Monday, May 11, 2009

The Communities Foundation of Texas Grants New Appliances, Furniture to Mosaic House

May 2009 – The Sammons Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas awarded Mosaic Family Services with $20,450 to support our shelter Mosaic House. This generous grant will be used to will be used to purchase new appliances and furniture for the shelter. Residents of Mosaic House will be able to enjoy new refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and couches.

Dr. Jody Grant, CFT Board Chair; Dr. Walter Nguyen, MFS Executive Director, and Brent Christopher, CFT's President and CEO

Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) has been a partner with donors for raising the quality of life in our community for more than 50 years. Communities Foundation of Texas is now one of the nation's largest community foundations, in terms of total assets, gifts received and grants awarded. The Sammons Fund, which provided us with our grant, is one of the many funds managed by CFT.

This spring, through its most recent round of discretionary grants to 27 area nonprofit community organizations, CFT awarded its billionth dollar since its inception in 1953. Mosaic Family Services staff attended the $1 billion awards ceremony on May 6, 2009.

For more information on CFT, please visit their website here.

1 comment:

Elizabeth J. Neal said...

Communities Foundation of Texas is now one of the nation's largest community foundations, in terms of total assets, gifts received and grants awarded. The Sammons Fund, which provided us with our grant, is one of the many funds managed by CFT. appliances