The King Foundation

Support, Opportunity, Growth

2008 Grants

Grants

Amount

Grants Awarded During 2008

Alzheimer's Association Greater Dallas Chapter
Dallas, TX
Program support to open a new outreach center serving three rural East Texas counties

$25,000

Alzheimer's Association STAR Chapter/Midland Office
Midland, TX
Program support to expand outreach activities within the agency's 50-county service area

$20,000

Arc of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Abuse Prevention Program, designed to teach disabled individuals and their caretakers how to identify and prevent abuse

$15,000

Ark House
Richardson, TX
Program support to provide temporary housing for indigent patients and their families while undergoing medical treatment

$5,000

Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR
Program support of the African-American Leadership Institute

$25,000

Austin Street Centre
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Women's Work Readiness Program

$10,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas
Irving, TX
Program support for Amachi Texas, a mentoring program for children with incarcerated parents

$25,000

Boy Scouts of America - Buffalo Trail Council, Inc.
Midland, TX
Program support for Soccer & Scouting, a co-ed program targeting Latino youth

$15,000

Boys & Girls Club of Paris
Paris, AR
Program support to implement Smart Moves, a comprehensive drug prevention program

$5,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
Dallas, TX
Program support for Collegiate STEPS, a college preparedness program for low-income youth

$30,000

Bradford Public Library
Bradford, AR
Capital support to renovate the former Bradford City Hall to become the new library

$20,000

Bryan's House
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Medically Managed Child Care Program, which provides care to medically fragile children

$35,000

Camp Fire USA - First Texas Council
Fort Worth, TX
Program support for Kindergarten Readiness, a school readiness program serving low-income children in childcare centers and family homes

$25,000

Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Emergency funding to defray costs of providing temporary shelter to children removed by Child Protective Services from the Yearning for Zion Ranch

$33,383

Centers for Youth and Families
Little Rock, AR
Program support to expand the Healthy Families Program, a home visitation program for Latino teen parents

$30,000

Children's Oral Health Foundation
Dallas, TX
Program support to provide dental health services to low-income children

$20,000

Dallas Services
Dallas, TX
Program support of the Low Vision Clinic for clients ages 50 and older

$16,500

East Texas Crisis Center
Tyler, TX
Program support of the Children's Prevention and Education Program, for children in the domestic violence shelter

$20,000

EveryChild, Inc.
Austin, TX
Program support of the Family-Based Capacity Development Initiative, working with DFW-area families and guardians of institutionalized children to return them to a family setting

$33,600

Hospice Brazos Valley
Bryan, TX
Program support to provide hospice care for indigent patients

$20,000

Irving Cares, Inc.
Irving, TX
Program support of the Emergency Assistance Program for indigent families

$20,000

Irving Healthcare Foundation
Irving, TX
Program support for first-year costs of the Irving Interfaith Clinic serving low-income children

$27,500

Learning Center of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Program support for Schools Attuned, a training program for teachers to better understand and educate children with learning differences

$25,000

Mental Health America of Greater Dallas
Dallas, TX
Program support of the We Help Ourselves Program, training teachers to help students avoid violence and victimization

$20,000

Mosaic Family Services
Dallas, TX
Program support for Mosaic House, a domestic violence shelter for immigrant women and their families

$30,000

Museum of Nature & Science
Dallas, TX
Program support of educational programs

$25,000

Parenting Center
Fort Worth, TX
Program support for play therapy counseling for young abuse victims

$30,000

ReadyStart, Inc.
Richardson, TX
Program support to expand the Building Nurturing Communities outreach program

$20,000

Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Dallas, TX
Program support for the AMD (age-related macular degeneration) screening project for low-income seniors

$37,500

South Arkansas Center on Aging
El Dorado, AR
Program support for a fall prevention program for seniors

$30,000

SPAN
Dento, TX
Program support for Meals on Wheels

$15,000

The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Additional program support for the second phase of the Zero-to-Five Funders' Collaborative

$15,000

The Philanthropy Roundtable
Washington, DC
Membership support

$5,000

The Wilkinson Center
Dallas, TX
Program support of adult education services

$35,000

Women's Shelter of South Texas
Corpus Christi, TX
Program support for the emergency domestic violence shelter and supportive services

$20,000