Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
– a $5 million grant to build a concert hall in the new Performing
Arts Center in the arts district of downtown Dallas named
after Margaret McDermott, wife of TI founder Eugene McDermott
University of North Texas Dallas Campus
– two major grants, the first grant of $300,000 was in support
of the completion of the south Dallas campus, and a second
for $1.1 million to establish the TI Math Scholars program
to encourage students to seek bachelor’s degrees and teaching
certificates in math
Recipients must agree to teach in a Dallas-area school district
for a minimum of two years.
Visiting Nurse Association – a $250,000
grant toward building the Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Building
to replace the organization’s previous structure, made in
honor of one of TI’s founding fathers and the company’s 75th
anniversary
Destination Graduation – a yearly pledge
of $125,000 to the United Way of Dallas for this innovative
program designed to improve high school graduation rates through
parental involvement, college preparation and mentoring
Advanced Placement Program – a commitment
to continue the advanced placement (AP) incentive program
with the Dallas Independent School District, a program that
encourages students to take more rigorous college-level course
work in high school and incentivizes both teachers and students
for their successes
The total investment to date of this grant exceeds $5 Million.
Rising Star Scholarships – awarded ($1 million)
to the Dallas County Community College District that guarantees
a two-year education to any student graduating in the top
40 percent of his or her class from a Dallas County high school
and showing a financial need
Many of the recipients are the first members of their families
to attend college. A second grant of $500,000 for helping
with tuition and books was also provided.
Infinity Project – major grant to help expand
program that brings advanced technology and engineering coursework
into the high school, helping prepare today’s students for
interest and careers in engineering
To date, the Foundation has committed $1 million dollars to
this program.
TexPREP – invested $310,000 for Texas Pre-Engineering
Program, or TexPREP, an academic mathematics based summer
program serving students in middle and high school in the
Dallas school district, in collaboration with SMU and other
campuses of the Dallas County Community College District
Dallas Symphony Orchestra – a recent pledge
of $500,000 to fund future guest soloists and artists, which
adds to TI’s long relationship and support of the Symphony
Dallas Arboretum - $100,000 toward the construction
of a Children’s Exploration Garden to help children understand
the importance of environment, water, energy and the protection
of natural resources
Dallas Museum of Art – $100,000 for the
Center for Creative Connections, specifically for technology
infrastructure necessary to 1) create and sustain a museum-wide
wireless learning environment, and 2) enable innovative use
of educational technologies such as computer-based intergenerational
programming in the new Technology Lab
Advanced Placement Summer Camp – a $42,500
grant targeting high school girls enrolled in their first
physics class to increase confidence with physics concepts
and equipment before entering the classroom
Women’s Museum –a $125,000 grant to help
create the 2010 strategic plan adding to TI’s long time support
of this organization since its inception
Dallas Achieves - a $1 million gift toward
a partnership with Dallas ISD to create improved education
alignment to prepare students for college and the workforce
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