On July 22, 2008 the Foundation’s Distribution Committee held a meeting and approved $1,266,856 of grants to 14 organizations. These grants included $600,000 for programs serving the elderly, $250,000 to the San Antonio Zoo, $200,000 related to prevention of child abuse, $139,800 in arts activities and $77,056 related to illnesses. The details on these and other grants by the Foundation may be found in the Awarded Grants section of this Website. The Foundation's next Distribution Committee meeting is scheduled for September 25, 2008. All of the proposals to be considered for this meeting have been requested. Letters of Inquiry received on or before September 12, 2008 and accepted for submission of a full proposal will be considered at the December 2008 meeting of the Distribution Committee. Agencies submitting Letters of Inquiry for the December 2008 meeting and received in the two weeks prior to the deadline date may have less time to complete a proposal if a proposal is requested by the Foundation.
The Foundation publishes an Evaluation Summary prepared by Foundation staff based on evaluation reports and data submitted to the Foundation by Grantees. Each summary is prepared after all of the required evaluation reports are received in connection with each grant. The summaries, which are prepared for our Distribution Committee, are circulated to our grantees for comment before being published on this Website in the Evaluation section.
For many years, the Foundation has prepared Research briefs designed to provide background data and information in areas funded by the Foundation. The Research Briefs are published on this Website in the Research section. As new grant proposals are received in the areas covered by the Research Briefs, the Briefs are updated for use by our staff and Distribution Committee. We welcome comments and suggestions on the contents of the Research Briefs.