Dallas Fort Worth Nonprofit Business Journal

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  • National Treasury softens parking tax for churches and nonprofits

    The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 10th that the National Treasury department would ease a new tax burden that has had churches and nonprofits in a bind over offering employee parking. Congress imposed the new rules in last year’s tax law, drastically altering the tax treatment of employer-provided parking and transportation benefits. This prompted many complaints from nonprofits. Senior Treasury officials said the administration couldn’t delay or repeal the tax on it’s own. Instead, the Treasury will offer guidance that will let many churches and nonprofits reduce or eliminate their tax bills while Congress considers changing the provision. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement, “The guidance issued today aims to provide flexibility while minimizing the burden on nonprofit groups that provide employee parking.” Under the new guidelines, nonprofits can use reasonable methods to calculate parking costs used in computing the tax this year or use a method directed by the government. Also, nonprofits that have failed to pay estimated taxes on this levy won relief from penalties. The article goes on to outline the impact the tax has had on nonprofits, warning that the new costs could force certain nonprofits to penalize employees or divert money from the people they are working to serve. In addition, the nonprofits asked for specificity on how to calculate the value of the parking benefit and the taxes that result.  The new rules give employers flexibility and a sample calculation method they can rely on.

    “Under that calculation, the cost of maintaining reserved parking spots for employees is taxed for nonprofits or nondeductible for for-profits. But the rules give employers through March 31 to change the signage and have those new designations count retroactively for 2018. For example, consider a church with a 500-space parking lot where 50 spaces are reserved for employees and the remainder are open for parishioners. The church would have to pay taxes on 10% of its costs. But every reserved-parking sign the church removes between now and March 31 could reduce its tax bill. Once the taxable income goes below $1,000, nonprofits don’t owe tax and don’t have to prepare a special return.”

     

     

  • D Magazine announces D Gives philanthropy initiative

    On November 1, D Magazine announced the launch of its second annual D Gives philanthropy initiative. D Gives will raise money for  64 charities throughout Fort Worth and Dallas during a three-week campaign.

    The Magazine partnered with real estate company Allie Beth Allman, which tapped its Realtors to help narrow down the list of nonprofits. Twenty-eight came from Allie Beth’s agents; the rest were applicants or chosen by D Magazine.

    Donations from the public will be accepted through November 21. You can donate here.

    The 64 participating nonprofits are:

    • 1 Million 4 Anna Foundation
    • Austin Street Center
    • Better Block Foundation
    • Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
    • Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research at Texas Tech University
    • Cafe Momentum
    • Catch Up & Read
    • Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas
    • Children’s Medical Center Dallas
    • Clayton Dabney for Kids with Cancer
    • Commit! Partnership
    • Council for Life
    • Dallas Afterschool
    • Dallas Black Dance Theatre
    • Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
    • Dallas Women’s Foundation
    • Dec My Room
    • Deep Ellum Foundation
    • Dwell with Dignity
    • Elizabeth Toon Charities
    • Emily’s Place Inc.
    • For Love & Art
    • Friends of the Katy Trail
    • Friendship Circle of Dallas Inc.
    • Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support
    • GRACE: Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange
    • Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center
    • Highland Park United Methodist Church on the Square
    • Incarnation House
    • JDRF Greater Dallas Chapter
    • Jonathan’s Place
    • Kidney Texas Inc.
    • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    • Living for Zachary
    • Meals on Wheels–Texas
    • Miles of Freedom
    • Momentous Institute
    • Mosaic
    • Mosaic Family Services
    • My Possibilities
    • National Autism Association of North Texas
    • New Friends New Life
    • Nexus
    • North Texas Food Bank
    • Notre Dame School of Dallas
    • Operation Kindness
    • Orphan Outreach
    • Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
    • ROD Ministries: Restoration Outreach of Dallas
    • M. Wright Foundation
    • Scholarshot
    • COTA for Sebastian G
    • SPCA of Texas
    • Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas
    • Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund
    • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
    • Texas Trees Foundation
    • The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center
    • The Conservancy
    • The Family Place
    • Unlocking Doors
    • Vogel Alcove
    • Voice of Hope Ministries
    • West Dallas Community School

  • Nonprofit leaders take part in social innovation panel

    Dallas Innovates is hosting a three-part series on social innovation in Dallas-Fort Worth. The series includes a panel of experts who will explore DFW as a destination for global impact work. Several nonprofit leaders join corporate and startup leaders to share their unique perspectives.

    The series is called the Dallas Innovates Collective Impact roundtable and includes a wide-ranging discussion moderated by Salah Boukadoum, founder of Impact City Initiative, Co-founder of Good Returns Network and CEO of Soap Hope.

    Nonprofit participants include:

    • Kate Knight, Director of Innovation, GroundFloor Project, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
    • Michael Thomas, Executive Director, My Possibilities
    • Benjamin Vann, Founder and CEO of Impact House, a nonprofit business incubator

    In the first of the three-part series, each expert looks at the core theme—social innovation—from their specific industry’s view. In parts two and three, the panel talks impact in DFW, what makes the region a unique breeding ground for social change, how we can improve, and more.

    Find out more here.

  • Fair Park to be managed by nonprofit Fair Park First Foundation

    Culture Map Dallas reported that the Dallas City Council voted unanimously to hand control of Fair Park over to the Fair Park First Foundation, a nonprofit that will oversee management of the park.

    The day to day operations of the park will be overseen by Spectra, a Comcast-owned, for-profit organization. Culture Map Dallas reported that Spectra manages over 300 other properties across the U.S., including 22 fairgrounds.

    The city council approved $36.4 million to fund Fair Park over the next 10 years.

  • Fort Worth Business Press presents Corporate Philanthropy Awards

    Fort Worth Business Press presented its inaugural Corporate Philanthropy Awards on October 11 at the new Aloft Fort Worth Downtown. United Way of Tarrant County was the presenting sponsor at the event.

    Gold sponsors were Bank of Texas, Lockheed Martin and Mercedes Benz Financial Services.

    Silver sponsors were Goodwill of Fort Worth Inc., EECU and ACH Child and Family Services. Sustaining Sponsor was Del Frisco’s.

    The inaugural Corporate Philanthropy Awards honored community-minded companies and individuals who are philanthropic leaders in their organizations and communities. The awards included honors for Tarrant County companies based on nominations and the amount of dollars and volunteer hours given to local charities.

    Individual Awards included:

    • Philanthropist of the Year – Michael D. Crain, Foodie Philanthropy
    • Children’s Champion – Jaci Coan, RE/MAX Trinity
    • Leadership Award – Mark G. Nurdin, Bank of Texas
    • Service to those who Served – Dan Duda, Lockheed Martin
    • Outstanding Volunteer – Denis Cranford, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
    • Excellent Citizenship Award – Heather & Elliot Goldman, Greatest Gift Catalog Ever
    • Young Professionals Award – Randall Ford, Southwestern Services and Leslie Ford, Rogue Architects
    • Newcomer Award – Emily B. McLaughlin, MD, FACS, West Magnolia Plastic Surgery / West Magnolia Surgery Center, LLC / The Retreat on West Magnolia Medical Spa

    Company Awards included:

    • Philanthropist of the Year – Half Price Books
    • Children’s Champion – Autobahn
    • Media Champion – Fort Worth Texas Magazine
    • Creative Innovation Award – Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth
    • Corporate Giving & Employee Volunteer Hours Served (Large Company) – Lockheed Martin
    • Corporate Giving (Medium Company) – Higginbotham
    • Employee Volunteer Hours Served (Medium Company) – Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, USA, LLC
    • Corporate Giving (Small Company) – Bank of Texas
    • Employee Volunteer Hours Served (Small Company) – EECU Credit Union

  • AFP Fort Worth Metro Chapter to honor Karen & Larry Anfin and others on National Philanthropy Day

    The Association of Fundraising Professionals Fort Worth Metro Chapter will honor Karen & Larry Anfin as its 2018 Distinguished Philanthropists, one of six awards to be presented at its 38th annual National Philanthropy Day® Awards luncheon November 15 at the Cendera Center.

    More than 500 people are expected to attend the National Philanthropy Day® Awards luncheon, which recognizes individuals and organizations for their contributions to charities and causes in the greater Fort Worth community. It is one of countless celebrations of National Philanthropy Day® planned across North America on November 15, a date set aside to celebrate giving since 1986.

    “National Philanthropy Day® highlights the contributions of philanthropy to our world, and this year’s honorees represent a proud local tradition of giving, volunteering and civic engagement,” Pat Miller, CFRE, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Fort Worth Metro Chapter Board of Directors, said.

    Ciera Bank President Charlie Powell, who shared the 2016 National Philanthropy Day® award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser with his son, James, will serve as emcee for the awards luncheon. It is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, November 15 at the Cendera Center, 3600 Benbrook Highway in Fort Worth. Honorees in the 2018 awards program are:

    • Distinguished Philanthropists: Karen & Larry Anfin – Karen & Larry Anfin will receive the 2018 Distinguished Philanthropists Award for their extensive community service and giving spanning decades. Organizations ranging from Rotary Club of Fort Worth and the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show to A Wish with Wings and Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth have benefited from the Anfins’ gifts, good counsel and hard work.
    Karen & Larry Anfin
    • Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser: Joe Monteleone – Joe Monteleone, past executive director of the Morris Foundation, leveraged his knowledge of the local nonprofit funding community to bring the Cristo Rey educational model to Fort Worth, single-handedly directing fundraising over three years as a volunteer. Now celebrating its launch year, Cristo Rey Fort Worth High School at Our Mother of Mercy is part of a Catholic learning community that provides young people of limited economic means a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with work-study experience. Monteleone also supports fundraising for the Stock Show Scholarship Program, among other volunteer assignments.
    Joe Monteleone
    • Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy: Braden Baker – Braden Baker was born with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and has 65% deaf hearing loss, so he knows the value of hearing aids. He discovered their extraordinary cost—about $3,000 a pair—only after the family dog chewed up a pair. Worried other children might not be able to afford them, Braden created a GoFundMe page to help provide hearing aids to children in need and met his $1,000 goal in 24 hours. He has since raised over $75,000 for the Audiology Department at Cook Children’s Medical Center and the Oticon Hearing Foundation, benefiting kids from Fort Worth and hurricane-drenched Houston to Guatemala. His work caught the attention of TV host Ellen DeGeneres, who featured Braden on her “One Million Acts of Good” show.
    Braden Baker
    • Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation: Balfour Beatty – As Balfour Beatty builds and maintains the infrastructure communities depend on, its employees contribute time and raise funds for hundreds of charitable causes throughout the world, including North Texas organizations that strengthen community health and human services, education, and first responders. It is a loyal supporter of causes, forming charitable partnerships that last.
    Balfour Beatty Group
    • Outstanding Philanthrophic Foundation: Paulos Foundation – The Paulos Foundation combines data- and outcome-driven philanthropy with a devotion to people and the communities they create. Its approach is captured in the award-winning permanent supportive housing community at the Palm Tree Apartments in Fort Worth. The community, a public/private partnership created by the Paulos Foundation, offers a solution to homelessness that balances the needs of individuals, neighbors in the surrounding Six Points Urban Village, and the community as a whole. Its success has been rigorously documented, earning the foundation the 2017 Partner of the Year award in A Night of Light, the CNM Connect awards program recognizing excellence in the North Texas nonprofit sector, and a 2017 Award of Excellence from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).
    Flora Brewer, Paulos Foundation
    • Outstanding Professional Fundraising Executive: The Ben Franklin Award: Don Shisler – A member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Fort Worth Metro Chapter for more than 20 years, Don Shisler has transformed Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County in a quarter-century as its president and chief executive officer and made the mission a pillar in local efforts to respond to homelessness. Its annual budget has increased from $350,000 to $6 million annually during his tenure, in which the 130-year-old organization gained international prominence through the book and movie “Same Kind of Different as Me.”
    Don Shisler

    National Philanthropy Day® Awards luncheon sponsors include ThinkGiving, M. Gale & Associates and Frost. Media sponsors are the Fort Worth Business Press and FW501c. Additional sponsorships are available, and tables as well as individual seats are on sale now. Contact Co-Chairs Kristy Leedy at 817-366-8216 or Priscilla Miller at 979-255-4422 for more information about National Philanthropy Day® and visit https://community.afpnet.org/fortworthmetrochapter/home to register.

    The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association of individuals and organizations that generate philanthropic support for a wide variety of charitable institutions. Founded in 1960, AFP advances philanthropy through the combined action of more than 30,000 members in over 230 chapters around the world. Fort Worth Metro Chapter was established in 1980 and is part of the international AFP community. AFP’s individual and organizational members raise over $100 billion annually, equivalent to one-third of all charitable giving in North America, and millions more around the world.

  • Hispanics in Philanthropy seeking nonprofit nominations during Hispanic Heritage Month

    Hispanics in Philanthropy has announced that it is seeking nominations of nonprofits and nonprofit leaders who are doing great work in the Latino community for Hispanic Heritage Month. The organization wants to recognize community leaders and share the stories that show how #LatinosGive.

    All nominated nonprofits will be entered for the chance to win Southwest Airlines tickets.

    Hispanics in Philanthropy will also select 10 nonprofits and publish their stories on social media.  Nonprofits will then be encouraged to promote and share, with opportunities to win additional prizes for receiving the most “Likes”.

    Nomination forms can be found here and will be accepted through October 5.

    ABOUT HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPY

    HIP partners with a transnational network of foundations to make impactful investments in the Latino community, and we help Latino nonprofits access funds and develop their leadership so they can effectively address the most pressing issues facing our communities. Find out more on the organization’s website.

  • Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees

    The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame has announced its 2019 inductees. They include: Dr. Glenn Blodgett, The Cavender Family, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, King Ranch and Rick Smith Spirit of Texas recipient, Robert Earl Keen. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame honors those who have shown excellence in competition, business and support of rodeo and the western lifestyle in Texas.

    A post on Cavendar’s  Facebook page showed a picture of four members of the family (below) with the following caption:

    “We are excited to congratulate The Cavender Family for their induction into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame! The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame recognizes the remarkable stories of those with deep roots in western heritage and our family is humbled to receive this honor.

    Hats off to fellow inductees: Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, King Ranch, Robert Earl Keen and Dr. Glenn Blodgett.

    (James R. Cavender 1931-2018)”

    The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at Billy Bob’s Texas in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District on Thursday, January 17. The Induction Ceremony also acts as the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. Tickets for the event are $150.

    ABOUT THE TEXAS COWBOY HALL OF FAME

    The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame honors those individuals who have shown excellence in competition, business and support of rodeo and western lifestyle in Texas. Find out more on the organization’s website.

  • North Texas Giving Day raises record $48M for area nonprofits

    The 10th annual North Texas Giving Day on September 20, 2018 powered by Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) has generated a record-setting amount, wrapping the 10 days of scheduled giving and 18-hour giving extravaganza with more than $48 million and surpassing last year’s total of $39 million. Donations came from all 50 states and 27 countries. All 20 counties received donations.

    In a release on the CFT’s website, Dave Scullin, president and CEO of Communities Foundation Texas said, “As we embarked on our 10th year, we had big dreams for what this day could bring to North Texas, and we are over the moon about surpassing expectations. More important than the number of dollars raised is the number of lives that now can be improved thanks to everyone who gave today. Clearly, these results reinforce that no one cares more about their community than North Texans. And a special thanks to the generous sponsors and donors—this day would not be possible without your steadfast support!”

    In a post on the Communities Foundation of Texas’ Facebook page Thursday night, the organization wrote: “North Texas, you DID it! Over $48 million for nearly 2,700 local nonprofits through this year’s North Texas Giving Day! That’s $9 million more than last year! This shows how much you care about each other and our community. Thank you! Every gift matters and together, we give more! #NTxGivingDay#WhereGivingThrives“. The post included the above picture of CFT staff.

    ABOUT CFT’S NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY

    Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day is our region’s annual online giving extravaganza benefitting 20 counties of North Texas. The day is powered by creative nonprofits, social media activism, area wide collaboration, and of course, you! North Texas Giving Day’s goal is to make giving easy for donors, while helping build awareness and support for local nonprofits. Since 2009, North Texas Giving Day has pumped more than $240 million into the community. In 2017, $39 million was raised through more than 137,000 gifts benefiting 2,723 nonprofits. Visit www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org. #NTxGivingDay @NorthTexasGivingDay

    ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS

    Presenting North Texas Giving Day is one of many ways Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) serves as a hub for philanthropy in North Texas. With the goal of building a thriving community for all, CFT leads strategic grantmaking initiatives, professionally manages more than 1,000 charitable funds for families, companies, foundations and nonprofits and has awarded more than $1.8 billion in grants since its founding in 1953. Find out more at www.cftexas.org www.facebook.com/CFTexas or www.twitter.com/GiveWisely.

  • D CEO announces inaugural Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards

    D CEO Magazine, in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas, held its inaugural Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship awards during an invitation-only event on August 1.

    The awards recognize professionals and organizations in the nonprofit world that continue to make a positive impact on the community, often under difficult financial constraints.

    The 2018 nonprofit and nonprofit staff inaugural winners were:

    • YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Nonprofit Organization of the Year: Large Organization
    • The Family Place, Organization of the Year: Midsize
    • Texas Trees Foundation, Organization of the Year: Small
    • Angel Flight South Central, Organization of the Year: Micro
    • Steven Pace of Access and Information Network, Leadership Excellence
    • North Texas Food Bank, Most Successful Fundraising Campaign
    • ScholarShot, Social Enterprise
    • Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, Team of the Year
    • Kern Wildenthal of The Dallas Opera, Volunteer of the Year

    The awards also honored the efforts of corporations that support the nonprofit community, from executives volunteering their time on boards to lending support through financial donations and sponsorships. To view all of the winners and finalists in both nonprofit and corporate categories, click here.