Dallas Fort Worth Nonprofit Business Journal

Tag: Charity news

  • Café Momentum pivots during COVID, launches retail venture and prepares to scale.

    According to WFAA Channel 8 ABC, Café Momentum transformed its operations during COVID to provide 350,000 meal kits to food insecure students and families in Richardson and other ISDs and has launched a food-related retail venture, Cafe Momentum Goods to support its efforts to provide family, opportunity and employment for former juvenile offenders. The organization is looking to expand its impact to 30 programs across the country within ten years.

  • American Family Insurance to invest $105 million in equity initiative

    Over the next five years, American Family Insurance will invest $105 million in addressing equity gaps nationwide through its Free to Dream Initiative. Funding will focus on economic empowerment, education and health equity, climate resilience, criminal justice reform and workforce diversity, equity and inclusion through the American Family Institute for Corporate and Social Impact and the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation.

    Read more at the Philanthropy News Digest.

  • Fort Worth Philanthropist Paul E. Andrews, Jr. dies.

    Founder of the Paul E. Andrews Jr. Foundation, Paul E. Andrews, Jr., died this week. He was 78. Through his personal and foundation giving he has funded critical investments in Tarrant County organizations such as ACH Child & Family Services, Lena Pope, Baylor Scott & White and many many more.

    Read more at the Fort Worth Business Press.

  • Salvation Army announces Red Kettle matching gift from Sarah & Ross Perot Jr.

    For every dollar donated to a Red Kettle or online, Sarah & Ross Perot Jr. and family have graciously pledged to match up to $500,000.

    From its beginnings in 1891 as a Salvation Army captain’s start-up program in San Francisco, the Red Kettle Campaign has grown into one of the most recognizable and important charitable campaigns in the United States. It provides toys for kids, coats for the homeless, food for the hungry and countless social service programs year-round. As part of the campaign, more than 25,000 Salvation Army volunteers ring bells and solicit donations to the red kettles throughout the country.

  • Trinity Habitat for Humanity raises $1 million at annual luncheon

    Trinity Habitat for Humanity announced that its 2018 BuildStrong Lunch held in late October set records for both attendance and money raised – raising $1 million. ” With over 750 in attendance, this was our biggest and most successful BuildStrong yet!”