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Brother Bill's Helping Hand, a Dallas-based non-profit that operates a food pantry, was one of the grant recipients. [Photo: The Dallas Foundation]
Dallas Foundation Deploys $310K Emergency Fund After SNAP Disruption
by Quincy Preston | Nov 18, 2025
The foundation's Rapid Response Fund moved grants to 15 providers as food banks report surging demand across the region.
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 6, 2025
CoSpero Consulting’s Harold Hogue issues a call to action as nonprofits “stand in the gap in ways most folks don’t see.”
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Led by Dallas Entrepreneur, Givelify Reports $300 Million in North Texas Giving, $6 Billion Globally
by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2025
Could passing the offering basket become a thing of the past in places of worship? Can nonprofits rely on a third-party app to handle fundraising with one click?...
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 9, 2025
The grants are part of the foundation’s 2025 Spring Grants cycle, intended to fuel critical programs reaching thousands of residents across the region.
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Karen Hughes White, Effie Dennison, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, and Caren Lock at the 2025 Texas Womens Foundation Leadership Forum & Awards Celebration in May. [Photo: Kim Leeson and Guy Rogers/TXWF]
The Last Word: Karen Hughes White on Ann Richards’ Timeless Advice—and the Ripple Effect of Investing in Women
by Quincy Preston | May 28, 2025
“Because we know that an investment in a woman is an investment in her family and in her community.”
Karen Hughes White President and CEO Texas Women’s Foundation …speaking at the organization’s Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration earlier this month.
Karen Hughes White wasn’t speaking in theory when she recently addressed the crowd at the Omni Dallas Hotel....
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by Lance Murray |
May 6, 2025
To recognize the foundation's "record-breaking" support, the hospital at the new Dallas pediatric campus will be named Moody Children's Hospital upon completion in 2031.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 4, 2024
The Rising GENerosity kickoff at Dallas’ Park House brought together changemakers aged 25 to 50 for an evening of bold ideas, meaningful connections, and fresh inspiration. See highlights in our gallery.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 12, 2024
The Dallas Foundation is charging up its C-suite, bringing on two powerhouse executives to accelerate its community mission as it approaches its 100th birthday in 2029.
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Ken Hersh [Sources: Photo, Grant Miller Photography; DI Studio]
Bush Center’s Kenneth A. Hersh To Receive 2024 Horatio Alger Award for Lifetime Achievements and Philanthropy
by Lance Murray | Feb 9, 2024
Kenneth A. Hersh, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas has been selected for membership in the prestigious Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education.
He joins 10 other business, civic, and cultural leaders from across North America in receiving 2024 honors, the organization said....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 17, 2023
The Austin-based Kendra Scott Foundation, in partnership with First Book, is launching its inaugural Little Yellow Library this month in four Texas schools including Tom C....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2023
Dallas Historical Society is kicking off its second century with a new awards luncheon logo and name and introducing a new awards category while continuing to honor its traditions....
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 13, 2023
Founded in Dallas in 1948 by Al and Virginia Meadows, the foundation has supported programs across Texas, leaving a lasting legacy in all 254 counties. The foundation has provided $1.36 billion through more than 10,000 grants to 3,700 different organizations and groups throughout the state.
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Mary Kay Foundation Gives $150K To Provide Cancer Resources To Underserved Female Populations
by Alex Edwards | Jun 8, 2021
Dallas' Mary Kay Foundation has donated $150,000 to CancerCare to provide direct support to women who are most in need of financial or emotional assistance.
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by Dave Moore |
Oct 12, 2020
"The downside of a pandemic is that it's frightening. The good thing is, sometimes it speeds up things that probably needed to happen. Like telemedicine," Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies, said during the event.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Oct 1, 2020
Dr. Lynda Stuart of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talked with philanthropist and entrepreneur Lyda Hill in a virtual discussion moderated by Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
Here's the takeaway.
Here's the takeaway.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Sep 14, 2020
The residency's young professionals will go through nine months of hands-on learning and experience in philanthropy. Here are the members of its fifth class.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
