Current Initiatives

As the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation has evolved, issues related to sustainability have come to represent the foundation’s true north, with the growing identification of sustainability as both a process and a goal to ensure long-term human and ecosystem well-being for our planet.

The foundation currently funds four grantmaking programs: 

Water
Sustainability Science
Clean Energy
Natural Gas Sustainability

The foundation also earmarks a percentage of funds for projects outside of its grantmaking programs, including Cook’s Branch Conservancy, the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University, and other issues and organizations that reflect Cynthia and George's values and vision.