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Julie Diaz, interim president and CEO of The Dallas Foundation. [Photo: The Dallas Foundation]
The Dallas Foundation Names Interim President/Chief Executive Officer
by Lance Murray | May 11, 2023
Julie Diaz, who most recently served as the foundation's executive vice president and COO, will take the reins from Matthew Randazzo as he departs to take the helm of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 28, 2023
The Dallas Foundation announced that a new chair and vice chair have been appointed for its board of governors.
The first community foundation in Texas, the Dallas Foundation, said that Lydia B....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 13, 2022
Four local organizations have received 2022 grants from the foundation's Mary M. Jalonick Women’s Philanthropy Institute. New Friends New Life—which helps women and their children overcome backgrounds of abuse, addiction, and poverty—received the lead grant of $150,000.
$50,000 grants went to Braswell Child Development Center, Community Basket Mobile Farmers Market, and Mosaic Family Services.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 14, 2022
The annual Pegasus Prize is a $50,000 grant awarded to a local organization applying innovative approaches to addressing community needs. This year's finalists are Kosmos Arts & Tech, Project Lorenzo, and Seeds 2 STEM. The winner will be announced Tuesday at a 5 p.m. ceremony at Pegasus Park.
"These organizations share a focus on fueling change that enables individuals to reach their full potential," says foundation president and CEO Matthew Randazzo.
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The Dallas Foundation Crosses the $1 Billion Milestone in Giving
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 4, 2022
On Thursday, the foundation announced it has awarded more than $1 billion to Dallas-area nonprofit organizations that work to improve the lives of North Texans. It crossed that historic mark after nearly a century of philanthropic partnerships and grantmaking.
“Although the impact to date has been significant, we are truly just getting started," said the foundation's president and CEO, Matthew Randazzo.
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![POETIC is one of the Community Impact grant recipients, with a mission of "equipping girls who have experienced child maltreatment, commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking to find their voices, reclaim their narratives and persist forward." [Image: POETIC]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/POETIC-image-from-Dallas-organization-website-360x203.jpeg)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 20, 2022
From POETIC—which helps girls who've experienced maltreatment, commercial sexual exploitation, and sex trafficking to find their voices—to Parks for Downtown Dallas, Café Momentum, Family Gateway and more, the 27 nonprofits share one ultimate goal, The Dallas Foundation says:
They all provide "children and families with a brighter and more equitable community to live in.”
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 30, 2022
From a literacy organization to a farm and neighbor space to a nonprofit startup accelerator, the 25 first-ever recipients of The Dallas Foundation's Racial Equity Fund grants are working to make Dallas a more equitable and thriving city. The fund, launched in late 2021, seeks to address the ongoing disparities that directly impact Dallas’ Black and Hispanic residents.
The Dallas Foundation's president and CEO says he's confident the investments "will propel true, tangible change in the community."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 27, 2022
Through a three-year partnership called the North Texas Funders Initiative, The Dallas Foundation and local leadership impact nonprofit RevJen Group, along with others including Lyda Hill Philanthropies, will bring leadership development training to over 300 nonprofit leaders each year.
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The Dallas Foundation Grants $150K to Nine Nonprofits Making a Local Impact
by Lauren Hawkins | Jan 28, 2021
After8toEducate received the largest award of $50,000, which will support its mission to help homeless Dallas youth.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 1, 2018
The grand-prize winner will receive a $10,000 donation to a charity of the winner’s choice. The next four finalists will get grant checks for their respective organizations.
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