Thirty Dallas-area nonprofit organizations were approved for funding. Among the grant recipients are First3Years, to provide parenting instruction for court-mandated and post-release teen fathers; Rainbow Days, to provide educational, social, emotional and behavioral health services for homeless children; Education is Freedom Foundation, for career and college planning services at ten DISD high schools; and Trinity Strand Trail, for maintenance of the completed portion of the trail and ongoing project support.

“The Dallas Foundation continually assesses the needs in our community,” said Jere Thompson, chair of the Foundation’s Community Philanthropy Committee. “When determining which nonprofit organizations to fund, we examine the population served, the geographical reach of the project and the anticipated outcomes, and we strive to identify how the dollars entrusted to us by our donors can make the greatest impact.”

Visit dallasfoundation.org for the complete list of Community Impact Fund grants awarded or information on the next funding cycle. For more information on Dallas Foundation grants, contact Helen Holman at 214-741-9898.

 

The Dallas Foundation, established as a community foundation in 1929, serves as a leader, catalyst and resource for philanthropy by providing donors with flexible means of making gifts and bequests, the income from which primarily supports the charitable causes of the city and county of Dallas. For more information, please visit dallasfoundation.org.