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2019 was the end of an era at The Meadows Foundation.
After 26 years as president and CEO, my cousin Linda Perryman Evans retired on December 31. After I was elected by the Board of Directors to succeed Linda, I was able to spend six months with her to transition roles. I thoroughly enjoyed our time together. It helped me to understand the challenges I have in front of me and what a wonderful job Linda has done.
Linda is a thoughtful, mission-driven leader. She is a loyal guardian - of people, of animals, of Texas.
Our 2019 grantmaking is a great example of Linda’s deep and involved leadership. Her legacy will only grow with time, and I want to thank her for a job well done.
Looking Forward
We are well into 2020 and living in a world that is bringing us change on a daily basis. I can’t predict how the current pandemic ends or its long-term impacts. However, I do believe we will figure it out together and find ways to take care of each other.
Over the last year, I have had the opportunity to talk with many of the Foundation’s grantees, philanthropic partners, and employees as well as members of the Meadows family and board, and numerous policymakers.
These conversations have reminded me of the importance of the work that is done at The Meadows Foundation, work that was started with my great aunt and uncle, Virginia and Algur Meadows over 75 years ago. More than $1.26 billion has been granted to nonprofit organizations throughout the state to benefit the people of Texas.
I am proud of what my family and the staff at The Meadows Foundation has accomplished, and I look forward to the challenges ahead.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Miller
President and CEO
Total Grants, Collaborative Projects
& Program-Related Investments
Total Number of Grants Awarded
Million
2019
Billion
Since 1948
2019
Since 1948
2019
Arts & Culture
Civic & Public Affairs
Education
Health
Human Services
since 1948
Arts & Culture
Civic & Public Affairs
Education
Health
Human Services
2019
Dallas
$5,000
Membership for 2019
Waco
$100,000
Toward creating The Arts Center and Museum of Art complex
Dallas
$25,000
Membership for 2019
Dallas
$50,000
Toward continued support to engage underrepresented Dallas communities in the performing arts
Fort Stockton
$50,000
Toward building a new theatre and renovating the current building as a multipurpose community facility
Cleburne1
$30,000
Toward restoring a historic home to serve as an additional tourist attraction to the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum site
San Antonio
$50,000
Toward upgrades to make the theatre accessible and safe for children, including those with special needs and their family members
Dallas
$10,000
Membership for 2019
Rockport
$100,000
Toward the construction of a new arts facility
Dallas
$3,550,076
Toward sustaining and building the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence (part of a 10-year, $45 million grant awarded in 2015)
Dallas
$10,000
Toward support for the Meadows Scholars Program to recruit top students to the Meadows School of the Arts
Taylor
$70,000
Toward constructing a building to preserve African American history and serve as a community center
Washington, DC
$100,000
Toward restoring thornscrub forests in the Rio Grande Valley
Austin
$75,000
Toward continued support for an initiative to improve civic learning and engagement among Texas youth
Dallas
$15,000
Toward promoting economic opportunity and financial security for low- and moderate-income Texans (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas)
Dallas
$50,000
Toward supporting Giving Day to encourage private donations to nonprofit organizations in North Texas
Dallas
$200,000
Toward providing support to local public awareness efforts to ensure a full and accurate statewide count in the 2020 Census
Dallas
$10,000
Toward creating The Meadows Foundation Partnership Fund
Bowling Green, Kentucky
$200,000
Toward increasing access to broadband technology in rural Texas communities
Washington, DC
$23,100
Membership for 2019
Dallas
$35,000
Toward a mobile internet lab for south, southeast, and west Dallas neighborhoods
Dallas
$250,000
Toward continuing support for a spay and neuter program to enable Dallas to become a no-kill city (a fund of The Dallas Foundation)
Dallas
$200,000
Toward providing shelter, education, and physical and mental health services to homeless youth (a fund of Social Venture Partner Dallas)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
$50,000
Toward issuing loans to expand economic opportunity for minority entrepreneurs in Dallas
Austin
$40,000
Toward continued support for managing stormwater through green infrastructure
New York, New York
$100,000
Toward enabling groundwater conservation districts to manage aquifers to meet Texas' long-term water needs more effectively
Austin
$175,000
Toward support to coordinate public awareness efforts to ensure a full and accurate statewide count in the 2020 Census
Dallas
$75,000
Toward continued support for hands-on environmental services and conservation education for underserved youths
Dallas
$50,000
Toward matching funds for an endowment to support volunteer training
Austin
$100,000
Toward expanding a micro-enterprise loan fund for low-income female entrepreneurs in Dallas
Washington, DC
$75,000
Toward increasing the capacity of Texas land trusts to conserve properties
Longview
$50,000
Toward constructing the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center as an ecologically sustainable city park
San Antonio
$50,000
Toward continued support to improve land and water resources in the Guadalupe, Pedernales, and Blanco river basins
Washington, DC
$10,000
Membership for 2019
Midland
$3,000
Toward a philanthropic roundtable event for rural nonprofit leaders
Carrollton
$100,000
Toward facilities improvements to expand medical care for cats and dogs in Texas
El Paso
$25,000
Toward Giving Day to encourage private donations to nonprofit organizations in El Paso
Washington, DC
$5,000
Membership for 2019
Dallas
$6,000
Membership for 2019
San Antonio
$25,000
Toward completing habitat renovations to allow public visitation
San Antonio
$100,000
Toward staff positions to support a new development strategy for organizational sustainability
Oakland, California
$70,000
Toward a clean-energy initiative focused on Texas utilities and cities
Alpine
$100,000
Toward supporting conservation efforts in the Big Bend region
Austin
$63,000
Toward developing a program to promote strategies and policies for changes in the food system and to provide technical assistance to small farms
Dallas
$1,000,000
Toward continued development of a long-term strategic plan to address the future social and economic needs of the state's growing population
College Station
$20,000
Toward continuing a program to increase water education and leadership skills of high school students
Austin
$60,000
Toward continued support for a public education program to increase the recycling rates for multifamily buildings and businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Dallas
$100,000
Toward a public information campaign related to additional state funding for maintaining state parks
Dallas
$2,500
Membership for 2019 in Texas Environmental Grantmakers Group (a fund of Philanthropy Southwest)
Austin
$300,000
Toward continuing the National Wildlife Federation’s Texas Living Waters Project to promote sound water management policies and practices in Texas
Dallas
$160,000
Toward design and construction plans for the Southwestern Medical District Urban Streetscape Initiative
Austin
$250,000
Toward a multiyear initiative to build organizational capacity, enhance technology, and expand readership
Mercedes
$30,000
Toward matching funds to support the ongoing training and development of healthcare professionals in the Rio Grande Valley
Austin
$100,000
Toward developing the capacity to focus diverse advocacy groups on effective water-management policies
Austin
$80,000
Toward supporting local outreach efforts to ensure a full and accurate statewide count in the 2020 Census
Austin
$55,800
Toward a study of the potential for increasing solar energy resources
Austin
$50,000
Toward developing Waterloo Park as a part of a chain of urban parks and trails along the Waller Creek watershed
San Antonio
$50,000
Toward support of a phased approach to improve the quality of early childhood services provided by home-based providers
Dallas
$175,000
Toward continued support to start-up a child and family center to improve school readiness for every child in the Bachman Lake area (a fund of The Dallas Foundation)
Dallas
$75,000
Toward continued support for a summer education program to improve postsecondary readiness
Austin
$60,000
Toward design and launch of a pilot program to help increase postsecondary completion rates in Central Texas
Austin
$120,000
Toward expanding programs to increase the postsecondary completion rates for Latino and first-generation students
Houston
$75,000
Toward support for a statewide training institute for newly elected school board members
Dallas
$125,000
Toward continued support in developing a dual-generation program to address the issue of child poverty in Dallas
Dallas
$100,000
Toward increasing the number of college- and career-ready graduates in the Dallas Independent School District
Roscoe
$80,000
Toward developing an innovative, new partnership to replicate college-readiness practices in rural school districts
Dallas
$250,000
Toward continued support for a collective impact effort to improve educational outcomes in Dallas County
Dallas
$10,000
Toward a digital content management system to improve after school services in Dallas
Dallas
$150,000
Toward continuing support for expanding high-quality pre-K services in Dallas (a fund of The Dallas Foundation)
Dallas
$500,000
Toward continued support of a long-range plan to improve high school graduation and postsecondary completion rates (an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas)
Dallas
$100,000
Toward continued support to prepare middle school students for postsecondary success through virtual programming
Portland, Oregon
$3,000
Membership for 2019
Dallas
$100,000
Toward construction of a new campus
Dallas
$75,000
Toward continued support for the integration of social-emotional health curriculum and instruction in the Dallas Independent School District
Galveston
$100,000
Toward support for an innovative early childhood in-district charter school in Texas
Austin
$50,000
Toward improving postsecondary completion and workforce outcomes in Travis County
New York, New York
$150,000
Toward continuing to expand a competency-based training program to prepare highly effective public-school teachers in Dallas and Fort Worth
Pharr
$78,000
Toward construction of a new early childhood development center
Dallas
$250,000
Toward continued support to expand the impact of Teach for America alumni across Texas
Austin
$100,000
Toward continuing efforts to train North Texas teachers to be advocates for effective education policy at state and local levels
Dallas
$150,000
Toward expanding training for school leaders in the Dallas Independent School District
Houston
$15,000
Toward support for a statewide conference to develop and disseminate strategies to increase postsecondary access, affordability, and completion in Texas
College Station
$117,000
Toward expanding an initiative to increase the postsecondary enrollment and completion rates of students in rural areas
Dallas
$75,000
Toward continued expansion of formal partnerships between public and private schools to increase literacy rates among low-income students in Dallas
Dallas
$75,000
Toward continued support to promote healthier lifestyles and increased academic performance among low-income students
Dallas
$150,000
Toward continued support to start-up an educator-preparation residency program to prepare highly effective teachers in the Dallas area
San Antonio
$150,000
Toward bridge funding to provide mentoring services to children and youth with incarcerated parents
Dallas
$150,000
Toward creating a therapy program for homeless individuals with intensive mental health needs
Richmond
$100,000
Toward renovating a facility to expand advocacy and support services for sexually abused children
San Antonio
$100,000
Toward constructing a new facility to serve abused and neglected children
Dallas
$75,000
Toward adding staff to provide services to adults in recovery from substance use disorders
El Paso
$100,000
Toward additional support to build organizational capacity to provide mental health services to children and their families as demand increases
El Paso
$100,000
Toward mental health services during the aftermath of the recent El Paso shootings
Austin
$150,000
Toward continued support for an innovative, permanent supportive-housing model to serve homeless individuals who are high utilizers of public services
Waco
$50,000
Toward increasing mental health services for low-income individuals in Waco
Dallas
$53,000
Toward upgrading a searchable database on mental health resources and providers in North Texas
San Antonio
$200,000
Toward continuing support for permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals, including those with severe mental illness
Dallas
$50,000
Toward continued support of social-emotional educational programs for refugee and underprivileged children
McKinney
$24,000
Toward building renovations to expand free medical care and mental health services to low-income residents of McKinney
Wichita Falls
$50,000
Toward constructing a new, inpatient care center and updating facilities to end-of-life care of patients and their families
Katy
$100,000
Toward continued support for statewide advocacy and education initiatives to improve immunization rates in Texas
Austin
$144,000
Toward continuing peer-support services for teens and young adults to ensure successful transition to the adult mental healthcare system
Dallas
$50,000
Toward renovating a facility to expand services to women recovering from alcoholism
Dallas
$4,000,000
Toward continued support of a statewide mental health policy institute designed to improve the mental health system of Texas (part of five-year, $10 million grant awarded in 2017)
Dallas
$1,000,000
To endow the Linda Perryman Evans President's Endowed Chair
Fort Worth
$100,000
Toward connecting rural high-risk families to services that reduce the likelihood of abuse and neglect among young children
Richland Hills
$31,000
Toward adding a telepsychiatry program for low-income clients
Austin
$50,000
Toward expanding programs benefitting individuals with mental illness in rural communities in Central Texas
Dallas
$28,000
Toward expanding educational programs and support groups for individuals with mental illness and their families in Denton and Collin counties
Fort Worth
$25,000
Toward expanding parenting programs to fathers and mothers whose children are at risk of removal or have been removed by Child Protective Services
Dallas
$500,000
Toward constructing a new comprehensive breast cancer center
Houston
$100,000
Toward piloting a web-based system to improve health outcomes of vulnerable individuals with chronic physical and mental health conditions
Dallas
$75,000
Toward additional staff to increase Clubhouse services to adults with mental illness and their families
Dallas
$200,000
Toward emergency operating support for healthcare services for uninsured and low-income individuals resulting from federal funding cuts
Prosper Waco
$100,000
Toward building the capacity of a community-development effort to improve mental health and other services for Waco residents
Brownsville
$40,000
Toward continued support to integrate services to strengthen low-income Hispanic families
San Antonio
$25,000
Toward start-up of an integrated medical and mental health program for sexual assault survivors
Fort Worth
$50,000
Toward continued expansion of mental health services for veterans and their families
New Braunfels
$50,000
Toward continued support for services to teens in recovery from substance abuse and their families
Amarillo
$50,000
Toward constructing a new facility to meet the current and future needs of ill children and their families seeking medical treatment
Austin
$50,000
Toward bridge funding for mental health programs
San Antonio
$200,000
Toward expanding Clubhouse programs for adults with severe mental illness across Texas
Dallas
$300,000
Toward continued support to expand the number of community clinics that screen for and treat depression
Pflugerville
$79,000
Toward expanding a program to improve the health of individuals with developmental disabilities in North Texas
Austin
$100,000
Toward assessing the foster care delivery system in Dallas and surrounding counties in preparation for a shift from state to community-level management
Houston
$250,000
Toward support for trauma-informed mental health programs for youth in the Houston area affected by Hurricane Harvey
Austin
$25,000
Toward a pooled fund to support high-impact mental health projects in Texas (a fund of Austin Community Foundation)
Austin
$100,000
Toward improving outcomes for youth and young adults through developing a statewide policy agenda that facilitates cross-systems collaboration
Amarillo
$50,000
Toward renovating a facility for use as a one-stop service and educational center for veterans and their families
Dallas
$150,000
Toward building capacity to enhance initiatives to prevent child abuse
Galveston
$250,000
Toward constructing a new medical education center to train healthcare professionals to meet the growing workforce needs in the state
Austin
$50,000
Toward formalizing a collaboration of recovery services for youth and families experiencing challenges with substance abuse (a fund of Austin Community Foundation)
Dallas
$25,000
Toward providing disaster relief to tornado victims in Ellis, Dallas, Collin, and Rockwall counties
Arlington
$122,000
Toward renovation and expansion of a homeless shelter
Dallas
$10,000
Toward continued support of an art program for homeless individuals
Georgetown
$150,000
Toward constructing a new vocational building and residential homes for adults with intellectual and or developmental disabilities
Dallas
$209,000
Toward constructing a permanent home for family-support services in the Bachman Lake area
New Braunfels
$75,000
Toward constructing a new training and support center to expand advocacy services for abused and neglected children
San Juan
$150,000
Toward emergency humanitarian care for migrant families from Central America seeking asylum in the United States
Dallas
$75,000
Toward adding staff to assist homeless individuals with housing and other critical services
Fort Worth
$75,000
Toward improvements and upgrades to the cooler and freezer
Fort Worth
$65,000
Toward coordinating resources for assisting individuals to reintegrate into society after incarceration
Edinburg
$35,000
Toward hiring an additional case supervisor to serve abused and neglected children
Dallas
$50,000
Toward constructing a new facility to expand programs helping women gain self-sufficiency
Dallas
$25,000
Toward continued support to expand post-release services to formerly incarcerated men and women
Dallas
$100,000
Toward renovations to an emergency shelter to expand services for homeless men, women, and families
Abilene
$50,000
Toward constructing new facilities to provide long-term and economically sustainable residential programs for adults with intellectual disabilities
Austin
$75,000
Toward constructing a facility to increase vocational training and certification programs for low-income, underemployed individuals
Harper
$55,000
Toward constructing a facility to use as a community center
San Marcos
$100,000
Toward constructing housing for victims of abuse and their children transitioning from temporary shelter
Fulshear
$44,000
Toward expanding emergency food assistance and English language instruction for immigrant families
Dallas
$95,000
Toward continuing support for legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant minors in North Texas
Dallas
$95,000
Toward transitioning to a new Homeless Management Information System to track services provided to homeless individuals in Dallas and Collin counties
San Antonio
$100,000
Toward the expansion of a statewide initiative to preserve and produce affordable housing in south Texas and areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey
Abilene
$37,000
Toward expanding emergency shelter and support services for victims of family violence and their children
Dallas
$25,000
Toward disaster relief services to tornado victims in Dallas and surrounding areas
Dallas
$50,000
Toward continuation funding to provide services to help senior adults avoid financial uncertainty and exploitation
Fort Worth
$50,000
Toward funding for Shaken Baby Alliance’s assistance to victims of shaken baby syndrome and their families, and training in identifying and preventing child abuse
Dallas
$100,000
Toward completing transitional housing facilities for homeless women and veterans and their families
Sudan
$20,000
Toward renovating a building to serve as a thrift store to provide training and employment opportunities to adults with disabilities
Dallas
$25,000
Toward disaster-relief services to tornado victims in Dallas and surrounding areas
Arlington, Virginia
$25,000
Toward renovating a building as a service center at Fort Hood in Killeen
Mercedes
$100,000
Toward continued start-up support for training low-income women in high-demand occupations
Dallas
$100,000
Toward support for a home-based palliative-care pilot program for homebound and low-income individuals with chronic health conditions
Lubbock
$50,000
Toward building renovations to consolidate childcare operations and expand mission critical services to the community
Statewide
$50,000
Toward a consortium of Texas funders concerned with the needs of rural communities
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