Does Knapp Community Care Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

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Knapp Community Care Foundation Inc

Weslaco, TX · EIN 461591168 · Website ↗ · 990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$124.9M

Total Giving

$4.7M

Grants on File

Average Grant

$74K

Giving Radius

Where Knapp Community Care Foundation Inc Has Given

Historical grants to 28 recipients across 1 state. Top concentrations: MCALLEN ($1.4M, 16 grants), WESLACO ($1.1M, 18 grants), EDINBURG ($819K, 8 grants), PHARR ($622K, 9 grants), AUSTIN ($397K, 3 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

Organizations Interested in Receiving Funding from Knapp Community Care Foundation must submit a letter of intent (loi) Through the Foundation's online grant application sySTEM fIRSt, before any other step may be taken. No additional articles, reports, videos or other materials should be attached to the loi. Should the Loi Meet the Requirements of the Foundation, an authorization to connect to the application process will be sent via email.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Only entities that are IRS recognized 501(C)(3) organizations or qualifying public entities in good standing, and that provide programs and/or services directed at improving wellness, fitness, nutrition services, preventative health and health education access within the service delivery area are eligible to apply for a Grant from the Knapp Community Care Foundation (kccf).

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient	Location	Amount	Purpose	Year
Su Casa De Esparanza INC	Pharr, TX	$15K	Request to upgrade technology to enable su casa to continue to provide services during the pandemic, and to purchase program supplies.	2020
Holy Family Services INC	Weslaco, TX	$15K	- to create a Hardship Fund for clients, provide grief counseling and support for general operations.	2020
South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association	Mcallen, TX	$15K	Request for Personnel and General Operations of the Organization.	2020
Su Casa De Esparanza INC	Pharr, TX	$60K	Funding to install new playground equipment and assist in furnishing a new building, Acquired Through the Assistance of Meadows Foundation. Additionally, funding will support su casa programs.	2020
Valley Nature Center	Weslaco, TX	$15K	Request for operations, virtual training, personal protective equipment (ppe) and cleaning/sanitation supplies.	2020
Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley	Pharr, TX	$15K	Request for food expenses and decontamination stations, to INClude uv lights for sanitization purposes.	2020
South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association	Mcallen, TX	$25K	To continue expanding diabetes services to mid-valley families by relocating stjda's annual one-week residential camp to la feria (mid-valley), formalizing a youth & young adult leadership training, INCrease specialized food pantry allocation and expand community garden.	2020
Aurora House	Weslaco, TX	$15K	Covid testing for staff, sanitation supplies and equipment, and personal protective equipment (ppe).	2020
Special Olympics of Texas	Pflugerville, TX	$4K	To conduct an obesity and diabetes screening study, in collaboration with utrgv, of their special population, which INCludes children and adults with intellectual disabilities (id).	2020
Special Olympics of Texas	Pflugerville, TX	$14K	Request for personal protective equipment (ppe) for the athletes with intellectual disabilities population in the mid-valley/rio grande valley.	2020
Team Mario	Edinburg, TX	$15K	Request for operations, virtual training, personal protective equipment (ppe) and cleaning/sanitation supplies.	2020
Valley Nature Center	Weslaco, TX	$70K	To provide summer camps to children. The camps are specific to children with special needs (autism, diabetes, down syndrome, intellectual disorders), age-based camps, robotics camp and forensics camp. Camps INClude nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and snacks.	2020
Prevent Blindness Texas	Houston, TX	$8K	Request for telehealth eye healthcare personnel, Treatment Fund and personal protective equipment (ppe).	2020
Prevent Blindness Texas	Houston, TX	$28K	To integrate and expand services to medically underserved adults in the mid-valley; services such as: early detection (distance/near visual acuity screening), risk assessment, retinal screenings, eye health education, and navigation services for eye care services.	2020
Dentist Who Care	Weslaco, TX	$15K	Provide dental services to uninsured children and adults in the mid-valley.	2020
Mhp Salud	Weslaco, TX	$15K	- funding to purchase health and safety kits (reUSAble masks, wipes, hand sanitizer, etc) for mid-valley community residents.	2020
Access Esperanza Clinics INC	Mcallen, TX	$15K	- access esperanza will purchase personal protective equipment (ppe), upgrade audio/visual equipment for communications, staff meeting and trainings.	2020
Amigos Del Valle INC	Edinburg, TX	$15K	Amigos del valle will purchase meal tracking software to facilitate managing reservations, delivery confirmations, demographics, and roster of clients.	2020
El Milagro Clinic	Mcallen, TX	$13K	Funding to support the cost of an armed security officer that will ensure safety and order during covid-19 testing; additionally, to support costs for sanitation/cleaning supplies for the clinic.	2020
Idea Public Schools	Weslaco, TX	$100K	To enhance healthy kids here project by adding a Farm to School learning hub in idea elsa campus; a One-day Training for Surrounding School districts (mercedes/progreso); an immersive student artwork exhibit (baylor's collaborative on hunger & poverty).	2020
Su Casa De Esparanza INC	Pharr, TX	$56K	Request will enable staff to continue to deliver services, as well as INClude educational videos to parents during this difficult time where covid continues to be a barrier for the families that su casa serves.	2021
South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association	Mcallen, TX	$84K	Requested funds will serve to continue to support stjda operations and projects that serve children living with diabetes and their families, in the mid-valley.	2021
Texas A&M Foundation	College Station, TX	$100K	The goal of this study is to assess the benefits associated with the delivery of diabetes care collaborative program (dccm) telehealth services by pharmacists and rds under the covid-19 pandemic restrictions.	2021
It's Time Texas	Austin, TX	$48K	Request to continue the ucd health connect platform that will share critical data on diabetes throughout the rgv.	2021
Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association	Edinburg, TX	$10K	Funding to allow the rgvda to continue delivering presentations, via several social platforms, on the following topics: "healthcare at its best and "cooking with the stars", to residents of the rio grande valley.	2021

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Section V

Board of Directors

YVONNE GONZALEZ CEO
CRISTINA TREJO-VASQUEZ CEO
RYAN VAUGHAN PRESIDENT
MICHELLE CASTELLANOS VICE PRESIDENT
PAULA GAMA-GARCIA SECRETARY/TREASURER
LYNN CARTER DIRECTOR
MICHAEL GONZALEZ DIRECTOR
JESSE SANTANA DIRECTOR
ESPERANZA GARZA DIRECTOR
NADIA MEDRANO DIRECTOR
MARK PEREZ DIRECTOR
RUDY SALINAS DIRECTOR
JAIME ORTIZ DIRECTOR
YVONNE GONZALEZ CEO
NINA TORKELSON PRESIDENT
RYAN VAUGHAN VICE PRESIDENT
MICHELLE CASTELLANOS SECRETARY/TREASURER
LYNN CARTER DIRECTOR
BERTHA SUAREZ DIRECTOR
SPENCER BELL DIRECTOR
ESPERANZA GARZA DIRECTOR
NADIA MEDRANO DIRECTOR
MARK PEREZ DIRECTOR
RUDY SALINAS DIRECTOR
PAULA GAMA-GARCIA DIRECTOR
YVONNE GONZALEZ CEO
LYNN CARTER PRESIDENT
RYAN VAUGHAN VICE PRESIDENT
NINA TORKELSON SECRETARY/TREASURER
MICHELLE CASTELLANOS DIRECTOR
BERTHA SUAREZ DIRECTOR
SPENCER BELL DIRECTOR
MICAELA ALVAREZ DIRECTOR
RAMON MONTALVO III DIRECTOR
MARK PEREZ DIRECTOR
RUDY SALINAS DIRECTOR
PAULA GAMA-GARCIA DIRECTOR
YVONNE GONZALEZ CEO
MICAELA ALVAREZ PRESIDENT
LYNN CARTER VICE PRESIDENT
RYAN VAUGHAN SECRETARY/TREASURER
MICHELLE CASTELLANOS DIRECTOR
BERTHA SUAREZ DIRECTOR
SPENCER BELL DIRECTOR
NINA TORKELSON DIRECTOR
RAMON MONTALVO III DIRECTOR
RAMON GONZALES DIRECTOR
RUDY SALINAS DIRECTOR
PAULA GAMA-GARCIA DIRECTOR

Section VII

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