The Results

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The Awardee

Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change are thrilled to announce our results. Please join us in congratulating all five Lone Star Prize finalists!

$10M Lone Star Prize Awardee

$10M Lone Star Prize Awardee

Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Lone Star Depression Challenge

The Lone Star Depression Challenge will improve quality of life and mental health access to communities across Texas using evidence-based approaches. Key partners include UT Southwestern Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine of Harvard Medical School, Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry, and Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use.

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The Finalists

After reviewing the finalist teams’ ideas, Lyda Hill Philanthropies is planning to award approximately $2 million in additional grants among the four projects proposed by the other finalists – JUST, Merit America, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Texas Water Trade. The five finalists were previously awarded $200,000 in planning grants, bringing the combined total to approximately $12.2 million to bold solutions in the Lone Star State.

Some of these grants require matching funds from other philanthropists to be fully realized. Expand their impact and support these game-changing solutions as a donor partner — learn more and contact us to get involved today.

Finalist Awardee

JUST

Removing Barriers for Low-Income Texans to Build Wealth

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Finalist Awardee

Merit America

Preparing Diverse, Low-Wage Texan Workers for In-Demand Careers at Scale

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Finalist Awardee

Texas Water Trade

Clean Water for All Texans

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Finalist Awardee

William Marsh Rice University, Baker Institute for Public Policy

Texas Carbon Market: The Key to Environment, Economy and Resilience

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Lyda Hill Philanthropies®, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Lyda Hill, is proud to be the Competition Sponsor of the Lone Star Prize to creatively invest in game-changing solutions and further our commitment to improve the quality of life for Texas communities.

Awarding $10 million to a transformative solution that improves the quality of life for Texans. Submissions have closed.

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Lyda Hill Philanthropies®, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Lyda Hill, is proud to be the Competition Sponsor of the Lone Star Prize to creatively invest in game-changing solutions and further our commitment to improve the quality of life for Texas communities.