Vice President for Grants - The Meadows Foundation

Bruce Esterline has had a 28-year career in the government and nonprofit sectors. After ten years in state government and running a nonprofit organization in Austin, in 1983 he joined the Meadows Foundation as a Program Officer working as a member of the Grants Department.

In 1992, he was elected Vice President for Grants for the Meadows Foundation. From this position he oversees the process of reviewing grant applications and preparing recommendations for the Foundation's President and Board of Directors.

Last year the Foundation evaluated 2,000 grant applications and awarded approximately 220 grants totaling $33 million dollars to nonprofit organizations across the State of Texas.

Mr. Esterline earned a B.A. in History from Stanford University and a M.A. from the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. Bruce met his wife, Diana, at the LBJ School. The family lived in Austin until 1983 when they moved to Dallas so that Bruce could join the Meadows Foundation.

Bruce's two daughters, both of whom graduated from UT-Austin, currently reside in Austin.

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