Nonprofits Funded in McLennan County

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AS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING MCLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS, WACO FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC CHARITY THAT STEWARDS PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES FROM INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND DIRECTS THEIR USE FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY-BASED CHARITIES. THE GOAL OF WACO FOUNDATION IS TO INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IT SERVES, MCLENNAN COUNTY. WACO FOUNDATION DEVOTES THE RESOURCES IN ITS CARE TO EFFORTS THAT IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S GREATEST NEEDS. ACTIVITIES ARE GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTARY, ROTATING BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPRISED OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH USES IT VARIANCE POWER TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY ARE THE FOCUS OF THE WORK AND THAT THE WORK REMAINS RELEVANT OVER TIME.

TO COMPLEMENT THE STATE OF TEXAS' SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR NEW AND ONGOING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

SUPPORT ACTIVE AND RETIRED TEXAS RANGERS AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT IN SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF TEXAS; PRESERVE AND PERPETUATE THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE TEXAS RANGERS, A DIVISION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BY SUPPORTING THE TEXAS RANGER HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME EQUIPS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO FLOURISH BY OFFERING HOPE THROUGH CHRISTIAN-CENTERED RELATIONSHIPS, SERVICES, AND SUPPORT.

TO BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY MEASURABLY IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.

FRIENDS FOR LIFE HELPS THE ELDERLY & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, PROTECTS & CARES FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES & BRINGS GENERATIONS TOGETHER TO ENRICH LIVES.

TO PROVIDE RECREATION FOR AREA YOUTH, AS WELL AS THE UNDERSTANDING OF, AND COOPERATION WITH, VARIOUS CULTURES IN THE AREA.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE LORD'S WORK IS TO BE A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION SERVING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING IN A BROAD RANGE OF STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT, LICENSE AND ORDAIN MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL, PROVIDE RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICES, SUPPORT MISSIONS AND TO ALSO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE NECESSARY, SUITABLE, OR CONVENIENT FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THAT PURPOSE.

SUPPORT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY AND THE INTERESTS OF ITS ALUMNI.

TO PROVIDE SIMPLE AND INNOVATIVE CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND TO EQUIP CHRISTIANS WITH ACTIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP TOOLS.

Unbound Now supports survivors and resources communities to fight human trafficking.

THE PADILLA AND LEININGER LEGACY FOUNDATION (PLLF) WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, SINGLE MOTHERS, AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

UNITED WAY OF WACO-MCLENNAN COUNTY STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY BY MOBILIZING RESOURCES TO MEASURABLY IMPROVE LIVES.

IN A CONTEXT OF LOVING RELATIONSHIP, AND USING RESEARCH-BASED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION, TALITHA KOUM PARTNERS WITH PARENTS TO RAISE CHILDREN WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY CAPABLE, EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT AND PREPARED TO BE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

1. PROVIDE CHRISTIAN-BASED HOLISTIC, RELATIONSHIP-BASED PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED. 2. MOBILIZE MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICANS TO BECOME MORE COMPASSIONATELY INVOLVED AMONG THE POOR. 3. SEEK WAYS TO OVERCOME THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE WHICH OPPRESS THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED.

TO SERVE AS A CATALYST IN BAPTIST LIFE.

To provide Child ID Safety Kits that allow parents to collect specific information by easily recording the physical characteristics and fingerprints of their children on identification cards that are kept by the parent or guardian

TO PROVIDE URGENT SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.