Last Monday night some of Dallas’ most deserving nonprofits showed up at The Pecan Room. It’s such a dream of a room with its fine woodwork, tall ceilings, windows and grand fireplace. It simply oozes the refinement and class from a long-ago era without the mustiness of your grandma’s trunk.
It was that marvelous feel of grandeur that was the backdrop for the Dallas Foundation’s Grantee Recognition Event. Everywhere one looked it was either DF board members or very appreciative recipients.
Dallas Police Officer Sheldon Smith told DF’s Gary Garcia and Circle of Supporters Mary Hager and Bernadette Nuttal about his early days of working with the Dallas gangs. SPCA’s James Bias calmed a guest about a recent pooch that had appeared on WFAA’s noon show. The critter had indeed been adopted.
But it wasn’t just those on the receiving end. DF Board of Governor members David Corrigan, Jere Thompson and Don Crisp were feeling a bit like Santa.
DF President Mary Jalonick took her glasses off and frankly admitted that despite all the appreciation in the room, the most important group was not present — the donors. Without them, there would be no funds to support the tireless efforts of the recipients.
For a gander at just what groups that benefited from the DF’s efforts andthe donations of others, follow the jump. You’ll be impressed by the number and the names.
2012 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS
- Aberg Center for Literacy — ESL and GED program improvements
- Center for Nonprofit Management — DonorBridge support services for 2013
- Center on Communities and Education at SMU — The School Zone program
- Commit! — operating support for Commit! as Founding Innovator and 0-3 Network Host
- Dallas AfterSchool Network — expansion of the Program Quality Initiative
- Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. — Dream Dallas campaign
- Dallas CASA — construction of a new facility
- DFW International Community Alliance — Naturalization Exam preparation classes
- Low Birth Weight Development Center — Teen Parenting program
- Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance — permanent supportive housing plan for Dallas
- National Math and Science Initiative — Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program
- Reach Out and Read Texas — Reach Out and Read program at the MyChildren’s clinic near Bachman Lake
- Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers — Early Childhood Therapy Program
- Texas Association for Infant Mental Health — on-line curriculum development and support for child care staff
- The Benefit Bank of Texas (Texas Health Institute) — The Benefit Bank of Texas project
- United Way of Metropolitan Dallas — Earn It! Keep It! Save It! program
- Zero-to-Five Funders Collaborative — early childhood programming in the Bachman Lake area
FIELD-OF-INTEREST GRANTS
Jean Baptiste “Tad” Adoue, III Fund
- Dallas Arboretum — Chihuly Exhibit
- Dallas Opera — Simulcast of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at Cowboys Stadium
- Dallas Summer Musicals — “Peter Pan” production
- New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving — concerts that feature Latino music
- Shakespeare Dallas — title season sponsorship
Bertice Carter Speck Fund
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas — afterschool programming for children and teens
- Child and Family Guidance Center — mental health counseling for low-income children
Elizabeth T. Robinson Fund
- Rainbow Days — support groups of homeless children and families
Betty Pope and Erin Wylie Funds
- The Bridge — kennel services for pets of homeless guests
- D/FW Labrador Retriever Rescue — veterinary expenses
Lucille W. and George R. Pattullo Fund
- Dallas Police Athletic League — programs for at-risk African American teens
Jalonick Family Memorial Funds
- Mosaic Family Services — transitional shelter for immigrant women
- Victims Outreach — support for victims of violent crime
- Autism Treatment Center — horticulture program and Tiger Cafe
- Bridge Breast Network — cancer treatment for uninsured women
Morris Harley Morgan Jr. Fund
- Baylor Healthcare Systems Foundation — Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute
James D. Webb Fund
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas —research for a cure for Parkinson’s disease
Annie L. Stevens Fund
- AVANCE Dallas — children’s programming
- Christ’s Foundry — furnishing for the youth room
- Circle of Support — summer programming
- Dallas Community Lighthouse — apartment-based tutoring programs
- Education is Freedom DISD — graduation/college preparation program
- Hope Cottage — adoption programs for foster children
- Mi Escuelita Preschool — general support of the school
- Mosaic Family Services — transitional shelter for immigrant women
- Reconciliation Outreach — flooring for the community center
Louis B. and Mary Ratliff Funds
- Kaufman County Animal Awareness Project — veterinary services for feral cats
- The Bridge — kennel services for pets of homeless guests
- The Bridge — operating support of the homeless shelter
- Buckner Children and Family Services — purchase of equipment for food pantry
- Captain Hope’s Kids — basic supplies for children in shelters
- Housing Crisis Center — long-term transitional housing program
- Irving Cares — general operating support
- LifeLine Shelter for Families, Inc. — rental assistance in Grand Prairie
- Metrocrest Social Services — rental assistance and financial literacy
- Wesley-Rankin Community Center — youth development programs
- YWCA — support of Nurse-Family Partnership
2012 DONORBRIDGE NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY PRIZE WINNERS
- Denton Animal Shelter Foundation Inc. — general operating support
- My Possibilities — general operating support
- North Texas Public Broadcasting/KERA/KXT — general operating support
- John Paul II High School — general operating support
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra — general operating support
- United Through H.O.P.E. — general operating support
2012 WOMEN’S PHILANTHROPY INSTITUTE GRANT
- Youth Village Resources of Dallas —computer and safe food handling classes
2012 PEGASUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE GRANT
- ChildCareGroup Healthy Start, Healthy Children — early childhood nutrition program
2012 GOOD WORKS UNDER 40 AWARD GRANTS
- Young Texans Against Cancer — general operating support
- Camp John Marc — general operating support
- Paws in the City — general operating supportt
- Buckner Children and Family Services — general operating support
- Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation — general operating support
2012 SAFETY NET GRANTS
- Community Dental Care — general operating support
- Lancaster Outreach Center — direct assistance for low-income families
2012 COMPANION ANIMAL FUNDERS COALITION GRANTS
- Dallas Animal Services — Big Fix for Big D Spay/Neuter Surgeries
- Metroplex Animal Coalition — Big Fix for Big D Spay/Neuter Surgeries
- SPCA of Texas — Big Fix for Big D Spay/Neuter Surgeries