Austin BGC Foundation

Austin Boys & Girls Club Foundation

Mission

The mission of the Austin Boys and Girls Club Foundation is to provide a perpetual source of ongoing funds to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) mission of serving more kids in a more impactful way, and to provide a source of emergency funds, were the existence of BGCAA ever threatened.

Purpose

The Foundation’s purpose is to provide a perpetual source of ongoing funds to support the BGCAA mission of serving more kids in a more impactful way, and to provide a source of emergency funds if the existence of BGCAA should ever become threatened.

Proceeds from the endowment are also used to award college scholarships to qualifying Club members, which in turn ensures the long-term sustainability of the community.

Ways to Give

  • Planned Giving – Opportunities for Planned Giving are available now. Learn more about opportunities for Planned Giving as a great way to support the sustainability of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area.
  • Scholarships – One of the ways the Foundation supports Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area is by providing scholarships to alumni of the Clubs. The Foundation annually provides a $5,000.00 scholarship to the Club Youth of the Year winner, and a $3,000.00 scholarship to the Youth of the Year runner-up. In addition, the Foundation has also made arrangements with Austin Community College to fund, on an annual basis, four scholarships to ACC of $3,000.00 each. These are available for use by qualifying alumni of the Clubs to attend ACC. Persons interested in supporting this scholarship program can make contributions to the Foundation that are appropriated scholarship funds.

For more information call Wendi Brockwell at 512-444-7199.

2023 Board of Directors

  • Wendi Brockwell – Chief Financial Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area

  • Steve Burt – CFO & Co-Founder

  • Mario Zambrano – CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area

  • C. Jeff Cook (Treasurer) – Capital Group Institutional Investment Services

  • Stephanie Dismore (Board Chair) – HP Inc.

  • Terrell F. Gates – Virtus Real Estate Capital

  • Bill Heine – American Constructors, Inc.

  • Herman Hill (Chairman)

  • Mark Kiester – Retired CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area

  • Dale Lowe

  • Larry Meyer – JLM Financial Investment

  • Jordan Ware (Secretary) – Winstead PC

We are always looking for partners to champion the mission of BGCAA and be ambassadors for the kids in Austin that would otherwise be left behind.

Become a Partner