Fair Park First

Fair Park’s Planned Community Park To Get Nearly $2.6M from NexPoint Philanthropies, Texas Parks & Wildlife

by | Apr 22, 2025
NexPoint's gift, along with the TPW Recreation Grant, brings a combined investment totaling nearly $2.6 million, ensuring that the project continues its momentum to deliver on a decades-long promise to bring a community green space to the residents of South Dallas surrounding Fair Park.
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$140M Cotton Bowl Renovations Help Fair Park Keep Texas-OU Game Through 2036
by | Dec 7, 2023
An ongoing voter-approved renovation of the Cotton Bowl has helped spur UT and OU to continue their historic rivalry at Fair Park for years to come. The teams have been playing each other at the stadium since 1929.
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Fair Park First Receives $5M Gift for Naming of New Carona Plaza at the Cotton Bowl
by | Oct 11, 2023
Announcing the gift alongside the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Fair Park First said that Carona Plaza will serve as "the signature heartbeat" of the Fair Park campus, situated directly in front of the iconic Cotton Bowl Stadium and Leonhardt Lagoon.
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Fair Park First Taps AECOM as Partner in Fair Park Capital Improvements
by | Feb 17, 2023
AECOM said it will oversee the delivery of the upcoming Community Park Complex, an expansive 18-acre greenspace that includes a 1,650-space parking structure. The firm will also partner on future projects by managing design, construction, permitting, and closeout, among other services.
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The Dallas Foundation Awards More Than $1.3M to 25 Local Nonprofits

by | Feb 28, 2022
The Dallas Foundation—the first community foundation in Texas—says it awarded over $1.3 million in Community Impact Fund Grants in 2021. The grants were given to 25 local organizations and initiatives that are "driving meaningful results for children and families." "Each of these awards represents an investment in some of Dallas’ most important needs and most impactful organizations," said Matthew Randazzo, the foundation's president and CEO.
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