About Us

Mission: The mission of A Legacy of Giving is to empower children through philanthropy education and youth philanthropy programs to become more engaged in improving their communities and world.

We believe empowering children through philanthropy education to become more engaged in improving their communities and world will continue to grow generations of givers.  If we help children learn to be compassionate at their earliest ages, they will continue to be engaged in their communities and offer their gifts of time, talent and treasure as adults.

Supported by community leaders donating their time, talent and treasure, A Legacy of Giving is emerging as a critical piece of school curriculum.  

Today, A Legacy of Giving provides philanthropy education, service learning and civic engagement in a school-based setting in both public and private schools in central Texas with TEKS-compliant curricula (i.e. curricula meeting or exceeding all state and local public school standards).

In the future, A Legacy of Giving will expand its youth philanthropy program to engage children and their families in philanthropy through opportunities beyond classroom-based learning.

Vision: To grow a generation of givers.

Founded in 2007, A Legacy of Giving is an innovative education and service learning program incubating under The Austin Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.

A Legacy of Giving is a thriving organization in Central Texas with 4,800 students in grades K-12 from AISD, Eanes ISD, Round Rock ISD, St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, St. Ignatius and Trinity Episcopal School participating in philanthropic learning experiences during the school year including The Drive, Enviromental Stewardship and the Wildcard.

The rapid success of A Legacy of Giving is accelerated by its winning affiliation with The LEAGUE whose parallel mission is to provide service learning that builds character and empowers young people to "do good" in their communities, the nation and the world.