Community Benefit

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

– Luke 6:38

The Foundation supports capacity building that engages the community, and projects that improve the quality of life for North Texans. Programs include large-scale initiatives that engage the community through charitable giving and volunteerism, provide emergency relief, or poverty intervention.

THE GOAL

To increase the quality of life for the North Texas community

FUNDING PRIORITIES

• Improve the community through philanthropy and volunteerism

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grants awarded in 2021

$263,200

amount awarded in 2021

$270,700

amount paid in 2021

The Rees-Jones Foundation Youth Internship Program

The Rees-Jones Foundation Youth Internship Program was started four years ago in order to supplement existing and help create new internship programs at several faith-based, nonprofit agencies in Dallas. The Foundation was inspired to start the internship program after several agencies voiced that they lacked the funding and/or staff to provide their interns with enriching opportunities outside of the traditional intern role. These organizations each had longstanding programs that served…

OTHER PORTFOLIOS

Healthy Families

Community Benefit

Child Substitute Care

International

Disability Inclusion

Youth Mental Health

Youth Formation

Child Protection

Animal Welfare

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