2021 Orchid Giving Circle Finalists
The Orchid Giving Circle plans to support the following organizations at variable amounts ranging from $5000 to $15,000. Final Grant amounts will be announced on September 20th, 2021.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Grant will contribute to the Demographic Research Project Report that will be developed on a digital demographic website. It will incorporate disaggregated data from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey, and other datasets available on AAPI communities, including community-level input.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$5,000
Non-Profit Category
Civic
Community Served
All
Asian Breast Health
Grant will support a 20-year-old breast health outreach program at Methodist Richardson Medical Center that empowers the local ethnic communities to do their routine mammograms and provide access to breast cancer detection.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Women's Healthcare
Community Served
Women
Asian Film Festival
Grant will support the Women's Film Showcase The Asian Film Festival of Dallas that will spotlight Asian and Asian-American women filmmakers. The Festival is scheduled for July 2022 and provides networking and a public platform for Asian Women in the film industry.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Arts
Community Served
Women
Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars
Grant will support 7 APIA women with scholarships for a college degree. 65% of the Scholars are first-generation college students and 70% live at or below the poverty line.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Education
Community Served
Women
Children's Advocacy Center of Denton
Grant will support mental health services through evidence-based trauma-informed therapy that will improve the investigation and prosecution of severe child abuse cases.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Health
Community Served
Children
Communities in Schools
Grant will support programs on Life Skills, Youth Leadership, and Equity and Inclusion awareness and education programs focusing on hate crimes towards the Asian population.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$7,500
Non-Profit Category
Education
Community Served
Children
DFW Health Hub
Grant will provide access to affordable healthcare in several fields, primarily dental health, mental health, and women’s health to the Bhutanese refugees in the DFW and surrounding areas.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$10,000
Non-Profit Category
Health
Community Served
All
Dallas Chinese Community Center
Grant will support programs on Life Skills, Youth Leadership, and Equity and Inclusion awareness and education programs focusing on hate crimes towards the Asian population.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Education
Community Served
All
Dallas Holocaust Museums and Human Rights Museum
Grant will support the Courage and Compassion Special Exhibit; our shared story of the Japanese American World War II Experience. The Exhibit is scheduled for January 2022—June 2022.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Arts
Community Served
All
IGNITE
Grant will support programs focused on training and mobilizing young women in Texas to address public policy challenges, have a political voice, and/or possibly run for leadership positions or a public office.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$5,000
Non-Profit Category
Civic
Community Served
Women
International Rescue Committee
Grant will contribute to the costs of hiring an Extended Case Manager Casework Assistant to support Extended Case Management (ECM) program enrollment and service provision for Asian refugee Women.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Services
Community Served
Women
Literacy Achieves
Grant will be used to support programs for immigrant and refugee families by providing free educational programs, including Adult English Literacy, Early Childhood, and Student Support Services in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Education
Community Served
Families
Mosaic Family Services
Grant will support services for Asian women and children surviving family violence or human trafficking.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Services
Community Served
Women and Children
Nomi Network - Diana Mao
Leadership Grant for Professional Development
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$5,000
Non-Profit Category
Community Served
Richardson Adult Literacy
Grant will provide ESL and workforce readiness programs for low-income adult English Language learners who live or work in Northern Dallas County.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$10,000
Non-Profit Category
Education
Community Served
All
SAAVETX
This grant will be used for nonpartisan programs that educate and empower our electorate. Goals include nonpartisan voter registration, reduction of barriers, empower women to lead in voter registration efforts.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$10,000
Non-Profit Category
Civic
Community Served
All
Senior Source
Grant will allow older adults to volunteer in the community, through the Foster Grandparent Program and RSVP Program. These programs will address the isolation currently being felt while allowing them to be role models to others both children and adults.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$10,000
Non-Profit Category
Services
Community Served
All
Texas Muslim Women's Foundation
Grant will support a program that will address domestic and intimate partner violence (including sexual violence). It promotes self-sufficiency, resiliency, healing, safety, and long-term independence for people who have experienced family violence.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Services
Community Served
All
Trinity Habitat for Humanity
Grant will help with home construction costs for, a refugee woman from Myanmar. This neighborhood revitalization program is focused on ending the cycle of poverty through sustainable affordable housing
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$5,000
Non-Profit Category
Services
Community Served
Women
Vickery Meadow Youth Development
Grant will support a program that provides college readiness to 7th-12th grade students in the Vickery Meadow community. One hundred percent of the Scholars graduate from high school, with 86% enrolling in college, 69% persisting through college, and 49% graduating college.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$15,000
Non-Profit Category
Education
Community Served
Children
Wellness Center for Older Adult
Grant will provide healthcare services for Asian Women seniors in low-income housing that rely entirely on WCOA for monitoring their healthcare in three Plano Community Homes.
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$10,000
Non-Profit Category
Health
Community Served
Women
talkSTEM - Dr. Koshi Dingra
Leadership Grant for Professional Development
Year
Grant Amount
2021
$5,000
Non-Profit Category
Community Served