Donald D. Hammill Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Donald D. Hammill Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people who have disabilities, the aged, and people who are financially disadvantaged, including the working poor and those who are indigent or chronically ill.
IP TAKE: Despite its invitation only application policy, this is a fairly transparent funder. It is clear about the types of organizations it will and will not support. Grant amounts are modest, but groups in the Greater Austin area working within the foundation’s interest areas would be well-served to try to get on this funder’s radar.
OVERVIEW: Established in 1987, the Donald D. Hammill Foundation was founded by businessman Donald Hammill. Hammill received a doctorate in educational psychology-special education from the University of Texas at Austin in 1963. He taught in the Corpus Christi public school system and as a speech and language therapist in Deer Park, Texas public schools. In 1977, he established PRO-ED, an international publishing company, where he serves as its president. PRO-ED is one of the major international publishers in the areas of special and remedial education, rehabilitation, psychology, assessment, and speech and hearing disorders.
The Donald D. Hammill Foundation aims to “to improve the quality of life for people who have disabilities, the aged, and people who are financially disadvantaged, including the working poor and those who are indigent or chronically ill.”
Grants for Public Health and Access and Work and Economic Opportunity
The foundation’s grantmaking is limited to supporting nonprofit organizations that assist financially disadvantaged, disabled, or elderly individuals in the Austin, Texas area. These include food banks and domestic violence organizations, as well as educational institutions and youth organizations. Donald Hammill, in addition to his business, was also a professor of special education at Temple University.
Past grantees include SAFE Alliance, which deals with domestic violence and sexual assault; Family Eldercare; Central Texas Food Bank; Open Door Preschools; Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region; and Literacy Coalition of Central Texas. View other previous grantees here.
Important Grant Details
Grants range from $1,500 to $30,000. In a recent tax year, the foundation gave away around $645,000. Grantseekers can find a list of past grantees here.
The Hammill Foundation does not currently accept unsolicited proposals or requests for funding. Applications are accepted by invitation only. However, it does provide prospective applicants with a list of the types of organizations it will not support on its Grants Guidelines page.
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