A new philanthropic initiative to support artists of color in the Houston area announced the first 120 arts organizations to receive a combined $2 million in grants.
A new initiative called BANF announced an initial investment of $2 million in grants to support artists of color in nine counties of the Houston metro area.
Supported by lead grants from Houston Endowment and Kinder Foundation, SPARK, the Houston-based nonprofit organization that transforms public school playgrounds into community parks for out-of-school time use, has successfully introduced 25 new parks and updated, or ‘re-SPARKed,’ five at campuses across 12 independent school districts and three charter schools since 2016.
Houston Endowment announced this week that it has awarded a $10 million grant to the Buffalo Bayou Partnership to accelerate three key projects of a master plan for the bayou’s east sector that will spread the green space wealth.
Today, Houston Endowment announced it has joined the Ford Foundation in an unprecedented initiative to recognize “America’s Cultural Treasures,” with a commitment of at least $10 million in Houston.