Funded Projects

 In the first semester of Big Dog Endowment after a process of student research and presentations in relation to the invasion of Ukraine it was decided that $10,000 would be donated to UNICEF. 

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In addition to the donation to UNICEF Big Dog Endowment allocated an additional $10,000 to Doctors Without Borders to help wounded refugees in and leaving Ukraine. 

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After hurricane Ian hit Florida in September 2022 Big Dog Endowment allocated a total of $15,000 to a variety of charities in the area that provided help to a variety of impacted groups. 

Those charities included:

Farm Share

Direct Relief

All Hands and Hearts

In collaboration with the students of TLU in October 2022, various activates were held for the awareness of breast cancer. Through participation in these activities as a community BDE matched the donation of $3,136.71.  

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November 25, 2022 it was decided that the amount of $15,000 would be donates to Convoy of Hope to focus on both Education and Entrepreneurship in low income areas affected by disaster.

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Decided on November 25, 2022, $5,000 would be given to Habitat for Humanity to build affordable housing for low income citizens of Texas. Additionally, Big Dog Endowment began planning for a volunteer event to help with construction of new homes.

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In response to the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023, Big Dog Endowment voted to give to the Syrian American Medical society to provide medical relief to the region.

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Big Dog Endowment donated a total of $13,000 to Direct Relief for the purposes of recovery from Hurricane Otis in Acapulco in November of 2023.

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Due to the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Gaza in November 2023, Big Dog donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross for non-partisan aid in the area

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