The Meadows Foundation 2008 Annual Report
serving the people of Texas
 
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Grant RecipientAwarded in 2008Paid in 2008 from current and previous yearsPayable in future years
AIDS Resources of Rural Texas, Weatherford$40,000$40,000$0
Toward bridge funding to replace revenue lost as a result of federal funding cuts
Alliance For Children, Fort Worth$145,000$75,000$70,000
Toward hiring the agency's first fund-development director
Alzheimer's Association, Greater Dallas Chapter$500$500$0
Memorial gift
Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center, Austin$0$50,000$0
Toward bridge funding for an in-home program assisting families with young children at high risk for abuse, neglect, or developmental delay ($125,000-2007)
Austin Recovery$200,000$200,000$0
Toward construction and renovations at three facilities in order to expand substance abuse treatment capacity
Cameron County Children's Advocacy Centers, Brownsville$75,000$50,000$25,000
Toward bridge funding to support counseling services for victims of child abuse and their families
Candlelighters of the El Paso Area$50,000$50,000$0
Toward renovating existing space for use as a therapeutic activity center for children with cancer
CentroMed, San Antonio$100,000$100,000$0
Toward constructing a new community health and wellness center to expand services to low-income and uninsured residents of south San Antonio
Child and Family Guidance Center, Dallas$150,000$150,000$0
Toward startup of a children's mental health clinic to expand services to indigent children and youth in the southern sector of Dallas County
Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County, Lewisville$150,000$150,000$0
Toward constructing a facility to meet the increased need for services to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members
Children's Advocacy Center of Tom Green County, San Angelo$175,000$175,000$0
Toward emergency funding to hire staff to advocate for and support children taken from the Eldorado compound
Comal County Senior Citizen's Foundation, New Braunfels$75,000$75,000$0
Toward bridge funding for a new adult-day-care center that serves frail seniors and disabled adults
Communities In Schools of San Antonio$0$53,000$0
Toward expanding a pilot program that provides intensive in-school mental health services to students in need ($100,000-2007)
Community Dental Care, Dallas$0$75,000$0
Toward equipping a new dental center serving economically disadvantaged children in Irving ($75,000-2007)
Community Health Development, Uvalde$100,000$0$100,000
Toward renovating a facility to add mental health services and expand chronic disease management and dental services for the medically underserved
Contact Crisis Line, Dallas$0$20,000$0
Toward hiring bilingual staff to serve more Spanish-speaking individuals in crisis ($87,500-2007)
Cuero Community Hospital$100,000$100,000$0
Toward expanding and equipping hospital outpatient facilities
Dallas Challenge$167,500$82,500$85,000
Toward expanding outpatient substance abuse treatment for youth ages 10-17
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Greater Houston$107,600$56,700 $50,900
Toward hiring an additional program coordinator to expand support groups
Don and Sybil Harrington Regional Medical Center at Amarillo$300,000$0$300,000
Toward constructing a hospitality house for families of adult patients receiving medical care
Fisher County Hospital District, Rotan$25,000$25,000$0
Toward renovating and expanding the hospital's trauma center
Foundation for Education and Research in Vision, Houston$0$50,000$0
Toward expanding a vision-care program to residents of public housing and other low-income populations in Dallas ($50,000-2007)
Foundation for The Council On Alcohol And Drug Abuse-Houston$300,000$300,000$0
Toward expanding facilities to provide better access to counseling and therapeutic services for individuals affected by alcohol and drugs
Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County, Arlington$0$72,000$0
Toward expanding substance-abuse prevention programs in Tarrant County ($72,000-2007)
Hackberry Creek Care Center, Matador$0$21,000$0
Toward equipping a new skilled-nursing-care facility for low-income residents ($21,000-2007)
HALO Flight, Corpus Christi$157,300$157,300$0
Toward purchasing a new helicopter to be used as an air ambulance serving 26 counties
Healthcare For The Homeless-Houston$105,000$60,000$45,000
Toward expanding mental health services to the homeless and to individuals incarcerated or released from jail
Hospice of South Texas, Victoria$25,000$25,000$0
Toward purchasing two cargo vans to deliver medical supplies and equipment to hospice clients
Houston Community Health Centers for Denver Harbor Clinic$25,000$25,000$0
Toward renovating space for a dental clinic to serve the medically underserved of Northeast Houston
Knox County Hospital District, Knox City $100,000$0$100,000
Toward constructing a new rural health clinic for medically underserved and uninsured individuals
La Esperanza Clinic, San Angelo$0$120,000$0
Toward constructing a new clinic to provide medical and mental health services to economically disadvantaged residents of Tom Green and surrounding counties ($120,000-2007)
LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare, Dallas$174,000$174,000$0
Toward renovating a facility to relocate the main service office
LifeWorks, Austin$150,000$75,000$75,000
Toward bridge funding for an adult mental health program
Lone Star Circle of Care, Georgetown $0$50,000$0
Toward expanding mental health services for uninsured and medically underserved individuals in Williamson County ($225,000-2006)
Lutheran Social Services of the South, Austin$118,000$0$118,000
Toward expanding and improving residential treatment at the Canyon Lake facility to provide therapeutic and educational services for youth with mental illness
Marathon Kids, Austin $241,000$96,000$145,000
Toward expanding a free exercise and nutrition program for elementary students in Dallas, the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and Houston
Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas$0$35,000$0
Toward adding staff in order to update and expand consumer-oriented programs and educational initiatives for individuals with mental illnesses in a seven-county North Texas area ($195,000-2006)
Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas$500$500$0
Charitable gift in lieu of honorarium
Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance$0$1,500,000$0
To launch a five-year campaign to operate a citywide, comprehensive homeless assistance center ($1,500,000-2007)
Monarch School, Houston$250,000$250,000$0
Toward constructing a facility to expand therapeutic education services to students with neurological differences
NAMI Texas, Austin$278,750$171,000$107,750
Toward bridge funding to hire new staff and stabilize services
Our Children's House/Baylor, Dallas$500$500$0
Memorial gift
Parenting Cottage, Lubbock$0$25,000$0
Toward expanding a program to prevent and treat Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ($49,000-2007)
Patriot Paws Service Dogs, Rockwall$201,000$107,000$94,000
Toward a pilot program to prepare prison inmates to become trainers of service dogs to assist disabled veterans and other persons with mobility disabilities
Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children, Killeen $25,000$25,000$0
Toward increasing the number of North Texas special needs children attending outdoor education and camp programs
Planned Living Assistance Network of North Texas, Dallas$234,000$141,000$93,000
Toward initiating a cognitive-enhancement-therapy recovery program for individuals with severe mental illnesses
Project Vida Health Center, El Paso$100,000$100,000$0
Toward establishing a pediatric dental clinic for low-income children in El Paso
Promise House, Dallas$0$30,000$15,000
Toward expanding a psychiatric treatment program for homeless and at-risk youth ($75,000-2007)
The Rape Crisis Center for Children and Adults, San Antonio$0$37,000$0
Toward hiring a development director to increase and diversify annual revenues ($81,000-2007)
Ronald McDonald House Charities of El Paso$0$25,000$0
Toward adding a mental health component to the mobile unit that serves children in the Socorro Independent School District and toward furnishing and equipping a family room at a local hospital ($25,000-2007)
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas$812,000$812,000$0
Toward constructing a new facility to double the capacity to serve families of seriously ill children
Safe Tri-County Community Center Assisting Women and Children, Alvin$60,000$30,000$30,000
Toward hiring staff to expand a support and treatment program for women and child victims of domestic violence
Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas, Midland$0$21,300$0
Toward hiring a therapist to provide counseling and expand services to war veterans and other individuals in a 27-county rural area ($48,000-2007)
Scotty's House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center, Bryan$86,000$86,000$0
Toward constructing a facility to provide increased advocacy services to abused and neglected children
Seymour Hospital Foundation$63,000$63,000$0
Toward purchasing a replacement ambulance
Springboard Center, Midland$300,000$300,000$0
Toward building a new facility to provide inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs for adults
Texas Christian University, TCU Institute of Child Development, Fort Worth$215,000$215,000$0
Toward developing an outreach project to disseminate knowledge and training to professionals and parents of children with emotional and developmental problems
Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation, Austin$0$115,000$70,000
Toward expanding free dental services to children and adults in rural communities who have no access to oral health care ($185,000-2007)
Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Waco $150,000$150,000$0
Toward an 18,000 square-foot addition to the Hall of Fame, including a health, fitness, and education center
Texas Woman's University, Denton $1,000,000$0$1,000,000
Toward constructing a new Health Science Center in Dallas to increase the number of graduating nurses and to help reduce the nursing shortage in Texas
Trinity Mother Frances Health System Foundation, Tyler$150,000$150,000$0
Toward constructing a Level IIIA neonatal-intensive-care unit to provide comprehensive critical care for premature babies
Triple H Equitherapy Center, Pipe Creek$0$20,000$10,000
Toward hiring professional staff to sustain and develop programs and increase the volunteer base ($70,000-2007)
United Cerebral Palsy of North Texas, Dallas$257,000$257,000$0
Toward merging two agencies to better provide long-term care for individuals with disabilities
The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson$350,000$200,000$150,000
Toward initiating the Center for Children and Families to offer a resource for parents and professionals who seek guidance to meet the needs of children from birth through adolescence
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston$0$375,000$0
Toward continuing and expanding an innovative model of delivering mental health and substance abuse services to the indigent population of Galveston and Brazoria Counties ($375,000-2007)
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas$0$300,000$0
Toward establishing a women's mental health center at UT Southwestern for diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders affecting girls and women ($810,000-2006)
Victims Outreach, Dallas$36,000$36,000$0
Toward bridge funding to merge two victims' services agencies
Zero To Three, Washington, DC$100,000$100,000$0
Toward expanding a pilot program that provides developmental and mental health services for children zero to three years old in foster care
Subtotal for Health$8,152,650$8,518,300$2,723,650