot to America” wing to relate American perspectives on intolerance to the country’s founding documents, ideals and historic figures


Dallas Theater Center

Dallas, Texas
150,000
2017

assistance in presenting the world premiere of “The Trials of Sam Houston,” and to develop educational programming to accompany the production


DME Exchange of Dallas

Dallas, Texas
45,000
2017

assistance in raising awareness of the state’s only medical salvage company in order to recruit more volunteers and generate more donations of used equipment


Family Gateway, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
65,000
2017

assistance in expanding case management, intake and support services for families in crisis


Food Foundation/dba Hunger Busters

Dallas, Texas
30,000
2017

assistance with the purchase of a delivery van so that the program can deliver a nutritious evening meal to more high-need schools and after-school programs


Healing Hands Ministries

Dallas, Texas
25,000
2017

assistance in providing pediatric medical, dental and behavioral health care to children living at or near the poverty level in northeast Dallas, offering both primary care and preventive treatment to reduce the rates of diabetes, asthma and obesity among children


Housing Crisis Center, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
15,000
2017

assistance in aiding military veterans who are either chronically homeless or experiencing a rare episode of homelessness, by offering supportive services, scattered-site housing and financial coaching to increase each client’s ability to afford adequate housing


Jubilee Park & Community Center

Dallas, Texas
525,000
2017

assistance, over a three-year period, in expanding the Out of School Time programming to serve 400 low-income students per year, adding a component for children with specialized academic needs such as dyslexia, autism and community disorders


Junior League of Dallas, Inc.

Dallas, Texas
80,000
2017

assistance, over two years, in expanding the “Kids in the Kitchen” program of hands-on nutrition education, fitness activities, and family involvement that teaches children in grades K-5 to make healthier choices


Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance

Dallas, Texas
78,500
2017

assistance with the Flex Fund, a rapid-response source of emergency funds for apartment or utility deposits, furniture, transportation and other needs in order to make homelessness as brief and nonrecurring as possible


HACA Scholarship Foundation, Inc./dba Austin Pathways

Austin, Texas
60,000
2017

assistance in providing specialized social services to senior citizens living in public housing by creating a Service Coordinator position to reduce seniors’ isolation and connect more seniors with needed services such as transportation, nutrition, housekeeping and counseling