“We believe everyone in our community can be champions of giving, donating difference-making dollars to the causes they care about.”

Wayne White
President and CEO
The Communities Foundation of Texas
.…on partnering with the Texas Rangers’ Nathaniel Lowe and a lineup of Dallas sports legends for North Texas Giving Day—coming this Thursday, September 19.

Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas has fielded a lineup up DFW sports stars and legends to champion North Texas Giving Day, the largest communitywide giving event in the nation, to be held this Thursday, September 19.

World Series Champion and Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe kicked off the effort as North Texas Giving Day Ambassador, and legends from DFW sports franchises have joined him in encouraging the community to be ‘Champions of Giving’ for local nonprofits, the foundation said.

[Photo: The Communities Foundation of Texas]

Over the past weeks—in the pre-giving window running up to the Giving Day’s arrival this week—the sports stars have been encouraging even more donations on North Texas Giving Day.

Athletes on board for the effort include Dallas Cowboy Zack Martin, NBA All-Star and Dallas Mavericks legend Rolando Blackman, and three-time NHL All-Star and former Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco. In addition, Dallas Wings guard Jacy Sheldon, Dallas Wings center Jaelyn Brown, and FC Dallas’ Paul Arriola have lent their support.

“With beloved local sports champions leading the way, we’re anticipating a huge victory for the thousands of local nonprofit partners we uplift through North Texas Giving Day,” Wayne White, Communities Foundation of Texas president and CEO, said in a statement.

‘As a team, we can get better together’

The online giving period began Sept. 1, at NorthTexasGivingDay.org and continues through Sept. 19. As of 5 p.m. today, $16,779,640 had already been raised.

North Texas Giving Day empowers everyone to give back to their community by supporting causes they care about on one easy-to-use platform where 100% of online gifts donated go directly to local nonprofits.

“Everybody has the opportunity to go out and help somebody get better,” said Lowe, whose personal cause of choice is cancer research. “As a team, we can get better together and we should definitely push to improve. It takes a dedicated team to bring North Texas Giving Day to life, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

Over the past 15 years, North Texas Giving Day has grown to become the largest regional fundraising event in the nation, raising more than $60 million dollars for nonprofits in 2023. Donations from more than 30 community sponsors including presenting sponsor, Amazon, individual givers, and grants from Communities Foundation of Texas have fueled the program’s growth with funding to cover all transaction and technology fees plus tools, training, and resources for participating nonprofits.

Major sponsors for 2024

North Texas Giving Day’s 2024 major sponsors include:

Presenting Sponsor: Amazon, Platinum Sponsors: Charles Schwab Bank, The Giana Foundation Fund, Gigi Gartner, Hunt Cares, The McCune Losinger Family Fund, The Meadows Foundation, The Morris Foundation, Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation, Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Gold Sponsors: Amon G. Carter Foundation, Granville C. and Gladys H. Morton Fund, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, The Popolo Family Fund, The Rees-Jones Foundation, SCHEELS

Silver Sponsors: 7-Eleven Cares Foundation, The Addy Foundation, Charles Schwab Foundation, The Dallas Foundation, Energy Transfer, Sarah L. Titus Fund, Southwest Airlines, Major Media Partners: Dallas Doing Good, The Dallas Morning News/Medium Giant, D Magazine/D CEO, MySweetCharity, Telemundo, and WFAA.

“With 29,000 employees working at more than 30 sites across North Texas, we’re focused on strengthening the communities where our employees live and work,” Vickie Yakunin, Amazon’s head of community affairs in Texas, said in a statement. “We’re pleased to support North Texas Giving Day because it brings the community together in support of thousands of nonprofits. Nothing pleases us more than to uplift nonprofits doing impactful work in North Texas.” 

For more info or to donate to a cause you care about for North Texas Giving Day, go here.

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