In celebration of its 75th Anniversary, The Junior League of Austin developed a special Grants Program to celebrate its Community presence. Community Agencies were given the opportunity to submit grant applications for 75 items not to exceed $7,500 per grant. A total of $100,000 was budgeted for this program. A review committee consisting of the President, President-Elect, Researcher Chair, Community VP, Treasurer and the 75th Anniversary Grants Chair reviewed over 40 applications. The grant applications came in fast and furious and The Junior League was able to fund 19 requests.
The 19 agency grant recipients were invited and recognized at the 75th Anniversary luncheon on April 2, 2009.
The program was a great success and gave The Junior League of Austin another wonderful opportunity to give back to the Austin community.
The awarded agencies are listed below.
| Community Agency | Gift |
| Austin Children’s Museum | 75 library quality books for story-time book collection |
| Austin Nature Preserves | 75 native trees planted along urban preserves, parks and creeks |
| Austin Nature and Science Center | 75 classroom scholarships for nature and science programs |
| Austin Partners in Education (Partners) | 75 refurbished computers for low-income middle school students |
| Austin Summer Musical | 75 books to sponsor readings at local libraries based on theme shows |
| The Care Communities | 75 special faucet water filtrations systems for AIDS and/or cancer clients |
| CASA of Travis County | 75 personal home care starter kits for CPS Children |
| Colin’s Hope | 75 swim lessons for economically disadvantages families/children |
| Dress for Success | 75 plus size suits for disadvantaged women re-entering the work force |
| Family Connections | 75 infant slings to promote bonding between infant and parents |
| Family Eldercare | 75 collapsible fold-up shopping carts to support independence |
| Girlstart | 75 biological explorations kits |
| Junior Achievement of Central Texas | 75 classroom literacy kits |
| Partnership for Children | 75 teen holiday wishes for children in shelter |
| Rawson-Saunders School | 75 music curriculum components for children with dyslexia |
| R.O.C.K. | 75 sets of horseshoes for horses used for lessons for disabled children |
| St. Edward’s University | 75 first responder training and safety kits |
| The Austin Academy | 75 backpacks for student incentive and achievement of GED |
| The Seton Fund | 75 pairs of special diabetic shoes to prevent toe and foot amputations |
