CFT 60th Anniversary Supplement, Dallas Morning News

INSIDE: 2 Sixty years of giving 3 Education gets a boost 4 Generations of generosity 6 North Texas Giving Day sets national record 7 Entrepreneurs make over school

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In 1955, Pearl C. Anderson donated a prime piece of land to help people regardless of their race or religion.

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SIXTY YEARS of GIVING IN 1953, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) was founded on a simple, yet remarkable notion that every day is an opportunity to make tomorrow better.

Originally known as Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, CFT received its first major gift in 1955 from Pearl C. Anderson, an African-American grocer and widow of a local physician. Her gift was a prime piece of land in downtown Dallas valued at $325,000. Anderson grew up in rural Louisiana during racial segregation and was prohibited from attending school until age 12, when a school for black children was built a few miles from her home.

Pearls of wisdom Every day, she walked by a plaque that credited a foundation – the Rosenwald Fund – for establishing her school, and she vowed to one day pay her debt of gratitude to those who made her education possible.

When she brought that dream to Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, she asked that the money from the eventual sale of the land be used to help “the poor, young people and other struggling people, without regard to their race or religion.” Today, the foundation still uses the Pearl C. Anderson Fund to honor her promise, including a

recent grant to Educational First Steps, which improves the quality and availability of early childhood education for economically disadvantaged children in Dallas.

Honoring Mack A more recent gift from Megan and Casey McManemin honors his grandfather, Mack, a barber who moved to Dallas from Arkansas in 1920 and opened a barbershop to support his family. Mack lived a simple life and was well respected by his family and peers.

Two generations later, the McManemins chose to honor his grandfather by opening a barbershop and hair salon at The Bridge homeless shelter. CFT worked with them to structure a grant to build and operate Mack’s at The Bridge so that veterans and others experiencing homelessness have a place to spruce up before job interviews. McManemin is certain that his grandfather would approve.

CFT works with families, companies and nonprofits through more than 900 charitable funds, each with a charitable purpose that focuses on strengthening the community. To learn more, contact Susan Swan Smith at 214-750-4256, ssmith@cftexas.org or visit cftexas.org.

Megan and Casey McManemin funded a barbershop and hair salon at The Bridge in honor of his grandfather, Mack McManemin.

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ON THE COVER: Splashing good fun at Klyde Warren Park, a new public space funded in part by Communities Foundation of Texas.

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EDUCATION GETS A BOOST from CFT FUNDS Research has confirmed what many of us know intuitively – that the single most important variable in student achievement is the quality of the individual teacher in the classroom.

Educate Texas, an initiative of CFT, occupies a unique space that allows it to convene stakeholders from education, policy, business and philanthropy. Recently, it formed the Texas Teaching Commission to take a holistic look at the teacher continuum in Texas. The Commission produced a report to inform the Legislature and school districts: Supporting Students, Honoring Teachers: Recommendations for the Next Generation of Teaching Policy in Texas.

Training teachers CFT has made $2 million in grants to improve middle school education. For example, Teach For America is receiving $350,000 over two years to start a pilot program providing comprehensive training and classroom tools for all teachers – Teach For America corps members and their colleagues – at Ann Richards Middle School in Pleasant Grove. According to Alex Hales, executive director of Teach For America Dallas/Fort Worth, “The support from CFT for the pilot at Ann Richards empowered us to rethink whole school support and how we can partner with schools to help build strong instructional capacity at every level.”

Committing to Dallas

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To help transform the way our community approaches education, the Caruth Foundation at CFT awarded the Commit! Partnership up to $1.5 million over three years.

Teach for America corps member Emily Martin works with her students at Ann Richards Middle School where she is a seventh grade English Language Arts teacher.

2013 GRANT DISTRIBUTION Youth & Recreation

Community Improvement

5%

Education

7%

Arts & Culture

8% 36% Other

8%

10% Religious Activities

12% Daemmrich Photography

Educate Texas, a public-private partnership, is dedicated to improving the public education system so that every Texas student is prepared for success in school, in the workforce and in life.

Housing & Human Services

14% Health & Scientific Research

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Commit! helps drive student achievement in Dallas County from cradle to career, by measuring what matters, identifying effective practices and aligning community resources to spread what works.

Educating Texas

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A CFT grant from H. Ross Perot funds the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

W.W. Caruth, Jr. gives all assets of his private foundation to CFT.

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Pearl C. Anderson Day Nursery opens thanks to her gift to the community through CFT.

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1953

CFT makes St. Paul Hospital Cardiac Research grant.

Prominent city leaders establish the Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, the precursor to CFT.

1950s

2003

The Mabel Peters Caruth Center opens to meet the needs of CFT, local community groups and philanthropists.

The Blanche Swanzy Lange Special Care Newborn Nursery at Baylor opens in Dallas thanks to a grant from the Lange Fund at CFT.

1995

1966

Granville C. Morton of Morton Potato Chip Company makes a $1,000,000 grant from his CFT fund for research and treatment of cancer, leukemia and other blood diseases.

1989

Dallas rejuvenates and restores the McKinney Avenue Trolley.

CFT partially funds the project.

1960s

1970s

2001

The Caruth Foundation at CFT makes a $5 million grant to UT Southwestern Medical Center to foster research by young scientists and doctors.

1980s

The Butterfly House at Texas Discovery Gardens is built through a grant by the Rosine Foundation at CFT.

1999

SPCA of Texas opens its Russell H. Perry campus in McKinney thanks to a grant from CFT.

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2000s

Since 1953, Communities Foundation of Texas has partnered with families like yours to invest over $1.3 billion in worthwhile charities that make our communities stronger. Join us, and we’ll help you make your mark on history.

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Through DonorBridge, North Texas Giving Day sets records and raises $25.2 million for 1,351 nonprofits.

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NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY RAISES MILLIONS for CHARITIES NORTH TEXANS, joined by generous fans far and wide, gave a record-breaking $25.2 million to their favorite area charities during North Texas Giving Day. By day’s end on Sept. 19, 2013, online donations had poured in from all 50 states and 36 countries, aimed at shoring up resources at 1,351 area nonprofit agencies. The total sum broke the single-day national record and surpassed the 2012 Giving Day results by $10.8 million.

“Even small donations recognize the important work of the nonprofit community, and collectively with thousands of others, they add up to make a big difference,” says Brent Christopher, president and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas, which founded and organized the event.

About a quarter of all donors were first-time

contributors to their chosen charities. Donations of $25 or more were boosted with bonus and prize funds made available by many generous sponsors.

The success of the event is a testament to the ease of online giving, made possible by DonorBridge (DonorBridgeTX.org). The energy was amplified this year by flash mobs, in addition to more than a dozen performing arts troupes, therapy ponies, SPCA puppies, a Dallas Zoo penguin and a menagerie of other live acts that turned out to raise awareness of the event. Since the initial Giving Day in 2009, the total amount raised exceeds $60 million.

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ENTREPRENEURS MAKE OVER SCHOOL

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IF YOU LOOK at any great city that has culture, arts and infrastructure beyond what a city can do with bond money, it’s because of philanthropy.

— Ron Kirk, former Dallas mayor and former U.S. trade ambassador

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Mayors talk philanthropy TO COMMEMORATE CFT’s 60th anniversary, a distinguished panel gathered to discuss how philanthropy has shaped the city since the 1950s. Mayor Mike Rawlings, joined by former mayors Tom Leppert, Laura Miller and Ron Kirk, addressed an audience of business leaders and other VIPs earlier this year, describing how ambitious projects like the Trinity River revitalization, Klyde Warren Park and the Arts District could not have been realized without a climate of giving. It’s no coincidence that Dallas has these treasures, says Ron Kirk, former mayor and former U.S. trade ambassador. “If you look at any great city that has culture, arts and infrastructure beyond what a city can do with bond money, it’s because of philanthropy.” A Chronicle of Philanthropy report in 2012 ranked Dallas-Fort Worth the ninth most generous metro area in the nation.

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From left, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Tom Leppert, Laura Miller and Ron Kirk

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More than 550 volunteers from 59 Entrepreneurs For North Texas’ member companies came together for the 12th annual EFNT Freedom Day, a service day developed to honor the lives tragically lost and changed on 9/11. Volunteers met at Dallas ISD’s Atwell Law Academy to give the campus an extreme makeover. In a matter of hours, they transformed the school with inspiring words, playful images and a mural of the updated school mascot.

EFNT makes it easy for companies to do good. To learn how to join EFNT’s network of good corporate citizens, visit efnt.org.

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TH A N K YO U In addition to the donors who make our work possible, we recognize our current and former trustees who serve as voluntary stewards of CFT’s 900 charitable funds.

Current Trustees

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Frederick B. Hegi, Jr., Chair Frank A. Risch, Vice Chair James E. Bass Becky Bright Brent Christopher Jeanne T. Cox Kenneth A. Hersh Judith W. Gibbs Jack M. Kinnebrew Bobby B. Lyle John McStay Harold Montgomery Carlos González Peña Florence Shapiro Karen Shuford Terdema L. Ussery II Ex-Officio Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler Joseph M. “Jody” Grant Vester T. Hughes, Jr., Senior Tax Counsel

Former Trustees

Give today and change forever.

Every act of philanthropy begins with someone’s vision for a brighter future.

For sixty years, we’ve helped bring the dreams of North Texans to life to strengthen our community.

Help improve tomorrow for everyone by joining us today.

Start your charitable fund today.

Call 214-750-4255, email giving@cftexas.org or visit www.CFTexas.org/Giving.

Ebby Halliday Acers J. B. Adoue, Jr. R. W. Baxter Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Ernest Blank James H. Bond Donald E. Bowles, Sr. Clark W. Breeding Durwood Chalker Maxwell A. Clampitt Daniel W. Cook III William E. Cooper George P. Cullum, Jr. James M. Cumby Linda Pitts Custard Joe D. Denton Henry E. English R. R. Gilbert Jack L. Hamon Frank H. Heller Morris L. Hite Jack B. Jackson Delmo L. Johnson Lawrence B. Jones Sheffield A. Kadane Edmund J. Kahn Sherman M. Kaplan Fred M. Lange J. L. Latimer Milton P. Levy, Jr. William C. Lochmoeller S. H. Lynch H. N. Mallon Gerald C. Mann, Sr. A. D. Martin, Sr. Linda Brack McFarland B. F. McLain Henry S. Miller, Sr. John B. Mills John E. Mitchell, Jr. Philip O’Bryan Montgomery III G. C. Morton Michaux Nash, Sr. Lydia Haggar Novakov Russell H. Perry F. S. Randle Joseph W. Riley Doyle E. Rogers Harmon Schepps Julius Schepps William H. Seay Charles S. Sharp James W. Simmons, Jr. Marion B. Solomon John F. Stephens W. Neill Stewart Albert Susman C. A. Tatum, Jr. Jere W. Thompson Gifford Touchstone Thomas C. Unis Harold F. Volk Travis T. Wallace Samson Wiener Joel T. Williams III Charles J. Wyly, Jr.