More than $1.5 million awarded to 41 North Texas nonprofits to advance equity » Dallas Innovates

Wayne White, president and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas, and Julie Diaz, president and CEO of The Dallas Foundation (Photo: Jason Janik/The Dallas Foundation)

Communities Foundation of Texas and The Dallas Foundation announced the recipients of their 2023-2024 Equity Fund Cycle Grants, awarding $1.57 million in grants to 41 North Texas nonprofits working to accelerate equity in communities that they said have been historically and systematically disenfranchised .

“Investing in organizations that advance and build equity in Greater Dallas is fundamental to our work and critical to our mission to ensure individuals and families can reach their full potential,” said Julie Diaz, president and CEO of The Dallas Foundation, in a statement. “These grantees, selected from a very large pool of applicants, are delivering real, measurable transformation and shaping the future of Greater Dallas for generations to come.”

The organizations said grant funding from the Communities Foundation of Texas prioritized North Texas nonprofits focused on advancing equity and building community power through civic engagement, narrative change and/or coalition building and community organizing. They added that the grantees are addressing a variety of issues ranging from environmental equity, healthcare equity, LGBTQ+ rights, human and civil rights, disability rights and racial equity.

The nonprofits also prioritize putting community voices at the center of decision-making, recognizing the residents they work with as key stakeholders.

From housing to workforce development to health

The Dallas Foundation said its Racial Equity Fund Grants has invested in Dallas County nonprofits working in housing and neighborhood infrastructure; economic empowerment; workforce development; education; citizen participation; and health.

CFT and TDF said they have launched the application for a common equity grant to simplify the process for nonprofits while increasing the reach and impact of the funding available.

“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,” said Wayne White, president and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas, in a statement. “We truly believe we can accomplish more when we work together to collectively fund needs in our community, and it makes it easier for the nonprofits seeking funding for their work.”

The Dallas Foundation said its Racial Equity Fund is made possible by donations from NexPoint Philanthropies, the Reis-Bisor Foundation and the Dallas Foundation’s Community Impact Fund, among others.

Communities Establishment of the Texas Equity Fund 2023-24

In total, the Communities Foundation of Texas has awarded $800,000 to 30 local nonprofits. CFT beneficiaries include:

CAUSE AREA & ORGANIZATION	SCHOLARSHIP	DESIGNATION
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS Dallas Area Interfaith Sponsorship Committee	$30,000	A cry for justice and a call to action
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS Chinese Community Center in Dallas	$10,000	Promoting civic duties and civic engagement in the election year
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in Dallas	$30,000	Upstander Partnership
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS (ARTS) Decolonization of the music room	$20,000	Music education and performance programs
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS Fair Election Center	$32,000	Campus Voting Project – Dallas Metro Area
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS (ARTS) Friends of Garland’s Historical Magic 11^e Street	$10,000	Programming, personnel and costs for obtaining a Texas Historical Marker
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS March to the polls	$50,000	Increasing the electoral participation of young people and people of color
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS (ARTS) Teatro Dallas	$18,000	La Pizca: a bilingual tour project about undocumented young people who work in agriculture
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS Fellowship for Urban Leaders	$30,000	Developing a pipeline of diverse public servants in Dallas
DISABILITY RIGHTS Disabled Room in North Texas	$15,000	North Texas Disability Community Forums
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUALITY Downwinders at Risk Education Fund	$25,000	Spanish-speaking environmental justice organizer
HEALTH EQUALITY Abide by Women’s Health Services, Inc	$25,000	Promoting equity in maternal health
HEALTH EQUALITY BRAVE/R Together	$30,000	Bravely together 76104
HEALTH EQUALITY Joppy Momma’s Farm	$10,000	The JMF Learning Kitchen and Classroom project
HEALTH EQUALITY The Afiya Center	$40,000	An unapologetic quest to protect and save the lives of Black women
LGBTQ RIGHTS Dallas Hope Charities	$25,000	Collective Hope Coalition
LGBTQ RIGHTS Equality Texas Foundation	$33,000	Equality Texas Engagement (North Texas)
RACIAL EQUALITY (ECONOMIC SECURITY) Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC)	$40,000	The DEC Network Innovation Center
RACIAL EQUALITY (ECONOMIC SECURITY) Every Texan	$30,000	Promoting equality and results through the people’s budget
RACIAL EQUALITY (ECONOMIC SECURITY) Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center	$50,000	Building Wealth Strategies for Families Low-income families living in South Dallas
RACIAL EQUALITY (EDUCATION) African American Education Archives	$15,000	Changing the race narrative
RACIAL EQUALITY (EDUCATION) BH 365 Education Foundation	$10,000	Black History 365 Education Foundation Project
RACIAL EQUALITY (EDUCATION) Partners in childcare	$35,000	The North Texas Early Educator Workforce Analysis and Needs Assessment
RACIAL EQUALITY (EDUCATION) Dallas Afterschool Network	$25,000	DASN Professional development
RACIAL EQUALITY (EDUCATION) Educational first steps	$25,000	Four steps to excellence
RACIAL EQUALITY (EDUCATION) National Alliance for Partners for Equality (NAPE)	$37,500	Resource guide for student voice and community engagement
RACIAL EQUALITY BoardBuild	$25,000	Building community voice on boards
RACIAL EQUALITY Opening doors of international services	$30,000	Removing barriers to access to immigration legal services
RACIAL EQUALITY Project Unit	$25,000	We dine together
RACIAL EQUALITY Remembering Black Dallas Inc.	$19,000	Historic site markers

The Dallas Foundation’s Racial Equity Fund 2023-2024

In total, the Dallas Foundation has awarded $771,250 to 11 local nonprofits. Beneficiaries include:

Education FINALLY!, Inc.	$50,000	FINALLY!, Inc.
Health Community does it	$75,000	General operational support for the Cuenta Conmigo Family Mental Health Center
Health Texas Trees Foundation	$100,000	Trees for all: community-based, equity-oriented tree planting for improved social determinants of health
Citizen participation Dallas Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation	$50,000	Community of Practice for Racial Justice
Citizen participation Advocate Foundation Inc	$100,000	Dallas Free Press
Economic empowerment Founders of the First Community Development Corporation	$50,000	Accelerate Texel
Housing and neighborhood infrastructure Act (Advocates for Community Transformation	$70,000	Legal advocacy and community development for safer, more equitable neighborhoods
Housing and neighborhood infrastructure Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center	$100,000	Pro Bono legal defense for tenants facing eviction
Staff development Dallas Education Foundation	$51,250	Call me sir
Staff development Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	$100,000	The powerful CEO
Staff development The Walls Project	$25,000	The Walls Project Culture Club Afterschool and Juneteenth Service Day

From housing to workforce development to health

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