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30th Anniversary
For 30 years, with the support of donors and partners like you, Texas Appleseed has worked to strengthen the public systems Texans rely on every day—from schools and courts to disaster recovery resources and financial protections. Our legal and policy work focuses on eliminating barriers to opportunity by advancing positive, lasting change for families and communities.
This anniversary year is both a moment to reflect—and an opportunity for you to help ensure this work continues and grows.
We’ve set a $1.5 million goal for our 30th Anniversary Campaign, and we invite you to make a meaningful gift today to help reach it. Your generosity now will help drive the next phase of solutions and reforms across Texas.
Why This Work Matters
Public systems shape whether children stay in school, whether families remain housed, and whether communities recover after disruption. When these systems work, they create stability and opportunity. When they don't, small challenges grow into lasting harm.
Texas Appleseed brings legal expertise, research, and practical policy solutions to strengthen the systems Texans depend on—so they work fairly, effectively, and for everyone.
What Your Gift Supports
Your gift to the 30th Anniversary Campaign supports ongoing legal and policy work that helps Texas Appleseed respond to emerging challenges, advance complex reforms, and protect Texans when systems fall short. Together, these efforts will drive new solutions for the years ahead.
Your support helps fund work that:
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Keeps young people connected to opportunity
Backing research, advocacy, and legal efforts that improve school safety, reduce unnecessary system involvement, and help students stay on track.
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Strengthens public systems with evidence
Supporting the analysis and policy development needed to replace ineffective practices with approaches that work better for Texans statewide.
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Protects family stability and economic security
Helping safeguard homes, land, and financial protections from preventable loss—especially when families face crisis or disruption.
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Responds to emerging risks
Ensuring Texas Appleseed can address new challenges—from technology-driven inequities to climate-related system stress—as they arise.
30th Anniversary Committee
David Beck
Shonn Brown
George B. Butts
Robin Gibbs
Melanie Gray and Mark Wawro
Hon. Wallace B. Jefferson
Annette LoVoi
Abel Martinez
Charles Matthews
Sherry and Gerald Merfish
Harriet Miers
Richard Mithoff
Harry Reasoner
Eduardo Rodriguez
Travis Torrence
Thank You to our 30th Anniversary Leadership Donors
We are proud to recognize the donors whose leadership investments in Texas Appleseed’s 30th Anniversary Campaign demonstrate a deep belief in our mission and our vision for a more just Texas. Your generosity strengthens this milestone effort and fuels the continued impact of our work.
This list reflects leadership gifts received as of May 31, 2026. With your support, we honor three decades of impact while building the foundation for the work ahead. This listing will be updated regularly throughout the campaign.
ADVOCACY PARTNERS
Elizabeth Mack and David Allen
COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS
Judy and Patrick Cantilo
Lela and Robin Gibbs
Christina and Jadd Masso
Ben Mesches
Leslie and Beau Thorne
Phyllis Y. Young