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2 0 1 3 A N N U A L R E P O R T
Founded in 1953 as Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, Communities
Foundation of Texas and our donors have supported community needs by
funding thousands of nonprofits.
On the cover, a student stands in a learning garden at Robert E. Lee
Elementary School. CFT funds REAL School Gardens to create learning
gardens in low-income schools and train teachers to use them to improve student engagement and
academic achievement.
C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S
s children, we see life as timeless, never-ending. The days come and go, each one a vibrant,
fleeting and magical glimpse at the splendor of the world around us.
In later years, that youthful outlook evolves into a careful consideration of our impact on those around us. We reflect on opportunities received, on kindnesses provided, the wisdom of our elders and lessons learned the hard way. We see the passing of time through the eyes of our children and the ghosts of our fathers, and realize that while our life here is not eternal, the generosity of our spirit can change lives forever.
Communities Foundation of Texas was founded on this principle in 1953, and for sixty years we’ve been privileged to be part of so many wonderful legacies in North Texas. By matching visionary giving with the needs of our community, we’ve helped make tomorrow better for generations to come.
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WILLIAM WALTER CARUTH, JR. started a construction and building supply company during the Great Depression. He went on to achieve legendary success in land development before his death in 1990. A passionate philanthropist, Caruth gave generously to his favorite causes: education, scientific and medical research, and public safety.
In 1997, the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation at CFT made a major grant to UT Southwestern Medical Center to create Caruth Scholars in Medical Research. The program enables 20 of the world’s brightest young medical scientists to work in the most promising areas of research under the school’s prestigious faculty, whose concentration of Nobel laureates is the world’s highest. Will Caruth wanted to support scientists making profound discoveries. Today’s medical scientists continue to discover the effects of his generosity.
T H E S C I E N C E
of giving
C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S 3
A current beneficiary of Will Caruth’s largess, Kim Orth is a Caruth
Biomedical Scholar and professor in the Department of Molecular Biology
at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her research focuses on bacteria-host interactions and contributes
lifesaving knowledge about pathogens that cause everything from bubonic
plague to food poisoning.
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P L A Y
it forward
As our name attests, we have always been about the community. In the 1960s, CFT leaders like Charles Sharp (pictured at left) understood that public spaces help make cities great. Gathering places that provide recreation, cultural enrichment and civic beauty are the uniting landmarks that reveal a community’s soul. Through their funds at CFT, community leaders have supported numerous civic improvements: playgrounds from West Dallas to Collin County, Crape Myrtle Alley and Toad Corners Fountain at the Dallas Arboretum, the Leonhardt Lagoon at Fair Park and improvements at the Dallas Zoo.
Recently, CFT provided funds and expertise during the planning stages of Klyde Warren Park, the city deck park connecting downtown, Uptown and the Arts District. As the park took shape, CFT’s Caruth Foundation gave a $5 million grant for the park’s safety and security.
C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S 5
Projects like Klyde Warren Park and other urban gathering places show the
power of public spaces to both help revitalize our city’s central business
district and strengthen the bonds of citizenship throughout our community. The future of Dallas is clearly moving
toward a more beautiful place.
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Ms. Betty Curl has been tutoring children at the South Dallas “Top of the Class” Community Tutoring Center at S.M. Wright for over 40 years. Her efforts have helped at-risk students succeed in school. During the 2009 school year, the center provided test-taking practice for standardized tests, and its students passed reading and math tests at a rate of 97 percent and writing tests at a rate of 100 percent.
C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S 7
W I S D O M of Pearl
The first major gift to the Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, later Communities Foundation of Texas, came from Pearl C. Anderson, an African-American grocer and physician’s widow. Her gift was a future interest in a prime piece of real estate in downtown Dallas worth $325,000.
Growing up in rural Louisiana, Pearl was not allowed to go to the racially segregated school a few miles away, and there was no school for black children. When such a school was finally built, it was the result of a gift from the Rosenwald Fund. Pearl felt that she owed a debt to those who made it possible for her to get an education, and she vowed that she would one day pay it back. Her gift to the Community Chest Trust Fund kept her promise. She asked that the donated funds be used to help “the poor, young people, and other struggling people,” regardless of race or religion.
Today, we still use the Pearl C. Anderson Fund to honor her wish. Recently, the fund made a grant to the S.M. Wright Foundation’s tutoring center, which provides free, one-on-one tutoring for South Dallas students.
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Before there were Morton’s Potato Chips, there was Granville C. Morton, honing his potato chip recipe in the kitchen of his Dallas sandwich shop. He ultimately sold the store to manufacture the chips and made his fortune years later when the company joined General Mills.
Morton gave to many causes throughout his life, including $1 million in 1965 to help build a cancer and research hospital. Today, his granddaughter Meredith Woodworth advises on grants from the Morton Fund at CFT, which has granted $23 million since 1982 to such nonprofits as the American Red Cross, Ability Connection of Texas, Dallas Baptist University and Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. “He wanted to make Dallas a better place,” Meredith said. The man who started out making snacks now nourishes countless lives through his generous legacy.
O F F T H E
old block
9C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S
Meredith Woodworth, Granville Morton’s granddaughter, recently
recommended a grant from the Morton Fund to the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes (which first came to Dallas thanks to her father
Van Ellis’ work with Tom Landry).
In football programs at schools like Kimball High School, the
organization’s mentors become life coaches to young athletes, teaching integrity, character,
leadership and teamwork—values that will serve these youth far
beyond the playing field.
Communities Foundation of Texas began as the
Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund in 1953.
Cities all over the U.S. created community chests
that addressed needs from hunger to shelter to
education. The Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund
was the financial safety net supporting the
Community Chest of Greater Dallas and its agencies.
1950s 1960s“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” J O H N F. K E N N E D Y
1970s
1975The Blanche Swanzy Lange Special Care Newborn Nursery at Baylor opens in Dallas thanks to a grant from the Lange Fund at CFT.
1966Granville C. Morton of Morton Potato Chip Company recommends a $1,000,000 grant from his CFT fund for research and treatment of cancer, leukemia and other blood diseases.
1965W.W. Caruth, Jr. gives all assets of his private foundation to CFT.
1953Prominent city leaders establish the Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund, the precursor to CommunitiesFoundation of Texas.
1958Pearl C. Anderson Day Nursery opens thanks to a grant from a fund at CFT in her name.
1962CFT makes St. Paul Hospital
Cardiac Research grant.
“A man has made at least
a start on discovering the
meaning of life when he
plants shade trees under
which he knows full well
he will never sit.”A L F R E D N O R T H W H I T E H E A D
1979CFT funds a new
home for the DallasBar Association.
1990s1980s 2000s
2013Through DonorBridge, North Texas Giving Day sets records and raises
$25.2 million for 1,351 nonprofits.
1995The Caruth Foundation at CFT makes a $5 million grant to UT Southwestern Medical Center to foster research with young scientists and doctors.
2003The Mabel Peters Caruth Center
opens to meet the needs of CFT, local community groups and philanthropists.
1999 SPCA of Texas opens its Russell H. Perry campus in McKinney thanks to a grant from CFT.
2001The Butterfly House at Texas Discovery Gardens is funded through a grant by the Rosine Foundationat CFT.
1989Dallas rejuvenates and restores the McKinney Avenue Trolley. CFThelps fund the project.
1985A CFT grant from
H. Ross Perot funds the Morton H. Meyerson
Symphony Center.
1982Millard’s Crossing Fund is established at CFT to benefit the historic village in Nacogdoches, Texas.
198714 field of interest funds are established at CFT, making
it easy to support your favorite causes.
2004Educate Texas launches to improve public education throughout the state.
2005The Dallas Police Department receives a $15 million dollar grant from the W.W.Caruth, Jr. Foundation at CFT.
Sixty years later our name has changed, but we continue to support North Texas and beyond, matching real community needs
with the passions of our donors. Since 1953, we’ve made more than $1.3 billion in grants and are now one of the largest community
foundations in the nation. Today, we celebrate this milestone with the countless men and women who have given back to our communities and with those who still look forward
to making tomorrow better.
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Brent E. ChristopherPRESIDENT AND CEO
ecently, I heard someone say, “Sixty is the new forty,” and who am I to argue?
Sixty does not feel old to me. In fact, at age 47, the closer I get to it, the younger it seems. Still, it’s also true that there’s a certain pride that goes with acknowledging every single year of being 60. Age can produce real benefits. Like experience. Stability. Judgement. Credibility. Staying-power.
Communities Foundation of Texas has been helping people invest in their community for 60 years. The foundation started downtown in 1953 as the Dallas Community Chest Trust Fund. Back then, we were the financial safety net for the social-service agencies that were part of the Dallas Community Chest, which eventually became part of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
Since 1981, we’ve been known as Communities Foundation of Texas. But more importantly, we have grown significantly in every way over the years. Those folks in 1953 would not have imagined a day—like today—when the foundation employs 65 staff members and has awarded more than $1.3 billion in grants to thousands of different charities across the country and around the world.
So, how do you celebrate 60 years?
Sharing a big piece of cake is definitely appropriate. But, we’re also sharing lots of stories. We’re sparking community conversations on the critical topic of education. We’re supporting community-wide giving through North Texas Giving Day that tops anything experienced elsewhere in the U.S. We’re honoring the past while staying true to our mission—stimulating new ideas for the future.
When you have a chance, be sure to stop by the lobby at CFT and experience the new interactive kiosk. It lets you quickly see the last 60 years in Dallas, decade by decade, with a focus on philanthropy. Based on the numbers, North Texas is one of the most generous places in the country. Based on the stories, you can feel the truth of that in your own heart.
Giving back and looking forward is our motto for this 60th year. Thank you for everything you do alongside us to make that possible. Here’s to the next 60!
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Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.Board ChairPrincipalWingate Partners
Frank RischBoard Vice ChairCivic Leader
John McStayPresidentJohn McStay Inc.
Ruth Sharp AltshulerEx-Officio, Chairman’s CircleCivic Leader
Bobby B. LylePresident and CEOLyco Holdings, Inc.
Terdema L. Ussery IIPresident and CEODallas Mavericks
Jeanne T. CoxCivic Leader
Joseph M. “Jody” GrantEx-Officio, Immediate Past ChairmanChairman Emeritus Texas Capital Bancshares
Becky BrightCivic Leader
Brent ChristopherPresident and CEO Communities Foundation of Texas
Carlos González PeñaPresidentPeña Search Consulting
The Honorable Florence ShapiroFormer Texas State Senator
Harold MontgomeryChairman and CEOART Holdings, Inc.
Ken HershCo-founder and CEONGP Energy CapitalManagement
Jack M. KinnebrewAttorneyStrasburger & Price, LLP
Karen ShufordCivic Leader
Judith W. GibbsCivic Leader
James E. BassPresidentOjai Goliad, LLC
Vester Hughes (pictured top right with 1962 trustees) first began working with CFT in 1958, and he has served as the general counsel or lead tax counsel ever since. To put the length of his service into context, Vester joined CFT in the same year that Alaska joined the Union and Elvis joined the Army.
During the years that followed, CFT evolved into one of the most prominent, trusted community foundations in the country. And, Vester evolved into one of the most prominent, trusted tax lawyers in the United States, whether in the Supreme Court, the halls of Congress, or a law firm conference room right here in Dallas, Texas.
board of T R U S T E E S
Vester T. Hughes, Jr.Senior Tax Counsel for CFT
1958–Present
$562
$982
$605$647
$700
$801$754
$651$705
$769
$853
20032004
20052006
20072008
20092010 2011
20122013
$80
$134
2013
$73
2012
$54
2011
$87
2010
$79
2009
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T O TA L G I F T S R E C E I V E D(in millions, unaudited)
Fiscal years ending June 30
W. W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation 50.1
Designated Funds 32.6
Donor-Advised Funds 27.3
Agency Funds 13.4
Other Supporting Organizations 10.6
Other 0.2
TOTAL GIFTS $134.2
2 0 1 3 C O M P O S I T I O N O F G I F T S(in millions)
A S S E T S(in millions)
Fiscal years ending June 30
W. W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation 348.8
Donor-Advised Funds 280.7
Discretionary Funds 108.3
Designated Funds 92.2
Other Supporting Organizations 91.8
Nonprofit Agency Funds 30.9
Scholarship Funds 13.0
General Operating Funds 8.5
Charitable Remainder Trusts 7.9
TOTAL ASSETS $982.1
2 0 1 3 C O M P O S I T I O N O F A S S E T S(in millions)
f inancial H I G H L I G H T S
36%
14%12%
10%
8%
8%
7%5% Education
Health &ScientificResearch
ReligiousActivities
Other
Arts &Culture
CommunityImprovement
Youth &Recreation
Housing& HumanServices
$76
2013
$66
2012
$79
2011
$73
2010
$84
2009
C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S 15
T O TA L G R A N T S P A I D(in millions, unaudited)
Fiscal years ending June 30
2 0 1 3 G R A N T S D I S T R I B U T I O N
investment managersAberdeen Asset Management PLCBarrow, Hanley, Mewhinny & Strauss, LLCBNY Mellon Cash Investment StrategiesBurgundy Asset Management Ltd.Credit SuisseDisciplined Growth Investors, Inc.Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLCPacific Investment Management Company, LLCState Street Global AdvisorsThe Investment Fund for FoundationsWestern Asset Management Company
custodian legal counselBNY Mellon K&L Gates LLP
independent auditorCole & Reed, P.C.
investment consultantSegal Rogerscasey
To review the annual independent audit report and the related audited consolidated financial statements with footnotes, please visit www.CFTexas.org.
Raising the BarFrom $2.5 million raised in 1957 to $25 million raised
in one day in 2013, CFT and generous North Texans continue to give more and more back to our communities.
Recruiting& Preparing
Retaining
Developing Evaluating
Inducting
Hiring
TheTEACHINGCONTINUUM
Rewarding
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rom spearheading statewide legislation to
funding regional programs and supporting local
initiatives, CFT is committed to challenging the status
quo and transforming education throughout Texas.
t ransfo rming E D U C A T I O N
educating T E X A S
NATIONAL AND STATE RESEARCH has confirmed what many of us know intuitively—that the single most important variable in student achievement and quality education is the quality of the individual teacher in a classroom.
Educate Texas, a program housed at CFT, occupies a unique public-private arena that allowed us to convene stakeholders from education, policy, business and philanthropy to form the Texas Teaching Commission and take a holistic look at the teacher continuum in Texas. Our goal was to support a thoughtful, generative dialogue on how to improve and align various programs and practices already in place. As a result, the commission produced the report Supporting Students, Honoring Teachers: Recommendations for the Next Generation of Teaching Policy in Texas.
“The goal for the State of Texas must be to recruit, support and retain great teachers using compensation as one critical tool. Great teachers in the classroom equal great results for kids.”M I K E M O S E S | f o r m e r C o m m i s s i o n e r o f E d u c a t i o n
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Teach For America Corps Member Emily Martin works with her students at Ann Richards Middle School, where she is a 7th grade English language arts teacher.
$1.5100
school districtsIMPACTED
Number of Commit! Partner Organizations
15+m
illi
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Caruth grant award to the Commit! Partnership
rom spearheading statewide legislation to
funding regional programs and supporting local
initiatives, CFT is committed to challenging the status
quo and transforming education throughout Texas.
caruth C O M M I T S
THROUGH THE CARUTH FOUNDATION at CFT, Commit! has been awarded up to $1.5 million over three years to help transform the way our community approaches education.
The Commit! Partnership helps drive student achievement, from cradle to career, by measuring what matters, identifying effective practices and aligning community resources to spread what works. Dallas County is its focus, a region with 2.5 million residents, 32 cities and nearly 800,000 students in early childhood, K–12 and higher education systems.
“Commit! is doing the kind of bold work that Mr. Caruth would have championed in his lifetime, and we are proud to continue his legacy,” says Dr. J. Cook, executive director of W. W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation.
at - r i sk Y O U T H
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 both corps members and non-TFA teachers at Ann Richards Middle School in Pleasant Grove. The new Dallas ISD school opened in September 2012 with about 1,250 students.
According to Alexandra 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 to help build strong instructional capacity at every level to encompass classroom teachers, instructional coaches and administrative teams.”
“I am a teacher. I have answered my nation’s call to redefine
the future. I have been entrusted to nurture and
develop our country’s most precious resource: our children.”
D A N I E L L E I J A | f o r m e r T e x a s T e a c h e r o f t h e Y e a r
36%of FY 2013 grants made through CFT benefited education
Jewish Family Service
Healing Hands Ministries
HIS Bridge BuildersInterfaith Housing
Builders of Hope CDCAVANCE - Dallas
Catholic Charities
CitySquareGenesis Women’s Shelter
Habitat for Humanity LIFTNETWORK
North Dallas Shared Ministries
The Senior Source
VMLCYWCA of Metropolitan Dallas (YW)
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North Texas Giving Day Raises $24K per MinuteThe fifth annual North Texas Giving Day crushed the national record for community-wide giving events by raising more than $25.2 million in 17 hours, surpassing 2012 results by $10.8 million. The generosity of North Texans continues to amaze us.
D3 Institute: Building Nonprofit MuscleCFT’s Data Driven Decision-Making (D3) Institute boosts the power of organizations that help low-income working families. The institute helps organizations better understand the needs of the working poor, evaluate their programs and strategies, and expand their networks of resources, including best practices. Last year’s D3 grant recipients (shown right) have new muscles today, thanks to the Institute’s coaching.
EFNT’s 12th Annual Freedom DayMore than 550 volunteers from 59 of Entrepreneurs For North Texas member companies came together for the 12th annual Freedom Day, a service day developed to honor the lives tragically lost and changed on September 11, 2001. 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. Teachers, administrators, students and Mayor Mike Rawlings were awed by the enthusiastic contribution of EFNT volunteers, which was worth well over $140,000.
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“We learned to look at data in a different way—to apply data not only to our outcomes, but also to the
decisions we make within staffing and programming. Because of this grant, we have refined the data
we collect in a way that’s making it more productive.”A N N E T H O M A S | E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r , A V A N C E
“Freedom Day gives our employees the
opportunity to pause and reflect
on the events of 9/11 while joining
other community-minded
companies in service.”
2013 NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY HIGHLIGHTS
75,366 26%Total number of donations Percentage of donationsmade in 17 hours that were a donor’s first to the chosen charity
1,351Number of nonprofits receiving donations on North Texas Giving Day
D O N B R A U N
President of Hall Financial Group
$59.3 MILLIoNraised in 5 DAYS over 5 YEARS
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leadershipBrent E. ChristopherPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Sonja EldridgeExecutive Assistant to the President, CEO and CFO
f inance and administrationBeth BullSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Inve s tment s and A ccount ingPhillip AdamsSenior Accounts Payable Administrator
Donna LangdonAccounts Payable Administrator
Bobby LewellenAccounting Manager
Karen MercadoAccounting Assistant
Kristine ThomasVice President, Accounting
Fac i l i t i e s and A dmin i s t rat ionMatt AllenInformation Technology Director
Colleen BradleyHelp Desk Technician
Philip BrownFacilities Technician
Beverly GarnerFacilities Director
D’Etta HughesHuman Resources Director
Joey NemastilSystem Administrator
Lisa StablerMeeting Coordinator
Ann Marie WarrickHuman Resources Assistant
philanthropySarah Cotton NelsonChief Philanthropy Officer
Wende BurtonCommunity Philanthropy Director
Jennifer CliffordPhilanthropy Officer
Laura MitchellPhilanthropy Associate
Lisa PearrowExecutive Assistant
Monica Egert SmithCommunity Philanthropy Director
relationshipsSusan Swan SmithChief Relationship Officer
Ty BuiData Integrity Associate
Yvette ElkinsData Integrity Manager
Stephanie FoxAdvisor Relations Officer
Carol Pierce GogliaMarketing and Communications Director
Karen GutierrezData Management Director
Melissa HardageDonor Initiatives Officer
Abigail HazlettProjects Coordinator
Claire HodgesMarketing and Communications Manager
Geri JacobsDirector of Charitable Gift Planning
Sally KurtzPalacios Area Fund Coordinator
Carolyn NewhamFund Administration Director
Elizabeth LiserDonor Services Director
Debby LewisExecutive Assistant
Stephanie ValenzuelaGrants Associate
entrepreneurs for north texasPam GerberExecutive Director
Kimberly BruceOperations Associate
Sejal DesaiCommunity Involvement Strategist
educate texasJohn FitzpatrickExecutive Director
George TangChief Operating Officer
Jessica BassettMarketing and Communications Manager
Luzelma Canales Rio Grande Valley Focus Executive Director
Liza CenicerosProgram Assistant
Dee ChamblissProgram Officer
Chris CoxonChief Program Officer
Denise DavisAssociate Program Officer
Denise DevoraAssociate Program Officer
Kelty GarbeeAssociate Program Officer
Alma GarciaProgram Officer
Priscilla Aquino GarzaAssociate Program Officer, Policy and Advocacy
Amy GroffDirector of Finance
Melissa HendersonAssociate Program Officer, Policy and Advocacy
Susan HendersonAssociate Program Officer
Kristin KuhneResearch and Evaluation Analyst
Kelbert McGeeFinancial Analyst
Lora McKeownAccounting Assistant
Reo PruiettProgram Officer
Gaylette WinebergExecutive Assistant
w.w.caruth, jr. foundationJeverley R. CookExecutive Director
co rporate I N F O R M A T I O N
C O M M U N I T I E S F O U N D A T I O N o f T E X A S
North Texas HUB OF PHILANTHROPY
From our early headquarters on Live Oak (inset photo below) to our current facilities on Caruth Haven Lane and beyond our physical walls, Communities Foundation of Texas has always been an effective hub of philanthropy. As the largest community foundation in Texas and one of the largest in the nation, CFT works with families, companies, nonprofits and other funding organizations to strengthen our communities through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives.
For an expanded listing of the named charitable funds at CFT or to learn more, please visit www.CFTexas.org.
CFT’s funds and underlying assets are governed by an independent board of trustees composed of respected community leaders from diverse backgrounds. CFT board members are selected for their knowledge of community needs and for their professional expertise. The trustees’ charge is to understand donors’ interests and the roles of nonprofits, acting as stewards for more than 900 funds. Trustees serve without compensation and exercise final authority with regard to all CFT investments and charitable grants.
In addition to its board of trustees, CFT also has an advisory council that includes leaders from myriad businesses and civic and cultural organizations. Beyond generating public support for the foundation’s work, advisory council members provide educated and objective viewpoints that are valuable to CFT’s projects and endeavors. For a full listing of our advisory council, please visit www.CFTexas.org.
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