CW39 Cares for Kids, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, is the beneficiary of the fundraising activities of Houston’s CW - KHCW. The Houston’s CW Cares for Kids fund was established to aid underprivileged children and families in our community. Through fundraising partnerships and discretionary grants Houston’s CW Cares for Kids has distributed over 8 million dollars to local non-profits in the Houston area.

Grant recipients* include the following:

AIDS Foundation Houston
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
Camp for All Foundation
Casa de Esperanza
Child Advocates, Inc.
Children’s Assessment Center Foundation
Covenant House
Epilepsy Foundation
Fort Bend Child Advocates
Junior Achievement
MECA
Spaulding for Children
YMCA of Greater Houston

The Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation was originally established as a charitable trust upon the death in 1955 of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the long-time editor and publisher of the “Chicago Tribune.” McCormick played a major role in American journalism during the first half of the twentieth century, and built the Tribune Company from a single newspaper into a major media organization of newspapers, radio, TV stations, and newsprint manufactories.

While instructing that a sizable portion of his estate be used for philanthropic purposes, McCormick provided considerable latitude in determining how the money would be distributed. He specified only that his money should be used for “religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.”

Since 1955, the board of directors has continually updated the foundation’s giving guidelines to reflect a changing society, while following what they believe to be wishes of Colonel McCormick.

*Partial listing