GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Mitte Foundation’s Community Giving Program makes grants primarily for the purpose of improving the quality of life within Central Texas through programs that support education, care for the elderly, and therapeutic and rehabilitative services to the mentally and physically disabled.
Brownsville Texas Initiative | $1,128,405 |
| Property development to provide additional outdoor park space, enhance access to art and cultural programs, and support future health, entertainment, and museum venue expansions within the geographic boundaries of the Mitte Cultural District | |
Dean Porter Park Renovation | $20,000 |
| Support for the commission and installation of the "Circle of Peace" sculpture in Dean Porter Park | |
Mitte Cultural District | $70,000 |
| Salary for the new position of Executive Director, transitioning from a Marketing and Membership Coordinator (Second installment of a two-year, $94,200 grant, plus an additional $22,900) | |
Brownsville Texas Initiative | $693,174 |
| Property development to provide additional outdoor park space, enhance access to art and cultural programs, and support future health, entertainment, and museum venue expansions within the geographic boundaries of the Mitte Cultural District | |
Children's Museum of Brownsville | $25,000 |
| Architectural design fees for conceptual renderings of the Science Center expansion | |
Mission Capital | $13,000 |
| Support for the COVID-19 response & Initial Collaborative Planning session in Brownsville | |
Mitte Cultural District | $47,100 |
| Salary for a Marketing and Membership Coordinator (First installment of a two-year, $94,200 grant) | |
Brownsville Texas Initiative | $402,196 |
| Property development to provide additional outdoor park space, enhance access to art and cultural programs, and support future health, entertainment, and museum venue expansions within the geographic boundaries of the Mitte Cultural District | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $30,000 |
| Support for the ReStore Facility Building Barn (Fifth installment of a five-year, $150,000 grant) | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area | $10,000 |
| Support for Academic Success Programming for Economically Disadvantaged Youth | |
The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art | $37,707.80 |
| $10,000 in support for the Youth Art and Music Program $27,707.80 in support for operating expenses used for fire protection system | |
The Brownsville Wellness Coalition | $10,106.16 |
| $9,500 in support for Hunger Relief for COVID-19 $606.16 for replacement of stolen garden tools | |
Camille Players (Camille Playhouse) | $6,500 |
| Support for general operating expenses | |
Children's Museum of Brownsville | $6,500 |
| Support for general operating expenses | |
Girl Scouts of Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Gamma Sigma Girls program | |
Interfaith Action of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Hands on Housing program | |
The Long Center | $10,000 |
| Support for Youth Education Programs | |
Meals on Wheels Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Meals on Wheels program | |
Mission Capital | $25,000 |
| Support for Management of the Carriage House Meeting Space for Mission Capital's Members | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $10,000 |
| Support for the Community Works Program at Community First! Village | |
Sunshine Haven | $10,000 |
| Support for the patient care program | |
Thinkery | $10,000 |
| Support for the 2020 VolunTeen Program | |
Together We Rise | $10,000 |
| Support for the Sweet Cases for Every Foster Child in Travis County program | |
The Valley Zoological Society, on behalf of the Gladys Porter Zoo | $6,500 |
| Support for general operating expenses | |
Brownsville Texas Initiative | $752,534 |
| Property development to provide additional outdoor park space, enhance access to art and cultural programs, and support future health, entertainment, and museum venue expansions within the geographic boundaries of the Mitte Cultural District | |
AGE of Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Caregivers Resource Program | |
Austin Community College | $10,000 |
| Support for the Foster Care Alumni Success Program's Support Center | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $30,000 |
| Support for the ReStore Facility Building Barn (Fourth installment of a five-year, $150,000 grant) | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area | $10,000 |
| Support for Academic Success Programming for Economically Disadvantaged Youth | |
Breakthrough Central Texas | $8,000 |
| Support for the College Preparation and Support Program | |
The Brownsville Community Foundation | $10,000 |
| Support for the 2019 Big Give Brownsville Non-Profit Directory | |
C5 Youth Foundation of Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Road to College Program for At-Risk Central Texas Youth | |
Children's Museum of Brownsville | $5,000 |
| Support for the CMB Annex Project | |
College Forward | $5,000 |
| Support for the Central Texas College Success program | |
Costumes of the Americas Museum | $10,000 |
| Support for the purchase of an interactive kiosk to provide visitors visual access to the entire collection | |
Dean Porter Park Renovation | $7,000 |
| Support for Entry Enhancements and Signage for the Holiday Village | |
Easter Seals Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Audiology Services program for low-income patients | |
Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts | $5,000 |
| Support for the Austin Soundwaves Advanced Skills & Mentoring Program | |
Huston-Tillotson University | $25,000 |
| Support for the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation Scholarship Endowment (Final installment of a three-year, $100,000 grant) | |
The Long Center | $10,000 |
| Support for the Select Ensemble for the Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Program | |
Meals on Wheels Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Meals on Wheels program | |
Mission Capital | $25,000 |
| Support for Management of the Carriage House Meeting Space for Mission Capital's Members | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $5,000 |
| Support for the Community Works Program at Community First! Village | |
Texas Ramp Project | $5,000 |
| Support for the Austin West Ramp Project | |
The Valley Zoological Society, on behalf of the Gladys Porter Zoo | $7,500 |
| $5,000 in support of the BEAM at the Zoo Project $2,500 for Giraffe Habitat Shade Structures | |
Brownsville Texas Initiative | $448,964 |
| Property development to provide additional outdoor park space, enhance access to art and cultural programs, and support future health, entertainment, and museum venue expansions within the geographic boundaries of the Mitte Cultural District | |
AGE of Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Caregivers Resource Program | |
Alpha Charity League | $5,000 |
| Support for the ACL Class Leadership and True Alpha Leader Guest Speaker Series (All Hands on Deck Meeting) program | |
Arts for a Better Tomorrow | $10,000 |
| Support for the Breaking Barriers program | |
Austin Classical Guitar | $10,000 |
| Support for the Braille Guitar Resource for Students with Visual Impairments program | |
Austin Community College | $10,000 |
| Support for the Foster Care Alumni Success Program | |
Austin Dog Alliance | $5,000 |
| Support for the Hounds for Heroes Program | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $30,000 |
| Support for the Restore Facility Building Barn (Third installment of a five-year, $150,000 grant) | |
Austin Speech Labs | $5,000 |
| Support for the Intensive Speech Therapy with Music Therapy Program for Stroke Survivors | |
Austin Sunshine Camps | $5,000 |
| Support for the Sunshine After School Program | |
Breakthrough Central Texas | $15,000 |
| Support for Breakthrough High School Programming | |
Brownsville Animal Defense | $5,000 |
| Support for the Caring for Dogs Program | |
The Brownsville Community Foundation | $5,000 |
| Operating Funds for the 2018 Big Give Brownsville Program | |
Bulverde Spring Branch Fire & EMS | $5,000 |
| Support for the Hello Life! Hello Link! Program | |
C5 Youth Foundation of Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Road to College Program for At-Risk Central Texas Youth | |
Candlelight Ranch | $5,000 |
| Support for Therapeutic Programming for Children and Families | |
CASA of Travis County | $5,000 |
| Support for the Trauma-Informed Care for Teens in the Foster Care System Program | |
Changing Expectations Corp | $10,000 |
| Support for the Software Engineering Program at Burnet Middle School and the MBK Coding Makerspace | |
Children's Cerebral Palsy Movement | $10,000 |
| Support for the CP Community Creation Program | |
College Forward | $10,000 |
| Support for the Central Texas College Success program | |
Communities In Schools of Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the XY-Zone program | |
Con Mi MADRE | $10,000 |
| Support for the College Preparation and Access for Latinas Program | |
DiscoverSTEAM Foundation | $10,000 |
| Support for the DOWNSHIFT AutoSTEM Program | |
The Ferrari Kid | $10,000 |
| Support for the Celebrity for a Day Program | |
Foster Angels of Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Educational Support for Youth in Central Texas Foster Care | |
Girl Scouts of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Tech Girls program | |
Guide Dogs of Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the On-Going Training and Educational Programs of Guide Dogs for Blind Texans | |
Helping Hand Home for Children | $5,000 |
| Support for the Trauma-Informed Therapy for Severely Abused Children Program | |
Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts | $10,000 |
| Support for the Austin Soundwaves: Compose the Future Program | |
Huston-Tillotson University | $25,000 |
| Support for the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation Scholarship Endowment (Second installment of a three-year, $100,000 grant) | |
KIPP Austin Public Schools Inc. | $10,000 |
| Support for the KIPP Through College program | |
C5 Youth Foundation of Texas | $15,000 |
| Support for the Select Ensemble for the Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Program | |
Meals on Wheels Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Meals on Wheels program | |
Mission Capital | $25,000 |
| Support for Management of the Carriage House Meeting Space for Mission Capital's Members | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $20,000 |
| $10,000 in Support of the Community First! Village Community Building and Care program $10,000 in Support of the Construction of a Micro-Home in Partnership with Forest Trail Elementary School | |
Operation Finally Home | $10,000 |
| Support for a Home for a Veteran in Elgin, Texas | |
R.O.C.K. Ride On Center for Kids | $5,000 |
| Support for the Equine Therapy for Children with Disabilities Program | |
Spirit Reins, Inc. | $5,000 |
| Support for the Reins of Change Program | |
Texas Ramp Project | $5,000 |
| Support for the Austin West Ramp Project | |
Thinkery | $10,000 |
| Support for the VolunTeen program | |
TILT | $5,000 |
| Support for the Working Production Program | |
The University of Texas: Dell Medical School | $15,000 |
| Support for the Musculoskeletal Institute Shared Decision-Making Tools for Elderly Patients Program | |
The University of Texas at Austin: Lang Stuttering Institute | $5,000 |
| Support for Camp Dream. Speak. Live. 2018 | |
The University of Texas Foundation | $10,000 |
| Support for the UTeach Outreach UT PREP STEM Pathway Program | |
African American Youth Harvest Foundation | $15,000 |
| Support for Sugar CODERS After School 2016-2017: STEM Education for Girls | |
AGE of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Caregivers Resource Program | |
Austin Achieve Public Schools | $15,000 |
| Support for the College Readiness Program | |
Austin Community College | $10,000 |
| Support for the Foster Care Student Program: Support for Success | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $30,000 |
| Support for the Restore Facility Building Barn (Second installment of a five-year, $150,000 grant) | |
Austin Speech Labs | $10,000 |
| Support for the Music Therapy To Promote Communication Recovery in Stroke Survivors program | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area | $10,000 |
| Support for the Academic Success Programs at East Austin College Prep and Dailey Middle School | |
Breakthrough Austin | $10,000 |
| General support for high school programming | |
The Brownsville Community Foundation | $3,500 |
| Support for operating expenses related to the Big Give Brownsville project for 2017 | |
C5 Youth Foundation of Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Texas Road to College Program for at-risk youth | |
CASA of Travis County | $10,000 |
| Support for the Trauma-Informed Care for Teens in the Foster Care System program | |
Changing Expectations Corp | $10,000 |
| Support for Coding Clubs programs | |
College Forward | $10,000 |
| Support for the Central Texas College Success program | |
Communities In Schools of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the XY-Zone program | |
Con Mi MADRE | $10,000 |
| Support for the College Preparation and Access program | |
DiscoverSTEAM Foundation | $15,000 |
| Support for the F1 in Schools program for youth attending Region XIII schools in Texas | |
Easter Seals Central Texas | $10,000 |
| General support for Audiology Services | |
Family Eldercare | $10,000 |
| Support for the In-Home Care and Caregiving program | |
Foster Angels of Central Texas | $15,000 |
| Support for the Educational Support for Youth in Central Texas Foster Care program | |
Girl Scouts of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Tech Girls program | |
Helping Hand Home for Children | $10,000 |
| General support for programs providing Therapeutic Enrichment Activities for Children | |
Hispanic Alliance for the Performing Arts | $15,000 |
| Support for the Austin Soundwaves Advanced Skills and Mentoring program | |
Huston-Tillotson University | $50,000 |
| Support for the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation Scholarship Endowment (First installment of a three-year, $100,000 grant) | |
KIPP Austin Public Schools Inc. | $10,000 |
| Support for the KIPP Through College program | |
Meals on Wheels Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Meals on Wheels program | |
Mission Capital | $25,000 |
| Support for the accessible, free meeting space for Mission Capital members using the Mitte Foundation Carriage House | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $10,000 |
| Support for the Community First! Village Resident Care program | |
Philanthropy Southwest | $25,000 |
| Support for the 2017 Sustaining Partner program | |
Spirit Reins, Inc. | $5,000 |
| Support for the Reining in Trauma: Mental Health Services for Children and Families program | |
Texas Ramp Project | $7,500 |
| Support for the Austin West Ramp Project | |
Thinkery | $10,000 |
| Support for the VolunTeen program | |
AGE of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Caregiver Resources Program | |
The Arc of the Capital Area | $10,000 |
| Support for the Juvenile Justice Services program | |
Austin Child Guidance Center | $10,000 |
| Support for the Underserved Children Mental Health Program | |
Austin Community College | $10,000 |
| Support for the ACC Foster Care Alumni: Prepped for Success program | |
Austin Ed Fund | $10,000 |
| Support for the Austin Ed Fund Innovation Grants Program | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $12,500 |
| Support for the home repair program for aging and disabled individuals (Final installment of an 18-month, $22,500 grant) | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $30,000 |
| Support for the Restore Facility Building Barn (First installment of a five-year, $150,000 grant) | |
Austin Partners in Education | $15,000 |
| Support for the College Readiness Program | |
Austin Speech Labs | $10,000 |
| Support for the Intensive Speech Therapy Combined with Music Therapy program | |
Boy Scouts of America, Capitol Area Council | $12,500 |
| Support to fund Austin Scout STEAM camp scholarships (Final installment of an 18-month, $22,500 grant) | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area | $5,000 |
| Support for academic success programming at East Austin College Prep and Daily Middle School (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
C5 Youth Foundation of Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the C5 Youth Foundation of Texas leadership program | |
Candlelight Ranch | $10,000 |
| Support for The Homestead Project at Candlelight Ranch | |
The Care Communities | $7,500 |
| General support for Care Teams and Peer Matches | |
CASA of Travis County | $10,000 |
| Support for the Trauma-Informed Care for Teens in the Foster Care System program | |
Central Texas Food Bank | $5,000 |
| Support for the Healthy Options Program for the Elderly (HOPE) (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Changing Expectations Corp. | $5,000 |
| Support for programming for the VEX Robotics & Computer Coding Clubs at Lanier High School and Burnet Middle School (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
The Children's Museum of Brownsville | $35,000 |
| Support to purchase a cargo van for CMB On the Go | |
Con Mi MADRE | $10,000 |
| Support for the College Preparation and Access program | |
Drive a Senior | $5,000 |
| Support for the Drive a Senior Volunteer Program | |
E3 Alliance | $20,000 |
| Support for the RAISEup Texas Expansion Initiative | |
Equine Rehabilitation Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Hopeful Hearts Equine-Assisted Therapies Scholarship Program | |
Family Eldercare | $5,000 |
| Support for the Helping Seniors Remain Independent, Safe and Healthy program (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Family Eldercare | $25,000 |
| Support for the Safe at Home: Money Management Services for Seniors, Disabled Adults, and Veterans program | |
Foster Angels of Central Texas | $15,000 |
| Support for the Educational Assistance for Children in Central Texas Foster Care program | |
Girlstart | $5,000 |
| Support for the Girlstart After School: STEM Education for High-Need Central Texas Girls program | |
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Goodwill Deaf Services program | |
Green Doors | $10,000 |
| Support for the Supportive Services for Veterans and People with Disabilities program | |
Helping Hand Home for Children | $10,000 |
| Support for the Therapeutic Enrichment Activities for Children in Residential Treatment program | |
Helping the Aging, Needy and Disabled | $10,000 |
| Support for the Independent Care Special Attendant(s) program | |
Meals on Wheels Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Meals on Wheels program | |
Mission Capital | $25,000 |
| Support for the accessible, free meeting space for Mission Capital members using the Mitte Foundation Carriage House | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $10,000 |
| Support toward construction of a micro home in Community First! Village in partnership with Forest Trail Elementary, Eanes ISD | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $15,000 |
| Support for the Community First! Village Art House program | |
Operation FINALLY HOME | $10,000 |
| Support toward a mortgage-free home for a wounded veteran in Austin, Texas | |
RED Arena Inc. | $10,000 |
| General support for staff | |
R.O.C.K. Ride On Center for Kids | $5,000 |
| Support for the Equine Therapy for Children and Adults with Disabilities program | |
The Salvation Army | $5,000 |
| Support for general operating costs of Emergency Shelter Operations for women and children (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
The Seton Fund | $10,000 |
| Support for the Generations Intensive Outpatient Program for Underserved Elderly | |
Skillpoint Alliance | $5,000 |
| Support for programming for Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for high school students (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Spirit Reins, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Support for the Reining in Trauma: Mental Health Services for Children and Families program | |
Texas Ramp Project | $5,000 |
| Support for the Austin East Ramp Project | |
Thinkery | $5,000 |
| Support for the Volunteen program (Final installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
TILT | $5,000 |
| Support for the TILT Transports and Supports Actors program | |
The University of Texas at Austin | $25,000 |
| Support for the Musical Lives program | |
YMCA of Austin | $10,000 |
| Support for the YMCA Youth and Government program | |
African American Youth Harvest Foundation | $15,000 |
| Support for the expansion of the afterschool TechWiz and Krew 12 programs | |
AGE of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Caregiver Resources Program | |
Austin Child Guidance Center | $10,000 |
| Support for the Children’s Mental Health Services for Low-Income Families program | |
Austin Clubhouse | $10,000 |
| Support for Employment Programming Expansion | |
Austin Free-Net | $10,000 |
| Support for the Techno-Women program | |
Austin Habitat for Humanity | $10,000 |
| Support for the home repair program for aging and disabled individuals (First installment of an 18-month, $22,500 grant) | |
Boy Scouts of America, Capitol Area Council | $10,000 |
| Support to fund Austin Scout STEAM camp scholarships (First installment of an 18-month, $22,500 grant) | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area | $10,000 |
| Support for the academic success programming at East Austin College Prep and Daily Middle School (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Breakthrough Austin | $12,000 |
| Support for high school programming | |
Bulverde Spring Branch Fire & EMS | $7,200 |
| Support for marketing efforts of home health visits to seniors living in the Bulverde Spring Branch Fire and EMS service area | |
Camp Fire Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support to provide scholarships for at risk youth to attend the Camp Fire Summer Camp for Teens | |
Central Texas Food Bank | $10,000 |
| Support for the Healthy Options Program for the Elderly (HOPE) (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Changing Expectations Corp. | $10,000 |
| Support for programming for the VEX Robotics & Computer Coding Clubs at Lanier High School and Burnet Middle School (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
The Children's Museum of Brownsville | $15,000 |
| Support for the purchase of new air conditioning units for the museum | |
College Forward | $10,000 |
| Support for the Austin College Access and Success program | |
Con Mi MADRE | $5,000 |
| Support for the College Preparation and Access program | |
Easter Seals Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Ability Assistance Program | |
Family Eldercare | $10,000 |
| Support for the Helping Seniors Remain Independent, Safe and Healthy program (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Friends of the Bertram Library | $15,000 |
| Support toward roof repairs of the building housing the thrift store | |
Girl Scouts of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Tech Girls STEM program for 6th- through 12th-grade girls | |
Interfaith Action of Central Texas | $10,000 |
| Support for the Hands on Housing (HOH) program | |
Kids in a New Groove | $10,000 |
| Support for the Lessons are the Lifeline program | |
Meals on Wheels Central Texas | $5,000 |
| Support for the Meals on Wheels program | |
Mission Capital | $25,000 |
| Support for the accessible, free meeting space for Mission Capital members using the Mitte Foundation Carriage House | |
Mobile Loaves & Fishes | $10,000 |
| Support for resident care staff of Community First! Village used for physical and mental health assessment and therapy | |
Operation FINALLY HOME | $10,000 |
| Support toward a mortgage-free home for a wounded veteran | |
R.O.C.K. Ride On Center for Kids | $5,000 |
| Support for the Therapy for Children and Adults with Disabilities program | |
The Salvation Army | $10,000 |
| General support for operating costs of Emergency Shelter Operations for women and children (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Skillpoint Alliance | $10,000 |
| Support for programming for Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for high school students (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
Texas Ramp Project | $5,000 |
| Support for the Austin Ramp Project | |
Thinkery | $10,000 |
| Support for the Volunteer program (First installment of an 18-month, $15,000 grant) | |
The University of Texas Foundation | $10,000 |
| Support for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement's University of Texas Outreach Center - Austin | |
Welcome Table Inc. | $5,000 |
| General support for mental health therapy provided to elderly clients | |