The Matejek Family Foundation is committed to positively affecting the lives of people through education and faith based organizations
Our Partnerships
Contributions to our partners are categorized as shown in the pie chart: 61% of monetary gifts go to help organizations with Education as their primary focus. This is followed by Faith Based organizations which is at 28% of our donations. Health and Wellness as well as miscellaneous expenses account for 5% while 2% of the funds are used to help Women's Advocacy organizations. In 2011 we helped a total of 38 organizations. Our Top Recipients are as follows:
Uplift Education
Uplift Education is the largest charter school system in North Texas, with over 20,000 scholars. The mission of Uplift Education is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential and inspire a lifelong love of learning, achievement, service and responsible citizenship.
When we helped create Uplift Luna Secondary, there were approximately100 scholars in the first year. This has now grown to over 900 scholars and we will be a full capacity at 1200 students. We continue to support the school with scholarships, facility improvements, student led initiatives and community involvement.
Texas Tech Scholarship ProgramTexas Tech has played a meaningful role in our Family’s education. We have continued our support through the Presidential Scholarship Program and the Petroleum Engineering Faculty and Graduate Fellowships. We also support smaller initiatives such as the Techniques Program for students with learning differences and the Burkhart Center for Autism. We also support smaller initiatives such as the Techniques Program for students with learning differences and the Burkart Center for Autism. Notre Dame School of Dallas. Please join us every November for “An Affair of the Heart” fundraiser.
Notre Dame School of Dallas
No Limits, Just Possibilities is the centerpiece for the Notre Dame School of Dallas. Serving special need students from 8 years old to 23 years old since 1963, this organization has benefitted and positively changed many lives. Please join us every November for “The Affair of the Heart” fundraiser.
Father Flanagan’s Boys Town of Omaha
Can you imagine graduating from high school and have no family and no place to go? Every year there are about 20 graduates from Boys Town who are faced with this challenge. A Trade Life Program has been established that will help this student get an apartment, find employment, attend school or enter a trade program. The Boys Town community is their family.
AIDS service of Dallas provides housing, support services and comfort for low income families and homeless individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. Serving 225 men, women and children our Foundation focuses on the support and education of the youth located in the 125 private apartments. Human Coalition
2,503 lives rescued in 2017. The Human Coalition offers thousands of abortion-determined women support through over 30 life-affirming pregnancy centers.