“The arts are the heartbeat of our community, enriching lives, sparking creativity, and strengthening our local economy.”
Frank Maio
President of The Giana Foundation Fund
Communities Foundation of Texas
.…on the fundraising campaign North Texas Gives to the Arts, which runs through April 30.
In celebration of Dallas Arts Month, Communities Foundation of Texas is presenting North Texas Gives to the Arts, a fundraising campaign that lives on the NorthTexasGivingDay.org platform. The campaign—which runs through April 30—includes $100,000 in total matching funds from The Giana Foundation Fund, the Robert B. and Virginia Payne Fund for Arts & Culture, and CFT.
The matching dollars are available for online gifts only, with the first $500 per donor per organization matched until the $100,000 match has been met.
Donations can be made by going here and browsing your choice of eight arts categories: History & Heritage; Arts Advocacy & Support; Dance; Visual Arts, Media, & Film; Music; Literary Arts; Theater; and Multidisciplinary Arts.
Once you’ve clicked a category, you can view arts organizations and select the ones you want to support. (While the matching is ongoing, this is how, for example, a $500 donation can be turned into a $1.000 one.)
“Local arts and humanities nonprofits foster unity, belonging, community, and creativity,” Wayne White, Communities Foundation of Texas President and CEO, said in a statement. “As we work to grow giving across our region, Communities Foundation of Texas is thrilled to provide a one-stop-shop platform to make it easy for people to give to causes they care about year-round.”
Throughout this campaign, donors can explore and give to one or more of 400 participating arts organizations at NorthTexasGivingDay.org. And since Communities Foundation of Texas, sponsors, and givers contribute to cover all transaction and technology fees, 100% of each donation made on the platform “goes directly to local nonprofits,” CFT said.
North Texas Gives to the Arts is an initiative of CFT’s “North Texas Gives,” an expansion of North Texas Giving Day and CFT’s commitment to grow community giving to support nonprofits. The campaign’s run is during the last two weeks of Dallas Arts Month, a city-wide celebration held every April that encourages residents and visitors to take part in events offered by a wide range of art and cultural institutions.
“The arts are the heartbeat of our community, enriching lives, sparking creativity, and strengthening our local economy,” said Frank Maio, president of The Giana Foundation Fund at CFT, who’s helping make the matching dollars available to arts organizations. “We recognize that investing in arts nonprofits means investing in the cultural fabric that makes North Texas so vibrant.”
“We’re proud to provide a giving incentive to support local arts organizations,” Maio added. “Contributions can go further, empowering artists, expanding access, and ensuring that creativity thrives. Together, we are building a more inspired North Texas—one brushstroke, note, and performance at a time.”
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