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Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. (TX)
Communities Foundation of Texas traces its roots back to 1953. Since then, more than $900 million in grants have been made by the Dallas-based foundation and it has grown to become one of the largest community foundations in the nation.
Web Address
www.cftexas.org/
Web Address
www.cftexas.org/
Assets and Giving for Communities Foundation of Texas
Assets
2019 - 685,116,880
2018 - 661,478,547
2017 - 625,936,471
2019 - 685,116,880
2018 - 661,478,547
2017 - 625,936,471
Domestic Grants
2019 - 112,329,831
2018 - 111,948,637
2019 - 112,329,831
2018 - 111,948,637
Recent News from Communities Foundation of Texas
United Way receives grant for census complete the count || Sponsored by Healthcare Express
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
The United Way of Lamar County received a $7,000 grant from the Texas Complete Count Fund at the Communities Foundation of Texas. This...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
The United Way of Lamar County received a $7,000 grant from the Texas Complete Count Fund at the Communities Foundation of Texas. This...more
Community Foundation Update (12/21/19)
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation of Western Nevada, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Pittsburgh Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation
Alabama. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has announced grants totaling $1.4 million to thirty-nine organizations working...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation of Western Nevada, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Pittsburgh Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation
Alabama. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has announced grants totaling $1.4 million to thirty-nine organizations working...more
Communities Foundation of Texas Sees its Largest Year Yet With $118M in Grants in 2019
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
CFT trustees oversee the group's assets across more than 1,000 charitable funds. It says it's the largest community foundation in Texas and among...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
CFT trustees oversee the group's assets across more than 1,000 charitable funds. It says it's the largest community foundation in Texas and among...more
Communities Foundation of Texas names new board chair
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
CFT added in the announcement that during the fiscal year of 2019 that it awarded $118 million in community grants. The figure represents the...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
CFT added in the announcement that during the fiscal year of 2019 that it awarded $118 million in community grants. The figure represents the...more
McNeely: Texas sidesteps census efforts
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas
Austin Community Foundation is part of the Communities Foundation of Texas. They are joining with the Center for Public Policy Priorities to create...more
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas
Austin Community Foundation is part of the Communities Foundation of Texas. They are joining with the Center for Public Policy Priorities to create...more
Community Foundation Update (09/21/19)
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, East Bay Community Foundation, Central Kansas Community Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, North Valley Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
California. The California Community Foundation and the North Valley Community Foundation, which earlier partnered to help those affected by...more
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, East Bay Community Foundation, Central Kansas Community Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, North Valley Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
California. The California Community Foundation and the North Valley Community Foundation, which earlier partnered to help those affected by...more
Record-breaking year as North Texas Giving Day hauls in $50 million for nonprofits
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
An 11-day period of round-the-clock philanthropy ended at midnight Friday, and when it was all over, the 2019 edition of North Texas Giving...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
An 11-day period of round-the-clock philanthropy ended at midnight Friday, and when it was all over, the 2019 edition of North Texas Giving...more
Community Foundation Update (08/24/19)
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation, San Diego Foundation
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced a two-year, $200,000 grant to the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, which will...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation, San Diego Foundation
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced a two-year, $200,000 grant to the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, which will...more
GALLERY: Communities Foundation of Texas' Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
... annually accepts applications from young leaders age 25 to 40 that are interested in learning about strategic giving, grant making and...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
... annually accepts applications from young leaders age 25 to 40 that are interested in learning about strategic giving, grant making and...more
Communities Foundation of Texas awards $6.3M in grants to groups using technology for social ...
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
The Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded $6.3 million in grants from the organization's W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund to 15 groups that aim to...more
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas
The Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded $6.3 million in grants from the organization's W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund to 15 groups that aim to...more
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Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.