The King Foundation

Support, Opportunity, Growth

2010 Grants

Grants

Amount

Grants Awarded During 2010

ACH Child and Family Services
Fort Worth, TX
Program support of the emergency youth shelter

$20,000

Alliance for Children
Fort Worth, TX
Program support for group counseling for abused children and their non-offending family members

$20,000

Alpine Public Library
Alpine, TX
Capital support toward construction of the children's area and courtyard at the new library

$25,000

Alzheimer's Association Oklahoma & Arkansas Chapter
Little Rock, AR
Program support to purchase and distribute Caregiver Resource Kits in Eastern and Southern Arkansas

$10,000

Alzheimer's Association STAR Chapter/Midland Office
Midland, TX
Program support for support groups for individuals and families dealing with Alzheimer's Disease

$15,000

Arc of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Personal Safety and Abuse Prevention program for mentally disabled children and adults

$18,000

Arkansas Discovery Network
Little Rock, AR
Program support of The Race for Planet X, a traveling science exhibit

$25,000

Association for Independent Living
Dallas, TX
Program support for the AFIL Way residential training program for adults with developmental disabilities

$10,000

Austin Street Centre
Dallas, TX
Program support of the Work Readiness program for the formerly homeless

$30,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas
Irving, TX
Program support for Amachi, a mentoring program for children who have an incarcerated parent

$20,000

Bluebonnet CASA
Mason, TX
Program support for advocacy services for children in foster care

$10,000

Boy Scouts of America/Buffalo Trail Council
Midland, TX
Capital support for renovations and equipment at the Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch in Fort Davis

$25,000

Boys & Girls Club of San Angelo
San Angelo, TX
Program support of the Kids Cafe program, providing meals to club members after school and during the summer

$10,000

Boys Scouts of America/South Plains Council
Lubbock, TX
Program support for the Soccer & Scouting program in Seminole, which seeks to involve underserved boys and girls in sports and scouting activities

$10,000

Bryan's House
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Medically Managed Child Care program for medically fragile children

$20,000

Camden Fairview School District
Camden, AR
Program support for a summer reading program for middle and high school students

$19,000

Camp Fire USA - First Texas Council
Fort Worth, TX
Program support of Kindergarten Readiness, a technical assistance and school readiness program for low-income children in targeted child care facilities

$25,000

Campe Fire USA - Lone Star Council
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Kids' Clubs, providing afterschool care for low-income children

$20,000

Casa de Amigos
Midland, TX
Program support for Seniors Services, which assists the elderly through daily activities and meals, case management, and home maintenance services

$25,000

CASA of Collin County
McKinney, TX
Program support of advocacy services for children in foster care

$15,000

CASA of Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX
Program support of advocacy services for children in foster care

$20,000

Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Program support for Central Intake services, which streamlines the process of matching individuals needing help with appropriate relief programs

$35,000

Child & Family Guidance Center
Dallas, TX
Program support for intensive therapy services for mentally ill children

$20,000

ChildCare Group
Dallas, TX
Program support of the agency's child development centers

$25,000

Christian Health Center
Camden, AR
Program support of the prescription assistance program

$20,000

Circle of Support
Dallas, TX
Program support of the S.M.A.R.T. summer learning program for youth in South Dallas

$28,527

Columbia County Independent Living
Magnolia, AR
Capacity support for board training

$2,000

Communities In Schools Dallas Region
Dallas, TX
Program support for the dropout prevention services offered at Cabell Elementary School in Dallas ISD

$15,000

Communities in Schools of North Texas
Lewisville, TX
Program support of case management services at four schools within Denton ISD

$15,000

Community Children's Clinic
Midland, TX
Program support to purchase a prescription software system

$3,000

Community Enrichment Center
Fort Worth, TX
Program support of Open Arms, a transitional housing program for victims of domestic violence

$25,000

Community Homes for Adults
Dallas, TX
Program support for startup costs for a new group home for adults with developmental disabilities

$10,000

Dallas Afterschool Network
Dallas, TX
Program support of professional development programs for afterschool service providers

$20,000

Dallas Children's Theater
Dallas, TX
Program support of the Student Matinee Performance Series

$25,000

Dallas Furniture Bank
Dallas, TX
Program support to provide furniture to families transitioning out of homelessness

$20,000

Dallas Heritage Village
Dallas, TX
Program support for family educational programming

$25,000

Dallas Services
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Low Vision Clinic, which provides vision assessments and adaptive devices to seniors

$15,000

Dallas Wind Symphony
Dallas, TX
Nonprofit capacity support to hire a full-time education director

$35,000

Daughters of Charity Services of Arkansas
Dumas, AR
Program support for the Diabetes Self Management Education program offered in Desha and Lincoln Counties

$29,500

Delta Access
McGehee, AR
Program support of the community health worker program in Chicot County

$50,000

Eden Community Child Care Center
Eden, TX
Capital support to purchase computers, vision screeners, and other equipment for the childcare center

$6,000

Foundation Communities
Austin, TX
Program support to establish "super VITA" sites in Dallas offering free income tax preparation services to low income individuals

$50,000

Friends of Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis, TX
Capital support toward fabrication and installation of exhibits at the former post hospital

$25,000

Funding Information Center
Fort Worth, TX
Capacity support for the nonprofit research library

$10,000

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Dallas, TX
Program support for afterschool programs for low-income girls in Dallas

$20,000

Grand Prairie Wellness Center
Grand Prairie, TX
Program support of the medical clinic for low-income families

$20,000

Housing Crisis Center
Dallas, TX
Program support of the permanent supportive housing program for disabled veterans and chronically homeless people

$25,000

Interfaith Housing Coalition
Dallas, TX
Program support for a new intake coordinator position to assist individuals seeking transitional housing

$20,000

Interfaith Ministries of Denton
Denton, TX
Program support for the emergency assistance program for individuals in financial crisis

$14,000

Irving Cares
Irving, TX
Program support for the emergency assistance program for individuals in financial crisis

$25,000

Kendell's Korner
Dallas, TX
Program support for child care services for low-income children

$2,500

LaunchAbility (formerly Special Care & Career Services)
Farmers Branch, TX
Program support for Early Childhood Intervention Services for developmentally delayed children ages 0-3

$15,000

LifeTouch Hospice
El Dorado, AR
Capital support to purchase computers and train staff to update medical records in the field

$25,000

Links
Odessa, TX
Program support for TapShare, a software system enabling nonprofits to coordinate services to the homeless

$10,000

Methodist Family Health Foundation
Little Rock, AR
Capital support to purchase computers, books, and curricula for the Therapeutic Day Treatment School in Magnolia

$18,500

Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance
Dallas, TX
Program support for The Bridge, the centralized service center for the homeless

$50,000

MetroCare Services
Dallas, TX
Program support for mental health services to be provided to homeless people with chronic mental illness at the Cottages at Hickory Crossing

$35,000

Metroport Meals on Wheels
Roanoke, TX
Program support for home meal delivery and congregate meals for the elderly and disabled

$20,000

Mi Escuelita Preschool
Dallas, TX
Program support to provide tuition assistance to low-income families

$25,000

Mission Center Adult Day Services
Midland, TX
Capital support to establish an educational library for clients and their families

$2,000

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

$30,000

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

$30,000

PediPlace
Lewisville, TX
Program support for a new program offering well-child care to infants from uninsured families

$20,000

Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation
Washington, AR
Program support to implement audio tours at two historic homes in the Historic Washington State Park

$28,000

Planned Parenthood of North Texas
Dallas, TX
Capital support to implement an electronic health records system

$18,900

Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX
Program support of the Lowdon-Schutts program for homeless women and children

$25,000

Project Transformation
Dallas, TX
Program support of afterschool and summer programs for low-income youth

$20,000

Rainbow Days
Dallas, TX
Program support of Family Connection, a supportive program for homeless families

$20,000

Safe Place of the Permian Basin
Midland, TX
Program support of the counseling and advocacy program

$20,000

San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
San Angelo, TX
Program support of educational programs for children and families

$25,000

Save the Children
Westport, CT
Program support of a school-readiness program for young children offered in West Helena, Arkansas

$25,000

Senior Adult Services
Farmers Branch, TX
Program support of the Reducing Falls Program, which offers home modifications to reduce the incidence of falls by seniors in their homes

$15,000

Senior Source
Dallas, TX
Program support of the Elder Support Program for seniors and their caregivers

$25,000

SHARE
Midland, TX
Program support to provide respite care to families with disabled children

$10,000

South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
El Dorado, AR
Nonprofit capacity support to hire educational outreach and financial development staff

$20,000

Southeast Arkansas Concert Association
Monticello, AR
Program support for the 2010-11 concert season ($5,000) and board training efforts ($1,000)

$6,000

Southern Good Faith Fund
Little Rock, AR
Program support of the Homebuyer and Credit Counseling Program

$25,000

SPAN
Denton, TX
Program support for Meals on Wheels for the elderly and disabled

$15,000

Sterling County Senior Citizens Center
Sterling City, TX
Capital support to purchase and install new kitchen equipment for the congregate meals program

$15,000

Texas Ramp Project
Richardson, TX
Program support to build wheelchair ramps for the elderly or disabled in Denton and Tarrant Counties

$10,000

TexProtects
Dallas, TX
Nonprofit capacity support for membership growth efforts at agency that advocates for abused and neglected children

$20,000

The Arts & Science Center
Pine Bluff, AR
Program support for an educational outreach program traveling to schools in southeast Arkansas

$25,000

The Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Program support of the funding pool for the Zero-to-Five Funders' Collaborative project in the Bachman Lake area

$100,000

The Parenting Center
Fort Worth, TX
Program support for play therapy services for abused children

$10,000

The Salvation Army - Dallas Metroplex Command
Dallas, TX
Program support for the STAR Program, a homelessness intervention program at the Army's Fort Worth shelter

$35,000

The Wilkinson Center
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Southeast Dallas Education Initiative, which provides GED instruction to adults in cooperation with Eastfield Community College

$35,000

Tom Green County Friends of the Library
San Angelo, TX
Capital support to purchase furnishings in the children's area of the new library building

$25,000

UCP of North Texas
Dallas, TX
Program support for Removing Limits Through Technology, which teaches severely disabled youth and adults how to use assistive technology devices

$15,000

Vickery Meadow Learning Center
Dallas, TX
Program support of the family literacy program

$20,000

Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation
Dallas, TX
Program support of a new initiative to prevent child abuse in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood

$25,000

West Texas Food Bank
Odessa, TX
Capital support to purchase a refrigerated trailer for a new mobile food pantry program

$50,000

Westminster Village of the Mid-South
Blytheville, AR
Capital support to purchase a handicapped-accessible minibus to be used by residents of the nonprofit retirement community

$25,000

White Rock Center of Hope
Dallas, TX
Capital support to purchase a van for use by the food pantry

$26,870

Youth Village Resources of Dallas
Dallas, TX
Program support for programs serving young men in Dallas County juvenile facilities

$10,000

YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Dallas, TX
Program support for the Nurse-Family Partnership, a child abuse prevention program for young mothers

$25,000