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Truist Dallas market president Renda Mathew, from left, is board chair-elect of Texas Women’s Foundation. WBR Partners Executive Vice President Laura Baldwin, Hunt Oil Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ashleigh Everett and Texas Instruments CFO Julie Knecht also joined the board. [Photos: Texas Women’s Foundation]
Texas Women’s Foundation Names New Board Leaders
by Sandra Engelland | Aug 6, 2026
Truist’s Renda Mathew is board chair-elect for the Dallas nonprofit. The foundation, which invests nearly $5 million a year in grants, research and leadership programs, also added executives from TI, Hunt Oil and WBR Partners to its board.
by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 30, 2026
The two organizations will unify business functions under the AT&T PAC umbrella while each keeps its own artistic identity and leadership, with combined operations expected in early 2027.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
“This transformative investment from Communities Foundation of Texas both strengthens our capacity and validates the importance of our mission,” Dallas EDC President and CEO Linda McMahon said.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2025
Mark Jones has been serving as Bonton Farms' interim president since July. The entrepreneur and philanthropist previously served as chairman of the nonprofit's board for three years, and has been affiliated with Bonton for five years.
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Ruthie's is famous for its grilled cheese sandwiches--and its social missiom. [Photo: Ruthie's Cafe]
Serving Up a Social Mission, Ruthie’s Cafe Opens in South Dallas
by Lance Murray | Feb 12, 2025
Founded in 2011 by Ashlee Kleinert as one of Dallas' first food trucks, Ruthie's Fueled by Good became famous for its grilled cheese sandwiches and pro-social mission. Now, under Kleinert's Good Foundation umbrella, Ruthie's has its own brick-and-mortar address and a continuing mission to help the community it serves.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Crayton Webb, the 2025 president of The Texas Lyceum—the state’s premier nonprofit, non-partisan, statewide leadership organization—called on all elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels "to adopt core values and principles which have stood the test of time."
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2024
The Generation Hope Scholar Program offers teen parents much needed support, including one-on-one mentoring, tuition assistance, and a vibrant peer community, the nonprofit said. Dallas marks the third site for the program after the Washington, D.C., region and Greater New Orleans.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 9, 2024
Dallas-based Susan G. Komen said the "Dallas North Texas Race for the Cure" will take place in Plano on Saturday, Oct. 19, and the Fort Worth "More Than Pink" Walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5. Komen is the world’s leading breast cancer organization.
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Photos courtesy of the organizations: AT&T Performing Arts Center, Friends of the Rowlett Animal Shelter, Humane Society of Dallas County, Salood, Shared Housing Center, Wipe Out Kids Cancer
The Dallas Foundation Awards Over $700,000 in Spring Grants to Local Nonprofits, Opens Summer Cycle
by Quincy Preston | Jul 23, 2024
Twenty-six Dallas County organizations secured support for causes spanning animal welfare to breast cancer assistance. Now, the foundation is gearing up for its Summer Grant Cycle, targeting nonprofits focused on early childhood development, family homelessness, workforce readiness, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 11, 2024
Sarah White, who pivoted from a career as a high school teacher to the world of tech startups in 2021, is taking on an expanded leadership position at TechFW to propel Fort Worth's entrepreneurial engine.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 26, 2024
Dallas-based Komen said the 32 grants will further cutting-edge breast cancer research being done at 27 prestigious institutions worldwide and continue its longstanding support of breast cancer researchers early in their careers, as well as the world’s leaders in the field.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2024
The search for a new leader has been a significant focus for Dallas-based Texas Women’s Foundation since 2023. The appointment of Karen Hughes White, a veteran nonprofit executive, as the new president and CEO of the organization marks the conclusion of its extensive search process.
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David Leebron is the incoming president and CEO of Dallas-based Texas 2036.
Dallas-Based Think Tank Taps Rice University Head as Its New President, CEO
by Lance Murray | Feb 9, 2024
Legal scholar David Leebron succeeds former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, bringing two decades of organizational leadership to Texas 2036, a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy organization founded by Tom Luce.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 21, 2023
Beat the Streets fosters youth development for student-athletes in underserved communities via mentoring and life guidance taught in quality wrestling programs. BSN President Terry Babilla says the donation is about not just helping young wrestlers win on the mat, but "in life, too."
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 24, 2023
The new program extends the companies' 2023 charitable initiative underway in Europe, where 65,000 trees are already slated to be planted in Germany, England, and Ireland.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
Annam Manthiram, the incoming CEO of Dallas's CitySquare, plans to weave a 'safety net of love and community' to tackle poverty and homelessness, driving forward a mission born from her own personal journey of overcoming systemic adversity.
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