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Youth In Philanthropy
The first initiative for the Brownsville Community Foundation is Youth in Philanthropy: The Brownsville Community Foundation created a 'donor-advised' fund called The Common Goal Fund. The BCF contributed half of the funds and The Brownsville Foundation for Health and Education contributed the other half of the funds to begin this new initiative. Administrators and project team members from the Brownsville Independent School District also contribute time, resources and skills as full partners in the project.
“We think that creating an awareness in our youth of what philanthropy really is, of the endless possibilities involved in philanthropy, of the countless career choices involved in philanthropy, of the many ways Brownsville can take of Brownsville might just change some lives.”
The Brownsville Youth in Philanthropy Initiative classes is made up of students from all seven of the BISD public high schools. They spend a semester learning all about the world of non-profits and philanthropy. Each is given actual grant dollars to be given to Brownsville non-profits who apply for their grants through the process of the program.
Spring 2022
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Pay to the Order of
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Signature
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Amount
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Ozanam Center
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Hanna ECHS
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$3,000
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Proyecto Juan Diego
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Hanna ECHS
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$1,000
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Catholic Charities
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Hanna ECHS
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$1,000
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Tip of Texas Family Outreach
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Rivera ECHS
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$2,500
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Down by The Border
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Rivera ECHS
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$2,500
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Brownsville Repertory Theatre
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Lopez ECHS
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$5,000
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Big Heroes, Inc.
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Pace ECHS
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$5,000
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Good Neighbor Settlement House
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Porter ECHS
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$2,000
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Children’s Advocacy Center
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Porter ECHS
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$3,000
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Brownsville Animal Defense
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Veterans ECHS
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$4,500
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Brownsville Wellness Coalition
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Veterans ECHS
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$250
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Healthy Communities Brownsville
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Veterans ECHS
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$250
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Moody Clinic
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BECHS
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$3,500
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Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts
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BECHS
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$1,500
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Pay to the Order of |
Signature |
Amount |
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Ozanam Center |
Lopez |
$3,000 |
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Brownsville Wellness Coalition |
Lopez |
$1,000 |
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Tip of Texas Family Outreach |
Lopez |
$1,000 |
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Moody Clinic |
Porter |
$3,000 |
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Proyecto Juan Diego |
Porter |
$1,000 |
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CASA |
Porter |
$1,000 |
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Sunshine Haven |
Hanna |
$3,500 |
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Brownsville Junior Service League |
Hanna |
$1,000 |
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Healthy Communities in Brownsville |
Hanna |
$500 |
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Good Neighbor Settlement House |
Pace |
$3,000 |
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Catholic Charities |
Pace |
$2,000 |
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Brownsville Repertory Theater |
Rivera |
$3,000 |
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Gladys Porter Zoo |
Rivera |
$1,000 |
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Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts |
Rivera |
$1,000 |
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ROCA |
Veterans |
$2,500 |
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Camille Playhouse |
Veterans |
$2,500 |
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Brownsville Animal Defense |
BECHS |
$2,000 |
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Children’s Advocacy Center |
BECHS |
$500 |
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Big Heroes, Inc. |
BECHS |
$2,500 |
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2020 YIP Grant Recipients - Fall |
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| Hanna |
Brownsville Society of the Performing Arts |
| Lopez | Ozanam Center |
| Pace | Big Heroes |
| Porter | Tip of Texas Family Outreach |
| Rivera | Cameron County Children's Advocacy Center |
| Veterans | Good Neighbor Settlement House |
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2019 YIP Grant Recipients - Fall |
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| Hanna |
Tip of Texas Family Outreach |
| Lopez | Brownsville Animal Defense |
| Pace | Good Neighbor Settlement House & PCI Coalition Youth Group |
| Porter | Children's Museum of Brownsville |
| Rivera | Catholic Charities of Brownsville |
| Veterans | Brownsville Community Health Center |
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2018 YIP Grant Recipients - Fall |
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| Hanna |
Cameron County Children's Advocacy Center |
| Lopez | Brownsville Wellness Coalition |
| Pace | The Costumes of the Americas |
| Porter | Brownsville Literacy Center |
| Rivera | Tip of Texas Family Outreach |
| Veterans | Gorgas Science Foundation |
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2017 YIP Grant Recipients - Fall |
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| Hanna |
Brownsville Preservation Society |
| Lopez | Proyecto Juan Diego, Inc. |
| Pace | Brownsville Literacy Center |
| Porter | Brownsville Soc for Crippled Children |
| Rivera | Brownsville Animal Defense |
| Veterans | Children's Museum of Brownsville |
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2016 YIP Grant Recipients - Spring |
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| Hanna |
Brownsville Society of the Performing Arts |
| Lopez | Brownsville Adult Literacy Council |
| Pace | CC Children's Advocacy Center |
| Porter | Moody Clinic |
| Rivera | Tip of Texas Family Outreach |
| Veterans | CASA of Cameron County |
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2015 YIP Grant Recipients - Fall |
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| Hanna |
Cameron Works |
| Lopez | Friendship of Women |
| Pace | Foundation to Support Proyecto Juan Diego |
| Porter | Bishop E San Pedro Ozanam Center |
| Rivera | Good Neighbor Settlement House |
| Veterans | Brownsville Adult Literacy Council |
Youth in Philanthropy Awards 2019
