Dallas Fort Worth Nonprofit Business Journal

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  • Giving Goods DFW Website to Close

    Giving Goods DFW shared their website will close on June 1. Funding challenges prompted the decision. Giving Goods connected area nonprofits to people donating goods and volunteers to serve.

  • 2019 CFC Charity Application Deadline Extended

    The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) has announced an extended deadline for charities to apply for the 2019 campaign. The deadline is now February 22.

    As of February 1, 2019, federal employees in North Texas have pledged $1,729,933 to local, national and international charities through the 2018 Combined Federal Campaign. Charities interested in applying before the new deadline are encouraged to review the 2019 CFC Application Training for Independent and Member Organizations.

  • 6 Stones Announces New Executive Director

    Bedford-based 6 Stones has announced on their LinkedIn page the hiring of their new executive director, Jennifer Leney.

    Ms. Leney currently serves as Vice President of Development and IT for Volunteers of America. She starts her new role on February 18.

  • HUD Announces $2 Billion in Renewal Projects

    The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced nearly $2 billion in funding to renew over 5,800 homeless programs across the United States. Over 53 organization in North Texas received Continuum of Care grants to help end homelessness and provide support to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

    Click here to view a list of the renewal and transition grant awards.

  • DFW Nonprofit Hospitals Under Scrutiny for Tax Exemption Status

    The Dallas News shared a recent report on area nonprofit hospitals facing scrutiny over their tax-exempt status.

    Nonprofit hospitals like Baylor Scott & White and Texas Health Resources created almost half the pretax income in the Dallas-Fort Worth market in 2017. Their joint total was $1.1 billion and includes investment gains, philanthropy and government grants.

    Combined with other health care institutions in north Texas, nonprofit hospitals had almost 70% of the area’s pretax income according to analyst data yet they don’t have to pay most taxes. Exemptions include property, sales and federal income taxes.

    The benefit to the community includes charity care for the indigent and uninsured and by absorbing other medical costs not covered by Medicaid as well as sponsoring medical residencies for new doctors and research investments.

  • Equest Announces Lane Cates as Chairman of the Board

    Equest, a Dallas-based non-profit that enhances the quality of life for children and adults with diverse needs through the human-horse connection, announced Lane Cates as their new Chairman of the Board. She replaces Andy Steingasser, who served as Equest Board Chair for the past three years

    A native of Dallas, Lane is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Abeo Management Corporation, a medical billing company. She received her undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and law degree from The University of Texas School of Law.

    Cates’s passion for horses led her to Equest where she has been a volunteer since 2006 and a Board member since 2016. She is also an active member of Highland Park United Methodist Church and previously served as the President of the Dallas Chapter of the Washington and Lee Alumni Association. Cates and her husband, Brad, have two young sons and two dogs, a Golden Retriever and the world’s largest Labradoodle. In her spare time, she enjoys Pilates, running and traveling.

    “Serving Equest for the last three years as Chairman has been a true pleasure,” said Steingasser. “I part with confidence and comfort in Lane to guide Equest into a strong future.  Lane’s leadership skills combined with her experience as a program volunteer and board governance committee chair will be valuable assets in the continued sustainability and growth of Equest in Southern Dallas and beyond.”

    Founded in 1981, Equest provides equine assisted learning, therapies and counseling to children and adults with physical, cognitive, sensory, coping and learning disabilities and veterans with adjustment challenges. The services provided include physical and occupational therapy, equine assisted counseling and learning, therapeutic carriage driving, therapeutic horsemanship and competition. With the help of 36 therapy horses, eight instructors, four therapists, two counselors, and 400 volunteers, lives are changed for more than 2,000 served annually. Equest was the first PATH International Premier Accredited Center in Texas and remains one of the largest in the country. Equest offers an engaging volunteer program that provides 40,000 hours of direct program service opportunities each year. 

  • United Way of Tarrant County posts RFP for Scalable Community Change

    The United Way of Tarrant County has posted an RFP soliciting proposals for funding scalable community change during the 2019-2020 program year.

    Application Deadline: January 30, 2019 3 pm

  • Education Opens Doors, Inc. Announces New Staff Member

    Education Opens Doors, Inc. recently announced on their Facebook page that Joe Babeu has joined the staff as Executive Assistant to support operations across the organization.

    Located in Dallas, Education Opens Doors, Inc provides college-readiness programs to area students, starting in middle school. D

  • My Possibilities to Develop Inclusive Community for Adults with Cognitive Disabilities

    Dallas News reported on January 11 that My Possibilities, based in Plano, has announced plans to purchase a former Garland golf course to develop a new residential community focused on adults with cognitive disabilities, which includes everything from autism and Down syndrome to traumatic brain injuries and dementia.

    The 178-acre Eastern Hills Country Club will be transformed into a neighborhood of 300 homes, 100 of which would go to My Possibilities’ clients who have special housing needs.

    The 10-year-old nonprofit already operates a facility near Bush Turnpike and Coit Road in Plano.

  • The Welman Project Founders Vanessa Barker and Taylor Willis Celebrate Successful Start

    The founders of a new nonprofit, The Welman Project, had a big year according to a recent post on their Facebook page. They distributed $374,000 worth of donated goods to educators and nonprofits in 2018, including all 143 schools in the Fort Worth ISD. 

    The Welman Project Founders Vanessa Barker and Taylor Willis collect donated goods from businesses, nonprofits and individuals to redistribute for use in schools and other agencies in need.