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Youth In Philanthropy
The first initiative for the Rio Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation is Youth in Philanthropy: The Rio Grande Valley Philanthropic Foundation created a 'donor-advised' fund called The Common Goal Fund. The RGVPF contributed half of the funds and The Brownsville Foundation for Health and Education contributed the other half of the funds to begin this new initiative. Administrators and project team members from the Brownsville Independent School District also contribute time, resources, and skills as full partners in the project.
“We think that creating an awareness in our youth of what philanthropy really is, of the endless possibilities involved in philanthropy, of the countless career choices involved in philanthropy, of the many ways Brownsville can take of Brownsville might just change some lives.”
The Brownsville Youth in Philanthropy Initiative classes is made up of students from all seven of the BISD public high schools. They spend a semester learning all about the world of non-profits and philanthropy. Each is given actual grant dollars to be granted to local non-profits who apply for their grants through the process of the program.
Youth in Philanthropy Student Grant Recipients Over the Years
2023
Tip of Texas Family Outreach
HOME | familyoutreach (totfo.org)
CRAFT
Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Home | Brownsville Wellness Coalition
South Texas Center for History and Genealogical Research
Cameron County Education Initiative
CCEI – Cameron Country Education Initiative (myccei.org)
Proyecto Juan Diego
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
Building Financial Capacity Coalition
Home | Building Financial Capacity Coalition (bfccrgv.com)
2022
Ozanam Center
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Proyecto Juan Diego
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
Tip of Texas Family Outreach
HOME | familyoutreach (totfo.org)
Repertory Theatre
Big Heroes, Inc
BiG Heroes | Nonprofit Disability Young Adults | Brownsville TX (bigherotx.org)
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Children’s Advocacy Center
Brownsville Animal Defense
Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Home | Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Healthy Communities
Moody Clinic
2021
Sunshine Haven
Brownsville Junior Service League
Home | Junior Service League of Brooksville (jslbrooksville.org)
Healthy Communities in Brownsville
Ozanam Center
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Home | Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Tip of Texas Family Outreach
HOME | familyoutreach (totfo.org)
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (catholiccharitiesrgv.org)
Moody Clinic
Proyecto Juan Diego
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
CASA
Brownsville Repertory Theater
Gladys Porter Zoo
ROCA
Camille Playhouse
Brownsville Animal Defense
2020
Brownsville Society of the Performing Arts
Ozanam Center
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Big Heroes
BiG Heroes | Nonprofit Disability Young Adults | Brownsville TX (bigherotx.org)
Tip of Texas Family Outreach
HOME | familyoutreach (totfo.org)
Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Moody Clinic
2019
Ozanam Center, Inc.
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Proyecto Juan Diego, Inc.
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Children’s Museum of Brownsville
The Gladys Porter Zoo
Brownsville Community Health Center
2018
Camille Players, Inc.
Proyecto Juan Diego, Inc.
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Home | Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Youthbuild
Moody Clinic
Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center
Brownsville Wellness Coalition
The Costumes of the Americas
Brownsville Literacy Center
Tip of Texas Family Outreach
HOME | familyoutreach (totfo.org)
Gorgas Science Foundation
Ozanam Center, Inc.
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
2017
Brownsville Literacy Center
Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center
Brownsville Society of Performing Arts
CASA of Cameron & Willacy Counties
Ozanam Center, Inc.
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Brownsville Preservation Society
Proyecto Juan Diego, Inc
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
Brownsville Literacy Center
Moody Clinic
Brownsville Animal Defense
Children’s Museum of Brownsville
Camille Players, Inc.
2016
Brownsville Society of Performing Arts
Brownsville Literacy Center
Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center
Tip of Texas Family Outreach
HOME | familyoutreach (totfo.org)
CASA of Cameron & Willacy Counties
Moody Clinic
Project Space
Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Home | Brownsville Wellness Coalition
Children’s Museum of Brownsville
Infant and Family Nutrition Agency
Ozanam Center, Inc.
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Brownsville Literacy Center
2015
Cameron Works, Inc.
Friendship of Women, Inc.
Proyecto Juan Diego, Inc.
Proyecto Juan Diego (proyecto-jd.org)
Ozanam Center, Inc.
Home (ozanambrownsvillecenter.org)
Good Neighbor Settlement House
ABOUT | GNSH | Brownsville (goodneighborsettlement.org)
Brownsville Literacy Center
Youth in Philanthropy Awards 2019
