According to staff director and senior researcher at the L. William Seidman Research Institute, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Dr. Anthony Evans, the economic impact of $500 million+ philanthropic dollars on Maricopa...

The Dallas Foundation Announces Strategic Investment in Birth to Age Three Well-being with Largest Grant in Organization's History

DALLAS – Feb. 1, 2021 – The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas,...

Chelsea Peters brings expertise in strategy development and maximizing organizational impact

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 25, 2020 – The Walton Family Foundation named Chelsea Peters as...

By Karen McNeil-Miller, president & CEO, The Colorado Health Foundation (Denver, CO)

Coloradans are facing unparalleled health, social and economic setbacks as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While this crisis may be...

By Mark Kramer, co-founder and managing director, FSG

During this massive economic upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, government and media attention is focused on the impact on businesses, financial markets, and the economy, but...

The following guest blog post is written by PSW Road Show partners and presenters, Impact City Founder Salah Boukadoum & CEO Jennifer M. Ware.

Today’s funding models leave so much opportunity on the table for our communities. Too...

Denver, CO – Denver-based Bonfils-Stanton Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Yankovich, President and CEO of Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, as Community Trustee. This appointment follows the departure of Maruca Salazar who stepped down from the board after completion of her three-year term.

by The Dallas Foundation President and CEO Matthew Randazzo

With vacations winding down and school just around the corner, families are returning to the city and setting their schedules for the year. It’s the perfect time to encourage...

Philanthropy Southwest’s Spring Summit Service Project focused on innovation in grantmaking with a two-part session at The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in Little Rock, AR and a follow-up roundtable discussion at the Capital Hotel.

SAN BENITO (August 16, 2016) Philanthropy Southwest member Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation gives grant to San Benito's newest park. To read the Valley Morning Star article, click on the link below.

Arlington, TX (July 7, 2016) - Fort Worth based Philanthropy Southwest member, the Sid W. Richardson Foundation grants Arlington ISD a $200,000. To read the full article, please click on the link below.

New Report: Immigrants, Refugees, and the Future of Texas (Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees)

One of the oldest pieces of continually owned family real estate in Oklahoma has been donated by members of the Kirkpatrick family to their Family Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. This donation will ensure the protection of the property for public use and wildlife protection for generations to come.

Oklahoma City, OK - On Anniversary of 2013 Moore Tornado, Animal Rescue Vehicle to be Donated by American Humane Association and Kirkpatrick Foundation

HOUSTON (Jan. 7, 2015) Fewer Texans say they have problems paying their medical bills in 2015 compared with 2013, according to a new report released by the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Philanthropy Southwest Member Paso del Norte Health Foundation has awarded five grants totaling more than $3.2 million to reduce smoking rates among intermittent smokers, pregnant women, people living with small children, and those who lack the resources to provide for their own well-being. To read the full press release, please click on the file below.

Philanthropy Southwest member foundation Paso del Norte Health Foundation recently announced its new board chair and board members for 2015-2016.

(Oklahoma City, OK) Philanthropy Southwest Board Member and Executive Director of the Kirkpatrick Foundation Louisa McCune to receive Community Service Award from the Dialogue Institute of Oklahoma City.

Largest gathering of Texas philanthropy on any State Issue Held at the 3rd Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Convening.

Casey Family Programs is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Casey Excellence for Children Awards.

Foundations regularly provide capacity building support to nonprofit organizations, but it’s less typical for foundations to support the growth and capabilities of fellow funders. The Kirkpatrick Foundation’s relatively modest grant support of $12,500 gave the smaller Southwestern Urban Foundation the ability to redefine its direction and mission, develop a strategic plan, and communicate about their grantmaking.

Eighteen Colorado nonprofits focused on social services programming have been awarded a combined $770,000 from the Boettcher Foundation to support capital campaigns.

Episcopal Health Foundation leaders today announced a detailed plan to improve community health across 57 Texas counties. The new $1.2 billion foundation believes its One Vision, Three Goals, Seven Strategies plan will help transform the health of families most in need through a different way of philanthropy.

In today's Dallas Morning News Meadows Foundation President and CEO Linda Evans recalls James Brady's death and notes lack of progress in the mental health field.

Twenty-eight organizations have received $714,000 in the last eighteen months from the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation of Dallas to provide critical services in Arkansas communities. The King Foundation provides grants in the areas of...

Victor and Joe Stanzel established the Stanzel Family Foundation in 1989 to award renewable scholarships to deserving college students. This year, the Foundation funded six scholarships for the Licensed Vocational Nursing – Transition Program at...

Thanks to a generous donation from the Ed Rachal Foundation, Texas A&M University-Kingsville is playing host this summer to future students who will be using the time to get a head start on their college careers. The Center for Student...

Thanks to a valued partnership between two institutions and the Texoma Health Foundation, the East Central University at Southeastern Nursing Department in Durant is receiving a $55,000 grant to update its facility. The update will help expand...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More Texas children with severe mental health needs receive mental health care in a juvenile detention facility, a school special education program, foster care, or when a parent relinquishes custody to the Texas...

Phoenix, Arizona - University of Arizona researchers have been awarded a $200,000 two-year seed grant by the Flinn Foundation through its Promoting Translational Research in Precision Medicine grants program to find out how a virus that flies...

With the U.S. poverty rate at its highest in 50 years, we must focus on new and innovative ideas to build healthy, resilient and sustainable communities. The ground-breaking book Investing in What Works for America’s Communities Off-site presents...

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...