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Kirkpatrick Foundation Names Senior Program Officer ...

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 Mary Jane Rynd, president & CEO, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Phoenix, AZ)

Uncertainty weighs heavily on every aspect of our current existence. We all feel it, for ourselves and for others. We all seek a clear path forward...

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...

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...

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

“How will you support your program in future years?”

Some form...

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.

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.

Dallas, TX - Philanthropy Southwest member The Catholic Foundation recently awarded more than $1 million in community grants to 26 schools, parishes and organizations in North Texas.

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.

AUSTIN (July 29, 2016) With total giving for 2016 projected to be around $75 million, St. David’s Foundation grants will encompass several priority areas of giving for the locally based philanthropy. To read the full 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.

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.

Read more on this recent announcement in Philanthropy News Digest.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/university-of-arkansas-little-rock-receives-20-million-gift

(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.

A key component of the Episcopal Health Foundation’s vision is the idea that to truly transform community health, the need to address the root causes of health problems is necessary, not just repeatedly treating the symptoms.

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

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

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...

On April 30, the Mary E. Bivins Foundation awarded $145,000 in scholarships to 21 area students. The scholarships are granted to students who meet the program criteria and are seeking a degree that prepares them to preach the Christian religion....

The Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees released the names of the seven early-career scientists selected for the fifth class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The announcement was made by April Giles,...

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...

Fort Worth, Texas - Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail presented its first-ever “Junior Achievement Impact Award” to The Miles Foundation on November 13, 2013. Junior Achievement (“JA”), is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating...

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...