The Dallas Foundation is pleased to support a wide variety of charitable initiatives
across the county with our Community Funds. Civic volunteers and agencies have established
these funds to promote causes such as affordable housing, arts and culture, parks,
and libraries.
Additional information on some of these projects is available through the websites
of the founding organizations, which are listed below.
To contribute to any of these funds below (or any other funds not listed), please
go to the Online Donations Page.
To support the construction of a new Arts Magnet High School in the Arts District
of downtown Dallas. For more information, please visit www.artsmagnet.org.
To support the classical music concert series at the Baron House, held from September
through March each year. For ticket information, please write to P. O. Box 25464,
Dallas, Texas 75225.
Established in 2001, the Cancer Relief Fund provides direct financial relief to
cancer patients in order to improve their quality of life. Recipients of fund grants
are able to use the grant to pay for medical treatment, home health care, housing
and other needs.
Money for the Cancer Relief Fund is raised by the productions of the non profit
Arts Fighting Cancer. These productions include free outdoor movies; the Lone Star
Drive-in (Dallas), the Santa Monica Drive-in at the Pier (Santa Monica) and Cinema
in the Park (Pasadena) & an annual Halloween Party, The Goth Ball (Dallas).
To support the completion of the Cottonwood Trail. The Cottonwood Trail breaks though
the IH-635/US-75 interchange barrier to connect the Preston Ridge Trail in Collin
County through Richardson and North Dallas to the existing White Rock Creek Trail.
Dallas Independent School District superintendent, Dr. Michael Hinojosa, and the
board of trustees have set a goal for DISD to become a top urban school district
by 2010 as measured by the Broad Prize for Urban Education (Visit www.broadfoundation.org
for more information)
Join the broader Dallas community in support of the quest to ensure that all DISD
students graduate from high school, college and workforce-ready.
All donations will support the work of the Dallas Achieves Commission, which is
providing research, management consulting, training and oversight to hold DISD accountable
for hitting 18 specific, ambitious targets for improved student performance. The
commission comprises over 60 members and includes business leaders, civic leaders,
grass roots leaders, philanthropists, students, teachers, parents, the faith communities,
city officials, and state representatives. None of the funding raised for this effort
will be given to, managed by, or spent by the Dallas Independent School District.
For more information, please visit www.dallasachieves.org
To maintain and repair sculpture owned by the City of Dallas.
Dallas Afterschool Network Fund
Dallas Afterschool Network is a non-profit, membership-based organization that is focused on expanding the quality and availability of afterschool options for the 135,000 Dallas children who require afterschool care. They provide professional development, training, best practices and networking opportunities to the more than 2,000 afterschool providers in Dallas County. In addition, their Afterschool Program Locator allows parents to search their database of providers in order to find an afterschool program that best meets their criteria.
For more information, please visit www.dallasafterschoolnetwork.org.
To provide funding for capacity-building and training to providers of low-income
housing in Dallas County.
Dallas Parks Foundation
Great cities are known for their grand public places and great parks. The Dallas Parks Foundation is dedicated to preserving, protecting, promoting and enhancing existing Dallas parks while making a lasting contribution to the city of Dallas and its park system.
The Dallas Parks Foundation was organized in 2004 as a 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization, with a mission to achieve a premier citywide system of parks that is sustainable throughout the 21st century by (1) securing and administering private funds to enhance and maintain parks throughout Dallas, (2) promoting increased public funding for the Dallas park system as a whole, and (3) increasing community stewardship of all parks in Dallas. The Dallas Parks Foundation is governed by volunteers and funded by the generous contributions of donors including individuals, families, neighborhoods, businesses, foundations, corporations and public sector partners.
It is the intention of the Dallas Parks Foundation to work alongside the Dallas Park and Recreation Department and the Dallas Park Board to further the quality and prestige of the Dallas parks system, and position Dallas Parks to once again be recognized as a state and national leader.
For more information, please visit http://www.dallasparksfoundation.org
To maintain the Dallas Police Memorial in downtown Dallas to honor officers killed
in the line of duty.
Toward the construction of and improvements to the Katy Trail. For more information,
please visit www.katytraildallas.org.
To support the construction and operation of the University Park Public Libraries and the acquisition
of library materials. For more information, please visit www.uplibrary.org (in
code)
To support the improvement and maintenance of Lee Park and Arlington Hall, a project
of the Lee Park and Arlington Hall Conservancy.
Mayor's Chesapeake Energy Scholar's Program
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, Chesapeake Energy, Education is Freedom and The Dallas Foundation have entered into a partnership to make a college degree possible for minority and socially disadvantaged high school students in Dallas. Chesapeake Energy has donated equal amounts of $625,000 to The Dallas Foundation and the Community Foundation of North Texas (Ft. Worth) and has issued a challenge to both cities to match that amount by June 8, 2008. If the matching funds are raised, Chesapeake will contribute an additional $1,250,000 to be divided in the same ratio as the monies raised by the two cities.
Douglas Owen was a devoted husband, father and Boy Scout troop leader in Dallas.
This fund was established by his many friends and admirers to honor his family and
lifetime commitment to helping young men develop effective character and citizenship
through the Boy Scouts of America in general or the Eagle Scout program in particular.
Annual grants are made to fund costs related to Boy Scout or Eagle Scout programs
within Loop 12 in Dallas County that benefit Dallas’ inner city neighborhoods. Applicants
must be able to demonstrate financial need. Application information is available
from Robert Higginbotham at (214) 543-5823.
If you wish make a memorial gift in honor of Dr. Dan J. Pickard to the Dr. Dan J.
and Patricia S. Pickard Scholarship Fund, please click here.
P.L.A.Y. (Positive Living for Active Youth) Award Fund
The purpose of the Fund shall be to provide awards to amputee children and young adults who are 18 years of age and younger to enjoy sports activities and camps.
To support the Rising Star program at the Dallas County Community College District,
which provides community college scholarships to graduates of Dallas County high
schools. For more information about Rising Star, please visit www.dcccd.edu/fdn/risingstar/risingstarintro.html
Safety Net Fund
The Safety Net Fund will provide short-term emergency support to nonprofit groups that, through no fault of their own, face a sudden financial crisis. We will give top priority to charities that provide emergency aid or critical care to people in Dallas County. Safety Net Fund Fact Sheet
For the design costs of the Woodall Rodgers Bridge as designed by the Spanish architect,
Santiago Calatrava, seeded by contributions from anonymous donors. For more information
about the bridge project, please visit www.trinityrivercorridor.org/html/trinity_bridges.html
To provide support for leukemia patients and their families, and for leukemia research,
in memory of Stephanie Robinson. For more information, please visit www.stephanierobinson.org
To benefit the Balanced Urban Design plan for the Trinity River. Dallas city government's
Trinity Project information and links, www.trinityrivercorridor.org. For
more information, www.trinitycommonsfoundation.org.
In 2005 Dallas Mayor, Laura Miller, established the Urban Forest Advisory Council.
The commission’s goals are to care for and augment Dallas’ urban forest to improve
the aesthetics, reduce carbon dioxide levels and reduce the urban heat island effect.
Corporations and individuals contribute to the fund in support of the City of Dallas
Urban Forest. The funds support projects such as tree planting, public information
and education about trees, tree maintenance and an inventory of the Urban Forest.
For more information, www.dallastrees.org
The mission of the White Rock Lake Museum is to preserve and present the human and natural history of White Rock Lake Park and its surrounding environment. The Bath House Cultural Center on the East side of the lake is the home of the Museum. Please visit the museum's website at www.WhiteRockLakeMuseum.org