Austin Film Society, along with University of Texas at Austin Radio-Television Film Department, produced and broadcast a second season of Special Sessions. The program is a weekly
half hour program on Texas politics and policy making. The grant assisted in the production..

The joint project with UT Systems and PBS produced a thirteen-part television series, State of Tomorrow, to be broadcast in Texas in all thirteen markets of PBS Television. Each thirty-minute episode featured how public institutions of higher education are addressing critical issues and opportunities on the horizon in Texas. The grant assisted in the production..

The Waco Civic Theatre is a community theater that encourages citizens of all ages to express their artistic talent at this local facility. Due to the large number of patrons with hearing difficulties, the Theatre needed to upgrade their sound system. The grant was used to match an existing pledge to replace components of the theater's current sound system

Alliance for Justice is a national association for environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's, and consumer advocacy. Alliance has also worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest in the community's ability to influence public policy, and to foster the next generation of advocates. Alliance for Justice received support funding for their efforts to enhance the effectiveness of nonprofit groups to carry out their missions to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The American Prospect was founded in 1990 as an authoritative magazine of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics. The American Prospect grant was to assist in the underwriting of their work..

EPI was established in 1986 to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers. A grant from the Foundation was used to assist in the development of a comprehensive, accessible, and inspiring
economic agenda that would maximize the living standards of working families,
provide broadly shared prosperity, and reduce economic insecurity..

The Campaign for America's Future is a center for ideas and action that works to build an enduring majority for progressive change. The grant is to support the "Progressive Agenda and Message Project" designed to develop and disseminate a policy agenda and message on how to make the economy "work for working people.".

IPS, for more than four decades, has transformed ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment. IPS brings together the many parts of the progressive movement to make them add to more than the sum of their parts. The Foundation grant was used to fight for a just and equitable society that meets the needs of all of its citizens, especially those least advantaged..

Interfaith Worker Justice is a national organization that engages the religious community on improving wages, benefits, and working conditions for low-wage workers. They offer tools, clear steps toward resolution, and resources to make it easier for workers to enforce their rights and advocate for themselves. This grant supported the creating of a comprehensive, user-friendly worker advocacy website..

Media Matters for America is a web-based, progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative
misinformation in the U.S. media. Media Matters received support funding for their efforts in monitoring the media..

Search for Common Ground works to transform the way the world deals with conflict away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving. The Foundation's grant was used to assist in the funding for the US Engagement with Muslim World Project..

Texans Care is a non-partisan, nonprofit network of individuals and organizations advocating for improvement of the well-being of children across the state. To better educate Texas citizens about the plight of children, the Foundation partially funded a full-time Communications/Outreach Coordinator to provide training, and technical assistance support to Texas citizens regarding the plight of children.

Cesar Chavez Middle School in the Waco Independent School District oversees a family literacy program called "Learning English Among Friends" (LEAF). LEAF is poised to provide services to the entire family. The grant was used to focus on developing and implementing new educational programs for children and youth through LEAF Kids (ages 3-6) and Branching Out (Grades 1-5).

MCYC supports and strengthens the children, youth, and families through advocacy, collaborative action, and intervention in Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, Bosque and McLennan counties. This grant is payable over two years, and was used to hire a Youth Development Specialist to coordinate community services for youth enrolled in eight secondary after-school programs..

This school was created to educate a population of children whose families are typically well under the median income. This grant was used to fund the salary of teachers, college tours for the students, in-class curriculum materials, and PE/Health instruction at the local Doris Miller YMCA..

The Rapoport Service Scholarship is open to freshman enrolled in Liberal Arts. The scholarship awards up to $7,500 per year for three years beginning the summer after the freshman year and includes a lap top computer.

A requirement of this scholarship is the student must participate in community service during the summer. By working with a nonprofit organization, a student gains knowledge about this sector and the value that these agencies provide.

Students are able to select the nonprofit group of their choice, which benefits from their assistance. The students then write about their experience with others in their cohort group, and work together in a variety of service projects during the year..

The library provides books and other resources for the educational, cultural, and
recreational enrichment for individuals and families through reading programs. The Foundation grant partially funded the salary of the librarian to strengthen the children's program and lengthen the hours the library is open..

Waco ISD is looking into an employer-sponsored childcare program. The Foundation awarded a planning grant to the school district to cover the expense of research and program design..

The Waco Performing Arts organization is housed at the historic Hippodrome Theater and offers various education and entertainment events. The Foundation grant was used to fund the New Horizons Educational Series for the 2006-2007 season. The Series offers education theater to the children of the Greater Waco area. It strives to bring literary and curriculum-based shows that will help the teachers in their mission to develop an imaginative, innovative, and engaging generation of young people.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based
voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer through research, education, advocacy, and services. The grant was used to assist the local ACS chapter in the building of a new and larger facility..

The American Foundation for the Blind Center on Vision Loss expands possibilities for people with vision loss by broadening access to technology, improving the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve them, and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss. The Foundation grant assisted AFB in purchasing assistive technology, independent living devices, and specialty lighting for the Center..

Caritas of Waco has provided a safety net for some of the most disadvantaged citizens of Waco and McLennan County community for 38 years. They provide emergency assistance that includes food, shelter, and clothing. In providing food assistance, it was found that many of the residents were eligible for food stamps. With success of the HELPINGS: Healthy Food for Healthy Families program in McLennan County, Caritas expanded service into Falls County. The grant was used to employ a Program Outreach Coordinator for Falls County to assist eligible persons to complete applications to receive food stamps..

Meals on Wheels often is the only nutritious meal an elderly client receives each day. Many volunteer hours are contributed in the form of preparing, packaging and delivering these meals. This grant assisted in providing meals to older adults in East and South Waco..

The Doris Miller YMCA, a 31,000 square foot facility, is located at Quinn Campus. The grant was used to cover the moving expenses of the newly hired branch director..

The Doris Miller YMCA opened its outdoor pool in July, 2006. The grant was used to provide free swimming lessons, a free recreational swim day, and provided scholarship assistance for family and youth memberships..

LMSS of Waco oversees the Legal Assistance Project. This Project increases the well-being of the burgeoning senior population along with low-to-moderate income citizens, minorities, and limited-English speaking citizens in the Waco-McLennan County area. LAP provides basic legal services that enhance the quality and accessibility of equal justice in civil law proceedings. The grant is a two-for-one matching grant that will assist in the salaries of positions to oversee the project.

NeighborWorks Waco (formerly Neighborhood Housing Services) serves homebuyers and homeowners of Waco and McLennan County through various asset-building programs.
A new initiative, the Asset Building Coalition of Waco, helps working families achieve greater financial security through financial literacy education and support of free tax preparation services. The grant was used to fund a program director,
supplies and materials.

The Jerusalem Foundation mission is to strengthen, promote
and enhance a free, open, pluralistic and modern society in Jerusalem, by responding to the pressing needs of the city and working to improve the lives of its residents. Yearly support goes to the Foundation, which was founded in 1966 by then-mayor Teddy Kollek, to meet the ever changing needs of its citizens.

Talitha Koum means (in Aramaic) "My child, get up!" The program provides the opportunity for children of a local government housing area to "get up," to rise above the injustices of poverty and racism. This grant funded a program called "Making Waves," which provides access to the neighborhood swimming pool, teaches swimming proficiency, and encourages youth leaders to learn to become lifeguards.

UJC provides humanitarian assistance to those in need, and translates Jewish values into social action on behalf of millions of Jews in hundreds of communities in North America, in towns and villages throughout Israel, and sixty countries around the world. Yearly support goes to UJC to build and strengthen Israel based Jewish communities and activities, and to nurture Jewish learning and education.

Waco Habitat for Humanity is unique in its ability to make homeownership possible for very low-income families. The Foundation grant was used to purchase equipment, furniture and fixtures for Waco Habitat's new location. The renovated facility has office space, a workshop, and storage space.

The Foundation also awarded modest grants to other nonprofit organizations and local schools.