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- EIN 32-0213398
- (512) 459-8515
- Po Box 9158 Austin TX 78766-9158 USA
- www.jamesalancoxfoundation.org
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Causes: Human Services, Personal Social Services
Mission: The james alan cox foundation provides financial support to student photographers of high school and college age through a variety of funding, including equipment and scholarships, to expand educational and developmental opportunities for students demonstrating talent, interest and financial need.
Programs: The james alan cox foundation provides financial support to student photographers of high-school and college age through a variety of funding, including equipment and scholarships, to expand educational and developmental opportunities for students demonstrating talent, interest and financial need. This was the foundation's ninth year of providing scholarships to talented high school and college students and awarded 5 high school students high-end digital cameras (worth $499. 99 each) and awarded $2,500 scholarships to 5 college students and 2 graduate students; and one honorable mention award of $1,500, (payable to their school), to 1 college student. The foundation also funded its sixth annual internship program at jim cox's former tv station, ktvk-kpho, phoenix. The foundation funded the cost of compensation to the intern and the company's matching taxes for a total of $2,518. In the past, the foundation has also purchased an editing bay ($10,000) at arizona state university; purchased high-end cameras for huntington high school, new york; purchased recording equipment for hopi high school in keams canyon, arizona; and purchased or given gently used camera equipment to the daniel pearl magnet school in van nuys, california; the george washington carver museum in austin, texas; the duke ellington school of the arts in washington d. C. , and the seed public charter school in washington, d. C. The foundation has also awarded a grant to kent state university in ohio for a summer travel program to ireland.