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Charitable Giving in the U.S. Tops Prerecession Mark

A new report on Americans’ charitable giving shows giving has surpassed the prerecession mark. Giving USA 2015 estimates a record $358.4 billion in charitable giving last year, representing an increase of 7.1% over the previous year.

December 31, 2015
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Spring Summit: "Something for All"

Philanthropy Southwest upheld its reputation for offering “something for all” at April's Spring Summit in Austin.

April 30, 2015
Member News
Rapoport Foundation Grants $1M for College Prep Pilot
Prosper Waco has received a $1 million grant from the Rapoport Foundation to kick off a pilot program focused on helping local high school students successfully transition to college.
January 26, 2015
Member News
ORIX Foundation Grants $1.3 Million to Nonprofits
Through a more than $1.3 million donation, ORIX Foundation (Dallas) has given money to 82 North Texas nonprofits in an effort to help children at risk, families in poverty and veterans.
November 14, 2014
Member News
Inasmuch Foundation Awards $5.79M to Oklahoma Communities
Inasmuch Foundation (Oklahoma CIty, OK) recently awarded $5.79 million in grants to 28 organizations, all serving Oklahoma communities. The grants include more than $1 million to KIPP Reach to expand and grow a five-school model serving over 2,500 students per year. Another $500,000 was awarded to the Kiwanis Special Activities Fund to replace the old Carver Mark Twain Head Start building with a birth-to-school continuum campus next door to the newly renovated Mark Twain Elementary.
November 14, 2014
PSW News
Philanthropy Southwest Announces 2014-2015 Board Members

Dallas, TX - Philanthropy Southwest today announced its new slate of board members and officers. Timothy Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation in Denver, Colorado, will serve as president. He succeeds John E. Brown...

November 07, 2014
Member News
Bivins Foundation awards $145K in scholarships

On April 30, the Mary E. Bivins Foundation awarded $145,000 in scholarships to 21 area students. The scholarships are granted to students who meet the program criteria and are seeking a degree that prepares them to preach the Christian religion....

June 15, 2014
Member News
Boettcher Foundation Announces Fifth Class of Boettcher Investigators

The Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees released the names of the seven early-career scientists selected for the fifth class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The announcement was made by April Giles,...

June 03, 2014
Member News
Spring 2014 Tornadoes
A severe storm system swept across the Midwest and South on April 27-29, 2014, with heavy rains, hail and tornadoes, causing damage in at least 10 states. At least 31 people were killed by tornadoes in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Tennessee,...
May 01, 2014
Member News
Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy Accepting Applications

The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for the 2014 cohort. The Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy is a long-term initiative to expand the number of Arizonans who are committed to state-level public service and...

April 23, 2014
Member News
Windgate Charitable Foundation Funds Visual Arts Facility
Fort Smith, Ark. —On Monday, The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith breaks ground on a brand new $15.5 million facility for the visual arts program. The new facility will house graphic design laboratories, space for photography, painting,...
April 21, 2014
PSW News
Breaking News from Oldest Grantmaking Association in U.S.

Denver, CO – The Conference of Southwest Foundations, the oldest membership association for grantmakers in the U.S., today announced the organization is now Philanthropy Southwest. The 65-year-old association is made up of more than 200 member...

April 09, 2014
Member News
Texas Tech Law Professor to Receive Texas Bar Foundation Award

The Texas Bar Foundation has announced that Brian Shannon, the Charles B. “Tex” Thornton Professor of Law at the Texas Tech School of Law, along with Dr. Victor R. Scarano, a psychiatrist and attorney in Houston, will receive the 2014 Outstanding...

April 04, 2014
Member News
Beaumont Foundation Announces 2014 Excellence in Education Awards

Beaumont, TX — The Beaumont Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Excellence in Education Awards as part of its ongoing commitment to support education. The Awards were created to celebrate and recognize superior contributions...

March 27, 2014
Member News
Communities Foundation of Texas and KERA present "One Crisis Away"

On February 27 @ 7pm KERA’s Krys Boyd Moderated a Free Public Forum on Asset Poverty in North Texas

DALLAS/FORT WORTH – Imagine being so close to the financial edge that a single life event could push you and your family over. According...

February 03, 2014
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