We are honored to share the great work of our 2024 Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Grant Partners! The JSFF team has enjoyed getting to know the leadership teams and the hearts of the 17 organizations. We are thrilled to share their stories over the next year; each group focuses on impactful work within our four mission pillars that inspires us, and we are so grateful to be supporting each of their unique journeys.
We encourage you to get to know them more, and follow along on our Instagram @JordanSpiethFamFoundation as we spend the year leaning in to highlighting these community programs.
Individuals With Special Needs
Rays of Light Dallas is dedicated to serving children with special needs and their families in the Dallas metropolitan area through support, relief, education, and love since 2009. Together with our volunteers, we strive to lend support and relief to these families through our respite care program called Night Lights. Funding from JSFF will cover the cost of nursery and security staffing at each site, as well as our annual Prom.
It is a privilege to be selected as a 2024/2025 JSFF Grant partner. This funding allows us to provide critical support services for our families, and to offer our teens an amazing prom experience each Spring. The funding is amazing, but the spirit of partnership is the icing on the cake!
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Foster Kids Charity strives to make sure that every child in the foster care system has their basic, personal needs met. This is accomplished by providing foster children in Texas with basic emergency items: food, clothes, hygienic products, school supplies and more. The JSFF funding will provide many foster families with items and resources needed to properly care for and provide for their special needs children.
Thanks to the generous support from the JSFF Grant, every resource becomes a lifeline for our special needs children in foster care. Your investment doesn't just provide essentials; it shapes destinies. With these vital tools, we empower our children, making the difference between waiting and finding forever homes. Thank you!
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The mission of To Be Like Me is to encourage empathy, kindness, and compassion through disability awareness programs led by people living with disabilities. To Be Like Me is a nonprofit in the City of Dallas dedicated to creating inclusive communities through personal interactions and connections with individuals with disabilities and to empowering individuals with disabilities through paid employment. To Be Like Me is a unique field trip destination for schools in North Texas providing disability awareness education to students, teachers, and community members. We provide paid employment for people with a disability to be our Leaders in Education and Advocacy for Disabilities (LEADers). We provide a two-hour interactive session covering at least ten areas of disability. Funding from the JSFF will assist in all of our programming that reaches 6,500 students, teachers, and community members in just this academic year.
On behalf of all of us at To Be Like Me, I want to sincerely thank the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation for selecting our organization to be a part of the 2024 JSFF Community Partner Group. These funds will help us employ and support our LEADers (Leaders in Education and Advocacy for Disabilities) who encourage empathy, kindness, and compassion in students, teachers, and community members through disability awareness programming. The ripple effect of kindness created by our unique, interactive programs help unite a global community through education and advocacy, where people with disabilities and differences are understood, accepted, and valued. Thank you for believing in us and helping us make a difference!
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The Warren Center advocates, serves and empowers the children and families impacted by developmental delays and disabilities. Funding from JSFF supports The Warren Center’s Clinic Therapy Services (CTS), which provides thorough evaluation and therapy services for children aged 3 - 8. Professionals at one of our three locations in Richardson, Garland, and Irving focus on communication, social, sensory, and motor/coordination skills utilizing a sensory gym, outdoor therapy yard, motor room, small therapy rooms and group classrooms. TWC also helps families with education and support services including respite care and support groups, family fun events, online educational information and resources via our website, and guidance to other needed resources.
The Warren Center is honored to partner with the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation this year. The funding allows us to increase the number of children with developmental disabilities receiving crucial therapy to help them reach their full potential. JSFF funding also provides more parents access to the resources their children need, and as importantly, hope and support. We are looking forward to collaborating with JSFF and the other community partners.
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Notre Dame School, recognizing that each person is created in the image of God, educates students with developmental disabilities and facilitates their integration into society. The JSFF support will contribute to the financial aid budget for Notre Dame School. This program must raise upwards of $450,000 each year to meet the needs to provide the fianncial aid needed.
Support from the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation enables us to offer financial assistance to families who would not otherwise have access to our specialized program for students with developmental disabilities.
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Our mission is to promote physical, mental and social skills through the sport of rock climbing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The grant will support the current programming in the DFW area, support expansion to other locations in TX and other states in the US, and provide gear and uniforms to all of our team members.
We've seen so many success stories since we started in 2021. Our parents are so grateful and appreciate all of us every time they come to practice. Some of the success stories we hear are their kids focus, confidence and balance have improved. For some it's very difficult to make friends and at United Rocks, we are all one so they have the opportunity to be social and learn those skills, problem solving, strength, consistency, following directions, etc…the list can go on and on! With this grant we will support more kids and adults with IDD all over the US impacting not only the climbers during practice time but also in their family life, school, social events and outings. Thank you so much for believing in our mission and for your support!
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Pediatric Cancer
Heroes for Children advocates for and provides financial and social assistance to families with children (0-22 years of age) battling cancer. This 2024 JSFF grant supports their Core Program, with a priority focus on Funeral Assistance. Knowing bereavement is an area who hope to not address, this is a way we can support families in the hardest moment of their life and relieve financial burdens. The grant will help Heroes support over 1,000 families annually.
We are so honored to have the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation be a community partner with us. Their impact on the will touch hundreds of lives of children who are battling cancer. We can't do it without you!
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We are a childhood cancer foundation that builds hope for families fighting cancer by providing them with hospital Ready Bags at diagnosis and backyard playsets during treatment. Our mission is to let families know they are not alone during a very scary time. The JSFF support will provide Ready Bags, designed to aid parents dealing with the news of their child's diagnosis, at Dallas/Ft. Worth area hospitals and provide a playset in the area to one child and family fighting pediatric cancer.
We are so grateful for the support of the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation to help us reach even more kids fighting cancer. We look forward to partnering with them in our mission so they can see what an impact they are having on families to build hope during an extremely tough time in their lives.
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ALSAC/St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay. The grant from the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation will support Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The treatment of children with AML, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow and the second most common childhood leukemia after acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is exceedingly complex. Chemotherapy is the primary AML treatment. A bone marrow transplant may be recommended for children who are at high risk for relapse or whose AML is resistant to treatment. To change the outlook for relapsed AML, St. Jude researchers seek to gain a deeper understanding of (among other things) the biological mechanisms that underlie its formation and why AML resists current therapies. New knowledge, thanks to grants like this, will help researchers develop more precise therapies that target cancer cells, while limiting short- and long-term toxicities to normal cells.
Jordan is an incredible competitor on the golf course — and he has a heart of gold when it comes to using his platform to give back to the community. We've seen it up close here at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...We're so honored to be selected as a 2024 Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Partner. This generous commitment will fuel research to accelerate progress toward cures for acute myeloid leukemia and other childhood cancers while helping to ensure that families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – so they can focus on helping their child live.
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Junior Golf
I AM a Golfer's mission is to be a catalyst for community renewal and transformation in southern Dallas through the Programming, Preservation, and Promotion of the historic Cedar Crest Golf Course. I AM a Golfer Foundation's comprehensive junior golf program is structured around its three pillars of I AM a Golfer, I AM an Intern, and I AM a Scholar which brings young people from diverse and historically under-resourced backgrounds into the game, provides them instruction and resources to grow in the game (Golfer), an opportunity to gain real-world work experience (Intern), and the opportunity to further their education (Scholar). JSFF makes it possible for us to grow our outreach and expand both the quantity and quality of our impact here in southern Dallas. In 2024, nearly 500 member participants will be receive instruction, more than 20 internships will be held, and over $100,000 in college scholarships will be awarded to program participants with the support of the JSFF.
We are beyond thrilled to be a 2024 JSFF Community Partner. This grant will allow us to expand our capacity and continue in our mission to be a catalyst for community renewal through golf and golf-related activities here in southern Dallas. Specifically, we're excited about the opportunity to grow this year's programming to nearly 500 member participants, more than 20 internships, and over $100,000 in college scholarship awards. This level of community impact from a grassroots organization like ours would not be possible without the support of the JSFF.
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At the Cobbs Creek Foundation we seek to create an all-inclusive, state-of-the-art golf and educational campus that provides opportunity for the diverse youth of Philadelphia. The JSFF program is in conjunction with the restoration of the Cobbs Creek Golf Course, working to create an all-inclusive and economically sustainable golf education campus. The grant will specifically provide all necessary funding for a 20,000 sq ft Jordan Spieth Family Foundation Junior Putting Green in the center of the campus for all juniors to be introduced to the game of golf, along with supporting programming via the TGR Learning Lab on campus.
We are grateful and thrilled to partner with the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation as we take another significant step towards providing a world-class and inviting public golf experience that welcomes players from every background and at all levels. The creation of a junior putting green represents a pivotal moment in our efforts to revitalize the Cobbs Creek Campus and provide transformative opportunities for the youth in our community.
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Military Families & Veterans
OSC's mission is to provide emergency financial assistance and morale related activities to wounded, injured and ill Veterans in the form of mortgage and rent payments, utility payments, travel and lodging. Also to bring public awareness to the many sacrifices made by our Armed Forces. The JSFF grant will provide emergency financial assistance to our nations wounded, injured and ill Veterans. Preventing homelessness and utility shutoff. Removing stresses, by bringing families together during crisis and helping them to thrive during their recovery.
Operation Second Chance is extremely proud of our partnership with The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Together, we can make an impact and improve the lives of those that have sacrificed so much on behalf of our nation.
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Operation Shower's mission is to host joyous, awesome group baby showers for military families to ease the stresses of deployment and separation. Through these baby showers, we: (1) connect new and expectant military moms who are experiencing similar life events, (2) give high-quality gifts that are essential for a baby's first year, and (3) provide a platform for communities to show their love and appreciation for all that military families sacrifice. The JSFF Grant will be used to host an Operation Shower baby shower in the Dallas/Fort Worth area celebrating 30-40 expectant military moms whose spouses/partners are deployed, or who are active duty themselves. These deserving moms will have the opportunity to connect with other expectant military moms who are experiencing similar life events, receive high-quality gifts, participate in shower games/activities, and receive community support and appreciation.
Operation Shower is honored to partner with the JSFF to host a group baby shower for military moms in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. For women who are expecting a baby and whose spouses may be deployed, and especially for expectant moms who are active duty, the impending arrival of a child can be both exciting and stressful. Operation Shower was created because typically military moms are the ones who hold it all together at home. This grant will enable us to give these moms our support, our appreciation, and an opportunity to celebrate this wonderful milestone together.
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National Breast Cancer Foundation
NBCF’s mission is to help women now by providing help and inspiring hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education and support services. In the U.S., a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes; however, according to the National Institutes of Health, U.S. military veterans are 40% more likely to develop breast cancer than the civilian population. National Breast Cancer Foundation’s Military Patient Relief Program will financially support veterans or active-duty breast cancer patients. These funds from the JSFF will allow service members facing barriers while undergoing treatment to receive support to overcome obstacles such as transportation, childcare, food, utilities, housing costs, etc.
“We know that women veterans have a 40% higher risk of developing breast cancer than the general population. Our partnership with Jordan Spieth Family Foundation offers direct aid to women in the military diagnosed with breast cancer. By removing the barriers of food insecurity, transportation, and financial stress of treatment, we are ensuring that women in the military have help and hope through every step of the breast cancer journey.”
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Determined to end Veteran suicide, K9s For Warriors provides highly-trained Service Dogs to military Veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma. JSFF grant funding will help to provide a highly trained service dog for Texas Veterans suffering from symptoms of PTSD, TBI &/or MST. Veterans with Service Dogs experience improvement in overall wellness including less anger, anxiety & depression; fewer panic attacks and a reduction or elimination of prescription medication.
K9s For Warriors is grateful to the JSFF for your support of Texas Veterans who suffer from service-connected trauma. With their battle buddy by their side, our Warriors will return home with their new companion ready to reintegrate into society with dignity and independence.
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Project Healing Waters supports injured active military service personnel and disabled Veterans on their journeys to healing through fly fishing and all associated activities. PHW's partnership with the JSFF will allow us to bolster our programming across the country through our 180+ programs and over 6,000 participants. This funding will support the purchase of fly tying materials and supplies, rod building materials and supplies, casting materials and supplies, fly fishing education materials and supplies, and support for outings.
We are incredibly grateful for the generous grant provide to us through the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Jordan’s mantra, “a man for others,” captures the mindset of our Volunteers, who dedicate and invest their time and experience to ensure our Participants are led along the pathways of resilience that contribute to their own unique journey of healing. This grant will help us increase the impact of our programs, and we deeply appreciate that the JSFF recognizes the importance of Project Healing Waters’ mission.
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Serving warriors is our mission! We provide veterans and first responders who have been critically injured the line of duty with customized mobility solutions (wheelchairs) that meet their physical and lifestyle needs to ensure our warriors rejoin their lives at the highest level of independence and freedom possible. The funding from the JSFF will provide 3-4 warriors with high-quality wheelchairs made for either adaptive sports or daily living!
Our warriors cannot adequately express their gratitude for changing thier lives and giving them a modicum of the freedom they so valiantly fought for us to have.
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