Community Foundation Update (2/04/12)
News and staff announcements from community foundations around the country....
Charitable Giving in Texas, Nationwide Jumped in 2011
According to a study conducted by the Atlas of Giving, a Dallas-based forecasting service, Americans gave nearly $346 billion to charity in 2011, an increase of 7.5 percent year-over-year....
Community Foundation of Acadiana Awards Nearly $3 Million to Communities Affected by Oil Spill
The foundation and five regional partners were selected by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to re-grant funds it had received from an anonymous donor....
Pacific Life Foundation Awards $2.4 Million in Grants
The foundation will provide support to organizations working in each of its four main program areas — arts and culture; civic involvement, community, and the environment; education; and health and human services....