DALLAS (1080 KRLD)- As local non-profits continue to struggle as a result of the pandemic, more than 30 organizations are getting a critical financial boost from The Dallas Foundation.
The Dallas Foundation selected funding requests submitted through North Texas Cares, a partnership that streamlines the grant application process. In the latest cycle, the foundation awarded more than $1.2 million in grants to 34 local organizations.
"Annually, The Dallas Foundation invests over $60 million into this community in partnership with our generous fundholders and those who have entrusted us to distribute these funds," said Matthew Randazzo, President & CEO of The Dallas Foundation. "These grants fulfill a promise to our donors, whose generosity allows us to meet the needs of this moment and allow us to be 'here for good,' working to build a community where our neighbors can reach their full potential."
The Dallas Foundation’s Brittani Trusty spoke with KRLD’s Chris Sommer…
The 2021 recipients of The Dallas Foundation's Field of Interest Grants include:
Bachman Lake Together - To provide early childhood education opportunities for working parents; $40,000
Braswell Child Development Center - Early childhood education for children living in South Dallas; $30,000
Family Compass - Toward staff salaries for the Growing As Parents program which helps parents address child development and healthy child-parent interactions; $50,000
SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc - To provide food, household essentials, and online lessons for Early Head Start families in Grand Prairie; $39,100
The Warren Center - Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) programming for children, age birth to three, with developmental delays or disabilities; $50,000
Vogel Alcove - Early Childhood Education program for children experiencing homelessness; $50,000
Deaf Action Center - To prepare deaf and hard of hearing youth for future employment through hands-on training; $23,200
Embrace Texas - Toward opening a visitation space where children in foster care can spend time with their parents and/or siblings; $5,000
In My Shoes - To house homeless, disadvantaged youth and their expectant moms; $7,150
Christian Care Communities & Services - Support for seniors to meet basic living expenses, including housing and personal care; $25,350
Dallas Pets Alive - Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (PASS); $1,750
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - "Parkinson's 360" Research Project; $10,450
Cara Mia/Teatro Dallas - Co-production of ?SOLTAR!; $7,000
Dallas Museum of Art - Van Gogh and the Olive Groves Exhibition; $50,000
Dallas Theater Center - Public Works Dallas Project; $50,000
Latino Cultural Center - Phase II of LCC Expansion; $50,000
Dallas Pets Alive - Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender (PASS); $14,680
Southern Dallas Spay Neuter Project - Providing free spay and neuter surgeries for dogs; $250,000
AIDS Interfaith Network, Inc. - AIN Meals Program providing nutritional meals to individuals living with HIV; $50,000
Communities Foundation of Texas - Support for The Collaborative on Homelessness; $50,000
Community Outreach Housing - Rental payment relief for low-income families hit hard by the pandemic; $30,000
Family Independence Initiative - Providing direct financial assistance to North Texas families impacted by the pandemic; $50,000
Metrocrest Services - For the Housing Stability Program helping extremely-low income families and seniors at-risk of becoming homeless; $50,000
Society of St. Vincent De Paul Charitable Pharmacy of North Texas - Providing free medication for uninsured individuals and families with an annual household income below 2x the Federal Poverty Line for their family size; $16,590
Tyler Street Community Service Outreach - Meeting the basic needs of homeless and lower income individuals and families in Oak Cliff; $20,000
To co-invest with The Dallas Foundation donors on grants addressing racial equity disparities; $15,200
Heroes for Children - To support the Financial Assistance Program which meets the immediate financial needs of Dallas County families battling childhood cancer; $20,000
Southwestern Diabetic Foundation - Financial assistance for Dallas children to attend Camp Sweeney, the only facility in Texas that specifically provides a practical, hands-on lifestyle management of Type 1 diabetes; $40,000
HopeKids North Texas - To provide Dallas County families with a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition with programming and events that build community; $20,000
Parkland Foundation - Support for breast screening and diagnostic procedures, surgical consultations, diagnosis and treatment of benign breast disease, and multi-disciplinary care for uninsured and underinsured individuals residing in Dallas County; $59,350
Brighter Tomorrows - To support the costs of operating a shelter for victims of domestic violence; $39,300
Families to Freedom - Providing Rides to Safety to domestic violence shelters or a safe, family home far away from an abuser; $20,000
It's a Sensory World! - To provide educational services to children with special needs; $26,350
Notre Dame Schools of Dallas, Inc. - Support for academics and vocational training for students with developmental disabilities; $33,000
To learn more about the foundation and the donors, visit HERE.