North Texas Community Foundation

NTCF helps donors support the causes they care about most. Watch to learn about Grau family’s strategic and thoughtful approach to philanthropy, and how they use their fund to support local nonprofits such as HOPE Farm. #FoundationForGood

Congratulations to the 2024 John and Frances Wasilchak Scholarship recipients. The Wasilchak Scholarship Fund at North Texas Community Foundation has awarded nearly $800,000 to 47 Glen Rose High School graduates since 2006. #FoundationForGood Read more here: https://loom.ly/uApzjKA

The dog days of Summer are upon us, but we're staying cool with this grantee highlight. Read our latest blog post to learn how a partnership between YMCA of Fort Worth and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Tarrant County provided complimentary swim lessons to 1,100 children last year. #FoundationForGood https://loom.ly/_BZNs-A

A recent study showed, that despite challenges in local child care programs, 93% of preschool classrooms exceeded the high-quality threshold for emotional support. NTCF is proud to support the initiatives creating strong outcomes for local children through The Blue Ribbon Action Committee, chaired by our president/CEO Rose Bradshaw. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gDQT2fWJ

Congratulations to the National Juneteenth Museum on a great program last week featuring Henry Louis Gates Jr., host of the PBS hit series “Finding Your Roots,” and Fort Worth's own Miss Opal Lee. Our team was delighted to join the occasion alongside our Fund to Advance Racial Equity and ToolBox grantees. Read more about the event here: https://loom.ly/06N0E4A

Today, our team and grant committee members had the opportunity to visit the Renaissance Heights Foundation to see firsthand the work being done to provide affordable housing solutions in our community. Thank you to the staff and residents for welcoming us and sharing your stories. Click here to learn more: https://loom.ly/GQICejs #FoundationForGood

Congratulations to HS2 at CRMS student Areeg Al-Dayni for becoming the most recent valedictorian of O.D. Wyatt High School and earning a full scholarship to Caltech! Areeg developed a passion for STEM through her participation in the HS2 summer program at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. Thanks to our generous donors, the HS2 Fund at NTCF has provided more than $2.6M in scholarships and support for this program. Learn more: https://loom.ly/ZdKq0rM #FoundationForGood

Our team had the privilege of taking a hard hat tour of the new National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington today. Witnessing the construction of this tribute to our nation's heroes was inspiring and humbling. We look forward to the museum's completion and the important stories it will tell. For more information, visit: https://loom.ly/uYUezpg #FoundationForGood

Our very own Rose Bradshaw was featured on the latest episode of Whitley Penn's WP Cares podcast! In this episode, Rose and Emily Landry, CPA discuss the pivotal role NTCF plays in supporting our community and empowering nonprofit leaders. Tune in to hear their conversation and learn more about our mission: https://hubs.li/Q02yD_hB0 #FoundationForGood

We are invested in building the capacity of local nonprofits. Our partnership with Catchafire matches skills-based volunteers with organizations that need their skills – ensuring nonprofits have access to resources critical to their success. Read how Camp Fire First Texas's recent project on the platform created a data-informed survey to ensure that early childhood educators can deliver high-quality early learning experiences, and saved the organization $3.8k in the process. https://loom.ly/SLRoREA