Call Me Mister. Photography courtesy of Dallas Education Foundation.
Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) and The Dallas Foundation (TDF) awarded $1.57 million in grants to 41 nonprofits accelerating equity in historically and systemically disenfranchised communities.
Announced as part of the 2023-2024 Equity Fund Cycle Grants, TDF awarded 11 grants, while CFT granted $800,000 to 30 nonprofits. Both foundations launched a common equity grant application to streamline the process and expand funding reach.
CFT’s funding targeted nonprofits advancing equity through civic engagement, narrative change, coalition building and community organizing. Grantees tackle issues like environmental equity, LGBTQ+ rights, human and civil rights, disability rights and racial equity. TDF’s grants focused on housing and neighborhood infrastructure, economic empowerment, workforce development, education, civic participation and health.
Julie Diaz, The Dallas Foundation president and CEO and Wayne White, Communities Foundation of Texas president and CEO. Photography courtesy of Jason Janik, The Dallas Foundation
“Investing in organizations that are fostering and building equity across Greater Dallas is foundational to our work and critical to our mission of ensuring individuals and families can reach their full potential,” said Julie Diaz, president and CEO of TDF.
CFT’s equity grants were funded by over 20 charitable funds from local individuals and families, including the Sammons Foundation Fund, the Mabel Peters Caruth Fund and the Katie Foundation Fund. The Racial Equity Fund is supported by donations from NexPoint Philanthropies, the Reis-Bisor Foundation and TDF’s community impact fund.
“Communities Foundation of Texas is committed to advancing equity as one of our strategic priorities to fulfill our mission and achieve the vision of building thriving communities for all. We truly believe we can accomplish more when we collaborate to fund needs in our community together, and it makes it easier on the nonprofits who are seeking funding for their work,” said Wayne White, president and CEO at CFT.
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Kelsey Shoemaker is an editor for the Advocate. Prior to joining the magazine, she was digital editor at Fort Worth Magazine. Kelsey studied journalism at UNT. She can be reached at kshoemaker@advocatemag.com