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Communities Foundation of Texas Awards $10M + to Advance Education
Funding will support CFT’s Educate Texas, Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region, For Oak Cliff, The Dallas Foundation, Texas 2036, and United to Learn.
Jennifer Burr Altabef, Alice Rodriguez, and James D. “Jim” Shields join CFT’s Board of Trustees
Communities Foundation of Texas welcomes three new members to its Board of Trustees, Jennifer Burr Altabef, Alice Rodriguez, and James D. “Jim” Shields. These new trustees will help guide CFT toward its vision of thriving communities for all.
Austin Street Center Launches Fundraising Effort to Support Families Displaced by Oak Cliff Apartment Explosion
Austin Street Center, in partnership with the City of Dallas and Communities Foundation of Texas as the lead funder, alongside The Dallas Foundation, Muse Family Foundation, and other partners, has launched a coordinated effort to support 19 families displaced by the May 28 Oak Cliff apartment explosion.
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Partner Spotlight: Cotton Bowl Foundation Issues $365,000 in Grants to Eight North Texas Organizations
CFT Grants $1.5 Million to Downtown Dallas Inc.’s Safe in the City Initiative to Support Continued Improvements Downtown
CFT in the Media
RGV FOCUS is driving college degree completion by re-engaging students
- Rio Grande Guardian
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
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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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