St. David’s Foundation invests $20 million in first half of the year to advance health equity

St. David’s Foundation announces $20.4 million in grant funding to benefit Central Texas. A total of 38 grants were awarded from January through June 2023 across 33 local and grassroots organizations that provide essential services and reflect the Foundation’s commitment to advancing health equity in Central Texas through investment and action.

The most significant portion of these investments sustain support to organizations that are creating more resilient communities and families and ensuring that more people have access to medical and behavioral health care through safety net clinics across our region. 

These investments were distributed across the Foundation’s strategic priorities to serve and support the immediate needs of the community. Through strategic grantmaking, the Foundation seeks to support organizations that promote health and well-being across the following areas of opportunity: Resilient Children; Healthy Women and Girls; Older Adults Age in Place; Thriving Rural Communities; Clinics as Community Hubs for Health. 

“As a community-focused and equity-driven funder, we are guided by the belief that individuals and communities should have opportunities to achieve optimal health,” said Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President of Community Investments for St. David’s Foundation. “However, many of our Central Texas neighbors face structural and systemic barriers furthering health disparities among marginalized individuals and communities. These grants reflect support to vital organizations who are working to address the critical needs of our community.”   

Each of the 33 grantee organizations was selected for their meaningful impact helping underserved and marginalized Central Texas residents. See the full list of grant recipients below.

St. David’s Foundation Grantees, January to June 2023

• Austin Child Guidance Center – $880,057
• Austin Clubhouse – $178,200
• Capital Area Initiatives Foundation – $182,443
• Capacity Catalyst – $121,500
• Center for Child Protection – $434,970
• Communities In Schools of Central Texas – $2,187,000
• ConferMED – $444,008
• Council on At-Risk Youth (CARY) – $267,300
• E3 Alliance – $405,000
• Every Texan – $121,500
• Family Crisis Center – $99,630
• Foundation Communities – $3,747,384
• half Helen Foundation – $243,000
• Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center – $498,059
• Healthy Futures of Texas* – $533,000
• Hope Alliance – $222,750
• Hope Medical Clinic* – $107,620
• Interagency Support Council of Eastern Williamson County – $324,000
• Jail to Jobs – $25,000
• LifeWorks – $3,126,639
• Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman – $324,000
• Sacred Heart Community Clinic – $16,200
• Smithville Community Clinic – $145,800
• Texas 2036 – $81,000
• Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (fiscally sponsored by Episcopal Health Foundation) – $500,000
• Texas Center for Local Food – $35,000
• Texas Department of Agriculture – $1,500,000
• Texas Pediatric Society – $20,000
• The SAFE Alliance (SAFE | stop abuse for everyone) – $1,085,432
• The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education – $30,000
• Travis County Transformation Project (fiscally sponsored by Amala Foundation) – $50,000
• United Way for Greater Austin* – $2,243,708
• Volunteer Healthcare Clinic – $182,655

*asterisk denotes an organization that received multiple grants

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