Communities Foundation of Texas
5500 Caruth Haven Lane
Dallas, Texas 75225
United States
Mission
To stimulate creative solutions to key challenges in our community. We thoughtfully and effectively support our diverse donors and grantees by providing exemplary service and by demonstrating accountability. We improve lives through an unwavering commitment to lasting impact.
Most Meaningful Change
Our Data Driven Decision-Making Institute (D3) is designed to provide organizations that offer programs and services to low-income working families the power to accelerate their development of enduring solutions to the social and economic problems facing this population. The institute helps organizations to develop a shared understanding of the current issues and areas of need for the working poor based on currently available data; implement or expand use of data as part of program development and in strategic decision-making; and expand their network of resources and support, including sharing best practices through participation in a learning community.
1953 Year Founded
56 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$982,331,000 Endowment Value
$76,000,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Communities Foundation of Texas |
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Address 1 | 5500 Caruth Haven Lane |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Dallas |
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State / Region | Texas |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 75225 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 214-750-4147 |
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Email | chodges@cftexas.org |
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Website | www.CFTexas.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Brent Christopher, President & CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Claire Hodges |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Marketing and Communications Manager |
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Year Founded | 1953 |
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Mission Statement | To stimulate creative solutions to key challenges in our community. We thoughtfully and effectively support our diverse donors and grantees by providing exemplary service and by demonstrating accountability. We improve lives through an unwavering commitment to lasting impact. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 7,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 56 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Board Members | 18 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $216,245,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $120,500,000 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $103,454,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $76,000,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $982,331,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a centrally important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Fair amount of time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Slightly important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | |
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Human and social services | |
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Human rights | Fair amount |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Lot |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Fair amount |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Fair amount |
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Housing | Lot |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Fair amount |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Fair amount |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Rarely |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting much better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | A few small achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Some important achievements |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our Data Driven Decision-Making Institute (D3) is designed to provide organizations that offer programs and services to low-income working families the power to accelerate their development of enduring solutions to the social and economic problems facing this population. The institute helps organizations to develop a shared understanding of the current issues and areas of need for the working poor based on currently available data; implement or expand use of data as part of program development and in strategic decision-making; and expand their network of resources and support, including sharing best practices through participation in a learning community. |
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