The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation is pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report. The report showcases the impact we are making and our commitment to the residents and institutions of the Borderplex region: a binational area that encompasses El Paso County, Texas, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and Ciudad Juárez in México - and the place we call home. We invite you to learn more about our efforts.
Dear employees, community members, partners, and friends:
We celebrated the 36th anniversary of the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation in 2023 with a deep appreciation for the dedicated individuals and organizations who contribute to what makes life so special here in the Borderplex, the unique region that spans El Paso, southern New Mexico, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. We continue to be inspired by our community’s strength, tenacity, and passion, and we are proud to call this region home.
In 2023, our family foundation strengthened and supported our community by remaining focused on the six pillars that have guided our giving since 1987: healthcare, education, economic development, quality of life, arts and local heritage, and elevating the Borderplex region. Our giving demonstrated our continued commitment to these pillars, and to the region.
Read MoreWe continued our commitment to economic development with a new $2.5 million gift to New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center that maintained our support for the Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship and launched the Mike Hunt Construction Sprints. We also supported education and the arts with a $500,000 gift to provide scholarships for El Paso students enrolled at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health El Paso campus, and a $500,000 gift to the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation Star Ceiling fund. Throughout 2023, we also contributed to organizations leading healthcare, and quality of life initiatives and continued our commitment to elevate the Borderplex in state and national conversations.
As a family foundation, we are mindful not just of what we support, but how that support is structured. We are most resilient when we are all pulling together, so we tailor our commitments to encourage investment and engagement from others across the region.
The last 36 years show that there is nothing we cannot accomplish when we are united in constancy, vision, and effort. Thank you for being part of this journey and for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Woody L. Hunt and Josh W. Hunt
Number of Initiatives Supported
127
Number of Organizations
92
Total Amount of Grants & Commitments Paid
$12,381,668
Commitments
$11,656,820
Regular Grants
$724,848
TOTAL 2024 DISTRIBUTIONS
$12,381,668
Administrative Expenses
$186,309
TOTAL 2024 OUTFLOWS
$12,567,977
TOTAL $12,381,668
University of Texas at El Paso
$3,545,000
TTUHSC El Paso
$2,280,000
CREEED
$2,217,060
University of Texas at Austin
$652,500
New Mexico State University Foundation
$525,000
La Nube - El Paso Children's Museum
$500,000
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
$250,000
Aspen Institute
$200,000
Fundación Paso del Norte para la Salud y Bienestar, A.C
$200,000
Paso del Norte Community Foundation
$162,500
Texas 2036
$150,000
Western Resource Advocates
$150,000
El Paso Community Foundation
$142,500
American Business Immigration Coalition
$100,000
UpTogether (Previously Family Independence Initiative)- El Paso Initiative
$100,000
Mayo Clinic
$100,000
In 2023, the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation continued our commitment of investing in initiatives and organizations that help create a healthy and competitive Borderplex region: arts and local heritage, economic development, education, healthcare, and quality of life. We also supported organizations whose efforts in Texas or nationally, have a direct impact on the Borderplex region.
"The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation’s support of the Star Ceiling will have a transformative and tangible impact on the quality of life in El Paso. This captivating public art installation will offer an accessible experience for our entire community. It also pays homage to our local heritage and culture and the talent nurtured in our community by honoring an internationally renowned artist who grew up here in the Borderplex region. The Hunt Family Foundation’s support makes all of this possible."
Judy Robison, Development Chair of the El Paso Museum of Art Foundation
"NMSU’s Hunt Center helps to foster new ideas and develop entrepreneurship opportunities in the region. The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation’s recent investments in the Center means that we will be able to do even more to nurture emerging entrepreneurs, propel nascent businesses, bring new technologies to market, and facilitate access to capital."
Carlos Murguia, Director, The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship
"We are extremely grateful for the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation’s steadfast commitment to students in the Borderplex region. The Woody and Gayle Hunt Scholarship will support our students as they tackle the complex public health issues unique to border populations, and collaborate with faculty members and researchers to improve health outcomes across our community."
Kristina Mena, PhD, MSPH, El Paso Dean of the UTHealth Houston School
of Public Health
"Support from the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation means that more children in El Paso will be able to access critical mental health care services to help them recover from adverse childhood experiences, navigate personal challenges, and grow into well-adjusted, productive members of our community. We deeply appreciate this compassionate and wise investment in our region’s future."
Cathy Gaytan, Chief Executive Officer, El Paso Child Guidance Center
"Our ability to research, advocate, and design collaborative interventions on behalf of immigrant families in Texas is due in no small part to the support we’ve received from the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation. With their help, we are reducing barriers for immigrant children who are integral to our future and economy."
Linda Corchado, Senior Director of the Children's Immigration Network,
Children at Risk
"I applied for a Hunt Aspen Fellowship because as a longtime educator, I share the Foundation’s commitment to learning through the exchange of diverse perspectives, as well as the belief that national conversations about pressing policy issues should be informed by the actual lived experiences of those of us here in the Borderplex. Participating in these discussions was more than a personal honor; it changed my professional trajectory"
Ramon Benavides, Ph.D., Assistant Principal, Del Valle High School, Ysleta ISD
Number of Organizations / Initiatives Supported
3,104
Number of Organizations Supported:
643
Total Amount of Grants & Commitments
$169,347,467
TOTAL $169,347,467
For additional information on previous giving for the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation, please see the below annual reports.
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