The following grants were reported in 2008:
$50,000 to Animal Birth Control Clinic, Waco, TX. For new building construction, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Cleveland Heights High School Alumni Foundation, University Heights, OH. For college scholarships, payable over 1 year.
$40,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, Austin, TX. For reenergize program in McLennan County, payable over 1 year.
$35,000 to Cameron Park Zoological and Botanical Society, Waco, TX. For completing Asian Forest exhibit which will house orangutans and Komodo dragons, payable over 1 year.
$35,000 to Humane Society, Waco, Waco, TX. For fund development program, payable over 1 year.
$32,774 to Providence Health Alliance, Waco, TX. For education room for youth and children, payable over 1 year.
$30,000 to Potters Vessel Ministries, Waco, TX. For staff support, payable over 1 year.
$20,000 to Community Training Center, Waco, TX. For community coordinator, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Catholic Charities of Central Texas, Austin, TX. For efforts to enroll eligible individuals in programs, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Waco Regional Baptist Network, Waco, TX. For Ruth Project: Waco Immigrant Services Center, project implementation, payable over 1 year.
$7,443 to Waco Civic Theater, Waco, TX. For new air conditioning system for lobby, payable over 1 year.
$7,000 to Waco Independent School District, Waco, TX. For Outstanding Teacher Awards, payable over 1 year.
$5,067 to Junior League of Waco, Waco, TX. To purchase playpens, air mattresses, bed linenes, and shelving for recently reopened Herring Avenue Rainbow Room, payable over 1 year.
$2,010 to Waco History Project, Waco, TX. For purchase of history books about the area to be dsitributed to WISD libraries, payable over 1 year.