2022
Annual Report
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
2022 was a transitional year for the country, the State of Texas, and The Meadows Foundation. We’re beginning to usher in a new era on many horizons. However, our mission stays the same as in 1948 when Al and Virginia Meadows first started the Foundation, to serve the people of Texas in perpetuity.
When it began to look like we saw a light at the end of the tunnel with the COVID pandemic, we had to plan what this next stage looked like for us—the two-plus years of working through the ups and downs of the pandemic had us all looking over our shoulders for the next obstacle.
It’s heartening to say that during 2020 and 2021, over $7 million of grants went to COVID-related issues. We didn’t lose focus on the importance of our long-term initiatives, and we could return to them in full force this past year.
I want to highlight some of our significant grantmaking efforts in mental health, education, and homelessness.
Mental Health
The Meadows Foundation created the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute nine years ago. The mission was to have an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that works at the intersection of policy and programs to create equitable systemic changes so Texans can obtain the health care they need. The work done at the Institute has been helping shape the way we talk about mental health in Texas.
We knew that Texas children were struggling with their mental health. As one of the most vulnerable populations, their lives had been in upheaval for years with no plans set on how to help them. One of the things that was able to help this crisis was the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium’s innovative programs.
And then, alongside that, reality shifted for everyone after the horrific attack at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. The tragic loss of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde shook our state and our people to their core. We had to examine how we could assist in healing the trauma so many children were going through. The Institute was a major support to mental health funding in Uvalde, and The Foundation was also able to support recovery services through the bereavement center.
Mental health has always been a crucial focus for the Foundation, and the grantees we help fund are changing the mental health landscape in Texas.
Education
School systems across the state continued the work to emerge from the disruptive effects of the pandemic this past year. While there remains much work to do, Texas students have nearly reached pre-pandemic literacy proficiency levels, which shows encouraging signs. Public education leaders seek answers to tough questions about teacher and school leader training, retention, and school safety. Many of our grantees work alongside our public sector leaders to ensure the best outcomes for our students and teachers in the coming years.
Dallas College, a key partner in our teacher preparation initiative, continues to influence state and national conversations around early childhood, K-12 education, and teacher preparation. As the first community college in the state to offer a four-year degree in education and the first to win a Department of Labor teacher apprenticeship, the college is raising the bar for how new teachers enter the profession, how they are trained, and how they are supported in the first years of their career.
Homelessness
The Meadows Foundation began working on homelessness in late 2019. We engaged Mandy Chapman Semple, CEO of Clutch Consulting, to help rethink how we addressed this complex issue. This included working with the continuum of care providers to work better together.
The foundational systematic change that Mandy and her team were able to accomplish in 2020 provided a platform to receive $72 million from the City and County of Dallas, other surrounding cities, and private funders, including The Meadows Foundation. These funds were to support a R.E.A.L. Time Rapid Rehousing Initiative. This past year, the initiative was on track for its initial goals.
Now, in 2023, they’ve seen a 32% decrease in chronic homelessness and a 14% decrease in unsheltered homelessness. This has set them on the road to expand their goal to serve 6,000 individuals and families by 2025. The commitment that the Foundation made early on provided a path for the American Rescue Plan fund (ARPA) to be deployed to create a significant impact on helping people without housing in the Dallas area.
I’m proud to say that we also saw the fourth generation of Meadows family members take a vested interest in becoming part of our mission to serve the people of Texas, and we were able to showcase the best parts of this great state to them. Watching the youngest members of our family become immersed in our community and in the work we do inspired me and the staff, who showed them the very best of Texas when they visited in September 2022.
2022 was the year to continue to keep our eye on immediate needs and continue to fund our long-term initiatives. I wouldn’t say we have the wind at our backs, but maybe a slight breeze. My thanks to the Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff, and the Meadows family members. Your tireless work and support have allowed us to do many good things for the people of Texas.
Look out for each other and be well,
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 settled in Shreveport, where he met Virginia. They married in 1922. Al worked for Standard Oil by day and went to law school at night.
Al left Standard Oil to start his own finance firm and later founded an oil and gas production company. In 1936, they moved to Dallas where Al built General American Oil Company of Texas into one of the largest independent producers in the nation.
Al and Virginia chose Texas to receive their wealth as a perpetual gift to the state and its people who had been so generous to them. At the heart of their philanthropy was always a commitment to be a beacon for good in Texas.
IN REMEMBRANCE
John William Broadfoot Sr.
John William Broadfoot Sr. (1935-2022) was the grandson of Dr. John and Sally Meadows and the nephew of founders Al and Virginia Meadows. He served as a director and trustee of The Meadows Foundation for over 25 years. John served in the U.S. Army and Air Force. After completing his tour of duty, he became a Second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. He returned to Texas where he served as an assistant district attorney for Potter County in Amarillo, Texas. He later opened a private practice, practicing civil and criminal law.
GRANTS & PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS HIGHLIGHTS
2022
$24.2
Million
1948-2022
$1.36
Billion
GRANTS
MADE & PAID
Arts & Culture
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| African American Museum, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $5,000 |
| Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $25,000 |
| Encore Park Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward the renovation of a historic building to serve as a social impact campus that promotes community cohesion | $300,000 |
| Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas | Toward expanding the San Jacinto Battleground Historic Site | $70,000 |
| Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, Texas | Toward hiring a new chief executive officer | $82,000 |
| Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $10,000 |
| North Texas Public Broadcasting (KERA-Channel 13), Dallas, Texas | Toward a community-funded journalism partnership to broaden coverage of the arts and culture sector in North Texas | $50,000 |
| Project Row Houses, Houston, Texas | Toward the rehabilitation of the historic Eldorado Ballroom to serve as a hub of cultural and economic revitalization in Houston’s Third Ward | $250,000 |
| Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas | To sustain and build the Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum to standards of excellence | $4,893,697 |
| 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 (part of a 10-year, $45 million grant awarded in 2015) | $10,000 |
| Texans for the Arts Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward building staff capacity to increase public investment in arts and culture in Texas | $90,000 |
| Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation Inc., Canyon, Texas | Toward new seats in the Pioneer Amphitheater that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act | $50,000 |
Civic & Public Affairs
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Pets Alive, Austin, Texas | Toward statewide advocacy efforts to reduce euthanasia rates in animal shelters | $100,000 |
| Better Together Fund (a fund of the Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support of a program to support local nonprofits to develop and implement formal and long-term collaborations | $50,000 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas, Texas | Toward the 14th annual North Texas Giving Day program | $50,000 |
| Council on Foundations, Washington, DC | Toward membership for 2022 | $25,000 |
| Dallas Spay Neuter Project (a fund of the Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for a spay and neuter program to reduce the number of intact dogs in Southern Dallas | $150,000 |
| El Paso Matters Inc., El Paso, Texas | Toward building a broader and more informed electorate in El Paso | $75,000 |
| Friends of Exall Park, Dallas, Texas | Toward installing a water fountain with dog bowl in Exall Park | $6,850 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations, Washington, DC | Toward membership for 2022 | $9,690 |
| Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Dallas, Texas | Toward supporting legal services for unaccompanied immigrant minors | $125,000 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy, Washington, DC | Toward membership for 2022 | $10,000 |
| Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin, Midland, Texas | Toward a philanthropic roundtable event for rural nonprofit leaders | $5,000 |
| North Texas Asset Funders Network (a fund of Communities Foundation of Texas), Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $10,000 |
| Paws in the City, Dallas, Texas | Toward the support of seven rescue dogs | $31,000 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable, Washington, D.C. | Toward membership for 2022 | $5,000 |
| Philanthropy Southwest, Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $6,000 |
| Rescued Pets Movement, Inc., Houston, Texas | Toward expanding and improving a fleet of transport vans to serve more homeless animals | $75,000 |
| Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation, Dallas, Texas | Toward constructing the Southern Gateway Park, a five-acre deck park spanning I-35E in southern Dallas | $250,000 |
| Texas Environmental Grantmakers Group (a fund for Philanthropy Southwest), Dallas, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $2,500 |
| Texas Rural Funders (a fund of the Waco Foundation), Waco, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $10,000 |
| The Public For Animal Welfare, Dripping Springs, Texas | Toward the remodel of a no-kill shelter to serve seven counties in Central and South Texas | $47,000 |
Education
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bachman Lake Together, Dallas, Texas | Toward an initiative to increase equity in early childhood and family outcomes in the Bachman Lake area | $50,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, Dallas, Texas | Toward support for recovery of one-to-one mentoring relationships for at-risk youth impacted by COVID-19 | $100,000 |
| Big Thought, Dallas, Texas | Toward a program to increase educational program access and digital credentials for youth | $100,000 |
| CAST Schools Network, San Antonio, Texas | Toward support for two pilot programs to improve teacher recruitment and retention | $100,000 |
| 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 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for data-driven programs to reduce the number of Dallas children living in poverty | $150,000 |
| Commit2Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for a collective impact effort to improve educational outcomes in Dallas County and statewide | $350,000 |
| Dallas College Foundation, Inc., Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for a transformational educator preparation program in North Texas | $300,000 |
| DonorsChoose, New York, New York | Toward support for Texas teachers to rebuild their classrooms from COVID-19 impacts | $50,000 |
| 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 |
| Empower Schools Inc., Brighton, Massachusetts | Toward support for innovative partnerships in rural education systems | $150,000 |
| Grantmakers for Education, Portland, Oregon | Toward membership for 2022 | $3,000 |
| Heart House, Dallas, Texas | Toward support of social-emotional educational programs for refugee and underprivileged children | $50,000 |
| Instruction Partners, Nashville, Tennessee | Toward the expansion of school partnerships to close unfinished learning gaps | $75,000 |
| Legacy Institute for Financial Education, Lufkin, Texas | Toward workforce training leading to industry-recognized certifications and employment for high-need individuals in East Texas | $50,000 |
| Momentous Institute, Dallas, Texas | Toward expansion of a social-emotional health curriculum in underserved schools in North Texas | $75,000 |
| Read Up (a fund of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas), Dallas, Texas | Toward support for a collaboration to provide reading support for elementary students and teacher training programs for early elementary teachers | $125,000 |
| RELAY Graduate School of Education, New York, New York | Toward continued support of a competency-based training program to prepare effective public school teachers | $100,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Toward improving literacy outcomes for pre-K through third-grade students | $75,000 |
| Teach Plus, Dallas, Texas | Toward the recruitment, selection, and training of Texas teachers to be advocates for effective education policy | $75,000 |
| TEACH.ORG, San Francisco, California | Toward a Dallas-Fort Worth-wide system that recruits and increases the number of diverse teachers serving in public schools | $150,000 |
| Texas 2036, Dallas, Texas | Toward cultivating data tools and coalitions to inform and advocate for educational policy priorities impacting all Texans | $250,000 |
| Texas A&M Foundation, College Station, Texas | Toward continued expansion of an initiative to increase the postsecondary enrollment and completion rates of students in rural areas | $129,704 |
| Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation, San Antonio, Texas | Toward establishing the first Texas-based Educare, a national model for early education teacher training and workforce development | $250,000 |
| TexProtects, Dallas, Texas | Toward increasing the number of and access to high-quality childcare programs serving low-income infants, toddlers, and their families | $150,000 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation, McAllen, Texas | Toward launching a sustainable, affordable teacher residency model in the Rio Grande Valley | $125,000 |
| Urban Teachers, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for a program to prepare highly effective teachers in the Dallas area | $150,000 |
| Young Invincibles, Houston, Texas | Toward establishing a reflective and student-driven Texas Community College Student Advisory Council to share recommendations with policymakers | $100,000 |
Environment
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Bird Conservancy, The Plains, Virginia | Toward litter reduction and expanding environmental education in the Gulf Coast region | $50,000 |
| Bat Conservation International, Austin, Texas | Toward combating a fungal disease threatening several bat species | $75,000 |
| Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation, Amarillo, Texas | Toward an innovative, immersive environmental education exhibit featuring the historic biomes, plants, and animals of the Texas Panhandle | $100,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York | Toward continued support for advancing groundwater sustainability in Texas | $150,000 |
| Frazier Revitalization for Restorative Farms, Dallas, Texas | Toward expanding farm training and crop production to provide South Dallas with fresh and sustainable food sources | $113,000 |
| Great Springs Project, Inc., Austin, Texas | Toward conserving an additional 694 acres of land over the Edwards Aquifer | $150,000 |
| Greenspace Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward restoring L.B. Houston Park | $150,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation, Austin, Texas | Toward ensuring adequate environmental flows in major Texas river basins | $150,000 |
| Native Prairies Association of Texas, Manchaca, Texas | Toward additional staff to support long-term organizational stability | $84,000 |
| Sierra Club, Oakland, California | Toward continuing support for a Texas clean energy campaign | $70,000 |
| Solar United Neighbors, Washington, D.C. | Toward continued support for solar co-ops in Texas to establish regional solar markets | $100,000 |
| Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, Austin, Texas | Toward the development of a public-facing web-based energy decision support tool to help advance low-income households transition to efficient, reliable, and clean sources of energy | $80,000 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund, Austin, Texas | Toward continued support of the Texas Youth Power Alliance’s climate justice initiative | $75,000 |
| Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Authority, Austin, Texas | Toward the design, development, and administration of a database to increase organizational capacity | $100,000 |
| Texas Solar Energy Society, Bastrop, Texas | Toward a program to build resilient, socially equitable, clean energy communities and a diverse, well-trained workforce to support energy independence with solar energy | $70,000 |
| Texas Water Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward continued development of Texas Runs on Water public awareness campaign | $300,000 |
| The National Center for Appropriate Technology, San Antonio, Texas | Toward building capacity to accelerate carbon-focused production practices for Texas farmers and ranchers to build soil health and mitigate climate disruptions | $60,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio, Texas | Toward expanding the state park system and protecting vital sources of water in the Hill Country | $500,000 |
| TreeFolks, Del Valle, Texas | Toward building climate resilience by planting trees in regional floodplains and low-income urban neighborhoods | $75,000 |
| Water Foundation, Sacramento, California | Toward a pooled fund to attract investors in collaborating with Texas water organizations | $250,000 |
| Workers Assistance Program, Inc. for Texas Climate Jobs Project, Austin, Texas | Toward funding a new staff member to educate and mobilize working people to advance climate action in Texas | $75,000 |
Health
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas, San Antonio, Texas | Toward recovery services for the children and families of Uvalde | $150,000 |
| Dell Children’s Foundation, Austin, Texas | Toward embedding a clinical team to provide psychosocial support to expectant mothers and families within the Comprehensive Fetal Care Center | $100,000 |
| Episcopal Health Foundation (a fund of Austin Community Foundation), Austin, Texas | Toward administration of an emergency loan fund for community health clinics impacted by the pandemic | $36,000 |
| First3Years, Addison, Texas | Toward continued support of a project to reunify infants and toddlers in foster care with parents or family members | $125,000 |
| half Helen, Austin, Texas | Toward the implementation of a sustainable vision support program for children | $100,000 |
| Hand to Hold, Austin, Texas | Toward expansion of virtual programming for neonatal intensive care unit families | $65,000 |
| Headstrong Project, Boston, Massachusetts | Toward expanding mental health and suicide prevention services for veterans in Texas | $125,000 |
| Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, Waco, Texas | Toward a community-supported facility that will provide crisis-care coordination for residents | $300,000 |
| Johnson County Children’s Advocacy Center, Cleburne, Texas | Toward construction of a new therapeutic facility for children and teens who have suffered abuse | $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 |
| LifePath Systems, McKinney, Texas | Toward the LOSS Team initiative, which provides support to survivors of suicide | $25,000 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance, Austin, Texas | Toward the hire of a full-time mental health counselor to support clients in a career readiness program | $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 start-up costs for a third hospital system to implement an initiative to end untreated depression in North Texas | $250,000 |
| Metrocare, Dallas, Texas | Toward the construction of a new behavioral health innovation center to meet the demand for mental and behavioral health services | $500,000 |
| MHMR Visions, Fort Worth, Texas | Toward the creation of a centralized navigation system for families of children, ages 6-18, in need of developmental and emotional support | $134,000 |
| NAMI Texas, Austin, Texas | Toward support for a statewide family-based mental health education and awareness initiative | $75,000 |
| RecoveryWerks!, New Braunfels , Texas | Toward the next generation of recovery support professionals while continuing to meet the growing need for recovery support services for teens and families in rural Texas | $60,000 |
| Smith County Champions for Children, Tyler, Texas | Toward meeting the needs of young children who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and are experiencing emotional, developmental, and behavioral challenges | $155,000 |
| Texas Advocacy Project, Austin, Texas | Toward strengthening the new social work program at Texas Advocacy Project | $88,000 |
| Texas Behavioral Health Funders Collaborative (a fund of Austin Community Foundation), Austin, Texas | Toward membership for 2022 | $2,500 |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Dallas, Texas | Toward establishing a permanent and sustainable psychological support strategy for pediatric orthopedic patients | $136,000 |
| The Child and Family Guidance Center of Texoma, Sherman, Texas | Toward expanding and renovating an existing building to increase capacity for mental health care services | $100,000 |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas | Toward continued support for integrating a depression screening platform and technical assistance into hospital systems | $750,000 |
| Twelfth Step Ministry, Inc., Dallas, Texas | Toward a new building for addiction support groups | $150,000 |
Human Services
| Grantee | Grant Purpose | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Acres, Cross Roads, Texas | Toward constructing additional independent living homes for differently-abled young adults | $85,000 |
| Advance Together (a fund of The Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward support for community partnerships to increase economic mobility for Texans | $100,000 |
| Bonton Farms (a fund of The Dallas Foundation), Dallas, Texas | Toward constructing units of affordable housing for sober living | $300,000 |
| Buildingcommunity Workshop, Dallas, Texas | Toward the construction of affordable home models to inform neighborhood housing policy in Dallas | $57,250 |
| Caritas of Waco, Waco, Texas | To reduce food insecurity and support McLennan County residents in honor of William Nesbitt’s service to The Meadows Foundation | $25,000 |
| Casa Esperanza – Hope House, Liberty Hill, Texas | Toward quality housing for children with physical and mental disabilities | $100,000 |
| Cen-Tex Certified Development Corporation dba BCL of Texas, Austin, Texas | Toward capacity building and support for developers of color to increase community-based solutions for housing affordability | $264,250 |
| Central Texas Food Bank, Austin, Texas | Toward an efficient warehousing and inventory management system | $47,000 |
| Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County, Lewisville, Texas | Toward expansion of clinical services to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | $100,000 |
| Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, Austin, Texas | Toward advocacy efforts to ensure a social safety net is provided for child victims of crime | $225,000 |
| City House, Plano, Texas | Toward capital improvements of an emergency shelter for children, youth, and young adults in Collin County | $58,000 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas, for North Texas Cares, Dallas, Texas | Toward extend appreciation and support to COVID-19 frontline workers | $250,000 |
| Covenant With Christ International Inc. dba Trinity River Food Bank, Cleveland, Texas | Toward constructing a new food bank facility to serve rural East Texas | $134,000 |
| Dallas CASA, Dallas, Texas | Toward support of volunteer recruitment, training, and supervision programs | $155,000 |
| Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, Texas | Toward the purchase and installation of air conditioning units for low-income and heat-vulnerable populations | $50,000 |
| Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center (a fund of Dallas Social Venture Partners), Dallas, Texas | Toward continuing to prevent evictions of vulnerable tenants in North Texas | $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 |
| Foundation Communities, Austin, Texas | Toward the completion of The Loretta, a 137-unit supportive housing community for families in Austin | $200,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas | Toward the construction homes for families in need | $150,000 |
| Honor Veterans Now, Fredericksburg, Texas | Toward expanding the Meals for Vets program to more rural and under-resourced counties | $75,000 |
| IEA Inspire Encourage Achieve, Beaumont, Texas | Toward a new program for juvenile offenders to encourage public service, civic engagement and reduce recidivism | $50,000 |
| International Rescue Committee, Dallas, Texas | Toward the Newcomer School Success Program for refugees and other displaced populations | $100,000 |
| JUST Community, Austin, Texas | Toward expanding services into El Paso to provide economic opportunity for Latina women | $100,000 |
| Keep America Beautiful, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut | Toward post-disaster tree planting for North Texas communities impacted by the 2019 tornados and a toolkit to inform their tree planting work across the state | $100,000 |
| Meals For The Elderly, San Angelo, Texas | Toward facility renovations to increase nutrition services for senior citizens in need | $55,000 |
| Metrocrest Social Services Incorporated, Farmers Branch, Texas | Toward construction of a new facility to holistically end poverty in northwest Dallas County | $250,000 |
| National Mentoring Partnership Incorporated, Boston, Massachusetts | Toward the launch of MENTOR Texas to increase the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for Texas’ youth | $50,000 |
| New Friends New Life, Dallas, Texas | Toward a successful social enterprise model to convert the wildflower lot property in the Wilson Historic District into a farm | $500,000 |
| Nutrition & Services for Seniors, Beaumont, Texas | Toward the renovation of a building to expand services and meals provided to homebound seniors | $40,000 |
| Operation FINALLY HOME, New Braunfels, Texas | Toward support for an innovative partnership between school districts and builders to provide housing for homeless veterans | $58,000 |
| Refugee Services of Texas, Dallas, Texas | Toward building capacity in the San Antonio service center | $110,000 |
| SafeHaven of Tarrant County, Arlington, Texas | Toward emergency funding for an abuse intervention and prevention program | $100,000 |
| South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Development Corporation, Dallas, Texas | Toward developing Mill City Townhomes, an eight-unit, energy-efficient, single-family townhouse development | $150,000 |
| Streetside Showers Inc., McKinney, Texas | Toward access to showers, hygiene products, clothes, and food for those experiencing homelessness | $5,000 |
| Texas Baptist Men, Dallas, Texas | To replenish supply reserves in preparation for future Texas disaster relief needs | $100,000 |
| Texas CASA, Austin, Texas | Toward support of the new Early Childhood Initiative to increase support for Texas children ages 0-5 in foster care | $100,000 |
| Texas Center for Child and Family Studies, Austin, Texas | Toward expanding capacity to provide critical services to children and families engaged with the child welfare system in North Texas | $199,000 |
| The Field’s Edge, Midland, Texas | Toward providing housing and services for homeless individuals in the Midland area | $100,000 |
| The SAFE Alliance, Austin, Texas | Toward meeting a matching grant to support a program helping parents fleeing domestic violence to keep their children safe | $90,000 |
| Trinity Park Conservancy for the Josephine Torres Cultural and Community Center, Dallas, Texas | Toward the purchase and conservation of a community center | $132,800 |
OUR PEOPLE
Board of Directors
Robert A. Meadows
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Trustee & Director
John Broadfoot Jr.
Director
Linda Perryman Evans
Trustee & Director
Olin Lancaster III
Director
Eric Meadows
Trustee & Director
Karen Meadows
Trustee & Director
Michael Meadows
Director
Peter M. Miller
Trustee & Director
Bill Nesbitt
Trustee & Director
Alfreda B. Norman
Trustee & Director
George Ritzen
Trustee & Director
David M. Rosenberg
Trustee & Director
Jean Silvertooth
Trustee & Director
Katy Stone
Director
Joel Williams III
Trustee & Director
Andrew Wilson
Director
Directors Emeriti
Judy B. Culbertson
John Broadfoot Sr.
Sally R. Lancaster
Curtis W. Meadows Jr.
Sally Cheney Miller
Dorothy Cheney Wilson
Executive Officers
Peter M. Miller
President & CEO
Laura Bowers
Corporate Secretary
Bruce H. Esterline
Senior Vice President for Strategy
Charles Glover
Vice President of Grants
Paula N. Herring
Vice President & Treasurer
Robert A. Meadows
Vice President
Meghan Parry
Vice President of Communications
Foundation Staff
Brandon Abbott
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Chris Anderson
Director of Operations
Zimo Banta
Director of Learning & Evaluation
Carol Brabham
Administrative Assistant
Ivan Carrizales
Property Assistant
Danny Chandler
Director of Security & Risk Management
Michelle Chiara
Grants Associate
Tania Curry
Program Officer
Cami Farley
Facilities Manager
Alison Flener
Director of Finance and Controller
Tanya Fludd
Receptionist
Kimberly Flynn
Administrative Manager
Tamara Franco
Program Officer
Amanda Fransham
Senior Program Officer
Martin Garcia-Aguilar
Property Assistant
Polly Garza
Central Administrator
Patricia Glasgow
Financial Operations Manager
Tammy Hampton
Vice President of HR Administration
John Hardy
Property Assistant
Donny Hawkland
Property Assistant
Steven Herrera
Property Assistant
Regina Joseph
Receptionist
Mary Jud
Program Coordinator
Michael K. McCoy
Vice President of Climate Impact
Deanna Miller
Director of Information Technology
Destiny Nash
Meeting Coordinator
Christina O’Brien
Project Manager
Raymond Pecchioni
Property Coordinator
Frank Quintero
Facilities Coordinator
Heather Roberts
Project Associate
Danny Schluter
Property Assistant
Rosie Sosa
Program Analyst
James Stover
Property Assistant
Catherine Stringer
Accounting & Finance Manager
Alayna Thomas
Human Resources Generalist
Lizette Villarreal-Montes
Program Officer
John Wagner
Systems Analyst
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2022 and 2021
Statements of Financial Position
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,342,408 | $ 2,482,353 | |
| Investments | 651,618,469 | 751,696,250 | |
| Program-related investments, net | 21,921,515 | 22,884,917 | |
| Fixed assets, net | 273,097 | 273,903 | |
| Other assets | 269,400 | 165,278 | |
| Total assets | $ 676,424,889 | $ 777,502,701 | |
| Liabilities and Net Assets | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 930,886 | $ 1,159,953 | |
| Grants payable, net of discount | 23,344,371 | 32,345,562 | |
| Accrued pension and postretirement benefits | 3,878,230 | 3,940,616 | |
| Federal current and deferred tax payable | 17,488 | 609,317 | |
| Total liabilities | 28,170,975 | 38,055,448 | |
| Net assets without donor restrictions | |||
| Designated for Robert Meadows Fund | 600,000 | 750,000 | |
| Designated for Jack Hammack Fund | 250,000 | 375,000 | |
| Designated for Linda P. Evans Fund | 469,000 | 825,000 | |
| Designated for Mark Meadows Fund | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Undesignated | 646,434,914 | 736,997,253 | |
| Total net assets | 648,253,914 | 739,447,253 | |
| Total liabilities and net assets | $ 676,424,889 | $ 777,502,701 | |
Statements of Activities
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Investment Return | ||||
| Dividends and interest | $ 3,223,652 | $ 5,366,609 | ||
| Net realized (loss)/gain on investments | (3,636,707) | 126,970,242 | ||
| Net unrealized loss on investments | (52,891,508) | (14,342,511) | ||
| Other income | 2,344,409 | 2,142,991 | ||
| Investment and related fees | (10,011,375) | (10,336,178) | ||
| Income and excise tax expense | 13,004 | (1,125,841) | ||
| Investment return, net | (60,958,525) | 108,675,312 | ||
| Grants and Operating Activities | ||||
| Grants awarded | 18,109,015 | 22,783,665 | ||
| Program-related expenses | 5,454,261 | 4,044,167 | ||
| Direct charitable activities | 117,947 | 439,526 | ||
| Grants management | 2,792,823 | 3,280,903 | ||
| General management | 3,780,064 | 3,775,152 | ||
| Total grants and operating activities | 30,254,110 | 34,323,413 | ||
| Change in net assets from operating activities | (91,212,635) | 74,351,899 | ||
| Nonoperating Activities | ||||
| Pension and postretirement changes other than the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost | 19,296 | 222,735 | ||
| Change in net assets without donor restrictions | (91,193,339) | 74,574,634 | ||
| Net assets without donor restrictions, beginning of year | 739,447,253 | 664,872,619 | ||
| Net assets without donor restrictions, end of year | $ 648,253,914 | $ 739,447,253 | ||
Statements of Cash Flows
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Change in net assets | $ (91,193,339) | $ 74,574,634 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||
| Depreciation | 750,189 | 886,461 | |||
| Net realized loss/(gain) on investments | 3,636,707 | (126,970,242) | |||
| Net unrealized loss on investments | 52,891,508 | 14,342,511 | |||
| Conversion of investment asset to program-related investment asset | - | 2,080,299 | |||
| Pension and postretirement changes other than net periodic benefit cost | 25,648 | (202,093) | |||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||
| (Increase)/Decrease in other assets | (104,122) | 260,846 | |||
| (Decrease)/Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (229,067) | 242,802 | |||
| (Decrease) in grants payable | (9,001,191) | (2,059,615) | |||
| (Decrease) in deferred excise taxes payable | (591,829) | (166,978) | |||
| (Decrease) in accrued pension and postretirement benefits | (88,034) | (41,345) | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (43,903,530) | (37,052,720) | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 293,763,189 | 588,630,870 | |||
| Purchases of investments | (250,213,623) | (549,306,883) | |||
| (Decrease) in cash collateral received under securities lending agreement | - | (33,591,679) | |||
| Decrease in payable under securities lending agreement | - | 33,591,679 | |||
| Investment in PRI loan | 300,000 | (200,000) | |||
| Capital expenditures | (85,981) | (268,826) | |||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 43,763,585 | 38,855,161 | |||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | (139,945) | 1,802,441 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 2,482,353 | 679,912 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ 2,342,408 | $ 2,482,353 | |||
| Supplemental cash flow information | |||||
| Income and excise tax paid, net of refunds | $ 566,710 | $ 1,018,578 | |||
| Noncash items | |||||
| Rent-free lease income | 2,332,954 | 2,136,530 | |||
| Grants of free office space | 2,085,449 | 2,003,427 | |||
| Conversion of investment asset to program-related investment asset | - | 2,080,299 | |||