Lasting Legacy: 75 Years of Family, Philanthropy, and Impact
The Meadows Foundation exists to assist people and institutions of Texas improve the quality and circumstances of life for themselves and future generations.
NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
2023 marked 75 years since Al and Virginia Meadows established The Meadows Foundation. They began this journey with a simple yet profound mission: to help the people of Texas now and forever. We’ve accomplished so much together over the years, from the Meadows Museum to the Wilson Historic District to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Over 75 years, we’ve given almost $1.4 billion in grants and have impacted all 254 counties in Texas.
Let me share some of our highlights from the year.
Wilson Historic District
Last year saw tremendous growth in the Wilson Historic District.
The introduction of Liberty Street Garden, operated by our tenant, New Friends New Life, has brought a renewed sense of purpose. Seeing the passion, commitment, and transformation of the women who nurture the garden and bring it to life is inspiring.
Moreover, we’re starting a new chapter in the history of the St. James AME Temple. As one of the oldest historic Black churches built by the first Black architect in Texas, William Sidney Pittman, and by an all-Black crew, the church was a point of pride to show that anything could be done by their community. When the Foundation purchased it, we aimed to preserve a piece of history and keep its roots in the Black community.
In 2023, we restored the building’s original mission by welcoming Project Unity and Lone Star Justice Alliance as tenants. These organizations work to eliminate discrimination and unify the community, honoring the spirit of the building and transforming it into a vibrant hub of activity and connection.
Over the last 40 plus years, the District has been one of our most significant investments because it has fostered significant growth, strengthened community ties, and created lasting positive change. With more projects on the horizon, the District’s future is bright and full of endless possibilities.
75th Anniversary Open House
An important part of our anniversary was our open house. It celebrated 75 years of history, achievements, and memories. Many of you joined us in commemorating our history, our past presidents, and our grantees. Five grantees joined the open house to highlight a legacy of each president’s tenure. From Al Meadows’ belief in education as the gateway to opportunity and Curtis W. Meadows Jr.’s vision for creating a groundbreaking nonprofit neighborhood, Linda Perryman Evans’ conviction that the treatment of animals reflects how we treat people, and my dedication to safeguarding our water as the foundation of Texas’ future growth, these organizations demonstrated to attendees how their mission impacts our state. In our annual report, you will hear from these nonprofits and learn about how they serve the people of Texas every day.
As I transition into the final years of my presidency, I’m moved by the extraordinary vision of our founders, the remarkable leadership of the presidents who preceded me, and the dedication of our Board of Directors, staff, and the Meadows family. This collective effort has been key to our 75-year milestone.
As you explore our 2023 annual report, I hope you experience what our 75th anniversary means to everyone at the Foundation.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Miller
President & CEO
Our Founders
Algur Hurtle Meadows was born in Vidalia, Georgia, in 1899. Virginia Garrison Stuart was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, in 1902. After moving around the south, Al also settled in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he met Virginia. They married in 1922. Al worked for Standard Oil by day and studied law at night.
Al left Standard Oil to start his own finance firm and later founded an oil and gas production company. He and Virginia moved to Dallas in 1936 where he built General American Oil Company of Texas into one of the largest independent producers in the nation.
While they gave to causes in Louisiana, Georgia, and other national and international areas, Al and Virginia chose to give the majority of their wealth to benefit Texas as an everlasting gift to the state and its people who had been so generous to them. At the heart of their philanthropy was a commitment to be a perpetual resource for good in Texas.
IN REMEMBRANCE
Sally Rhodus Lancaster, Ph.D.
Sally Rhodus Lancaster (1938-2023) was Al and Virginia’s niece, who served on the Board of Directors for six years and as Executive Vice President of the Foundation for 17 years. After Al’s death in 1978, Sally was pivotal in shaping the Foundation’s grantmaking process with her cousin Curtis W. Meadows Jr. Legendary for her pursuit of excellence, she was unwavering in her dedication to Texas and the Meadows family’s philanthropic legacy. She championed creative and purposeful risk-taking grantmaking to achieve transformational impact. Whether it was protecting environmental diversity, enhancing public education, improving health care access, or pioneering heritage tourism and preserving historic and cultural artifacts along the Texas-Mexico border, she accepted nothing less than the best for the people of Texas.
“The greatest reward of working at the Foundation is meeting the wonderful people of Texas who are so dedicated to their communities.”
Sally Rhodus Lancaster, Ph.D.
Meet our grantees
At our 75th anniversary open house, each grantee highlighted an important aspect of the Foundation’s work. We invited them to share their mission in their own words to show how they serve the people of Texas every day.
Chapter 1
Reading Partners
Chapter 2
VolunteerNow
Chapter 3
SPCA
of Texas
Chapter 4
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment & Texas Water Foundation
GRANTS & PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS HIGHLIGHTS
2023
$38.6
Million
1948-2023
$1.36
Billion
GRANTS
MADE & PAID
Arts & Culture
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| African American Museum, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $5,000 |
| Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $25,000 |
| Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas | Toward museum renovations to expand access to arts and culture | $100,000 |
| Forest Forward, Dallas, Texas | Toward the restoration of the historic Forest Theater | $275,000 |
| National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in Texas for The Neill-Cochran House Museum, Austin, Texas | Toward a museum renovation and education curriculum that highlights the history of Black Americans in Austin | $50,000 |
| Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $10,000 |
| Remember the Alamo Foundation, San Antonio, Texas | Toward creating a water conservation plan for and renovating The Alamo | $500,000 |
| San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, San Antonio, Texas | Toward support to expand the impact and reach of a cultural institution in San Antonio | $75,800 |
| Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas | To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence (part of a 10-year, $45 million grant awarded in 2015) | $4,907,260 |
| Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas | Toward support for the Meadows Scholars Program to recruit to recruit top students to the Meadows School of the Arts | $10,000 |
| Texans for the Arts Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward building staff capacity to increase public investment in arts and culture in Texas | $30,000 |
Civic & Public Affairs
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Kind Animal Initiative, Abilene, Texas | Toward a new animal shelter to help Abilene achieve and maintain a no-kill status | $100,000 |
| Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah | Toward helping Texas animal shelters achieve and maintain a no-kill status | $100,000 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas, Texas | Toward the 15th annual North Texas Giving Day program and year-round capacity-building efforts for nonprofits | $75,000 |
| Council on Foundations, Washington, DC | Toward membership for 2023 | $25,000 |
| Denton Assistance Center, Denton, Texas | Toward establishing an expansion site to co-locate nonprofits and increase access to services in Lewisville | $150,000 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations, Washington, DC | Toward membership for 2023 | $9,690 |
| Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Dallas, Texas | Toward supporting legal services for unaccompanied immigrant minors | $125,000 |
| Humane Society of Aransas County, Fulton, Texas | Toward providing affordable spay and neuter services in rural Texas | $15,000 |
| Independent Sector for Upswell Summit, Dallas, Texas | Toward support of a national convening in Dallas advancing impact in the nonprofit sector | $25,000 |
| Jolt Initiative, Austin, Texas | Toward establishing a policy team focused on the impact of climate change on Latino youth | $80,000 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy, Washington, DC | Toward membership for 2023 | $10,000 |
| North Texas Asset Funders Network (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $10,000 |
| OneStar Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward building out programs to support a connected, collaborative nonprofit sector | $50,000 |
| One Texas (a fund of the Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward providing capacity-building services for nonprofits in partnership with North Texas funders | $50,000 |
| PETS Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic, Wichita Falls, Texas | Toward expanding veterinary staff to increase service capacity | $75,000 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable, Washington, D.C. | Toward membership for 2023 | $5,000 |
| Philanthropy Southwest, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $6,000 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, Dallas, Texas | Toward constructing the Southern Gateway Park in southern Dallas | $250,000 |
| SPCA of East Texas, Tyler, Texas | Toward renovating a new building to expand services | $150,000 |
| Tarrant County Homeless Coalition, Fort Worth, Texas | Toward building capacity and operations to address homelessness and affordable housing issues in Tarrant and Parker counties | $75,000 |
| Texas Census Institute (a fund of the Waco Foundation), Waco, Texas | Toward building a comprehensive strategy to increase participation in the 2030 Census | $125,000 |
| Texas Rural Funders (a fund of the Waco Foundation), Waco, Texas | Toward launching a rural capacity-building initiative and supporting a statewide broadband study to inform state policy | $100,000 |
| Texas Tribune, Austin, Texas | Toward support for reporting statewide issues facing Texans in education, the environment, and health care | $300,000 |
| VECINA, Austin, Texas | Toward additional staff to grow programs and engage the legal community in service of vulnerable immigrant populations | $93,785 |
Education
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Airpower Heritage Museum, Dallas, Texas | Toward innovative science, technology, engineering, and math programs for low-income schools in Dallas and Tarrant counties | $93,000 |
| Annie’s Place, Dallas, Texas | Toward start-up costs for establishing an innovative childcare model in the Wilson Historic District | $250,000 |
| AVANCE, Inc., San Antonio, Texas | Toward the expansion of a dual generation program partnership with Del Mar College | $75,000 |
| Big Thought, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support to increase educational programming and provide digital badges to participating Dallas County students | $75,000 |
| Catch the Next, Austin, Texas | Toward expanding programs to increase the postsecondary completion rates for Latino and first-generation students in North Texas | $83,000 |
| City Teaching Alliance, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for a program to prepare highly effective teachers in Dallas | $100,000 |
| City Year, Dallas, Texas | Toward support for addressing student learning loss and increasing pathways into teaching | $75,000 |
| Collegiate Edu-Nation, Roscoe, Texas | Toward continued support for an innovative partnership to increase postsecondary completion rates for rural students | $75,000 |
| Dallas Firefighters Museum Inc., Dallas, Texas | Toward historical museum renovation to recognize first responders and provide fire prevention and all-hazards education for children and families | $50,000 |
| Dallas Morning News EdLab (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward community-funded journalism to deepen coverage of education in North Texas and across the state | $25,000 |
| Educate Texas (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support to improve postsecondary completion rates in Texas | $500,000 |
| Educate Texas (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward support for improving statewide teacher effectiveness | $200,000 |
| Education Opens Doors, Dallas, Texas | Toward support to increase postsecondary preparedness in middle school students | $75,000 |
| Educational First Steps, Dallas, Texas | Toward recognition of a community leader working to increase access to equitable, high-quality early childhood education | $5,000 |
| Grantmakers for Education, Portland, Oregon | Toward membership for 2023 | $3,000 |
| Green Dot Public Schools Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas | Toward continued support for a district-charter partnership model to increase postsecondary readiness | $150,000 |
| Leadership ISD, Dallas, Texas | Toward school board trustee development and community engagement programs | $75,000 |
| Momentous Institute, Dallas, Texas | Toward a pilot initiative to support the social and emotional well-being of educators | $75,000 |
| My Possibilities, Plano, Texas | Toward an innovative social venture to provide livable wage opportunities for North Texas adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities | $75,000 |
| Nomi Network, Dallas, Texas | Toward support of education and career pathways for youth in the Dallas County juvenile justice system | $95,000 |
| Pasos for Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas | Toward expanding the reach and impact of an academic program for rising ninth-grade students in southern Dallas | $5,000 |
| Principal Impact Collaborative (a fund of the University of North Texas at Dallas) | Toward increasing the number of effective principals in North Texas public schools | $104,500 |
| Read Up (a fund of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas), Dallas, Texas | Toward a collaboration that provides reading support for elementary students | $175,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Toward improving literacy outcomes for pre-K through third-grade students | $56,875 |
| SustainED Leaders, Dallas, Texas | Toward training education leaders to utilize evidence-based instructional leadership practices to accelerate student learning | $100,000 |
| TalkingPoints, San Francisco, California | Toward continued support for an innovative tool to support students and families who are English language learners | $50,000 |
| Teach For America, Dallas, Texas | Toward the continued development of teacher preparation and professional development programs to improve the academic achievement of Texas students | $300,000 |
| TechForce Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona | Toward support for underserved students earning high-demand workforce certificates and pursuing technical careers | $50,000 |
| Texans Care For Children, Austin, Texas | Toward the expansion and adoption of a dashboard to redefine and improve school readiness | $150,000 |
| Texas 2036, Dallas, Texas | Toward building data, tools, and research to make critical information accessible and actionable for community leaders, policymakers, and citizens of Texas | $250,000 |
| Texas Leadership Center for Texas Association of School Administrators, Austin, Texas | Toward an executive coaching program to support school superintendents | $75,000 |
| TexProtects, Dallas, Texas | Toward increasing the number of and access to high-quality childcare programs serving low-income infants, toddlers, and their families | $75,000 |
| The Holdsworth Center, Austin, Texas | Toward new programs to expand and improve the superintendent pipeline in Texas | $100,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin College of Education, Austin, Texas | Toward support to address Texas’ teacher shortage by increasing the number of high-quality teachers entering classrooms and retaining effective veteran teachers | $300,000 |
| Uplift Education, Dallas, Texas | Toward teacher and principal coaching in math to accelerate learning loss recovery | $25,000 |
| Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation, Uvalde, Texas | Toward a new elementary school to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District | $500,000 |
| Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement, Mercedes, Texas | Toward continued support to increase attainment of high-demand certificates and credentials for Latinas | $100,000 |
| Vogel Alcove, Dallas, Texas | Toward building a childcare center in the RedBird neighborhood of Dallas | $50,000 |
Environment
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Forests, Washington, D.C. | Toward restoring thorn scrub forests in the Lower Rio Grande Valley | $76,800 |
| Coastal Prairie Conservancy, Houston, Texas | Toward support of strategic conservation of the threatened coastal prairie | $200,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited, Memphis, Tennessee | Toward the enhancement and restoration of 1,700 acres of wetlands along the Gulf Coast | $150,000 |
| Headwaters At The Comal, New Braunfels, Texas | Toward constructing the Center at the Headwaters facility to pilot a new water system | $100,000 |
| Hill Country Alliance, Austin, Texas | Toward building community resilience in the face of water scarcity in the Hill Country | $85,000 |
| Houston Wilderness, Inc., Houston, Texas | Toward preserving the coastline along the Houston Ship Channel through large-scale, targeted native tree plantings | $100,000 |
| Native Prairies Association of Texas, Manchaca, Texas | Toward capacity-building to support long-term organizational stability | $62,600 |
| Parks for Downtown Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward developing greenspace in Dallas’ East Quarter and completing the final signature park in the Downtown Parks Master Plan Update | $250,000 |
| PowerHouse Texas, Austin, Texas | Toward encouraging sustainable energy sources and nurturing the next generation of energy leaders in Texas | $75,000 |
| Sea Turtle, South Padre Island, Texas | Toward a rehabilitation facility to serve increased patient load and expand education opportunities | $100,000 |
| Solar Austin, Austin, Texas | Toward solar installation education and training in low-income communities | $75,000 |
| Texas Coastal Exchange, Houston, Texas | Toward establishing the organizational infrastructure to provide and monitor carbon credits for oyster reefs protecting wetlands | $100,000 |
| Texas Conservation Alliance, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for a campaign to save migratory birds in North Texas | $50,000 |
| Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance Education Fund, Austin, Texas | Toward promoting the use of electric transportation to stimulate economic vitality, reduce pollution, and mitigate the impact of climate change | $150,000 |
| Texas Land Conservancy, Austin, Texas | Toward support of the Sustainable Texas Land Conservation program | $85,000 |
| Texas Solar Energy Society, Bastrop, Texas | Toward a program to build a resilient and a diverse, well-trained workforce | $65,000 |
| Texas Water Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward supporting education, advocacy, and leadership development highlighting the critical importance of water conservation in Texas | $150,000 |
| Texas Water Trade, Austin, Texas | Toward continuing the development of water markets to protect and restore freshwater in rivers, bays, and estuaries in Texas | $350,000 |
| The Conservation Fund, Arlington, Virginia | Toward the permanent protection of high-quality coastal prairie, wetlands, and thorn scrub in the Lower Rio Grande Valley | $150,000 |
| Trust for Public Land, Los Angeles, California | Toward creating an innovative and sustainable Dallas model for scaling city parks in urban cities | $250,000 |
| Water Finance Exchange Inc., Washington, D.C. | Toward implementing sustainable water infrastructure solutions in rural Texas | $100,000 |
Health
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AGE (Austin Groups for the Elderly) of Central Texas, Austin, Texas | Toward the construction of a state-of-the-art facility designed to care for older adults with disabilities and their caregivers in Central Texas | $150,000 |
| Austin Community Foundation for Texas Behavioral Health Funders Collaborative, Austin, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $2,500 |
| Baylor University, Waco, Texas | Toward increased access to mental health care professionals through training and preparing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners | $150,000 |
| Behind Every Door Ministries, Dallas, Texas | Toward creating a physical and mental health hub to serve high-needs residents in Southern Dallas | $100,000 |
| Brain Injury Network of Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward support of the growth and expansion of the newly established brain injury clubhouse program serving Tarrant and surrounding counties | $54,000 |
| Children’s Bereavement Center Of The Rio Grande Valley Inc., Harlingen, Texas | Toward capacity expansion to provide no-cost grief counseling services to children and youth | $60,000 |
| Community Health Development, Uvalde, Texas | Toward a school-based partnership in response to the Robb Elementary School disaster | $150,000 |
| Doctors Of The World-Usa Inc., New York, New York | Toward a health program in El Paso offering medical services in migrant shelters | $39,920 |
| Family Support Services of Amarillo, Inc., Amarillo, Texas | Toward a new facility that replaces their main offices lost in a fire | $100,000 |
| Kids Inc. of Amarillo Texas, Amarillo, Texas | Toward construction of the only outdoor complex in the region to provide a safe environment for children and youth | $250,000 |
| Grant Halliburton Foundation, Dallas, Texas | Toward expansion of school based mental health programs | $75,000 |
| Healthy Futures of Texas, San Antonio, Texas | Toward supporting the merger of three agencies to become the statewide leader in preventing teen pregnancy | $150,000 |
| Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Waco, Texas | Toward expanding access to high-quality healthcare and increasing the residency training capacity for physicians | $150,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Dallas Inc., Dallas, Texas | Toward support to become a Federally Qualified Health Center and access sustainable funding for integrated health care services | $250,000 |
| ManeGait, McKinney, Texas | Toward support of an equine therapeutic riding program to double capacity for children and adults with disabilities in the North Texas community | $100,000 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support of a statewide mental health policy institute designed to improve the mental health system of Texas (part of a five-year, $10 million grant awarded in 2017) | $2,500,000 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, Texas | Toward providing start-up costs to a fourth hospital system to implement an initiative to end untreated depression in North Texas | $250,000 |
| Mental Health America of Greater Houston, Houston, Texas | Toward the implementation and expansion of integrated behavioral health in medical practices across the greater Houston area and Texas | $150,000 |
| National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation, New York, New York | Toward support of expanding an existing mental health Resiliency program for children of first responders | $25,000 |
| San Antonio Clubhouse for Form Communities, Inc., San Antonio, Texas | Toward increasing the number of certified Peer Support Specialists that can serve the mental health needs of Texans | $75,000 |
Human Services
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Together (a fund of The Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for community partnerships to increase economic mobility across Texas | $100,000 |
| Amala Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward a new restorative justice program to divert youth from the criminal legal system | $75,000 |
| Asset Funders Network, Chicago, Illinois | Toward supporting a new program that builds capacity for and learnings from nonprofit organizations working to increase economic security for underrepresented populations in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex | $17,000 |
| BEAR Be a Resource for CPS Kids, Houston, Texas | Toward the expansion of an emergency resource program for children at risk and/or already involved in Child Protective Services in the Gulf Coast region | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, Dallas, Texas | Toward launching a new program to build a network supporting postsecondary completion for at-risk students in North Texas | $120,000 |
| Bonton Enterprises, Dallas, Texas | Toward establishing a financial resource center for Bonton residents | $214,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas, Nacogdoches, Texas | Toward a new roof for a community aquatics center | $50,000 |
| Buildingcommunity Workshop, Dallas, Texas | Toward the construction of affordable home models to inform neighborhood housing policy in Dallas | $57,250 |
| CASA of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas | Toward continued development and expansion of services to increase permanency for foster youth in Tarrant County | $150,000 |
| Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, Austin, Texas | Toward developing a statewide service plan to ensure high-quality support for child victims of abuse | $150,000 |
| ChildSafe, San Antonio, Texas | Toward coordinated care efforts that facilitate interventions for victims of child trafficking | $80,000 |
| Christus Foundation for Healthcare, Houston, Texas | Toward replacing air conditioning units at a homeless resource center and preserving community access to meals, medical assistance, and counseling | $33,534 |
| CitySquare, Dallas, Texas | Toward a forensic financial audit to evaluate and analyze records and controls to ensure future organizational health | $100,000 |
| Commit2Dallas and Child Poverty Action Lab for Opportunity 2040, Dallas, Texas | Toward launching an initiative to accelerate economic mobility for Dallas County students and young adults and continuing support for Commit and the Child Poverty Action Lab | $700,000 |
| Comp-U-Dopt, Dallas, Texas | Toward expanding digital access and inclusion in North and West Texas | $120,000 |
| Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, Dallas, Texas | Toward staff expansion to scale legal coverage for tenants to all eviction courts in Dallas County | $150,000 |
| Dwell With Dignity Inc., Dallas, Texas | Toward the purchase of a warehouse to sell donated furniture to fund the installation of home interiors for families in need in Dallas | $75,000 |
| El Paso Community Foundation, El Paso, Texas | Toward support of emergency needs related to the El Paso sector migrant surge | $75,000 |
| El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, El Paso, Texas | Toward specialized processing rooms to process large quantities of food onsite and reduces food waste and costs | $75,000 |
| For Oak Cliff (a fund of The Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward expanding education programming and wraparound services for adults and children in south Oak Cliff | $125,000 |
| Frazier Revitalization Inc., Dallas, Texas | Toward home improvements and wraparound support in the Frazier neighborhood of Dallas | $75,000 |
| Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, Austin, Texas | Toward increasing the number of low-to-moderate income homeowners in east Austin | $110,000 |
| Guyon Saunders Resource Center, Amarillo, Texas | Toward a new building that will house resources to alleviate or prevent homelessness | $100,000 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy, Houston, Texas | Toward the rehabilitation and improvement of 26 acres of parkland | $50,000 |
| Houston’s Amazing Place, Houston, Texas | Toward the expansion of a dementia-specific day program to a second location | $50,000 |
| In the Streets – Hands Up High Ministry, Bastrop, Texas | Toward providing emergency access to water for transitional living shelters and a soup kitchen | $50,000 |
| Jubilee Park & Community Center, Dallas, Texas | Toward preserving homes and preventing displacement of low-income residents in the Jubilee Park neighborhood in southeast Dallas | $100,000 |
| The Meadows Foundation Partnership Fund on behalf of Housing Forward (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward the expansion of a regional rehousing initiative for those experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties | $500,000 |
| Mission Granbury, Granbury, Texas | Toward completing renovations of the Resource Center Hub | $100,000 |
| New Friends New Life, Dallas, Texas | Presidential authority to expend up to $500,000 to replicate a successful social enterprise model and to convert the wildflower lot property in the Wilson Historic District into a farm, contingent upon an environmental survey of the land | $500,000 |
| NewDay Services for Children & Family, Fort Worth, Texas | Toward parenting programs for parents and caregivers whose children are at risk of removal by Child Protective Services | $50,000 |
| Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward replacement of rooftop heating, ventilating, and cooling units | $50,000 |
| Shepherd Inn Transitional Housing, Dallas, Texas | Toward access to housing and post-treatment services for women recovering from addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder | $10,000 |
| Streetside Showers Inc., McKinney, Texas | Toward providing an additional mobile unit to provide showers and laundry services to the homeless communities in Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties | $60,000 |
| Taste Project, Fort Worth, Texas | Toward program expansion to address immediate nutritional needs and provide workforce solutions in Arlington | $100,000 |
| Texas Appleseed, Austin, Texas | Toward developing policy solutions that focus on preventing and alleviating youth homelessness | $75,000 |
| Texas Legal Services Center, Austin, Texas | Toward expanding a statewide legal helpline for people involved with Child Protective Services and other child safety matters | $199,000 |
| Texas Rural Funders, Austin, Texas | Toward membership for 2023 | $10,000 |
| The Human Impact, Dallas, Texas | Toward increasing staff and organizational capacity to support more individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in Dallas | $25,000 |
| The Nest Foundation, Los Angeles, California | Toward designing and implementing tools and policies in schools to support students that have been victims of sexual abuse | $100,000 |
| Transformations by Austin Angels, Austin, Texas | Toward expanding to serve more children and youth in foster care in Central Texas | $50,000 |
| Transition Resource Action Center (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward transition and capacity building to establish the organization as an independent nonprofit, separate from CitySquare | $250,000 |
| West Texas Food Bank, Odessa, Texas | Toward expanding warehouse space and building a volunteer center | $250,000 |
| Women in Need of Generous Support | Toward expanding financial literacy resources in the southern sector of Dallas | $75,000 |
OUR PEOPLE
Board of Directors
Robert A. Meadows
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Trustee & Director
John Broadfoot Jr.
Director
Mike Fernandez
Trustee & Director
Linda Perryman Evans
Trustee & Director
Olin Lancaster III
Trustee & Director
George C. Lancaster
Director
Eric Meadows
Trustee & Director
Karen Meadows
Trustee & Director
Michael Meadows
Director
Peter M. Miller
Trustee & Director
Alfreda B. Norman
Trustee & Director
David M. Rosenberg
Trustee & Director
Jean Silvertooth
Trustee & Director
Katherine Stone
Director
Joel Williams III
Trustee & Director
Directors Emeriti
Judy B. Culbertson
Curtis W. Meadows Jr.
Sally Cheney Miller
Dorothy Cheney Wilson
Corporate Officers
Peter M. Miller
President & CEO
Laura Bowers
Corporate Secretary & Chief of Staff
Bruce H. Esterline
Senior Vice President for Strategy
Charles Glover
Vice President of Grants
Paula N. Herring
Vice President & Treasurer
Meghan Parry
Vice President of Communications
Foundation Staff
Brandon Abbott
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Chris Anderson
Director of Operations
Alejandra Balbuena
Communications Specialist
Zimo Banta
Director of Learning & Evaluation
Candace Barnes
Vice President of Human Resources
Carol Brabham
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Chiara
Grants Associate
Alison Flener
Director of Finance and Controller
Kimberly Flynn
Administrative Manager
Tamara Franco
Program Officer
Amanda Fransham
Senior Program Officer
Polly Garza
Central Administrator
Patricia Glasgow
Financial Operations Manager
Frank Harbor
Property Assistant
John Hardy
Property Assistant
Steven Herrera
Facilities Manager
Regina Joseph
Receptionist
Mary Jud
Program Coordinator
Michael K. McCoy
Vice President of Climate Impact
Rene Mendoza
Property Assistant
Benjamin Miller
Learning & Evaluation Analyst
Deanna Miller
Director of Information Technology
Christina O’Brien
Project Manager
Adeniran Ogundipe
Infrastructure Engineer
Raymond Pecchioni
Property Coordinator
Frank Quintero
Facilities Coordinator
Bryan Sanders
Meeting Manager
Danny Schluter
Property Assistant
Rosie Sosa
Program Analyst
James Stover
Property Assistant
Catherine Stringer
Accounting & Finance Manager
Alayna Thomas
Director of Human Resources
Lizette Villarreal-Montes
Program Officer
John Wagner
Systems Analyst
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2023, and 2022
Statements of Financial Position
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| Assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,071,648 | $ 2,342,408 | |
| Investments | 670,845,771 | 651,618,469 | |
| Program-related investments, net | 21,460,423 | 21,921,515 | |
| Fixed assets, net | 318,980 | 273,097 | |
| Other assets | 609,644 | 269,400 | |
| Total assets | $ 694,306,466 | $ 676,424,889 | |
| Liabilities and Net Assets | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 1,100,419 | $ 930,886 | |
| Grants payable, net of discount | 25,990,765 | 23,344,371 | |
| Accrued pension and postretirement benefits | 3,536,720 | 3,878,230 | |
| Federal current and deferred tax payable | 576,532 | 17,488 | |
| Total liabilities | 31,204,436 | 28,170,975 | |
| Net assets without donor restrictions | |||
| Designated for Robert Meadows Fund | 600,000 | 600,000 | |
| Designated for Jack Hammack Fund | 150,000 | 250,000 | |
| Designated for Linda P. Evans Fund | 104,000 | 469,000 | |
| Designated for Mark Meadows Fund | 425,000 | 500,000 | |
| Undesignated | 661,823,030 | 646,434,914 | |
| Total net assets | 663,102,030 | 648,253,914 | |
| Total liabilities and net assets | $ 694,306,466 | $ 676,424,889 | |
Statements of Activities
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Investment Return | ||||
| Dividends and interest | $ 4,311,454 | $ 3,223,652 | ||
| Net realized loss on investments | (3,153,650) | (3,636,707) | ||
| Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 66,979,505 | (52,891,508) | ||
| Other income | 2,185,091 | 2,344,409 | ||
| Investment and related fees | (9,759,915) | (10,011,375) | ||
| Income and excise tax expense | (576,073) | 13,004 | ||
| Investment return, net | 59,986,412 | (60,958,525) | ||
| Grants and Operating Activities | ||||
| Grants awarded | 31,965,222 | 18,109,015 | ||
| Program-related expenses | 6,582,312 | 5,454,261 | ||
| Direct charitable activities | 233,184 | 117,947 | ||
| Grants management | 2,626,344 | 2,792,823 | ||
| General management | 3,876,017 | 3,780,064 | ||
| Total grants and operating activities | 45,283,079 | 30,254,110 | ||
| Change in net assets from operating activities | 14,703,333 | (91,212,635) | ||
| Non-operating Activities | ||||
| Pension and postretirement changes other than the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost | 144,783 | 19,296 | ||
| Change in net assets without donor restrictions | 14,848,116 | (91,193,339) | ||
| Net assets without donor restrictions, beginning of year | 648,253,914 | 739,447,253 | ||
| Net assets without donor restrictions, end of year | $ 663,102,030 | $ 648,253,914 | ||
Statements of Cash Flows
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Change in net assets | $ 14,848,116 | $ (91,193,339) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||
| Depreciation | 554,249 | 750,189 | |||
| Net realized loss on investments | 3,153,650 | 3,636,707 | |||
| Net unrealized (gain) loss on investments | (66,979,505) | 52,891,508 | |||
| Pension and postretirement changes other than net periodic benefit cost | (325,309) | 25,648 | |||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||
| Increase in other assets | (340,244) | (104,122) | |||
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 169,533 | (229,067) | |||
| Increase (decrease) in grants payable | 2,646,394 | (9,001,191) | |||
| Increase (decrease) in deferred excise taxes payable | 559,044 | (591,829) | |||
| Decrease in accrued pension and postretirement benefits | (16,201) | (88,034) | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (45,730,273) | (43,903,530) | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 342,212,597 | 293,763,189 | |||
| Purchases of investments | (297,614,044) | (250,213,623) | |||
| Investment in PRI loan | - | 300,000 | |||
| Capital expenditures | (139,040) | (85,981) | |||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 44,459,513 | 43,763,585 | |||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (1,270,760) | (139,945) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 2,342,408 | 2,482,353 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ 1,071,648 | $ 2,342,408 | |||
| Supplemental cash flow information | |||||
| Income and excise tax paid, net of refunds | $ 260,000 | $ 566,710 | |||
| Noncash items | |||||
| Rent-free lease income | 2,143,169 | 2,332,954 | |||
| Grants of free office space | 4,128,073 | 2,085,449 | |||