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Grants Paid in 2012

Recipient Name
and Address
Purpose of Grant or Contribution Amount
Medical

Arthur Nagel Community Clinic, Inc.
Bandera, Texas 78003

Program support

$ 20,000

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030

Program support

$6,250,000

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Hospital construction

$400,000

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Hospital construction

$50,000

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Program support

$10,000

St. Mark’s Medical Center
La Grange, Texas 78945
Program support

$10,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Program support

$50,000

United States Fund for UNICEF
Houston, Texas 77027
Program support at Texas Children’s Hospital

$500,000

The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030

Hospital construction

$1,000,000

     Total

$ 9,925,000



Educational:

Episcopal High School
Houston, Texas 77277
Scholarships

$47,000

Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas 78627

Science Center Construction

$250,000

Baylor College of St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas 78228

Educational Programs

$150,000

St. Pius X High School
Houston, Texas 77091

Science Center Construction

$25,000

Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Kingsville, Texas 78363

Ungulate Research Facility Construction

$250,000

Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas 78666

Library Repository Construction

$200,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257

Scholarships

$130,000

     Total

 

$1,052,000

     

Community:

Bandera Public Library Corporation
Bandera, Texas 78003

Program support

$2,500

Bandera Public Library Corporation
Bandera, Texas 78003

Endowment support

$21,000

Boys and Girls Club of Bandera County
Bandera, Texas 78003

Program support

$20,000

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77009
Program support

$50,000

The Brookwood Community
Brookshire, Texas 77423
Endowment Support

$25,000

Houston Food Bank
Houston, Texas 77029
Program Support

$25,000

Nehemiah Center, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77004
Program Support

$25,000

Pro-Vision Academy
Houston, Texas 77021
Program Support

$25,000

The Salvation Army – Greater Houston
Area Command Houston, Texas 77002
Facility Construction

$150,000

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program Support

$58,500

Texas Brigades
San Antonio, Texas 78218
Program Support

$25,000

     Total

 

$427,000

     

Cultural:

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Capital Campaign

$411,000

Houston Symphony Society
Houston, Texas 77002
Program Support

$220,000

   

$631,000

   

$10,400,000

     

Grants Paid in 2011

Recipient Name
and Address
Purpose of Grant or Contribution
Amount

Medical:

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030

Medical research and educational programs

$6,899,500

Menninger Clinic, The Menninger-Baylor College of Medicine-Methodist Foundation
Houston, Texas 77080
Construction of new campus

$100,000

Texas A&M Health Science
Center Foundation
College Station, Texas 77840
Endowed chair for the Institute of Biosciences & Technology

$150,000

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Hospital construction

$1,000,000

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Research and educational programs

$200,000

   

$8,349,500

     

Educational:

Episcopal High School
Houston, Texas 77277
Scholarships

$45,000

Houston Community College Foundation
Houston, Texas 77002
Scholarships

$50,000

St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas 78228
Educational Programs

$200,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Educational Programs

$200,000

Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Library Services

$200,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Scholarships

$156,000

   

$851,000

     

Community:

Bandera Public Library Corporation
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$2,500

Discovery Green Conservancy
Houston, Texas 77219
Park construction

$200,000

Julia Ideson Library Conservation Fund
Houston, Texas 77005
Construction and renovation

$25,000

Memorial Park Conservancy, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77007
Park construction

$100,000

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$35,500

   

$363,000

     

Cultural:

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Capital campaign

$718,500

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, Texas 77265
Exhibit and operational support

$200,000

   

$918,500

   

$10,500,000

2010 Grants Report

Recipient Name
and Address
Purpose of Grant or Contribution
Amount

Medical:

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Medical research and educational programs

$6,551,000

Menninger Clinic, The Menninger-Baylor College of Medicine-Methodist Foundation
Houston, Texas 77080
Construction of new campus

$50,000

Texas A&M Health Science Center Foundation
College Station, Texas 77840
Establish an endowed chair for the Institute of Biosciences & Technology

$150,000

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Hospital construction

$1,000,000

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Research and educational programs

$100,000

   

$7,851,000

     

Educational:

Episcopal High School
Houston, Texas 77277
Scholarships

$37,500

Houston Community College Foundation
Houston, Texas 77002
Scholarships

$50,000

St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas 78228
Campus Renovation

$200,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Program Support

$200,000

Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Library Reference Services

$200,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Scholarships

$149,000

   

$836,500

     

Community:

Bandera Public Library Corporation
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$2,500

Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos
Houston, Texas 77266
Construction of home for children

$50,000

Children’s Museum of Houston, Inc.
Houston, Texas  77004

Program support

$50,000

Discovery Green Conservancy
Houston, Texas 77219
Park construction

$200,000

Houston Zoo, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77030
New exhibit construction

$200,000

Julia Ideson Library Conservation Fund
Houston, Texas 77005
Construction and rennovation

$25,000

Memorial Park Conservancy, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77007
Capital campaign

$50,000

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$35,000

   

$612,500

 

Cultural:

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Capital campaign

$500,000

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, Texas 77265
Exhibit and operational support

$200,000

   

$700,000

   

$10,000,000

2009 Grants Report

Recipient Name
and Address
Purpose of Grant or Contribution
Amount

Medical:

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Medical research and educational programs

$5,799,500

Menninger Clinic, The Menninger-Baylor College of Medicine-Methodist Foundation
Houston, Texas 77080
Construction of new campus

$50,000

Texas A&M Health Science Center Foundation
College Station, Texas 77840
Establish an endowed chair for the Institute of Biosciences & Technology

$200,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Program support

$45,000

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Hospital construction

$1,000,000

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas 77030 Research and educational programs

$100,000

   

$7,194,500

     

Educational:

Episcopal High School
Houston, Texas 77277
Scholarships

$75,000

Houston Community College Foundation
Houston, Texas 77002
Scholarships

$50,000

St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas 78228
Campus renovation

$200,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Program support

$200,000

Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Library reference services

$200,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Scholarships

$126,000

   

$851,000

     

Community:

Bandera Public Library Corporation
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$30,000

Boys and Girls Club of Bandera County
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$40,000

Children’s Museum of Houston, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77004
Program support

$50,000

Discovery Green Conservancy
Houston, Texas 77219
Park construction

$200,000

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Houston, Texas 77098
Construction of activity center

$125,000

Houston Zoo, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77030
New exhibit construction

$200,000

Memorial Park Conservancy, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77007
Capital campaign

$50,000

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$44,500

Bobwhite Brigade aka Texas Brigades
San Antonio, Texas 78218
Program support

$60,000

   

$799,500

     

Cultural:

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Capital campaign

$500,000

Houston Grand Opera Association, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77002
Program and performance support

$50,000

Houston Symphony Society
Houston, Texas 77002
Program and performance support

$70,000

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, Texas 77265
Exhibit and operational support

$200,000

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Houston, Texas 77027
Program support

$35,000

   

$855,000

   

$9,700,000

2008 Grants Report

Recipient Name
and Address
Purpose of Grant
or Contribution
Amount

Medical:

American Red Cross
Houston, Texas 77098
Program support

$50,000

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Medical research and educational programs

$6,300,000

The Blue Bird Circle
Houston, Texas 77006
Program support

$10,000

Houston Ear Research Foundation
Houston, Texas 77074
Program support

$25,000

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Hospital construction

$1,000,000

The Menninger Clinic
Houston, Texas 77080
Construction of new campus

$50,000

St. Mark’s Medical Center
La Grange, Texas 78945
Program support

$25,000

Texas A&M Health Science Center Foundation
College Station, Texas 77840
Establish and support an endowed chair for the Institute of Biosciences and Technology

$200,000

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Research and educational programs

$100,000

   

$7,760,000

     

Educational:

American Heritage Education Foundation
Houston, Texas 77027
Program support

$50,000

Episcopal High School
Houston, Texas 77277
Scholarships

$75,000

Houston Community College
Houston, Texas 77002
Scholarships

$50,000

Houston Read Commission
Houston, Texas 77004
Program support

$5,000

River Oaks Baptist School
Houston, Texas 77027
Program support

$5,000

Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas 78627
Building construction

$50,000

St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas 78228
Campus renovation

$202,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Program support

$200,000

Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Library reference services

$200,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Capital campaign

$25,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Scholarships

$139,000

   

$1,001,000

     

Community:

Association for Community Television
Houston, Texas 77204
Update broadcast facilities

$100,000

Bandera Public Library Corporation
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$36,800

Boys and Girls Club of Bandera County
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$50,000

The Brookwood Community
Brookshire, Texas 77423
Program support

$20,000

Covenant House
Houston, Texas 77006
Program support

$10,000

DBSA Greater Houston
Houston, Texas 77277
Program support

$10,000

Discovery Green Conservancy
Houston, Texas 77219
Park construction

$93,500

The Gathering Place
Houston, Texas 77235
Program support

$10,000

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Houston, Texas 77098
Construction of activity center

$125,000

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Houston, Texas 77024
Program support

$10,000

Houston Zoo, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77030
New exhibit construction

$200,000

Julia Ideson Library Preservation Fund
Houston, Texas 77005
Capital campaign

$50,000

Memorial Park Conservancy
Houston, Texas 77007
Capital campaign

$50,000

The Nehemiah Center
Houston, Texas 77004
Program support

$5,000

The Seniors’ Place
Houston, Texas 77027
Capital campaign

$250,000

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Bandera, Texas 78003
Program support

$44,500

Texas Brigades
San Antonio, Texas 78218
Program support

$60,000

The Women’s Home
Houston, Texas 77006
Program support

$25,000

Zoo Friends of Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Program support

$5,000

   

$1,154,800

     

Cultural:

Frontier Times Museum
Houston, Texas 78003
Program support

$20,000

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Capital campaign

$500,000

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Performance support

$75,000

Houston Grand Opera
Houston, Texas 77002
Program and performance support

$265,000

Houston Symphony Society
Houston, Texas 77002
Program and performance support

$70,000

Manned Space Flight Education Foundation
Houston, Texas 77058
Exhibit support

$25,000

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, Texas 77265
Exhibit and operational support

$210,000

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Houston, Texas 77027
Program support

$35,000

Society for the Performing Arts
Houston, Texas 77002
Program support

$25,000

Theatre Under the Stars
Houston, Texas 77002
Program support

$25,000

   

$1,250,000

   

$11,165,800

2007 Grants Report

Recipient Name
and Address
Foundation Status of Recipient
Purpose of Grant
or Contribution
Amount

Medical:

AIDS Foundation of Houston
Houston, Texas 77027
Public Program support

$10,000

American Heart Association
Houston, Texas 77054
Public Program support

$15,000

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
Public Medical research and educational programs

$6,272,500

The Blue Bird Circle
Houston, Texas 77006
Public Program support

$10,000

Christus Foundation for Health Care
Houston, Texas 77251
Public Nursing research fund

$15,000

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Houston, Texas 77056
Public Program support

$10,000

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Houston, Texas 77054
Public Construction of laboratory

$150,000

Houston Ear Research Foundation
Houston, Texas 77074
Public Program support

$25,000

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 77030
Public Hospital construction

$1,000,000

Memorial Hermann Foundation
Houston, Texas 77074
Public Program support

$125,000

Memorial Hermann Foundation
Houston, Texas 77074
Public Helicopter purchase for Life Flight ambulance program.

$250,000

The Menninger Clinic
Houston, Texas 77080
Public Construction of new campus

$12,500

Methodist Hospital Foundation
Houston, Texas 77054
Public Program support

$5,000

St. Mark’s Medical Center
La Grange, Texas 78945
Public Program support

$25,000

Texas A&M Health Science Center Foundation
College Station, Texas 77840
Public Establish and support an endowed chair for the Institute of Biosciences and Technology

$200,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Public Program support

$45,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Public Medical research and educational programs

$7,500

     

$8,177,500

       

Educational:

A Window of Opportunity Fund Houston, Texas 77056 Public Scholarships

$4,000

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas  78363
Public Construction of Ungulate Research Facility.

$150,000

Episcopal High School
Houston, Texas  77277
Public Scholarships

$50,000

KIPP Houston
Houston, Texas 77099
Public School construction

$100,000

Northwood University
Cedar Hill, Texas 75106
Public

Scholarships

$5,000

The Presbyterian School
Houston, Texas 77004
Public Construction of science education center

$50,000

River Oaks Baptist School
Houston, Texas 77027
Public Program support

$5,000

Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas 78627
Public Building construction

$100,000

St. Mary’s University
San Antonio, Texas 78228
Public Campus renovation

$200,000

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas 77225
Public Program support

$200,000

Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Public Library reference services

$200,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Public Capital campaign

$25,000

TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Public Scholarships

$132,000

University of St. Thomas
Houston, Texas 77006
Public Scholarships

$5,000

     

$1,226,000

       

Community:

Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy
Houston, Texas 77002
Public Program support

$1,000

Bo’s Place
Houston, Texas 77054
Public Program support

$5,000

Boys and Girls Club of Bandera County
Bandera, Texas 78003
Public Program support

$43,000

The Brookwood Community
Brookshire, Texas 77423
Public Educational endowment

$200,000

Camp for All
Houston, Texas 77092
Public Program support

$50,000

Casa de Esperanza
Houston, Texas 77266
Public Children’s home construction

$100,000

Church of St. John the Divine
Houston, Texas 77019
Public Program support

$10,000

DBSA Greater Houston
Houston, Texas 77277
Public Program support

$10,000

Discovery Green Conservancy
Houston, Texas 77219
Public Park construction and program support

$331,500

The Foundation for the Council on Alcohol and Drugs
Houston, Texas 77007
Public Construction of treatment facilities

$250,000

Friends of the Bandera Library
Bandera, Texas 78003
Public Program support

$5,000

The Gathering Place
Houston, Texas 77235
Public Program support

$10,000

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
Houston, Texas 77098
Public Construction of activity center

$125,000

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Houston, Texas 77024
Public Program support

$5,000

Houston Pregnancy Help Center (Fifth Ward Pregnancy Help Center)
Houston, Texas 77020
Public Program support

$10,000

Houston Zoo, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77030
Public New exhibit construction

$200,000

The Rise School of Houston
Houston, Texas 77054
Public Scholarships and operations

$50,000

Somebody Cares America, Inc.
Houston, Texas 77292
Public Program support

$40,000

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Bandera, Texas 78003
Public Program support

$43,000

Texas Brigades
San Antonio, Texas 78218
Public Program support

$60,000

Trees of Hope
Houston, Texas 77098
Public Program support for the Star of Hope Mission

$30,000

     

$1,578,500

       

Cultural:

Alley Theatre
Houston, Texas 77002
Public Program support

$50,000

American Festival for the Arts
Houston, Texas 77056
Public Program support

$3,000

Children’s Museum of Houston
Houston, Texas 77004
Public Exhibit support

$100,000

Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston, Texas 77004
Public Program support

$25,000

Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, Texas 77219
Public Program and performance support

$110,000

Houston Grand Opera
Houston, Texas 77002
Public Program and performance support

$200,000

Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, Texas 77030
Public Construction of an offsite facility to house collection

$740,000

Houston Symphony Society
Houston, Texas 77002
Public Program and performance support

$125,000

Manned Space Flight Education Foundation
Houston, Texas 77058
Public Exhibit support

$25,000

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, Texas 77265
Public Exhibit and operational support

$215,000

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Houston, Texas 77027
Public Program support

$25,000

Society for the Performing Arts
Houston, Texas 77002
Public Program support

$25,000

Theatre Under the Stars
Houston, Texas 77002
Public Program support

$25,000

     

$1,668,000

     

$12,650,000



Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation
1100 Louisiana, Suite 5250
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: 713.652.6601