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North Texas Giving Day
Left to right: Nebiat Wodere, CAO at Dallas EDC; Alan Walne, Dallas EDC Board; Linda McMahon, CEO at Dallas EDC; Wayne White, President and CEO at Communities Foundation of Texas; Tricia Roark, Investor Relations at Dallas EDC; Holly Reed, Dallas EDC Board; Chris Heinbaugh, Dallas EDC Board [Photo: Dallas EDC]
Dallas EDC Gets $1.5M Grant from Communities Foundation of Texas to Advance Its Missions
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.
![North Texas Giving Day 2025 lights up downtown Dallas. [Photo: Joseph Haubert]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NorthTexasGivingDay-skyline2-JosephHaubert-970-360x203.jpg)
by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2025
Causes ranged from education, health, and social services, to arts, the environment, and animal welfare.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2025
The Communities Foundation of Texas said this year’s Giving Day hosts the most participating nonprofits in its 17-year history. While the day is set to return on Sept. 18, you can get a head start now—because giving officially opened online today.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 19, 2024
Giving is going gangbusters across North Texas today—because it's North Texas Giving Day, the 16th annual event presented by the Communities Foundation of Texas. More than 3,300 nonprofits from 20 local counties are participating this year, with 100% of donations going to support over 25 different cause areas. It's the largest community-wide giving event in the U.S., and it's centered around this website, where you can browse, search, and even take a quiz about causes you care about. As of 3:15 p.m. today, over $43 million has been raised—and you can add to that total by donating before midnight tonight.
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Wayne White, president and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas [Photo: CFOT]
$120K in Matching Funds Available for North Texas Mental Health Nonprofits
by Lance Murray | May 6, 2024
During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the Bhatia Foundation is partnering with Communities Foundation of Texas to match donations, dollar for dollar, to local organizations supporting mental health.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 21, 2023
Posting on LInkedIn, the Communities Foundation of Texas shared the above photo of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas City Council after the official proclamation declaring today North Texas Giving Day across the city of Dallas.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 8, 2023
The North Texas Food Bank is joining with Feeding America and other member food banks to help mark Hunger Action Month all through September. Their goal: To inspire people to join the fight to end hunger and raise awareness of people experiencing food insecurity across the U.S. Food banks nationwide are working to make "a real and lasting impact on hunger in their communities," and they're asking for the public’s support.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jun 30, 2023
Communities Foundation of Texas, which has more than $1 billion in assets and ranks as the seventh-largest foundation in Texas, has named a veteran corporate and nonprofit executive to be its next president and chief executive officer....
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Drex Owusu, Chief Impact Officer, The Dallas Foundation; Nicole Small, CEO, Lyda Hill Philanthropies; Matthew Randazzo, President and CEO, The Dallas Foundation; and Dave Scullin, President and CEO, Communities Foundation of Texas, at Pegusus Park.
Water Cooler at Pegasus Park Tenants Get North Texas Giving Day Surprise
by Lance Murray | 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.
Water Cooler is the community of nonprofit and social impact tenants at Pegasus Park in Dallas. Its members receive subsidized rent offering(s), access to philanthropic funds for furniture and infrastructure, and free or low-cost amenities and services designed to accelerate their respective missions, according to its website....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 22, 2022
Kids that have cancer are sometimes seen as victims. But Salood gives them a chance to be heroes, by becoming "ambassadors" who help create and design products—with proceeds helping the families of pediatric cancer patients in need.
"These kids are very aspirational," says co-founder Kenny Freeland. " I think sometimes when the public looks at a kid with an illness, they forget that there's still a kid deep down there who has dreams and wants to do big things."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 8, 2022
North Texas Giving Day lasts more than a day—its 14th annual event will kick off September 1 and run through September 22. To get both nonprofits and North Texans ready for it, the Communities Foundation of Texas is partnering with software company Mightycause for a new fundraising platform this year.
“We want to continue to grow the spirit of giving by engaging and activating more donors as each individual gift, no matter the size, helps the collective,” says CFT Senior VP Monica Christopher.
“We want to continue to grow the spirit of giving by engaging and activating more donors as each individual gift, no matter the size, helps the collective,” says CFT Senior VP Monica Christopher.
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by David Seeley |
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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For Oak Cliff, shown: $7,500 Community Impact Prize for Birth to Three Care (Medium Nonprofit): Krysisha Conly, Marketing Specialist; Xavier Henderson, Chief of Development; Michael Berry, Program Associate; Drexell Owusu, Chief Impact Officer, The Dallas Foundation; Julianna Bradley, Director of Food Justice, and her baby Kingston; Amber Brown, Director of Program Operations; and Dr. Staci Williams, Director of Education [Photo: Jason Janik/The Dallas Foundation]
The Dallas Foundation Awards a Total of $50K to Seven Local Nonprofits
by Alex Edwards | Sep 27, 2021
Meet the organizations honored for their work to improve the lives of children and families in Dallas County. The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas, awarded the strategically aligned impact prizes as part of North Texas Giving Day.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 24, 2021
More than 1,300 Dallas County nonprofits have signed up for North Texas Giving Day, scheduled for September 23, with early giving beginning September 1. Across the 20-county region, more than 3,200 total nonprofits have registered.
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by Lance Murray |
May 28, 2019
The retired Dallas Mavericks star and his wife, Jessica, are challenging North Texans to beat last year's record giving to benefit nonprofits in a 20-county area.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 21, 2018
The 18-hour giving extravaganza — powered by Communities Foundation of Texas — culminated a 10-day effort to raise funds for 2,690 North Texas nonprofits. Here's the top of the leaderboards and a gallery.
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