Favrot Fund

PURPOSE: THE OBJECTIVE OF UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER IS TO EDUCATE HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS TO DISCOVER AND TRANSLATE ADVANCES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THE BEST PRACTICES IN CLINICAL CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR THE PRESIDENT TO BE USED TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND TO SUPPORT THE PARKINSON STUDY.

PURPOSE: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS BRING MEDICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY RELIEF TO AREAS AND POPULATIONS IN CRISES. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE PROMPT AND LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES IN UKRAINE (OUR PRIORITY) AND AFGHANISTAN.

PURPOSE: THE GLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION WAS FORMED IN 1999 TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC GLENWOOD CEMETERY (1871) TO PAY FOR TREE AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC MONUMENTS, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS LIKE EROSION CONTROL. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING AS FOLLOWS: 1) $45,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTER FOR GLENWOOD; AND 2) $15,000 FOR A SPECIFIC FAMILY PLOT AS WELL AS GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETERY.

PURPOSE: THE MISSION OF DRIVE A SENIOR IS TO ENRICH LIVES AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION AND SOCIALIZATION TO NON-DRIVING SENIORS, HELPING THEM TO AGE IN PLACE. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS FUNDING TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: 1) $23,500 FOR FUND STAFF FOR OUTREACH EVENTS TO RECRUIT NEW VOLUNTEERS AND CLIENTS; 2) $12,000 TO PRODUCE MORE PRINT AND VISUAL MATERIALS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH; 3) $8,0000 TO HIRE LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER, VIDEOGRAPHER AND SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST; 4) $5,000 TO PRODUCE MERCHANDISING PRODUCTS AND PRINT MATERIALS; AND 5) $6,500 TO HOLD VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION AND RECRUITMENT EVENTS.

PURPOSE: THE MISSION OF THE CONSERVANCY IS TO CONSERVE THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. ACROSS THE GLOBE, OUR PRESERVES AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS SERVE AS FIELD LABS FOR DEVELOPING THE BEST WAYS TO PROTECT LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE. ITS VISION IS A WORLD WHERE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE THRIVES, AND PEOPLE ACT TO CONSERVE NATURE FOR ITS OWN SAKE AND ITS ABILITY TO FULFILL OUR NEEDS AND ENRICH OUR LIVES. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PRESCRIBED FIRE PROGRAM IN TEXAS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE METHODS OF LAND STEWARDSHIP WHILE PROMOTING A PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF FIRE MANAGEMENT AND ITS USE FOR MAINTAINING RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS.

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: THE MISSION OF THE BHUTAN FOUNDATION IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BHUTAN IN LIVING AND SHARING THE PRINCIPLES OF GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS, I.E. CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; GOOD GOVERNANCE; AND PRESERVATION OF CULTURE. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE AJA NEY SOLAR PROJECT WHILE INSURING THE COMMITMENT OF OTHER DONORS TO THIS PROJECT.