Grant Application Opens for ToolBox
North Texas Community Foundation announces our 2024 ToolBox Grants Program: Building Nonprofit Capacity to Combat Poverty. NTCF is grateful for the nonprofits working hard to reduce poverty in our region. We are proud to support their good work through this grant opportunity. Interested nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations are invited to attend a required orientation session to […]
NTCF Awards $285,000 to Animal Welfare, Equine Therapy and Land Conservation
North Texas Community Foundation announces the recipients of three recent grant cycles, awarding $284,451 to 30 area nonprofits. The latest round of funding brings the Community Foundation’s grantmaking total to over $30 million in 2023 to date. The grants support a range of needs from programming to operations in three strategic areas: land conservation, animal […]
Fran and John Wasilchak: A Concerted Effort to Bring Music to Glen Rose
In the Dinosaur Capital of Texas, students benefit from a couple’s desire to spread their love for the arts
What is a Community Foundation?
What Does a Community Foundation Do? A community foundation is a grantmaking public charity that serves donors who share a common interest — improving the quality of life in their geographic region and beyond. Individuals, families and businesses establish charitable funds to support the causes and organizations they care about most. How Do Community Foundations […]
Catchafire Partnership Gives Area Nonprofits A Much-Needed Boost
Access to pro bono professional services to build capacity extended for a year Since 2022, North Texas Community Foundation has teamed up with Catchafire toprovide urgently needed support to nonprofits in the region by matching them with professional, skilledvolunteers. In the last year, volunteers from Catchafire’s pool of active and steady volunteers (nearly90,000!) stepped in […]
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Did you know that more than half of all Americans die without a will? When this happens, assets are distributed according to state laws where the deceased lived at the time of their death. Leaving instructions for the distribution of your estate is vital to ensure your wishes are executed by those you trust. At […]
Permanent Supportive Housing: A New Future
for Fort Worth’s Homeless Residents
Convening support to end chronic homelessness Ten percent of Fort Worth’s homeless population is considered chronically homeless, meaning they meet certain criteria for duration of homelessness and have a disability. The city knew something needed to be done to provide serious, meaningful relief to this group of people in our community. With support from the […]
NTCF Awards $275,000 to Combat Poverty in Tarrant County
22 organizations received funding through the most recent ToolBox grant cycle North Texas Community Foundation announces that $275,300 in funding was awarded to 22 community-based organizations through the ToolBox grants program. The latest census reports that 11.6% of Tarrant County residents live below the poverty line. Additionally, data shows that specific neighborhoods in our community […]
Generosity Propels Record-Setting Year
The Foundation and its donors distributed a record $44 million in grants in 2022 North Texas Community Foundation announced today that it awarded a record-breaking $44 million to nonprofit organizations in 2022, more than any previous year in the Foundation’s 41-year history. 1,150 organizations received funding for their work in North Texas and beyond. “At […]
Using Retirement Assets for Lifetime and Legacy Giving
Help your clients make an immediate impact or plan a legacy gift for the causes they care about most. Retirement planning is a necessary element of a secure financial future. Individual retirement account (IRA) assets are integral to a good retirement strategy, and they are also among the most tax-efficient ways to make charitable gifts […]
