The Dallas Foundation has announced $1.5 million in grants to 45 local organizations that will impact thousands of individuals across Greater Dallas.

“These Field of Interest grants empower organizations to have a profound impact in our city. Beyond the dollars, these grants are vehicles of change and social progress, supporting the nonprofits who strive to make a difference, and, ultimately, make Dallas brighter and more equitable,” Julie Diaz, interim president & CEO of The Dallas Foundation, said in a statement. “The enduring support we are able to provide to these causes identified by our donors is made possible through their remarkable generosity, many of whom entrusted The Dallas Foundation with their philanthropic resources decades ago, ensuring perpetual impact.”

The grants are awarded from the organization’s Field of Interest Funds and are endowed funds which are customized to align with a donor’s interest in a specific cause, the foundation said. Historically, the funds each year cover a range of issues, including the arts, critical needs, children & families, and animal welfare.

The foundation said that the grants are awarded from funds named for the donors who established them and prioritize partnerships that meet today’s pressing needs while positioning Greater Dallas for a brighter, more equitable tomorrow.

Recipients of The Dallas Foundation’s 2023 Field of Interest Grants include:

Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue, III Fund

• Dallas Museum of Art
• Nasher Sculpture Center
• Bishop Arts Theatre Center

Audacy DFW and the Arts

• Swan Strings

Bertice Carter Speck Fund

• Swan Strings
• Visual Aid Volunteers Inc.

Betty Pope Fund & Erin Wylie Fund

• Dallas Pets Alive

Darwin and June Hodges Fund

• Project Transformation North Texas

Jalonick Family Memorial Fund-Breast Cancer

• HHM Health
• Methodist Health System Foundation

Jalonick Family Memorial Fund-Domestic Violence

• Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support
• Texas Advocacy Project
• The Family Place

Jalonick Family Memorial Fund-Special Needs

• Bryan’s House
• The Warren Center Inc.

Joseph and Barbara McQuillan Memorial Fund

• Texas Trees Foundation

Morris Hartley Morgan Jr. Fund

• American Red Cross
• Baylor Scott and White Dallas Foundation
• Brave Like Ellie
• HopeKids Inc.

Lucile W. and George R. Pattullo Fund

• South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corp. (ICDC)

Louis B. and Mary Ratliff Fund for Critical Needs

• Bonton Farms
• Housing Crisis Center
• Reading Partners
• ScholarShot Inc.
• Sharing Life Community Outreach, Inc.
• Under 1 Roof
• University of North Texas Foundation
• UpTogether

Louis B. and Mary Ratliff Fund for Animal Welfare

• Awwdoptable Inc.
• Dallas Pets Alive
• Friends of Dallas Animal Services
• Hearts & Bones Rescue
• Operation Kindness
• Spay Neuter Network
• SPCA of Texas

Dale and Barbara Reed Fund for Abused Children

• City House

Elizabeth T. Robinson Fund

• Bold Idea Inc.

George R. Schrader Innovative Education Fund

• Educate to Innovate

Annie L. Stevens Fund

• Better Block Foundation
• Education Opens Doors Inc.
• Incarnation House
• Mercy Street Inc.
• Momentous Institute
• St. Philip’s School and Community Center
• University of North Texas Foundation
• Youth Guidance

James D. Webb Fund

• UT Southwestern Medical Center

The Dallas Foundation was established as the first community foundation in Texas in 1929 and brings together people, ideas, and investments in Greater Dallas so individuals and families can reach their full potential.

Over the years, it has granted more than $1 billion to a spectrum of community-centered causes.

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