April 28, 2008

Communities Foundation of Texas Announces $24 Million in Bequests From Mabel Peters Caruth Estate; Trustees Also Approve More Than $617,000 in Competitive Grants

 

February 14, 2008

Communities Foundation of Texas Announces Two New Trustees; Trustees Also Approve Nearly $1 Million in Competitive Grants

 

January 8, 2008

$9.5 Million Grant Will Fund Dallas Police Institute in UNT System; Third Phase of $15 Million Grant from W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at CFT to Establish First-of-Its-Kind Institute at UNT Dallas Campus 

 

October 11, 2007

$10.1 Million Gift to SMU from W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas Boosts U.S. Engineering Education

 

October 9, 2007

W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at CFT, Texas Instruments Foundation and Harold Simmons Foundation Announce $1 Million Gifts to Support Dallas ISD's Plan to Win Coveted Broad Prize for Urban Education

 

May 29, 2007

Communities Foundation of Texas Announces $1 Million+ in Competitive Grants

 

April 13, 2007

Groundbreaking Ceremony Scheduled April 19 for Dallas VA Fisher House to Serve Patient Families

 

February 5, 2007

Communities Foundation of Texas Announces Five New Trustees

February 4, 2007

Foundation Is Never One to Rest on Its Laurels: Robert Miller Column/Dallas Morning News

October 11, 2006

Communities Foundation of Texas Ranks No. 2 Among Education Grant Recipients from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

September 18, 2006

Communities Foundation of Texas Ranks in Top 10 Among Community Foundations Nationwide

August 14, 2006

Dallas County Health and Human Services Receives $248,000 in Grant Awards from The Meadows Foundation, The Dallas Foundation and Communities Foundation of Texas for Air Conditioning Units for Dallas County Residents

July 11, 2006

Communities Foundation of Texas Announces Competitive Grants

June 28, 2006

Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture Announces Opening Date; Hunt Gift Enables Exhibit Fabrication Commencement

June 19, 2006

Communities Foundation of Texas Names J. Steven Orr as New Vice President of Investments

April 27, 2006 (PDF)

Dallas Police Department to Purchase $3.2 Million Advanced Mobile Communications System to Upgrade Public Safety Fleet; Purchase Continues First Phase of $15 Million Public Safety Grant from W.W. Caruth Jr. Foundation Through Communities Foundation of Texas

January 23, 2006 (PDF 107KB)
Communities Foundation Of Texas Adds Two New Executives
Dwight Clasby Named Vice President Of External Affairs; Jacqueline Franey, Director Of Gift Planning And Donor Relations


January 12, 2006 (PDF 86KB)
The Allstate Foundation Hurricane Recovery Fund At Communities Foundation Of Texas Offers $200,000 To Southeast Texas Non-Profit Organizations
Foundations To Kick-Off Two-Week Drive Jan. 12 To Encourage Non-Profits To Apply For Financial Assistance.


January 9, 2006 (PDF 118KB)
Booker T. Washington High School For The Performing And Visual Arts Receives $500,000 Challenge Grant From Communities Foundation Of Texas For Building Campaign; Campaign Passes $39 Million With Latest Grant

November 29, 2005 (PDF 110KB)
Dallas Police Distribute 400 New Cell Phones To Detectives; Equipment Purchase Is First From $15 Million Public Safety Grant From The W. W. Caruth Foundation Fund Of Communities Foundation Of Texas

August 4, 2005 (PDF 108KB)
The W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation Fund Of Communities Foundation Of Texas Awards $15 Million Grant To The City Of Dallas Police Department; Largest Grant Ever Awarded By W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation Fund, One Of The Largest In The Communities Foundation Of Texas' 52 Year History And The Largest Private Grant Ever Awarded To The City Of Dallas Police Department

August 1, 2005 (PDF 98KB)
Communities Foundation Names Brent Christopher President And CEO; Interim Executive Director Jack M. Kinnebrew Joins Board Of Trustees