San Antonio, TX
For the First Time in Forever
Par Soyeong Oh October 2024Launch the Imagination Library of San Antonio!
Par Alexa Volpe September 2024Beyond the Bag - Courtroom Makeovers!
Par Hunter Beaton August 2024Wings of Hope
Par Candice Preau July 2024Chips and Walk - Empowering Women Through Golf
Par Jessica Ibarra May 2024NOVA Debate Camp
Par Mariana Groves-Pelaez April 2024Mujeres Cycling
Par Caitlin Longoria February 2024Wild at Heart
Par Nicki Apostolow Weaver February 2024Spring Break baskets
Par Allie-Cate Phillips-Madrigal January 2024Youth Voter (and Poll Worker!) Fest
Par Youth Do Vote/Heather Eichling January 2024Navigating the backlash: Education in an Anti-DEI
Par Miriam Sobre October 2023Operation Shoes for Soldiers
Par James Cox September 2023Fabulous Monsters Recording
Par Diana Burbano July 2023MASS (AM Project + San Antonio River Foundation)
Par Ashley Mireles June 2023Children's Book: Raigón Puertorriqueño
Par Cyd Marie Miranda Negron February 2021Marshaling Diversity: The Future of Firefighting
Par Audrey Ethridge October 2020InnerAlly: Building Resilience from the Inside Out
Par Cynthia Phelps September 2020The Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Festival Altar
Par Ashley E Bird August 2020Shakespeare in the Parking Lot
Par Vanessa Eichler July 2020Queer Diaries: Patio Portraits
Par Olivia Youngblood June 2020Community Food Box Program
Par Jovanna Lopez May 2020COVID-19 Support - Meals on Wheels
Par AwesomeSA March 2020Connected to be counted: Census 2020
Par Zack Magallanez February 2020Camp Founder Girls
Par Angelica Holmes January 2020Fantasyland @ Milam Park
Par Belinda Benavidez November 2019Good Dog Park and Bar
Par Valerie Rutan October 2019Be a PAL
Par Vanessa Elise Jimenez September 2019Protecting the Persecuted
Par Sara Ramey August 2019The San Antonio Heron
Par Christian Molina July 2019Sew Much Fun
Par Ida De La Rosa Ellis June 2019Shelby's Sweets
Par Natalia Jasso May 2019Summer Reading Party
Par Marcella Ovalle March 2019World's 1st Wall-Mounted Solar Mural Installation
Par Penelope (Penny) Boyer February 2019FABMOSA
Par Angela Covo January 2019Winter Relief
Par Lisa Medellin November 2018Guinness World Record
Par Rick Stemm October 2018Earn-A-Bike@School
Par Destiny Mujica August 2018Scio STEM
Par Felishia Powell June 2018Run SA Youth
Par Gabriella Hernandez May 2018Shoes for Kids
Par Maria G. Martinez April 2018Teatro San Antonio presents The Donkey Lady Lives!
Par Marisela Barrera February 2018Music for Tesla coils
Par Nathan Felix January 2018Latched
Par Veronica Haywood November 2017Farm to Table Initiative
Par Patricia Verde October 2017Artist in Residence
Par Amy McDowell September 2017Cinema on Tap
Par Cody Villafana August 2017Printing of Daydreams and Other Monsters
Par Alana Jean Coates June 2017#Adulting101
Par Amanda Hughes Mendez May 2017Vertical Dance Wall
Par Julia Langenberg March 2017Bexar County High School Film Festival
Par Randy Lankford January 2017Eastside Fit
Par Stefanie Johnson-Sykes November 2016San Antonio Girls Rock Camp
Par Echo Diaz November 2016Suit Up!
Par Walter Perry November 2016Hearts Need Art
Par Constanza Roeder July 2016SATX Social Ride - Safety and Education
Par Jeffrey Moore July 2016Locolobo: A Punk Prometheus
Par Overtime Theater July 2016Missed Opportunity Improv
Par Shelby Seier March 2016Street2Feet
Par Lana Hernandez March 2016Write Away!
Par Jamie Karnetsky January 2016Urban Farmacy - Wellness Center
Par stephen lucke January 2016Deeper Thoughts
Par Joseph Silvas January 2016Katie's Jar - Taking Vending Machines to the Dogs
Par Andrea Thompson December 2015The People's Nite Market
Par Jovanna Lopez and Valeria Hernandez December 2015CO|LAB
Par Corey Clark December 2015Awesome Play Equipment for Yanaguana Garden!
Par Shannon Perry August 2015Janie Mae's Cakes
Par Travis Bligen July 2015San Antonio Youth Code Jam
Par Debi Pfitzenmaier June 2015Dignowity Hill Farmer's Market
Par Michelle Herrera May 2015Queen's Castle
Par Overtime Theater April 2015Random Acts of Kindness/Pay it Forward
Par CAPiSA-Caring About People in San Antonio--Teri Flores April 2015Pop-Up Puppets
Par Zach Dorn February 2015AME Collaborative Pop Up Art Space
Par Shannon Gowen January 2015Kids Building Bikes for Kids
Par Cristian Sandoval December 2014Movie Night at the Alamo
Par Amelia White November 2014Guerilla Haiku with GirlZone
Par Caley Vickerman October 2014Solstice Organic Market
Par shannon kossaeth August 2014Humans of San Antonio
Par Michael Cirlos July 2014“The OCTA-TETRA Museum”
Par Dan Suttin June 2014A dance party at Travis Park (working title)
Par Eddie Romero May 2014Travis Park Lit Up!
Par Alfred Rocha May 2014Alamo Forest Partnership/SiClovia September 2014
Par Liza Meyer April 2014"Let's MOVE! Fun Run and Health Fair"
Par Paola Romero March 2014Face Off Against Kids Cancer
Par Christina Smith January 2014Piazza DiColombo, Little Italy San Antonio
Par Roberto C. Treviño December 2013Apps for Aptitude
Par Mia Benavidez November 2013Each One Teach One Adult Literacy Program
Par Carolyn Heath October 2013Mobile Om
Par Cassandra Fauss September 2013SATX Pedal Power
Par Edward Garcia II August 2013wabiStory
Par Ben Judson July 20131005 Faces
Par Sarah Brooke Lyons June 2013Madison Solar Car Initiative (MadSCI)
Par Joseph Dungan May 2013PoPo's 1st Annual Bike Repair Rally
Par Eric Cerda May 2013Thrift Off S.A.
Par Thrift Off S.A. March 2013Community Chalkboards
Par Publicbeat February 2013Adoption Vehicle Transformation
Par Ashlea Denton January 2013Little Free Libraries in the Park
Par Meredith Ruiz December 2012Sculptural Bicycle Rack
Par John Medina November 2012Solar on San Antonio's Favorite Food Truck!
Par Nic Danger Jones October 2012A Propos
Call for Trustees
We are seeking new awesome San Antonians to join AwesomeSA as trustees! These individuals are the backbone of our group. They donate $100 each month to create our monthly $1,000 grants. An added bonus is the exclusive invitation to the annual Awesome Summit where chapters from around the world join forces to discuss the future of awesome. If interested, please email us at awesomefdnsanantonio@gmail.com.
Our next round of applications will be considered for our March 2024 grant.
Thank you and stay awesome!
- AwesomeSA
Important Dates & Application Deadlines
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The San Antonio, TX chapter of The Awesome Foundation was formed in May 2012. Our mission is to promote awe, wonder, and inspiration in the San Antonio community by awarding $1,000 grants every month. We accept applications on a rolling basis, select finalists, and invite them to our monthly pitch parties to present their projects for a chance to win our grant.
WHAT IS A PITCH PARTY?
A Pitch Party is when our finalists, based on the pool of applications, come to pitch their awesome ideas or projects to an audience and our trustees. Our trustees then do a brief Q&A with the finalists for any additional information that can help with the decision process. Next, our trustees discuss and choose up to the winner(s) of our no-strings-attached $1,000 grant.
WHAT IS CONSIDERED AWESOME?
The Awesome Foundation forwards the interest of awesome $1,000 at a time. But what does this mean? We’re looking for ideas or projects that stand out from the crowd, that provoke awe, wonder and inspiration within the community and bring it together. Check out our past winners above for examples.
Have Questions?
You can always email us at awesomefdnsanantonio@gmail.com.