About Community Council of Greater Dallas
To provide leadership in moving individuals and families from surviving to thriving by improving quality of life through alleviating poverty, fostering independence and wellness, and connecting people to the resources they need.
Focus Areas
healthnutritionhousingfinancial wellnessolder adults servicesfamily supportinformation and referral (211)
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportflexible fundingcore organizational support
Topics
general nonprofit supportorganizational sustainability
About Community Council of Greater Dallas
Community Council of Greater Dallas centers its giving on moving individuals and families from surviving to thriving, and its largest recent grants show that mission in practice. The foundation has made major awards to Dallas County Dept of Health, Visiting Nurses Assn, and Catholic Charities of Dallas, alongside support for The Senior Source and the Deaf Action Center. Those gifts point to a mix of public-health, social-service, and older-adult support work anchored in Dallas County and nearby cities. The foundation’s stated priorities include health, nutrition, housing, financial wellness, older adults services, family support, and information and referral through 211. Recent awards also show a strong preference for general support and other flexible funding, with several recipients receiving the same support across more than one year. That pattern suggests a funder that backs operating capacity as much as individual programs. Its grantmaking is local and concentrated in Texas, with recipients located in Dallas, Grand Prairie, Duncanville, Seagoville, Lancaster, and other nearby communities. The recurring presence of city governments, health organizations, and community-service providers gives a clear picture of a funder working through local systems and nonprofits rather than a narrow single-issue strategy.
What Community Council of Greater Dallas Funds
In health-related work, Community Council of Greater Dallas gave $2,370,152 to Dallas County Dept of Health in 2025 and $2,266,264 to Visiting Nurses Assn in 2025. Those awards sit alongside support for Dallas-based health and human-service providers and reflect a practical emphasis on service delivery. Older-adult services are another visible area. The Senior Source received $422,353 in 2025, after $379,883 in 2024 and $392,082 in 2023, showing repeated support over multiple years. The Alzheimer’s Association also received a grant of $103,045 in 2024. Family-support and community-assistance work appears through Catholic Charities of Dallas, which received $558,571 in 2025, and Jewish Family Services, which received $102,761 in 2025. The foundation also supported Deaf Action Center with $260,798 in 2025, extending its reach to access and communication support for community members.
How Community Council of Greater Dallas Gives
Typical grants fall at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $95,047 at the median, and $165,374 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows both large awards and repeated support to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation’s stated philosophy emphasizes unrestricted, general operating, flexible, and core organizational support. It also issues requests for proposals for its own website development and copier/printer lease needs, and those RFPs are not open to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.4M
Total Assets
$6.8M
Total Revenue
$18.8M
Total Expenses
$19.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $165K, with a median of $95K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$95K
75th Percentile
$165K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
About 94% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHARLA MYERS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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