Nonprofits Funded in Cameron County

PROVIDES RECREATION/EDUCATION FOR YOUTH.

The mission of the Brownsville Historical Association is to preserve, educate, and promote the history, heritage, and cultural arts of Brownsville, Texas and its environs through exhibitions, educational programs, publications, cultural events, and archival collections. The vision of BHA is to improve the quality of life for all residents of Brownsville, Texas and its environs by providing life-long learning experiences about the history, cultural arts, and heritage of the region, and to continue to attract tourism to the heart of Historic Downtown Brownsville.

To strengthen families through parenting classes educational programs, youth programs and referral services for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

TO EMPOWER ADULTS AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND RESPONSIVENESS IN NORTHERN CAMERON COUNTY AND WILLACY COUNTY THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY.

To inspire & enable young people to realize their full potential as responsible, caring citizens.

The organizations mission is to provide leadership and comprehensive services to empower and promote safety, health, and the overall well-being of adults and children impacted by family and sexual violence.

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THE CHILD ABUSE EDUCATION PROGRAM OF SOUTH TEXAS (CAEP) CONTINUES AN ACTIVITY PREVIOUSLY UNDERTAKEN AS A SERVICE PROJECT OF VALLEY BAPTIST FOUNDATION. THE PRINCIPLE ACTIVITY ORGANIZING AND MANAGING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. VALLEY BAPTIST FOUNDATION, AS PART OF VALLEY BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM, BECAME A GRANT-MAKING FOUNDATION WITH THE SALE OF VBHS TO A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY. TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE REORGANIZED VALLEY BAPTIST LEGACY FOUNDATION (AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS), WE ARE ORGANIZING OUR PROJECT AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION.

THE MISSION OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO STIMULATE AN INTEREST IN DRAMA BY THE PRESENTATION OF PLAYS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE ARTS NECESSARY TO SUCH PRESENTATION, UTILIZING THE TALENTS AND ABILITIES OF INTERESTED PERSONS IN BROWNSVILLE AND THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES; THEREFORE ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN THE ARTISTIC PROCESS, SPARKING THE IMAGINATIONS OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STAGE ACTORS.

THE MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT BY CONNECTING ALL SEGMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY TO THE COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE WORLD THROUGH VALUE ENHANCING RELATIONSHIPS AND AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS AND/OR PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

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To provide opportunities for the community to experience art, music, dance, and community theater, film, and cultural events. The organization teaches ART and MUSIC to the local youth, seniors, and children, especially those who live near the Cultural Center.

THE VALLEY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY WAS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY AS A CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO SERVE THE INTEREST OF CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE ECOLOGY OF OUR PLANET AND TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE GLADYS PORTER ZOO.

We are dedicated to providing positive, life-changing experiences to a vibrant, ever-evolving, all-inclusive community of self-identified next generation leaders.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY TAKES IN APPROXIMATELY 6000 DOGS AND CATS EACH YEAR. THEY ACCEPT ANIMALS PICKED UP BY LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROL AND ANY ANIMALS BROUGHT IN BY INDIVIDUALS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO END ANIMAL SUFFERING. HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS ARE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS THROUGH A LOST-FOUND COMPUTER DATABASE.

THE MISSION OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN BROWNSVILLE BY PROMOTING PHILANTHROPY, BUILDING PERMANENT CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS.