Steve Stephens, board chairman of the San Angelo Area Foundation announced this week the following grant awards from component funds of the Foundation totaling $92,410. These are the first grant awards from the new community foundation formed one year ago.

Discretionary Fund

The United Way of the Concho Valley Success by Six Initiative	$10,000
James Phillips Williams Foundation scholarship for teacher training	$5,000

Donor Advised Funds

San Angelo Cultural Affairs	$10,000
Fort Concho Foundation	$10,000
San Angelo Youth Baseball Foundation	$10,000
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd	$10,000
Calvary Lutheran Church	$ 4,965
San Angelo Civic Ballet	$ 3,000
Salvation Army	$ 3,000

Agency Funds

Angelo State University Meat Science Fund

$13,102

The Foundation also manages funds for the San Angelo Schools Foundation under a collaborative agreement. The Grants for Teachers Fund awards grants to SAISD teachers and their schools to aid them in funding creative and innovative techniques in their classrooms. The following grants totaling $13,343.10 were awarded from the Grants for Teachers Fund:

TEACHER	SCHOOL	PROJECT	PROJECT SUMMARY	AMOUNT
Jan Gregory	Austin Elementary	Bulldogs on the Beach	Family night of reading activities	$500.00
M. Pape, C. Key	Austin Elementary	Box it or Bag it Math	Hands on math concepts	$812.60
Stacie Gonzales	Belaire Elementary	ELA Writing Station	Show off student writing talents	$522.62
Diana Banks	Bowie Elementary	Science & Social Studies Wonders	Hands on science & social studies work	$450.00
Marsha Tharp	Crockett Elementary	5th Grade Dinner Theater	Present a dinner theater production	$800.00
Janet Henderson	Edison Jr. High	Libraries + TEKS + Jeopardy = Readers	Purchase library books	$1,000.00
Angela Covey	Glenmore Elementary	Climbing Wall for All!!	Build fitness awareness	$1,000.00
Pamela Jones	Glenmore Elementary	Growing Young Einstein’s	Participate in science based activities	$500.00
Susan Staha	Glenmore Elementary	Glenmore Goes Global	Bring cultural awareness	$500.00
Jean Sonntag	Glenn Junior High School	Libraries + TEKS + Jeopardy = Readers	Purchase library books	$1,000.00
Pam Luce	Goliad Elementary	Class of 2015 Memory Albums	Create memory albums	$508.00
Darlene Farmer	Goliad Elementary	Math Matters	Practice math skills in a fun way	$180.00
Louise Shouse	Goliad Elementary	Science on the Move	Hands on audio visual science units	$500.00
Tita Balfanz	John Glenn Jr. High	TV Studio Set-Up	TV program for Journalism I Students	$1,000.00
Larry R. Sweatt	Lake View High School	Green House Project	Completion of a Greenhouse	$1,000.00
Karen Rasco	Lincoln Jr. High	Libraries + TEKS + Jeopardy = Readers	Purchase library books	$1,000.00
John Marc Cuellar	McGill Elementary	Pen Pal Writing Station	Develop writing skills	$119.88
Becky Young	Robert E. Lee Jr. High	Libraries + TEKS + Jeopardy = Readers	Purchase library books	$1,000.00
Silvia Unger	San Jacinto Elementary	Through the Eyes of a Child	Observe world/life through photos	$450.00
Terry Rogers	Santa Rita Elementary	Santa Rita Hammerheads	Establish a ham radio lab	$500.00
TOTAL:				$13,343.10

The San Angelo Area Foundation manages endowments for donors and non-profit organizations in the San Angelo area. For more information about grant requests or donor services, contact Matt Lewis, President, at 325.947.7071.