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2023 Orchid Giving Circle Finalists

The Orchid Giving Circle plans to support the following organizations at variable amounts ranging from $1,000 to $20,000.  

Amee Joshi (United to Learn)

Leadership Grant

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Year

Grant Amount

2023

$5,000

Non-Profit Category

Community Served

Amphibian Productions Inc.

Program support for Spark Fest 2024 which will focus on Asian American Pacific Islander artists

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Year

Grant Amount

2023

$15,000

Non-Profit Category

Arts

Community Served

All

Asian Breast Health

Asian Breast Health Outreach Project
Addresses the barriers of language, culture, limited resources, and knowledge making breast cancer screenings easier for uninsured and underserved Asian Women.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Health

Community Served

Women

Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars

Will go to support their general Scholarship Fund to support APIA students in North Texas.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$17,500

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

Post-secondary students

Best Buddies

Best Buddies North Texas Expansion
For their School Friendship Program that builds friendships and connections between people with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

Students

Bryan's House

Social service programs for low-income Pan-Asian women who have children with special
needs

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$15,000

Non-Profit Category

Homelessness

Community Served

Women and Children

CHETNA

Supporting the increased need post-pandemic to sustain their staff and provide services by addressing the root causes that perpetuate domestic violence.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Trauma Recovery

Community Served

All

Children's Advocacy Center of Denton

Bridging the Gap in Victims Services
Support the Chin families (their second largest language group) and other Asian language speakers with translation services and expanded infrastructure.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Health

Community Served

All

Communities in Schools of North Texas

Chin Family Empowerment Program
Provides evidence-based programs that empower refugee settled students to stay in school and achieve in life in the Lewisville school district.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Refugee

Community Served

All

Dallas Asian American Historical Society

Support to launch “Hear Me ROAR,” an oral history documentary series, community archiving
project, and healing initiative for women of Asian descent

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Year

Grant Amount

2023

$15,000

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

All

Dallas Chinese Community Center

Life Skills/ Youth Leadership/ Cultural Outreach
Support their Life skills and Leadership programs through workshops and address hate crimes through awareness and education.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

All

Denise Johnson (Dallas Asian American Historical Society Inc.)

Leadership Grant

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Year

Grant Amount

2023

$3,500

Non-Profit Category

Community Served

Healing Hands Ministry

Defray the cost of barrier-free access to healthcare services for the uninsured and underinsured Women and Children Burmese refugee population in Vickery Meadows.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Health

Community Served

Women and Children

Heart House

Head, Heart, and Hands ( H3) Program
Funds education equity programs by providing homework support and social-emotional support.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

Students

IGNITE

Political Power for North Texas AAPI Young Women
Provides hybrid in-person, virtual, and sustainable community-based training programs to prepare them to step into civic and political leadership roles.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$5,000

Non-Profit Category

Civic

Community Served

Women

Literacy Achieves

Literacy and Life Skills Program
Serving Immigrant and refugee families with free educational services including Adult English Literacy, Early Childhood Education, and Student Support Services.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$15,000

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

All

Mosaic Family Services

Partial salaries for 2 full-time Case Managers, one fluent in Laotian and Thai and the other in
Hindi

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Trauma Recovery

Community Served

All

Rainbow Days

In partnership with Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, support a summer camp program for
children experiencing homelessness

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Year

Grant Amount

2023

$12,000

Non-Profit Category

Homelessness

Community Served

Children

Rattana Mao (Child Care Associates)

Leadership Grant

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Year

Grant Amount

2023

$3,500

Non-Profit Category

Community Served

Richardson Adult Literacy

ESL for Adults
Provides a 10-level semester-based program consisting of day and evening classes taught by trained volunteers online or in RISD and library classrooms.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$7,500

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

Adults

Scholar Shot

Academic management, tuition, books, and supplies for 4 Asian-American scholars enrolled in
the ScholarShot program

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$17,688

Non-Profit Category

Education

Community Served

Post-high school students

Texas Muslim Women's Foundation

Peace in the Home Social Services
Provides culturally sensitive and trauma-informed therapy service through outreach and education projects for Muslim Women and children.

Year

Grant Amount

2023

$20,000

Non-Profit Category

Trauma Recovery

Community Served

All

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