Dallas Foundation

Connected Dallas Announces First Community Anchor Site, Expanded Website

by | May 19, 2023
The site in South Dallas' Innercity Community Development Corp. will provide access to computers, WiFi, one-on-one support, and digital training programs. The Connected Dallas program is supported by philanthropic investments by AT&T, Santander Consumer USA Foundation, and The Dallas Foundation.
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Water Cooler at Pegasus Park Tenants Get North Texas Giving Day Surprise
by | Sep 26, 2022

Last Thursday, Water Cooler tenant leadership teams and boards gathered together at Pegasus Park and were surprised with more than $200,000 in prizes to support the missions of their nonprofit organizations....

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Forces for Good: AT&T Commits $1M to Southern Dallas Thrives, Last Mile Announces North Texas Education Fund, and $300K Is Awarded to Five Dallas Nonprofits
by | Jan 28, 2022
Plus, you'll hear about local $450K National Endowment for the Arts awards; a $7.5M gift to Children's Medical Center Plano; Miranda Lambert's partnership with Pets Alive!; and more.
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Forces for Good: Highland Dallas Awards $2.4M in New Grants

by | Oct 15, 2021

The Highland Dallas Foundation has awarded $2.4 million in new grants to three local nonprofits:

The Family Place, which empowers victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling, and skills training, was awarded $1 million. Mimi Crume Sterling (above) recently joined The Family Place as its new CEO. The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center will receive a $1 million grant to support its work providing justice and restoring hope to more than 8,000 children and their family members each year....
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Five Impact Organizations Move to the Water Cooler at Dallas’ Future-Focused Pegasus Park

by | Jul 16, 2020
California-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation—a venture philanthropy group—will expand to Dallas with the move. Dallas-based founding tenants Commit Partnership, The Dallas Foundation, United to Learn, and Uplift Education served as thought partners during a multi-year planning process. Prospective Water Cooler tenants may receive reduced rent and access to a 'What-Else-Do-You-Need-to-be-Awesome' fund.
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Homeless
Homeless Kids, City Park, STEM Education Benefit from Philanthropy
by | Mar 28, 2018
North Texas educational institutions and nonprofits receive financial backing for their programs from foundations and businesses.
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LaunchAbility
My Possibilities, LaunchAbility Merge for Greater Impact
by | Jan 30, 2018
The nonprofits will operate under the My Possibilities name to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities with job training and placement.
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Better Together Fund Backs
Collaborative Nonprofits

by | Jun 9, 2017
The Dallas Foundation, Lyda Hill Foundation, The Meadows Foundation, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind funding concept in North Texas to provide a variety of resources to participating nonprofits.
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