Designated Funds are funds established by a donor (or donors) who specifically designate the organization(s) they desire to benefit from the fund.
ANGELO CATHOLIC SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was created by Ethel and Eugene Burger with the hope others who support Angelo Catholic School would add to it. This fund can provide assistance in tuition fees for families who otherwise would not be able to send their child or children to Angelo Catholic School.
ANGELO CIVIC THEATRE ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was gifted to the San Angelo Area Foundation by Steve and Pollyanna Stephens for the benefit of Angelo Civic Theatre. The initial donors and other donors may make gifts of cash or property to this fund to further benefit the theater. Such gifts will be held and administrated as part of this endowment by the San Angelo Area Foundation. Historians credit the officers’ wives at Fort Concho with starting the first community theater in Texas in the middle 1880s and this endowment as it multiplies will ensure the future of this vital and historic arts organization.
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY MEAT SCIENCE PROGRAM FUND
This fund was set up by the Dodge Jones Foundation of Taylor County, Texas. This endowed fund assists Angelo State University meat sciences program by providing additional resources to help with the purchase of animals and supplies.
TOM ENOCHS ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was created by Tom Enochs of Schleicher County to provide perpetual support for St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sonora.
GRANTS FOR TEACHERS FUND
Established in 1986 by the San Angelo Academic Excellence Foundation, the San Angelo Schools Foundation provides scholarships to San Angelo youth. It also funds a variety of enrichment programs for the public schools, including the Grants to Teachers Program which presents monies directly to teachers to develop new, innovative programs for their classroom or school. Grant applications are taken each fall from SAISD teachers for grants from this fund.
ELMER KELTON CITY PARKS ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was set up from the proceeds of a special project to build a Buffalo Sculpture in honor of Kelton’s lifetime achievements. Proceeds from this endowment go to the City of San Angelo Parks Commission to provide monetary assistance to help maintain this sculpture and its surroundings.
MASSEY METHODIST ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND
This endowed fund was set up by Tom Massey in honor of his late wife, Mary Anna Massey, to benefit the local outreach mission program of the First United Methodist Church of San Angelo.
STEPHENS FUND FOR ASU ATHLETIC ENRICHMENT
Steve and Pollyanna Stephens demonstrated their support and generosity for Angelo State University by establishing with the San Angelo Area Foundation a fund to be used to enhance the athletic program at ASU.
