History of The Long Foundation
The Long Foundation, which was originally known as The Joe R. and Teresa L. Long Foundation for the Arts, was established in 1999. The Foundation was set up by Joe and Teresa Long as a nonprofit corporation run by its members. It was established as a private operating foundation for the purpose of collecting fine art, setting up an art museum, and educating the public about art. For almost two years, the Foundation pursued this purpose.
In 2001, the members of the Foundation determined that the Foundation’s assets could have a more significant effect within the charitable community if its assets were dedicated to a more broadly based charitable use as opposed to being limited to the education about, and display of, art. Therefore, in April 2001, the Foundation began functioning as a private family foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Its purpose shifted to include education in general (and the removal of barriers to education) as well as the visual and performing arts. In support of its broader purpose, in July 2001, the Foundation changed its name from “The Joe R. and Teresa L. Long Foundation for the Arts” to “The Long Foundation.”
In January 2002, The Long Foundation announced its first major funding program, The Lozano Long Promise to Texas Hispanic Youth Program. This dedicated program of the Foundation funded grants that seek to benefit Texas Hispanic youth. Since its inception, The Lozano Long Promise to Texas Hispanic Youth Program has been the primary funding vehicle for the Foundation’s grants. Because almost all of the Foundation’s funding was being directed through the Lozano Long Promise Program, the management of The Long Foundation decided to remove the cumbersome name of the program, but keep its funding requirements and goals. This will be implemented in 2009, for the 2010 grant cycle.
In May, 2005, the Members of The Long Foundation established a Board of Directors to oversee the management of the Foundation.
The Long Foundation’s funding history is as follows:
| 2011 Totaling $275,000 |
| $100,000 |
Matching grant to Texas State Technical College-Harlingen for funding scholarships to full and part-time students |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas at El Paso in support of its Academic Scholarship program |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas Pan American Foundation in support of U.T.-Pan American’s Premedical Honors College program |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas at Brownsville in support of its Office of Health Professions Careers |
| $10,000 |
Austin College as an endowment to support yearly summer internships for students involved in the Southwestern and Mexican Studies program |
| $10,000 |
University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Education for scholarships to students within The Academy for Teacher Excellence and who are participating in their student teaching internship |
| $10,000 |
Austin Community Foundation for the benefit of Con Mi MADRE and its Hispanic Mother-Daughter program |
| $10,000 |
BookSpring of Austin in general support of its reading programs |
| $10,000 |
College Forward of Austin in support of its parent education and support programs |
| $10,000 |
Capital IDEA of Austin in support of is education programs |
| $10,000 |
AVANCE-Austin in support of its Parent-Child Education programs |
| $8,000 |
The Volunteer Healthcare Clinic of Austin in general support of its programs |
| $5,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas in support of its Hispanic Initiative |
| $5,000 |
CASA of Travis County, Inc. in support of its Hispanic Mentoring Recruitment Initiative |
| $5,000 |
Austin Children’s Shelter in support of its Teen Mother Program |
| $5,000 |
Breakthrough-Austin in support of its Summer Program at the University of Texas at Austin |
| $5,000 |
Center for Child Protection of Austin in support of its Family Advocate Program |
| 2010 Totaling $218,000 |
| $100,000 |
(Pending) matching grant to Texas State Technical College-Harlingen for funding scholarships to full and part-time students |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas at El Paso in support of its Academic Scholarship program |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas Pan American Foundation in support of U.T.-Pan American’s Premedical Honors College program |
| $25,000 |
The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College in support of its Office of Premedical Education Programs |
| $10,000 |
Austin College as an endowment to support yearly summer internships for students involved in the Southwestern and Mexican Studies program |
| $10,000 |
University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Education for scholarships to students within The Academy for Teacher Excellence and who are participating in their student teaching internship |
| $10,000 |
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium of Austin as a $2 for $1 matching grant to help raise additional scholarship funds |
| $5,000 |
Austin Community Foundation for the benefit of Con Mi MADRE and its Hispanic Mother-Daughter program |
| $5,000 |
Citizen Schools of Texas for the benefit of its Austin Independent School District program |
| $5,000 |
BookSpring of Austin in general support of its reading programs
|
| 2009 Totaling $168,000 |
| $100,000 |
(Pending) matching grant to Texas State Technical College-Harlingen for funding scholarships to full and part-time students |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas at El Paso in support of its Academic Scholarship program |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas Pan American Foundation in support of U.T.-Pan American’s Premedical Honors College program |
| $10,000 |
Austin College as an endowment to support yearly summer internships for students involved in the Southwestern and Mexican Studies program |
| $5,000 |
University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Education for scholarships to students within The Academy for Teacher Excellence and who are participating in their student teaching internship |
| $5,000 |
Austin Community Foundation for the benefit of Con Mi MADRE and its Hispanic Mother-Daughter program |
| 2008 Totaling $351,000 |
| $100,000 |
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen for scholarships |
| $10,000 |
Admission Control (d/b/a College Forward) |
| $10,000 |
AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education (via U.T. Austin) |
| $10,000 |
University of Texas Elementary School |
| $5,000 |
Meals on Wheels and More |
| $10,000 |
Communities in Schools |
| $10,000 |
University of Houston – Center for Mexican American Studies |
| $10,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas |
| $10,000 |
RIF Austin/CAROR |
| $7,000 |
Austin Children’s Shelter |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas at El Paso |
| $10,000 |
University of Texas - School of Nursing’s Children’s Wellness Center |
| $24,000 |
The University of Texas Pan American Foundation |
| $15,000 |
Center for Child Protection of Austin |
| $5,000 |
The Junior League of Austin |
| $10,000 |
The Volunteer Healthcare Clinic of Austin |
| $10,000 |
Trinity River Mission of Dallas |
| $10,000 |
South Texas College of McAllen |
| $15,000 |
University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Education |
| $5,000 |
KIPP: Austin College Prep Middle School |
| $10,000 |
Wesley-Rankin Community Center, Inc. of Dallas |
| $20,000 |
Capital IDEA of Austin |
| $10,000 |
CASA of Travis County, Inc. |
| $1,000 |
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen for its hurricane relieve fund |
| 2007 Totaling $341,000 |
| $100,000 |
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen |
| $25,000 |
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium (for its endowment)-Austin |
| $10,000 |
Brownsville Adult Literacy Center |
| $5,000 |
Communities in Schools of Austin |
| $10,000 |
University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies |
| $10,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas |
| $5,000 |
Reading is Fundamental of Austin |
| $7,000 |
Austin Children’s Shelter |
| $12,000 |
University of Texas at El Paso |
| $10,000 |
University of Texas at Austin - School of Nursing’s Children’s Wellness Center |
| $12,000 |
University of Texas Pan American Foundation |
| $10,000 |
Center for Child Protection of Austin |
| $5,000 |
The Junior League of Austin |
| $10,000 |
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic-Austin |
| $10,000 |
Trinity River Mission-Dallas |
| $10,000 |
South Texas College-McAllen |
| $10,000 |
St. Edward’s University-Austin |
| $15,000 |
University of Texas at San Antonio-College of Education |
| $10,000 |
KIPP: Austin College Prep. Middle School |
| $10,000 |
Wesley-Rankin Community Center, Inc.-Dallas |
| $5000 |
Capital Area Reach Out and Read -Austin |
| $20,000 |
Capital IDEA-Austin |
| $10,000 |
CASA of Travis County, Inc. |
| $5,000 |
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium-Austin |
| $4,000 |
Assistance League-Austin |
| $1,000 |
Prejudice Awareness Summit-Austin |
| 2006 Totaling $225,000 |
| $100,000 |
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen |
| $5,000 |
The Junior League of Austin |
| $10,000 |
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic-Austin |
| $10,000 |
Brownsville Adult Literacy Center |
| $5,000 |
Any Baby Can Child & Family Resource Center-Austin |
| $10,000 |
Trinity River Mission-Dallas |
| $10,000 |
South Texas College-Valley Scholars Program-McAllen |
| $7,500 |
University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies |
| $5,000 |
Austin Children’s Shelter |
| $8,500 |
St. Edward’s University-Austin |
| $12,500 |
University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education |
| $6,000 |
KIPP: Austin College Prep. Middle School |
| $8,000 |
Wesley-Rankin Community Center, Inc.-Dallas |
| $5,000 |
Capital Area Reach Out and Read-Austin |
| $10,000 |
Capital IDEA-Austin |
| $10,000 |
CASA of Travis County, Inc.-Austin |
| $2,500 |
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium (for annual scholarship program) |
| 2005 Totaling $210,000 |
| $100,000 |
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen |
| $20,000 |
Project GRAD-Brownsville |
| $2,500 |
The Austin Academy |
| $7,500 |
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic-Austin |
| $5,000 |
Brownsville Adult Literacy Center |
| $8,000 |
South Texas College-Valley Scholars Program-McAllen |
| $6,000 |
St. Edward’s University-Austin |
| $5,000 |
University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies |
| $2,000 |
El Buen Samaritono-Austin |
| $5000 |
Capital Area Reach Out and Read-Austin |
| $5,000 |
Reading is Fundamental of Austin |
| $4,000 |
Wesley-Rankin Community Center, Inc.-Dallas |
| $7,500 |
CASA of Travis County, Inc.-Austin |
| $2,500 |
Casa de Amigos Community Center-Midland |
| $7,500 |
Center for Child Protection-Austin |
| $12,500 |
Texas State Development Foundation (Texas State University-San Marcos) |
| $10,000 |
Austin Community Foundation |
| 2004 Totaling $210,000 |
| $100,000 |
Texas State Technical College - Harlingen |
| $60,000 |
The Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Foundation |
| $6,000 |
St. Edward’s University - Austin |
| $5,000 |
AVANCE-Austin |
| $5,000 |
Project GRAD-Houston |
| $5,000 |
Martinez Street Women’s Center - San Antonio |
| $5,000 |
Trinity River Mission - Dallas |
| $5,000 |
University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies |
| $5,000 |
STARBRIGHT Foundation - Los Angeles, California |
| $3,500 |
Austin Public Library Foundation |
| $3,000 |
Wesley-Rankin Community Center, Inc. - Dallas |
| $2,500 |
Foundation Communities - Austin |
| $2,500 |
CASA of Travis County, Inc. - Austin |
| $2,500 |
Center for Child Protection - Austin |
| 2003 Totaling $250,000 |
| $150,000 |
The Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Foundation |
| $75,000 |
Texas State Technical College – Harlingen |
| $10,000 |
Project GRAD – Houston |
| $5,000 |
Martinez Street Women’s Center – San Antonio |
| $5,000 |
Trinity River Mission – Dallas |
| $5,000 |
University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies |
| 2002 Totaling $1,192,500 |
| $975,000 |
Austin College |
| $150,000 |
The Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Foundation |
| $60,000 |
Texas State Technical College – Harlingen |
| $5,000 |
La FUENTA – Austin |
| $2,500 |
AVANCE – Austin |
| 2001 Totaling $1,200,500 |
| $1,200,000 |
The Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Foundation |
| $500 |
AVANCE-Austin |
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