2025 HDR Foundation Grants

Aspire Afterschool Learning educates historically underserved third through eighth graders through hands-on afterschool programming. With construction of a new STEM Makerspace at Arlington Mill Community Center underway, this $57,312 grant will support the furnishing of the new learning space. Funding will be used for durable and versatile items such as mobile workstations, mobile tables, mobile storage cabinets and seating.

Employee sponsor: John Knickmeyer | Arlington, VA

Blanchet House provides a safe and supportive environment where men can heal from homelessness and addiction, rebuild their lives and gain skills that support long-term recovery. This $50,987 grant will fund a new metalworking shop on the Blanchet Farm, with mentorship from accomplished volunteers. With a need for more tradespeople in Yamhill County, the metalworking shop will connect residents to local apprenticeship and employment opportunities.

Employee sponsor: Sean Larkin | Portland, OR

Casey’s Clubhouse fosters inclusion and connection through baseball and beyond, providing opportunities for individuals with disabilities to thrive. This $25,750 grant will fund new equipment that’s needed to run an inclusive and adaptive camp experience for the next 10-plus years. Equipment will enhance the existing adaptive baseball field which promotes active lifestyles, social connection and community belonging for participants.

Employee sponsor: Garrett Reinsfelder | Pittsburgh, PA

Children’s Respite Care Center (CRCC) provides educational services to students who have complex medical, developmental and educational needs that cannot be met in traditional school settings. This $15,000 grant will fund the installation of interactive panels and audio enhancements in three Omaha classrooms. These enhancements address each student’s need for an individualized learning approach, helping CRCC advance educational equity for children with disabilities.

Employee sponsor: Betsy Stannard | Omaha, NE

Engineers Without Borders is empowering communities globally through sustainable infrastructure projects. This $120,000 grant will support six distinct projects across Guatemala that utilize American engineering student volunteers. The six projects include two water supply projects, two sanitation projects and two school structure projects, making a long-term impact on six Guatemalan communities.

Employee sponsor: Luke Thompson | Bellevue, WA

Family Promise Metrowest serves families with children who are experiencing homelessness or are at-risk of homelessness. This $5,395 grant will establish a technology lending library at Family Promise's shelter. Families in the shelter face significant barriers to accessing reliable technology, which hinders their ability to pursue education, employment and support their children’s learning.

Employee sponsor: Estey Masten | Boston, MA

Find Your Light offers after school enrichment classes, workshops and summer camps for at-risk, low-income children, teens and young adults. This $15,000 grant will fund the purchase of microphones, receiver boxes, headsets, speakers and a sound system for the nonprofit’s musical theatre and after-school educational programs. Youth mental health is in crisis; Find Your Light addresses this challenge through using performing arts as a therapeutic tool. 

Employee sponsor: Sirena Brownlee | Denver, CO

Garfield Community Farm delivers fresh produce to the Garfield neighborhood with its Mobile Market. This $17,500 grant will purchase a new truck, shelving and solar panels to restore and improve the produce deliveries. In 2024, the Mobile Market delivered over 1,500 lbs of produce to a community with high levels of food insecurity and no grocery stores. 

Employee sponsor: Nicolas Burdette | Pittsburgh, PA

Gotham Bat Conservancy offers educational programming to its network of citizen scientists and students, ranging from middle school to graduate school. This $7,544 grant will fund new ultrasonic recorders, calibration devices and related accessories to scale the educational program capabilities. Insufficient public awareness and scientific monitoring about bats’ role in a healthy ecosystem is addressed through these additional research devices.

Employee sponsor: Julia Kramer | Nanuet, NY

Lead with Love combats the social injustices that youth face by fostering leadership within Southside Chicago’s priority communities. This $26,150 grant will fund the creation of a dedicated wellness studio to host free youth dancing, tumbling and fitness classes. The wellness studio will serve as a safe, healing environment where children exposed to violence and trauma can emotionally regulate and manage stress.

Employee sponsor: Stephanie Schramm | Rosemont, IL

The Outlook Enrichment Tandem Bike Club offers safe and empowering biking opportunities that accommodate riders with vision loss and other disabilities. This $19,990 grant will fund the purchase of seven tandem bikes, safety lights and helmets to replace the Tandem Bike Club’s bikes that were recently stolen from their warehouse. The tandem bikes allow blind or low vision riders an opportunity to participate in a biking club by having a sighted volunteer in the front seat.

Employee sponsor: Abigail Heithoff | Omaha, NE

Parks Alliance of Louisville is working with the Urban Conservation Corps (UCC) to train community members on the cultivation and preparation of fresh food. This $48,230 grant will fund the expansion of its community garden through the addition of a training pavilion within Alberta O. Jones Park. UCC’s one-year program trains low-income young adults in essential workforce skills for Louisville’s green sector.

Employee sponsor: Ameerah Palacios | Louisville, KY

Raptor Conservation Alliance provides care and support for injured and orphaned raptors in the Omaha area. This $19,958 grant will replace five chest freezers with a walk-in freezer, supporting the raptor facility’s ability to supply high-quality frozen food. The nonprofit serves the entire state of Nebraska and Western Iowa by providing educational services to school groups, civic organizations and special gatherings.

Employee sponsor: Heather Witt | Omaha, NE

South Texas Youth Soccer maintains and provides over 180 acres of sporting fields, allowing thousands of children and adults to play soccer, flag football and other sports. This $6,589 grant will fund four automated external defibrillators (AED) for the safety of their athletes. After the purchase of the AEDs, South Texas Youth Soccer staff will complete CPR training.

Employee sponsor: Lori Lee | San Antonio, TX

STEP Denver serves men battling addiction and homelessness, helping them take back control of their lives through a safe and sober living environment. The $19,668 grant will fund the replacement of all 66 twin XL mattresses in the downtown facility. Last year, 96% of admittees did not have an address at the time of admission; STEP provides each man with new career opportunities, healthy living conditions, hygiene facilities and sobriety.

Employee sponsor: Cherie Dice | Denver, CO

Surge for Water is a global nonprofit that delivers comprehensive water solutions, creating lasting change through safe water, sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health. This $95,000 grant will make a lasting impact for over 8,000 people across nine schools and communities in Amolatar, Uganda. The remote Ugandan district is a self-described “forgotten land,” and the grant will provide new drinking water well drills, drinking water well rehabilitations, new school toilets and classroom water filters.

Employee sponsor: Scott Todd | Mobile, AL

Turn the Page KC and Wildwood Outdoor Education Center are partnering to bring Turn the Page’s Literacy Infusion curriculum program into the Wildwood camp experience. This $30,000 grant will create a child-centered library to house the current camp reading program, extending the program’s staff training, curriculum and reading incentives for campers. Wildwood serves over 800 students per year through day and overnight camps, and 70% of those students identify as part of a low-income family.

Employee sponsor: Roopa Matole | Kansas City, MO

Clean Up Australia educates people of all ages on target waste streams and environmental issues facing Australia’s environment. This AU$5,000 grant will provide 50 school cleanup kits, directly inspiring 500 students to play an active role in preserving ecosystems and protecting their surrounding community. As waste challenges in Australia continue to grow, educating students will help move the country towards a circular economy where everything is treated as a resource.

Employee sponsor: Cintia Mistro | Sydney, NSW

Days for Girls Australia works to eliminate the stigma around menstruation by providing women and girls health education programs and menstrual products. This AU$5,000 grant will fund 350 Days for Girls kits, which include washable and reusable menstrual health products. To date, Days for Girls has made life-changing impacts on more than 3 million women and girls around the world.

Employee sponsor: Ady Chen | Sydney, NSW

Open Doors Youth Service has supported the LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community for the past 25 years, remaining as Queensland’s only dedicated LGBTIQ+ youth service to the community. This AU$5,000 grant will help launch The Pride Art Therapy Program, a creative mental health support group for young people ages 12 to 24. This program offers a safe and inclusive space to process identity, explore emotions and build confidence through art-making and therapeutic reflection.

Employee sponsor: Helen Parminter | Brisbane, QLD

Orange Sky Australia supports people experiencing homelessness or hardship through access to free laundry and shower services along with personable, nonjudgemental conversations. This AU$5,000 grant will support remote laundry service in Wadeye, Northern Territory, by providing laundry detergent, water, electricity, and service and repairs to washing machines and vehicles. The grant will help Orange Sky continue to work towards eradicating scabies within this First Nations community.

Employee sponsor: Paula Carvalho | Sydney, NSW

PTSD Dogs Australia rescues, rehabilitates and trains displaced dogs to support retired personnel of the Australian Defence Force and Australia’s first responders. These individuals often grapple with the invisible wounds of post-traumatic stress disorder, this AU$4,000 grant will help cover essential expenses for the training of eight assistance dogs at no-cost to the Veterans and First Responders. Specifically, funding will cover vaccinations, training supplies, grooming and bedding to ensure each dog receives the care they need to thrive.

Employee sponsor: Laura Bill | Brisbane, QLD

An AU$2,000 grant will support Foodbank Victoria, a food and grocery relief organization that supplied over 3,220 school breakfast programs and sourced over 92 million meals last year.

An AU$2,000 grant will support Nexus Care, which offers food relief programs, emergency financial relief, workplace English classes and career coaching clinics to Australians in need.

An AU$2,000 grant will support OzHarvest, a leading food rescue organization on a mission to “Nourish our Country” by stopping good food from going to waste and delivering it to charities that help feed people in need.