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Communities Foundation of Texas Awards $10M + to Advance Education
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Jennifer Burr Altabef, Alice Rodriguez, and James D. “Jim” Shields join CFT’s Board of Trustees
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Austin Street Center Launches Fundraising Effort to Support Families Displaced by Oak Cliff Apartment Explosion

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Nominate Now: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2026
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$500,000 Grant from CFT Fuels American Cancer Society’s VOICES of Black Women Study Addressing Cancer Risk and Outcomes in Black Women
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Get Started Now: A Charitable Giving Checklist For 2026
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CFT expands leadership of CFT’s Housing Initiative
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Remembering Linda P. Custard 
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Get started now: Your 2026 charitable giving checklist
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Over $2M in Scholarship Funds Available from Communities Foundation of Texas
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What’s new in the 2026 Charitable Tax Rules

CFT in the Media

North Texas Giving Day at Klyde Warren Park drew a crowd… and a horse?! 
JUST IN: Non-Profit Exec Wayne White Named Communities Foundation of Texas President/CEO
Communities Foundation finds its next leader at the American Cancer Society in Chicago
Southern Dallas County is reaping benefits of STEM initiatives
Dallas Cowboys pay tribute to Allen mall shooting victims with custom T-shirts
Frisco Style People to Watch 2023
Dallas businessman Frank Risch wins 94th Linz Award given yearly by The News
Everything Chris Coxon said at RGV Focus annual scorecard event
Latino students in the Rio Grande Valley are outperforming Latinos across the state of Texas in college-ready indicators
Finalists Announced: D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2023
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