Grants Funding – Past Program Reports
2020 Recipients
- CavLounge – $3,365 to purchase food for weekend food bags for at-risk LTHS students.
- Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood – $3,094 to purchase food and to provide financial assistance to help local residents in need.
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries – $3.745 to purchase food to help local residents in need.
- RED Arena – $781 to scholarship local children with disabilities to attend summer horse therapy camp.
- Partners in HOPE – $1,854 to fund living condition improvement for local families in need.
- Center for Child Protection – $2,219 to support the direct assistance program in the Lakeway office.
2018 Recipients
- Center for Child Protection – $3,527 to fund enhancements to the sensory gym at the Lakeway office for children going through the forensic interview process
- Crafting Comfort – $983 to purchase supplies needed to produce quality items to support women & children who have been victims of violence or critical illness.
- Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood – $4,695 to purchase food/basic necessities to help local residents in crisis.
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries – $4,788 to purchase food/basic necessities to help local residents in crisis.
- LTHS Project Graduation – $1,426 to provide need-based scholarships for students to attend an alcohol/drug-free event following graduation.
- LTHS Fight Club – $1,094 to fund a printer in the CavLounge for students lacking access to technology at home
- Partners in Hope – $3,796 to provide materials for home repair to local residents living in unsafe/unhealthy environments.
- RED Arena – $2,439 to scholarship local children with disabilities to attend summer horse therapy camp.
- Skiin’ With the Galilean – $1,481 to fund camp memory shirts for foster children and children with disabilities
- Youth to Seniors – $2,219 to support the “giving program” where youth & seniors come together to make teddy bears to donate to children in need.
Internal Program Funding
- Green Santa Program: $2,040
- College Scholarships: $10,000
- School Supplies’ Project Supply Pack: $15,000
2017 Recipients
- Austin School for the Performing & Visual Arts – $1,774 to provide need-based scholarships to local children to attend World Drumming camp
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Center for Child Protection – $1,745 to support the Emergency Funds program with assistance to alleged victims of child abuse meet their basic needs
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Crafting Comfort – $606 to purchase supplies needed to produce quality items to support women & children who have been victims of violence or critical illness.
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Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship – $2,056 to provide for weekly therapy sessions for a local student.
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Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood – $4,358 to purchase food/basic necessities to help local residents in crisis.
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Lake Travis Crisis Ministry – $4,436 to purchase food/basic necessities to help local residents in crisis.
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LTHS Project Graduation – $1,965 to provide need-based scholarships for students to attend an alcohol/drug-free event following graduation.
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Partners in Hope – $3,794 to provide materials for home repair to local residents living in unsafe/unhealthy environments.
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Peaceful Dreams – $668 to purchase new, children’s pajamas for children removed from their homes & placed in local children’s shelters.
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RED Arena – $2,082 to scholarship local children with disabilities to attend summer horse therapy camp.
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Youth to Seniors – $1,970 to support the “giving program” where youth & seniors come together to make teddy bears to donate to children in need.
- HBMS CTAG program- $1,600
Internal Program Funding
- College Scholarships: $5,000
- Kids Free Dental Day: $4,500
- School Supplies’ Project Supply Pack: $18,500
2016 Recipients
- Austin School for the Visual & Performing Arts: $2,580
- Bright Horizons: $3,993
- Center for Child Protection: $2,435
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $2,159
- Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood: $6,330
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $8,739
- LTHS Project Graduation: $1,335
- Partners in Hope: $5,396
- Peaceful Dreams: $694
- RED Arena: $2,523
- Skin’ with the Galilean: $2,055
- Youth2Seniors: $2,105
Internal Program Funding
- College Scholarships: $5,000
- Kids Free Dental Day: $2,385
- Project Supply Pack: $4,000
2015 Recipients
- Play to Learn $3000
- Peaceful Dreams: $600
- Red Arena: $3,235
- Partners in Hope: $5,535
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $5,535
- Veterans Equine Training Services: $3,235
- Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood: $3,335
- Ryan Taylor/Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $2,035
- Bright Horizons: $3,735
- Skiin’ with the Galilean: $2,385
- Center for Child Protection: $2,535
- Youth2Seniors: $1,135
- Mobile Loaves and Fishes: $2,335
- Kids Free Dental Day: $4,935
- Project Supply Pack: $4,735
- Senior Scholarships: $4,500
2014 Recipients
- Skiin’ With The Galilean: $2,100
- Boy Scouts of America (Troop 441): $3,285
- Bright Horizons: $3,300
- Center for Child Protection: $2,500
- Central Texas Lions KidSight Foundation: $4,000
- Cheyanna Foundation’s Champions-4-Children: $2,000
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship:$2,400
- Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood: $4,300
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $4,600
- LTHS Project Graduation 2014: $750
- LTHS Senior Scholarships: $4,500
- Kids Free Dental Care Day: $2,400
- Partners in Hope: $4,800
- Peaceful Dreams: $500
- RED Arena: $3,000
- The Joyful Horse Project VETS: $3,500
- Youth2Seniors: $1,400
2013 Recipients
- Partners in Hope: $3800
- Helping Hand of Spicewood: $3925
- LTHS Project Graduation: $675 (9 scholarships)
- Cheyanna Foundation’s Champion-4-Children: $1600
- Skiin’ with the Galilean: $1700
- Youth2Seniors: $2350
- Dream A Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $2475 (1 year scholarship)
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $4275
- LTlov Kid’s Dental Care Day: $2350
- Center for Child Protection: $3050
- Red Arena: $1000
- Peaceful Dreams: $550
- The Joyful Horse Project: $2300
- Christian Compassion Center: $2300
- LTHS Senior Scholarships: $4500 (3 college scholarships)
2012 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $3,050 (general fund), $700 (designated fund)
- LTHS Project Graduation: $675
- Austin School for the Performing & Visual Arts: $1,700
- Boy Scouts of America, Local Troop 786: $1,000
- Partners in Hope: $4,650
- Helping Hand of Spicewood: $4,500
- Spicewood Wildfire Long Term Recovery: $5,050
- Skiin’ with the Galilean: $1,550
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $1,475
- LTlov Dental Care Day: $2,150
- Center for Child Protection: $2,050
- Private Member Donation Distributions: $600
- LTHS Senior Scholarships: $4,500
- Lake Travis Teen Parenting Scholarship Fund: $5,130
2011 Recipients
- Partners in Hope: $1000
- Lake Travis Elementary: $300
- Lake Travis Fire and Rescue: $2685
- LTHS Senior Scholarship: $1000
- LTHS Brittany Stone Care Fund: $750
- LTISD Teen Pregnancy/Parenting Program: $1,965
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $1,900 (general fund), $1,785 (designated fund)
- Small Miracles Fund: $2,050
- Boys Scouts of America (Troop 441): $700
- The Austin School for the Performing & Visual Arts: $1,050
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $3,790
- “Dental Care Day” with Lakeway Dental Office: $2,500 (allocated)
- Christian Compassion Center: $250
- Lake Travis High School/ACC Textbook Library: $935
- Skiin’ With The Galilean: $1,200
2010 Recipients
- Small Miracles: $1075
- Austin School for the Visual & Performing Arts: $1800
- The Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $1500
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $3200
- LTHS Senior Scholarship: $1000
- Private Member Donations: $1490
2009 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $1500
- Lake Travis High School Sunshine Committee: $750
- Spicewood Caring Hands: $500
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: $1,235
- LTHS Emergency Funding: $500 (individual family crisis)
Community-engaged Donations
2018 Recipients
- Lake Travis Elementary School: 100 personal headsets
2017 Recipients
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Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood: $1,000- personal care items, blankets, coats
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Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $800- personal care items
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Lake Travis High School: $730- items for Special Education Department, shoes and diapers for Fight Club
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Peaceful Dreams: $780- children’s pajamas
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LTISD: Donated school supplies to meet the needs of ALL economically disadvantaged students
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Green Santa program: donated 3 gifts, 1 stuffed animal, 1 book and food cards to 600 children
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Dental Day: $1,285: supplies
2016 Recipients
- Lake Travis Lunch Truck: 58 boxes Girl Scout cookies
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Kids Free Dental Day program: $1,850- dental supplies, toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss
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School Supplies program: $6,450- school supplies and backpacks
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Green Santa program: $8,645- HEB food cards, 2043 children’s gifts, 750 books, 500 gift boxes, 750 stuffed animals, 250 action figures, 200 beanie babies
- Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood: $550 – Personal Care items
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: $550 – Personal Care items
- Peaceful Dreams: 39 new, children’s pajamas
2015 Recipients
- School Supplies Program: Distributed 300 grade and campus specific school supplies to Lake Travis students
- Green Santa program: Distributed over 2500 gifts, 650 books and $13,750 dollars in HEB food cards to 620 children from 2013 Lake Travis families
2014 Recipients
- Green Santa: Donated over 1500 gifts and $12,800 dollars in HEB food cards
- Back to School Supply Drive: Donated school supplies to meet the needs of every low income LTISD student plus $2,700 in wish list purchases at LTES and LTHS.
- Summer Lovin: Donated 64 pairs of children’s pj’s to Peaceful Dreams, a 2 month supply of personal care items & 7 box fans for the Lake Travis Crisis Ministry, personal care items to serve 50 clients + box fans for Helping Hand Crisis Ministry of Spicewood and a cash donation of $425 to each organization.
2013 Recipients
- “Santa’s Sack” Green Santa gift drive: Donated 380 gifts and $2,445.00 in cash/gift cards
- 4th Annual PackaBackpack School Supplies Drive: Donated supplies to meet the needs of low income LTISD students, including 42 personal headsets for LTE, 40 flash drives for HBMS and 15 graphing calculators for LTHS
- CancerCanKissOff Summer Event: Raised $20,064 to help Torrence fight brain cancer
2012 Recipients
- “Green Santa 2012“: Donated over 700 gifts and $2,365.00 in cash and gift cards
- “Happy Birthday LTlov“: Donated 40 pkgs diapers & 44 pkgs baby wipes to LTHS Infant Care Center, 204 children’s pajamas to Peaceful Dreams, 54 teddy bears to the Lakeway Police, and personal care items to serve 200+ families at the Lake Travis and Spicewood Helping Hand crisis ministries.
- “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive: Donated supplies needed to equip low-income LTISD students; including 40 personal headphones & 25 tri-fold boards for LTE, 40 flash drives for HBMS and 5 graphing calculators for LTHS
- 2012 Summer Lunch Program: Prepared & delivered 100 lunches on Thursdays throughout the summer break with Emmaus church.
2011 Recipients
- Christmas Event benfiting Green Santa Lake Travis – 2011: Donated over 400 gifts for local teenagers plus $2,825 in cash and gift cards
- Let’s Get Personal Party – October 2011: Donated personal care items to serve 100+ Lake Travis Crisis Ministries’ families, 123 pajamas to Peaceful Dreams, $275 cash donations
- “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive: Donated supplies to equip 300+ LTISD students & 7 new Graphing Calculators to LTHS for their lending program.
- 2011 Summer Lunch Program: Prepared & delivered a minimum of 100 lunches on Tuesdays throughout the summer break
2010 Recipients
- Christmas Event benefiting Operation Green Santa – 2010: Donated 302 gifts for local teenagers plus $2,040 in cash and gift cards
- LTHS Teen Impact Club “Treat for Troops – Donated 4 large boxes of candy
- Let’s Get Personal Party – October 2010: Donated 300+ lbs of personal care items to the Lake Travis Crisis Ministries, 109 pajamas to Peaceful Dreams, $300 cash/gift cards
- “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive: Donated 175+ new backpacks filled with school supplies to LTISD students
- 2010 Summer Lunch Program: Sponsored the donation and delivery of over 6000 sack lunches to local families
2009 Recipients
- Spring Break Lunch Program: helped feed 75-100 sack lunches to local children who missed their free lunch at LTISD school
- Tapas for Tennies LTISD Tennis Shoe Drive – October 2009: 75 pairs, $500 cash donations
- Pajama Party benefiting Austin Childrens Shelter – April 2009: 200+ pajamas, $200 cash/gift cards, books, stuffed animals
- Christmas Happy Hour benefiting Operation Green Santa, Lake Travis – 2009: 195 gifts (most for teens), $1200 cash/gift cards
Member-engaged Donations
2018 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministry: $360- non-perishable food items
2017 Recipients
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Lake Travis Crisis Ministry: $1200- non-perishable food items, Thanksgiving turkeys
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Peaceful Dreams: $1,275- children’s pajamas, Halloween costumes
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Support the Girls Austin: $2,500- bras, feminine care products
2016 Recipients
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Lake Travis Crisis Ministries – add 20 Thanksgiving turkeys
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Peaceful Dreams- 12 pairs/children’s pajamas, 25 Halloween costumes
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 30 bags of groceries
2015 Recipients
- Lake Travis Lunch Truck: 25 boxes girls scout cookies, 15 children’s books
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 20 bags of groceries
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 78 rolls of toilet paper
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 32 packs of diapers
2014 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 17 Thanksgiving turkeys
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 37 packages of diapers
- Peaceful Dreams: 38 pairs of new, kid’s pj’s & 25 Halloween costumes for children in local shelters
2013 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 35 Thanksgiving Turkeys
- Armadillo Trailer Park: 10 Blankets
- Lake Travis High School Student Day Care: Diapers
- Lake Travis and Spicewood Crisis Ministries: 40 bags of fresh produce
2012 Recipients
- Armadillo Trailer Park: Blankets, Scarves, Hats, Mittens for 12 children
- Toothbrushes and Toothpastes for 100 local children
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 30 Thanksgiving Turkeys
- Spicewood Helping Hands: 30 bags of groceries
2011 Recipients
- Covenant Canyon & Armadillo Trailer Parks: 40 Blankets
- Toothbrushes and Toothpastes for 100 local children
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 30 Thanksgiving turkeys
- Hudson Bend Middle School: Clothing & shoes
- Partners In Hope: Clothing, shoes, & personal care items
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries / Spicewood Caring Hands: Toothbrushes & toothpastes
- LTISD Infant Daycare Facility: artwork, alphabet flooring, infant swings, sitting aids, clothing, feeding accessories, toys, and books
2010 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 37 Thanksgiving turkeys
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 38 bags of groceries
- Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: equipped Bee Creek Stables sensory trail
- Lake Travis High School: 36 prom dresses, 10 pairs shoes, jewelry sets, accessories
2009 Recipients
- Lake Travis Crisis Ministries: 24 bags of groceries, 15 packages of diapers
- Bee Cave District Boy Scouts of America: Silent auction gift basket ($500 retail value)