The Foundation also gives preservation grants that help organizations around the
state save their own special pieces of the Texas past. These preservation groups are just some of the
recent beneficiaries of THF grants
● The Charles Goodnight Home and Visitors Center in the Panhandle
● The Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum Cuero
• The Gorgas Science Foundation, Brownsville
● Houston Arts and Media
• Millard’s Crossing Historic Village, Nacogdoches
● The Texas State Archives and Library Commission, Austin
● The Wittliff Collections in San Marcos
● The Former Texas Rangers Memorial Cross Program, Fredericksburg
• Friends of the Fulton Mansion, Rockport
TEXAS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION PRESERVATION ENDOWMENTS
The Texas Historical Foundation Board of Directors administers the following preservation endowments:
Directors Endowment – Funds preservation projects at the discretion of the Texas Historical Foundation
board
Joseph P. Ballard Archeology Fund – Supports archaeological research and preservation projects
Jeanne R. Blocker Memorial Fund – Created for preservation projects in rural areas of Texas. Rural,
as defined by the guidelines set up by the THF board, are communities with a population of fewer than
30,000.
J.P. Bryan Preservation Trust – Funds general preservation activities
Charles E. and Sarah Meadows Seay Fund – Funds general preservation activities
Texas Legal History Preservation Trust – Supports projects that involve the preservation of materials
related to the legal history of the Republic and the State of Texas
How to start an endowment
For information on establishing a preservation endowment at the Texas Historical Foundation—or
contributing to an existing fund—contact the THF office, 512-453-2154.