Our 2015 Grantees

We’re extremely excited to announce our grantee partners for the coming year. Thank you to all of our grantee organizations – from those we’ve worked with for many years, to those just coming on board – for your meaningful efforts on behalf of the children and families of Fort Worth. We look forward to working with you to help continue your legacy of impact! Thanks, again, for partnering with us.

Early Education Supporting the healthy cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development of children ages 0-5

• AVANCE: Parent-Child Education Program – Dual generation parenting and early childhood education program 

• Camp Fire First Texas: School Readiness Program – Supporting early learning centers to align with high quality standards through a kindergarten-ready curriculum for children ages 0-5

• Community Foundation of North Texas: Toolbox Grants – Providing local early learning nonprofits with the resources they need to improve their efficiency and capacity

• The Concilio: Parents as Leaders (PAL) - Curriculum for parents of pre-kindergarten level children

• The Dallas Foundation: Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative – Collective local foundation funding of Lake Bachman early childhood education program

• First3Years: Raising of Fort Worth – Collaborative effort to generate awareness, support, and action around quality early education (0-5) in our local community

• Lena Pope Home: Longitudinal study analyzing the current early childhood program’s effectiveness and general support for tuition subsidies at the early learning center

• Momentus Institute: Collaborative kindergarten project – Pilot program in FWISD integrating social emotional curriculum in the classroom

• Morningside Parent Engagement Collaborative (PEC): Ongoing support of AVANCE, Camp Fire, The Concilio, and The Parenting Center to provide parent engagement services in the Morningside neighborhood of Fort Worth

• The Parenting Center: Family Life Education – Program that teaches effective communication and parenting strategies for families

Education Innovation Cutting-edge approaches to learning, teaching, and developing the “whole child”

• Big Brothers Big Sisters: The Barrett Martin Havran Little Steps Big Futures Program – In-person and online mentoring program for at-risk children

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth: Developmental assets project – Pilot program developing and studying 40 essential character traits for successful child development

• Cassata High School: Support of high-school drop-out prevention programming and wrap-around student services

• Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County: Case Management for At-Risk Students – Drop-out prevention program

• Dream Outside the Box: Mentoring and enrichment program for elementary students that engages college volunteers

• George C. Clarke Elementary: 5^th Grade Scholarship Program – Providing college scholarships to exemplary students in the 5^th grade across a variety of disciplines

• Northside Inter-Community Agency: Circle of Winners – Pays high school students to tutor elementary students; 2/3 of paycheck must go into college savings

• TCU LiiNK Project: Expansion of a pilot program that integrates recesses and character development content into the school day for better academic and behavioral outcomes

• Teach For America: Bringing new TFA corps members to Fort Worth

• The First Tee of Fort Worth: Life Skills Experience – Hallmark character-building program taught through the game of golf

• United Way Tarrant County: Learn Well – Support of a holistic education program in Tarrant County

• Uplift Charter: Thriving Minds Program – A summer learning program aimed to help prevent “summer slide”

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) Learning programs focused on four high-demand subject matter areas and competencies

• Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT): Bella’s Seasons of Science – Early childhood STEM learning program

• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History: STEM Education Program Investment 2015-16 – Teacher and student summer STEM training program

• Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair: 2016 Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair – 65^th annual event for high school and middle school students

• Tarrant County College Foundation: GenHope – STEM program for middle school students

• University of Texas at Dallas Geosciences Department: Support of The Ellison Miles Center for Geological Field Studies mobile research laboratory

Economic Opportunity Equipping disadvantaged students and families with the tools they need to succeed 

• Catholic Charities: Padua Poverty Pilot – A program aimed at ending poverty through a new approach to be implemented over the next several years

• Rivertree Academy Work Program: Summer work program in Como neighborhood for high school-aged boys

• The Philanthropy Roundtable: Economic Opportunity Program – Education, publications, conferences and breakthrough groups focused on economic opportunity philanthropy

Leadership Development Investing in the vision, innovation, and leadership of tomorrow

• Bush Institute: Presidential Leadership Scholars – A first-of-its kind leadership development collaborative with four presidential centers

Military Appreciation In memory of our founder and WWII pilot, Ellison Miles

• Ben Hogan Foundation: Ben Hogan Classic at Fort Hood – An appreciation golf tournament and dinner recognizing the soldiers and families of Fort Hood

• National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: Preserving the stories of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, including those of our founder, Ellison Miles

Rural Education Supporting education in geographic areas relevant to Mr. Miles’ history

• Bridgeport ISD Communities in Schools: Expanding the Communities in Schools program to the Bridgeport Elementary School 

• Decatur ISD Future Ready Project: Future Ready Program - Creating a strong foundation in the basics of language arts, math, science, social studies, fine arts, and career and technology, combined with 21st century skills

• REAL School Gardens: Establishing new outdoor learning garden classrooms at Decatur Elementary School

• Wise County Collaborative: Wise County teacher convocation program