Community Foundation Updates

Our current grant application deadline is quickly approaching!

To support Texas communities, businesses and working families, Texas Mutual has awarded $3.2 million in grants to 48 organizations through its Request for Proposal (RFP) initiative focused on generational learning. We are honored to be one of those chosen!

The Classroom Fund, a special project of the El Paso Community Foundation, was happy to host a reception yesterday to celebrate this year’s 50 educator grantees from the El Paso-Las Cruces region. It was great to see the selected educators in person and be able to celebrate them with food, drinks and good times. Requested school materials were also distributed at the reception.

The year-long paid Fellowship will create a learning and co-design space for select teachers in our region to develop innovative and effective transformational learning experiences for their students, classrooms and schools.

… and still going strong

Donations go to victims fund

El Paso International Music Foundation has lots of activities

We are excited to announce that Marathon Petroleum has granted $100,000 to Project Overcome and regional partners to promote digital inclusivity in the 79905 ZIP code.

The grant will support an effort by Project Overcome to provide a wireless, high-bandwidth network to households in 79905, which is considered one of the most poverty-stricken ZIP codes in the country.

We are happy to announce we have granted $50,000 to 50 educators through The Classroom Fund this year. The Classroom Fund is a special project of EPCF that purchases classroom materials on behalf of educators in the El Paso and Las Cruces area.

The spirit of Elizabeth Taylor returns to The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park for a special screening of Father of the Bride as part of this year’s El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival.

The 1950 classic, which also stars Spencer Tracey, will be shown outdoors at La Perla, the hotel’s 17th floor rooftop bar. The event starts at 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 2.