Project Stories

The El Paso Community Foundation plays a key role in addressing community needs. This work cannot be done alone; we serve as a community catalyst convening diverse voices and groups to work on solutions to local problems. These solutions can be enormously important to our entire community, or they may be life changing to only one individual. “Change” is the operative action. To learn more about the role of the Community Foundation in important community building project, click on these stories:

The Pass of the North Heritage Corridor - El Paso Community Foundation Founded in 1998, the El Paso Community Foundation’s Pass of the North Heritage Corridor Project is a bi-national and tri-state initiative designed to preserve and showcase the historical, cultural and natural inheritance of population centers adjacent to ... FULL STORY >
Johnson & Johnson Corp. & Foundation Partnership - Cordis de Mexico-Elementary School Program Emplyees of Cordis de Mexico, a maquiladora in Ciudad Juárez, pointed out the need for a school facility in a poor neighborhood when they saw some students attending classes in old school buses. Through an $80,000 grant and matching funds from the contrac... FULL STORY >
Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande receive $2,500.00 - The Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande received a $2,500.00 grant from the El Paso Community Foundation through the Ivy and Win Griffin Fund for the Hearing Impaired. The grant provided scouting opportunities to girls who are deaf or hearing impaired. A troo... FULL STORY >
Revolving Loan Fund -Lower Valley Water District - In the 1980s, approximately 65,000 low-income residents of the Lower Valley of El Paso lacked a potable water supply, prompting the El Paso Community Foundation to initiate efforts to establish a loan fund that would provide capital and the needed adminis... FULL STORY >
The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Centre - On July 30, 2002, after three years of intensive feasibility studies and project development, the City of El Paso and the El Paso Community Foundation formally agreed to create a public/private partnership t... FULL STORY >
El Carmen - Think globally and act locally - The latest project of the El Paso Foundation is the restoration and protection of El Carmen, a magnificent tract of 185,000 acres located in Mexico, just south of the Big Bend National Park. El Carmen is well known as one of the most unique and biodiverse... FULL STORY >
Grantee Highlight - Animals were always important to Grace Brown. Through the establishment of the Grace Brown Fund, the Humane Society can provide for our furry friends while they await their new families. The El Paso Community Foundation can tailor a fund for you... FULL STORY >
Grantee Presentation Walter H. Hightower - Walter H. Hightower Foundation The Walter H. Hightower Foundation, a supporting organization of the El Paso Community Foundation, has awarded grants totaling $490,000 to twenty-nine area nonprofit organizations working with children with disabilities.... FULL STORY >
2007 - 2008 Spirit Of Giving Catalogue - El Paso Community Foundation Click here to download the Spirit Of Giving Catalogue... FULL STORY >
Scholars and Felipa Solis-KTSM - El Paso Community Foundation 2007 Summer Scholarship Celebration Forty-five local high school students are recipients of eight scholarship funds from the Foundation. We were delighted to see donors, parents and other family members join us at KTSM New... FULL STORY >
Broadway at the Plaza! - Broadway in El Paso is back! Order now for the best seats. Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice open the season at The Plaza Theatre on Sept. 19. Cats is based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot. The musical story focuses on an ... FULL STORY >
Turning 75 never sounded so good! - The El Paso Symphony Orchestra’s 75th Birthday Gala Celebration will be held on Saturday, October 15th, 6:30 p.m., at the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau. This elegant and entertaining evening will include dinner and a violin auction. Proceeds will... FULL STORY >
Kids Excel El Paso - Kids Excel El Paso (K.E.E.P.) has elementary school students dancing! Children are learning values that lead to success in school- determination, discipline and team work- from professional dance instruction. A grant from the Milton and Jean Feinberg Fund... FULL STORY >
Become a part of the Plaza Theatre! - It's not too late to join our walk of stars! Honor your loved ones by purchasing a tile or other naming opportunity. Become part of the magnificent Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Centre. For more information please visit http://www.epcf.org/namin... FULL STORY >
Luis Jimenez Memorial Art Scholarship Fund - Friends and colleagues of late artist Luis Jimenez have established a scholarship fund for the arts. The fund will distribute scholarships to visual art students from El Paso. The recipients will be chosen by a selection committee made up of nationally re... FULL STORY >
Border AIDS Partnership Fundraiser - Border AIDS Partnership Join us for Spotlight 2008 Spotlight 2008 is a showcase for the performing arts that represent the unique cultural experience that comprises the El Paso, Las Cruces and Cd. Juarez area. Proceeds from this community fundraising event will benefit the B... FULL STORY >