Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT)

A nonprofit organization
Fundraise

$8,059 raised by 18 donors

Who we are

With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more thacn 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.6 billion in grants since its founding in 1953.        

CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT’s Center for Business Impact, Educate Texas at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $70 million on a single day in 2024 to help over 3,200 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at CFTexas.org.         

Mission

To improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning.We work toward this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity.

As your community foundation, our vision is of a community where every person has the opportunity to thrive.

CFT believes that all community members:

- Should feel welcome, safe, and accepted;

- Should be treated with respect and dignity;

- Should have equitable access to opportunities to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

We are dedicated to both working internally with our staff and culture and learning and leading externally with partners across our community to create thriving communities for all.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT)

Tax id (EIN)

75-0964565

Guidestar

Causes

Community Improvement

Operating Budget

$1,000,000 - $2,999,999

Counties Served

Grayson, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin

BIPOC Serving

Other, Native American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or African American

BIPOC Leadership

Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair

Address

5500 Caruth Haven Lane
Dallas, TX 75225

Phone

214-750-4222

Email

communications@cftexas.org

Website

http://www.cftexas.org

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