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Charitable Remainder Trusts
For most attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) don’t come along every day. However, because a CRT can be such an effective planning tool in certain situations, it’s useful to have basic knowledge about how they work.
Start With Numbers: A Case Study For Charitable Clients
Our team serves as a sounding board for all things charitable giving. When the topics of giving and planning arise and your clients are interested in evaluating strategies to support the causes they care about, you can loop us in to help.
Building on a Lifelong Commitment: CFT and the Perry Family’s Ongoing Impact on Animals
The Phoebe and Russell Perry Endowment Fund (Perry Fund) at Communities Foundation of Texas has made a profound and lasting impact on countless pets and families. Since its creation, the Perry Fund at CFT has granted nearly $1.2 million to support the SPCA of Texas’ mission.
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North Texas Funders Come Together to Provide Essential Support to Nonprofits Leading COVID-19 Recovery
CFT’s Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Cohort Graduates, Awards $25,000 to Local Nonprofits
CFT in the Media
It’s the people, not just the pennies, that make us hopeful for this homeless project
- The Dallas Morning News
Dallas push to house 2,700 people in need raises $10 million in private money toward effort
- The Dallas Morning News
More than $66 million raised for nonprofits on the 13 annual North Texas Giving Day
- NBC DFW
2021 North Texas Giving Day Crossed the Fundraising Finish Line Busting All Previous Records
- MySweetCharity
Educate Texas receives $4 million for STEM programing in Dallas County
- Philanthropy News Digest
The secret sauce for the success of a philanthropy is collaboration
- The Dallas Morning News
Speakers Bureau
Our team actively speaks in public settings and participates in panels and forums designed to spur charitable giving and community involvement. Learn more about our leadership team and areas of speaking expertise. To invite a foundation representative to speak at your event, email Nicole Paquette.
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