Participating Organizations - Texas

One gift supports the work of all participating organizations listed below, who work to protect natural resources and public health.

Audubon Foundation of Texas     512-327-1551, 901 South MoPac Expressway, Building 2, Suite 410, Austin, Texas 78746, 10.0%. Making Texas better by encouraging conservation through education, research, citizen involvement programs for Texas' birds, wildlife and habitat.  Supports Audubon Texas, chapters, sanctuaries statewide.

Austin Parks Foundation     512-477-1566, 701 Brazos Street, Suite 170, Austin, Texas 78701, 11.7%. We work with volunteers, neighborhoods and community groups to adopt, maintain and revitalize public parks for recreation and enjoyment for all citizens.

Bat Conservation International     800-538-2287, 500 North Capital of Texas Highway, Building 1, Austin, Texas 78746, 17.7%. Bats, and the habitats they rely on, urgently need your assistance. Help save these remarkable and vulnerable animals through our education, conservation and research efforts. 

Bayou Preservation Association     713-529-6443 3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 200, Houston Texas 77019, 28.7%. Research, advocacy, protection, education concerning 12 major bayous that flow through the greater Houston area. Water quality; habitat restoration; flood reduction and paddle trails installation.

Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Inc.    512-928-4786, 8604 Farm-to-Market Road 969, Austin, Texas 78724, 14.0%. Sustainable building demonstrations, public policy initiatives and educational activities protect human health and the environment through integrating material, energy, water and waste systems. Established 1975.  

Children’s Environmental Health Institute     512-657-7405 3800 Island Way, Austin, Texas 78746, 20.2%. Providing education about how children are vulnerable to environmental toxins that increase their risk for childhood diseases such as asthma, cancer, behavioral disorders and autism

Citizens’ Environmental Coalition Education Fund     713-524-4232, 3015 Richmond Avenue, Suite 270, Houston, Texas 77098, 13.2%. We are a clearinghouse of information affecting the human health and environmental health of the Gulf Coast region. Through our publications, we inform and educate.  

Clean Water Fund of Texas    512-474-0605, 715 West 23rd Street, Austin, Texas 78705, 19.0%. We all live downstream. Neighborhood-based action, education programs that join citizens, businesses for sensible solutions ensuring safe drinking water, pollution prevention, resource conservation.

Earth Share of Texas     512-472-5518, 800-GREENTX, 707 West Avenue, Suite 203, Austin, Texas 78701, 4.0%.

Ecology Action of Texas     512-322-0000, 707 East 9th Street, Austin, Texas 78701, 18.3%. Central Texas’ recycling resource. Our programs include four drop-off recycling centers, telephone referrals, educational programs, event recycling and office recycling set-up.

Endangered Species Media Project     713-520-1985, 1813 Missouri, Houston, Texas 77006 8.1%. Promotes greater understanding of how the quality of human life is enhanced by preservation of wilderness and wildlife.  Provides hands-on conservation activities for youth.

Environmental Defense – Texas Office     512-478-5161, 44 East Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, 18.6%. Guided by science, we design practical, long-term strategies to protect wildlife and natural resources, and safeguard clean air, water and human health.

Friends of Big Bend National Park     432-477-2242, 510 Panther Canyon Drive, Post Office Box 200, Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834, 24.5%. Supports and promotes projects for Big Bend Park in partnership with others who value the unique qualities of this national resource along the Rio Grande.

Galveston Bay Foundation     281-332-3381, 17324-A Highway 3, Webster, Texas 77598, 15.5%. To preserve, protect and enhance the natural resources of Galveston Bay for present use and posterity through programs in advocacy, conservation, education and research.

Hill Country Conservancy     512-328-2481, 512 East Riverside Drive, Suite 106, Austin, Texas 78704, 1.2%. Works to ensure a healthy environment and economy by preserving scenic vistas, rivers, working ranches and the Edwards Aquifer Region in the Texas Hill Country.

Katy Prairie Conservancy    713-523-6135, 3015 Richmond Avenue, Suite 230, Houston, Texas 77098, 19.9%. We work to protect a sustainable portion of the Katy Prairie for the benefit of its wildlife and all Texans, forever.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center    512-292-4200, 4801 La Crosse Avenue, Austin, Texas 78739, 15.7%. Educates people about the environmental necessity, economic value, and natural beauty of native plants.

The Nature Conservancy of Texas    210-224-8774, 711 Navarro, Suite 410, San Antonio, Texas 78205, 15.8%. Dedicated to protecting for future generations the rich diversity of plants, animals, and ecosystems native to Texas.

Protect Lake Travis Association    512-977-0009, 12016 Carmel Park Lane, Austin, Texas 78727, 1.8%. Monitors conditions that affect health and safety of residents, users and wildlife; and protects the recreational quality and natural aesthetics of Lake Travis.

Public Citizen of Texas     512-477-1155, 1002 West Avenue, Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78701, 13.2%.  Celebrating over 20 years in Texas, Public Citizen fights for a healthy environment and workplace, clean and safe energy, safe products, corporate and government accountability.

Public Research Works    512-326-5658, 611 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78704, 9.8%. Promotes environmental protection and government accountability. Conducts authoritative research and public education campaigns to protect human health. Advocates producer take-back recycling of obsolete electronics.

Recycling Alliance of Texas     512-473-3217, 3701 Lake Austin Boulevard MS/M221, Austin, Texas 78744, 18.3%. Promotes waste minimization, recycling, material reuse and environmental awareness through public policy, professional development and education to conserve natural resources within a sustainable economic framework.

San Marcos River Foundation     512-353-4628, 222 West San Antonio, San Marcos, Texas 78666, 7.3%. To preserve public access to the San Marcos River and protect the flow, natural beauty and purity of the river, its watershed and estuaries forever.

Save Barton Creek Association    512-480-0055, 1005 Blue Bonnet Lane, Austin, Texas 78704. 6.3%. Protects water quality, flora, fauna of Barton Creek and Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer, a sole-source drinking water aquifer, through research, education, and land conservation.

Save Our Springs Alliance     512-477-2320, 221 East 9th Street, Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78701, 25%. Protecting the pristine water quality of the Texas Hill Country's Edwards Aquifer and springs through science, education, and creative outreach.

The Sierra Club Foundation     800-216-2110, 1202 San Antonio, Austin, Texas 78701, 15.4%. Fights to preserve wilderness and protect environmental quality worldwide through a powerful combination of education, scientific research, and publishing.

SPARK     713-247-2909, 900 Bagby, Room 227, Houston, Texas 77002, 8.0%. Helps public schools in the Houston and Harris County area develop their playgrounds into community parks.

Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition     512-797-8481, 1801 Westlake Drive #209, Austin, Texas 78746, 5.8%. We protect public health by working for clean air through reducing air pollution and toxic mercury, and promoting clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions.

Texas Bicycle Coalition Education Fund     512-476-RIDE, 1704 East 5th Street, Suite 102, Austin, Texas 78702, 12.9%. Encourages increased participation in the healthful and environmentally responsible activity of bicycling by educating children and adults about bicycle traffic safety and sustainable trail building.

Texas Discovery Gardens     214-428-7476, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75210, 4.7%. The first certified organic public garden in Texas educates, amazes and inspires children and adults by unveiling the secret wonders of butterflies, bugs and botany.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation     214-720-1478, 1901 North Akard Street, Dallas, Texas 75201, 16.4%. Partners with Texas Parks and Wildlife to protect Texas' unique natural and cultural resources and to expand the potential for diverse outdoor recreation.

Texas Solar Energy Society     800-465-5049, Post Office Box 1447, Austin, Texas 78767, 9.2%. Your gift helps bring clean, renewable energy to all Texans. By raising awareness through workshops, publications, public events and tours, we help clean your air.

The Texas Zoo     361-573-7681, Riverside Park, 110 Memorial Drive, Victoria, Texas 77901, 28.2%. Reaching more than 200,000 people annually, The Texas Zoo promotes conservation of native and non-native species through education, wildlife exhibits and animal preservation.

TreeFolks, Inc.    512-443-5323, 10803 Platt Lane, Austin, Texas 78725, 8.5%.  Grows the urban forest of  Central Texas through tree planting, education and community partnerships.

The Trust for Public Land – Texas     512-478-4644, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1550, Austin, Texas 78701, 12.3%. Conserving land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities and healthy families for generations to come.

Westcave Preserve    830-825-3442, 24814 Hamilton Pool Road, Round Mountain, Texas 78663, 19.5%. Dedicated to sustaining Westcave Preserve as a unique ecological treasure and offering the preserve as a scientific and educational resource to the community at large.

Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation     830-336-2725, 335 Old Blanco Road, Kendalia, Texas 78027, 13.1%. Rescues, rehabilitates and releases orphaned, injured and displaced native wild animals and provides sanctuary with dignity in natural habitats for unreleasable native and nonnative wildlife.