Nonprofit Organization Categories

Who Is Barrio Dogs? Barrio Dogs is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization based in Houston, Texas with emphasis on education and raising awareness on proper animal care in the low income communities. Because there is a huge animal overpopulation problem in these inner city communities more emphasis on spay and neutering is vital. First, the Barrio Dogs Youth Program provides visits to elementary, middle and high schools featuring educational presentations, bilingual literature, guest speaker discussions, and occasional visit by a rescued and rehabilitated dog. Also Barrio Dogs Tales to Tails reading program helps children increase their confident and fluency in reading through one-on-one story telling sessions with a Rescue Education Ambassador Dog (R.E.A.D). Second, the Barrio Dogs Therapy Program that involves healthy, gentle-natured rescue dogs giving back by visiting area nursing homes, children’s homeless shelters, and hospitals to bring comfort and encouragement to people in need. Third, the Barrio Watch Dog Program will empower these residents and children’s thinking in these low income areas that animal neglect and abuse is a crime. Our hopes with the Barrio Watch Dog Program is to transform the ignorance and to educate that it is not the norm to see a dog chained up to a tree, animals locked in kennels or that dog fighting is allowed. Fourth, the Barrio Dogs for Better Communities which is dedicated to creating possibility and providing opportunity for a better quality animal life in these low income areas. There are proven cases that there is love for these animals but residents may not have the means for proper animal care, nor the education. Finally, the sad reality is the rescue work is inevitable because there are so many homeless animals out there being neglected and abused. But if we all work together and support this mission of educating and transforming inner city low income communities like these, the homeless rescues will not be at an all-time high.

Battleship Texas Foundation

Foundation ; History/Heritage ; Nonprofit

The Battleship Texas Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which works closely with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for the preservation, restoration and presentation of the world’s last dreadnought-type battleship, the historic Battleship TEXAS.

Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol (BACODA)

Nonprofit

BACODA's mission is to help individuals, families, and communities stop alcohol/drug abuse and addiction.

Bay Area Music Teachers Association

Educational ; Music ; Nonprofit

Bay Area Music Teachers Association is affiliated with Texas Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Members are generally music teachers who teach private lessons in the southeast Houston area and vicinity.

Bayou City Ballet Youth Company

Dance ; Nonprofit

Founded in 2020, the Bayou City Ballet Youth Company provides high quality performance opportunities for advanced ballet students pursuing a professional career in dance. We strongly believe in the power of ballet to change lives. In order to share this beautiful art with the entire community, we program an array of educational programs throughout greater Houston each season, including master classes, performances, and workshops, that are accessible to everyone. The Youth Company also raises funds annually to help defray the costs associated with performance, thereby allowing us to offer need-based financial assistance to its company members. The Bayou City Ballet Youth Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Bayou City Ballet Youth Company is funded in part by Dance Source Houston’s Groundwork Grant program.

Bayou City Concert Musicals

Music ; Nonprofit ; Theatre

UPDATE JULY 2017: An Important Announcement from BCCM On June 12, 2017. the Board of Directors of Bayou City Concert Musicals voted to cease operations as of the end of July 2017. This decision was not made lightly. It has become increasingly obvious that the business plan and finances are simply not sustainable long term. For the past eleven years, BCCM has worked to bring you the best of classic American music and musical theatre. We feel like we have largely succeeded artistically, but finances are another story. The organization has lived on the financial edge for its entire history. With no change likely in the near future, the Board chose to bring down the curtain with dignity. We cannot thank you enough for your support over the years. Knowing we have loyal fans was the hardest factor in the ultimate decision to shut down. Again, thank you for your support over the years and we urge you to continue to support live theatre in Houston. Celebrating the American musical by producing concert stagings of under-performed musical theatre classics and cabarets featuring the Great American Songbook. Bayou City Concert Musicals is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.

Bayou Preservation Association

Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Sports/Outdoor

The Bayou Preservation Association is a citizen’s group and non-profit organization founded in 1966 that facilitates projects and public awareness about the region’s streams and waterways to foster better watershed management, conservation, restoration and recreation along these natural resources. For more information on the Bayou Preservation Association please call 713–529-6443 or go to www.bayoupreservation.org.

Baytown Historical Preservaton Association (BHPA)

History/Heritage ; Museums ; Nonprofit

The Baytown Historical Preservation Association (“BHPA”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of structures, artifacts, and documents that reflect and represent the history and culture of Baytown and its people through educational programs and materials that communicate our heritage. It is our historic heritage that helps to make Baytown (Lynchburg to Cedar Bayou in particular) a unique place and BHPA strives to keep that history alive.

Be An Angel Fund Inc.

Nonprofit

It is our MISSION improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities or profound deafness by providing wheelchairs, hearing aids and other adaptive equipment and select services to individuals and institutions that require a supplement to alternative means of funding. Our VISION is to use all available means to help create a world where every Special Needs Child or Profoundly Deaf has the opportunity to experience improvements in the personal quality of life, in order to facilitate that child’s ability to grow physically and emotionally to the full extent of their individual capacity.

Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS)

Nonprofit

National animal welfare organization working to end the killing in America's shelters. Together, we will Save Them All. Best Friends Animal Society is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit organization that operates the nation's largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter and educational programs.

Bharathi Kalai Manram (BKM)

Nonprofit

BKM provides a forum for cultural and social interaction of Tamil speaking people in Houston, TX, with special emphasis on fine arts, literature, language, and performing arts. The organization seeks to promote goodwill, understanding, and appreciation of the culture of India among all interested persons regardless of color, creed, race, religion, sex, or national origin. BKM is the First (oldest) Tamil non-profit organization in Texas and the Third oldest in North America. Since 1974, BKM has hosted several cultural events such as Pongal vizha, pattimandram, movie screening, classical vocal & instrumental music, light music, stand-up comedy, Tamil theater drama, etc… BKM promotes local talents as well as renowned artists from around the World. In addition, BKM is the first organization that started conducting classes to teach Tamil language for children in our community. At present, we have branches in Pearland, Sugar Land, Cypress, Katy, and Houston. In 2014, the City of Houston has commended Bharathi Kalai Manram for its commitment to raising cultural awareness in the community, and the then Mayor, Annise D. Parker, has proclaimed August 30 as Bharathi Kalai Manram (BKM) Day in Houston, Texas.

BikeHouston

Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Sports/Outdoor

BikeHouston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to transform our city by creating safer streets to improve the quality of life of all Houstonians. We do this through partnering with the City and other organizations to expand the mileage and access to high quality bike lanes and trails, to educate all road users, and to enhance enforcement of the laws that save lives.

Black Box Theatre Group

Nonprofit ; Theatre

The Black Box Theatre Group embarks to introduce a higher grade of theatre production through service learning and implementation, becoming a center of education, culture, and contribution. We will provide a universal medium of theatre through outreach programs, creative workshops, and stage production.

Black Heritage Society

Nonprofit ; Special Events

The Black Heritage Society, Inc. (BHS) is a self-help, non-profit organization chartered by the state of Texas and is accorded tax-exempt status 501.c.3 of the internal revenue code. Founded in 1975, in Houston, Texas because of concern for the well-being and betterment of the entire human race, the Black Heritage Society has genuine concern and commitment for the cultural, educational, social, and economical advancement of Black America.

Blackwood Educational Land Institute

Nonprofit ; Special Events

Blackwood Educational Land Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to land-based learning that encourages the spirit and feeds the soul as it challenges and educates the mind. It inspires all of us to be complete, healthy and accountable to ourselves, our colleagues and our natural world as a whole. Located near Hempstead, Texas (about 45 minutes from Houston), a formerly neglected tract of land has been turned into a living learning environment. Blackwood is an ecosystem and living classroom that inspires and teaches students of all ages to explore the natural web of life and to develop a healthy, respectful relationship with nature. Created and inspired by permaculture designer Cath Conlon, Blackwood offers students a bridge between the indoor school classroom and the outdoor classroom as well as adult workshops and corporate and private retreats in a peaceful, natural setting.

Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation

Foundation ; Nonprofit

The commitment of Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation is the dissemination of information regarding the art, history and culture of Bolivar Peninsula to students and the general public. Through our fundraising efforts after hurricane Ike, we purchased a mobile stage which is now used for the presentation of events to the public. In recognition of the historical significance to our area of Jane Long, the mother of Texas, we initiated and conduct the annual Jane Long Festival where local artists and craftsmen have the opportunity to display their works. This event features a play presented by the local residents reenacting significant events in the life of Jane Long on Bolivar Peninsula, music by local musicians, rides for children and a selection of food from local vendors. In tribute to the resolve of Jane Long, we commissioned her portrait which now hangs it the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin.

Brazilian Foundation

History/Heritage ; Nonprofit

MISSION We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes education, information, culture and art, offering great opportunities and positively impacting the community around us. VISION Be recognized as a key non-profit organization where our activities are expanded with excellence beyond the United States of America territory. VALUES Each cause is embraced with value, respect, honesty, integrity and cooperation. Our work is based on transparency, competency, efficiency and confidence; together with sustainability and social responsibility.

Brazos Valley Charitable Foundation

Nonprofit

Our mission at the Brazos Valley Charitable Foundation is to strengthen our community by building community through sponsoring and volunteering at events to help those around us who are recovering from or struggling with catastrophic circumstances in their lives.

Brigid's Place

Nonprofit ; Special Events

Brigid’s Place provides education, dialogue and celebrations to foster women’s spiritual and personal transformation. Our office is located at Christ Church Cathedral in Downtown Houston. Brigid’s Place is a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Non-Profit Organization .

Brilliant Lecture Series

Music ; Nonprofit ; Poetry & Literature ; Special Events

The Brilliant Lecture Series, a 501(c)(3), works to provide transformational experiences and a forum for generating new ideas through lectures, direct in-school programs and cross-cultural opportunities. The mission of the Brilliant Lecture Series is to educate, inspire and entertain by presenting national and international leaders, role models, philanthropists, artists, humanitarians, performers, authors, and entrepreneurs to the great city of Houston.

Briscoe Center for American History/UTA (Winedale Historical Complex)

Foundation ; History/Heritage ; Nonprofit

The Winedale Historical Complex is a division of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. Miss Ima Hogg (pictured), philanthropist and donor of the property, envisioned Winedale as a “laboratory for college students to explore many fields associated with the history and culture of ethnic groups who migrated to Texas.” Winedale offers a tangible link to the Texas past through its architecture and decorative arts collections, as well as the documented histories of its buildings, owners, and occupants. Over the last decade, the Briscoe Center has funded and managed a number of major projects to preserve the historic buildings and other facilities at Winedale. The center is grateful for the advocacy and fundraising of the Friends of Winedale.

Broadway Performing Arts Studio (BPAS)

Educational ; Kids & Families ; Nonprofit ; Theatre

The Broadway Performing Arts Studio specializes in technique-based training, preparing our students for a career in the performing arts and allowing them to grow into the performer they strive to become. BPAS is a Non Profit 501(c)3 Pearland/Houston Texas Based Theatre Company.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Environmental ; Festivals ; History/Heritage ; Kids & Families ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Sports/Outdoor ; Visual Arts/Museum

Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is the non-profit organization revitalizing and transforming Buffalo Bayou, Houston’s most significant natural resource.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Nonprofit ; Special Events

Founded in 1986, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s (BBP) geographic focus is the 10-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. Thanks to the generous support of foundations, corporations, individuals and government agencies, BBP has raised and leveraged more than $150 million for the redevelopment and stewardship of the waterfront – spearheading award-winning projects such as Sabine Promenade and Sesquicentennial Park, protecting land for future parks, constructing hike and bike trails, and operating comprehensive clean-up and maintenance programs. BBP recently completed the $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park project that includes major destinations, natural landscaping, footpaths, trail lighting, water features and pedestrian bridges. Buffalo Bayou Partnership is maintaining and operating Buffalo Bayou Park, with annual funding provided by the Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ #3). Buffalo Bayou Partnership Administrative Office and Mailing Address 1019 Commerce Street, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77002 Fax: 713.223.3500 Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works 105 Sabine Street Houston, TX 77007 Lost Lake Visitor Center 3422 Allen Parkway Houston, TX 77019

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