Bolstered by deep corporate support, Dallas-Fort Worth has one of the most powerful and active nonprofit communities in the country. Its strength was on full display and celebrated at The Factory in Deep Ellum as winners were revealed at D CEO’s fifth annual Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards, presented in partnership with the Communities Foundation of Texas.
Celebrating the efforts of local nonprofit organizations and professionals, and the companies and business leaders who support them, the program added categories recognizing Sustainability Leadership and Innovation in Education this year. Winners Aligned Data Centers and The Educator Collective. Other winners include Rogers Healy (Corporate Leadership Excellence), Dallas Stars Hockey Club (Equity Leadership), Klyde Warren Park’s Kit Sawers (Nonprofit Leadership Excellence), and Dallas Symphony Association (Organization of the. Year-Mega)..
The competition was particularly tough as D CEO received more than 500 nominations this year. Below is a list of winners and finalists in each category.
Corporate Citizenship
IN-KIND SERVICES SUPPORTER
Johnson & Sekin
Finalists: RegitzMauck, Republic Services, Sendero
SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP
Aligned Data Centers
Finalists: Accelerate, American Airlines, City of Farmers Branch, Dallas College, Neiman Marcus Group
CORPORATE PARTNER OF THE YEAR
M2G Ventures and UT Southwestern Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care
Finalists: AT&T and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas; Caliber Home Loans and Patriot Paws Service Dogs; Fidelity Investments and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County; Matthews Southwest and TREC
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Finalists: Credit Union of Texas, Dallas Mavericks, Frito-Lay North America, Galderma, Park Place Dealerships
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Texas Capital Bank, Texas Heavenly Homes, and The City of Dallas
Finalists: Dallas Mavericks and Adelle Turner Elementary School; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Advancing Digital Inclusion Initiative; Santander Consumer USA and Comp-U-Dopt; Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Austin Street Center, and CitySquare
EQUITY LEADERSHIP
Dallas Stars Hockey Club
Finalists: American Airlines, Cannenta Center of Healing and Empowerment, Neiman Marcus Group
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
Rogers Healy, Rogers Healy & Associates
Finalists: Susan Salka, AMN Healthcare, Chris Bright, Bright Industries, Tracey Doi, Toyota Motor North America, Mark Gehlbach, True North Advisors
Nonprofit Organizations
MOST SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING OR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
American Heart Association
Finalists: American Cancer Society, Hey Chica!, Orchid Giving Circle of Texas Women’s Foundation, Refugee Services of Texas
OUTSTANDING INNOVATION
The Callier Center for Communication Disorders
Finalists: Bonton Farms, McKinney Economic Development Corp.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Ranch Hands Rescue
Finalists: Blacks United in Leading Technology International, On the Road Lending, Operation Tiny House, Youth With Faces
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Caleb Wood, Trusted World
Finalists: Clemente Jaquez, Architecture and Design Foundation; Jenay Bennett, Dallas Pets Alive; Leonid Regheta, Hope International Ministries; Dave Corley, The Storehouse of Collin County
INNOVATION IN EDUCATION
The Educator Collective
Finalists: Access Unlimited, Broadway Dallas, Kids-U, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, The Shoulders of Giants
INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE
Mary Crowley Cancer Research
Finalists: Children’s Health, LBU Community Clinic, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Texas Health Resources
NONPROFIT TEAM OF THE YEAR (MICRO/SMALL)
March to the Polls
Finalists: Inspire School Programs, Rescue Party Give
NONPROFIT TEAM OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE/LARGE)
Mosaic Family Services
Finalists: Education Opens Doors, The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology, The Storehouse of Collin County
NONPROFIT TEAM OF THE YEAR (MEGA)
Prism Health North Texas
Finalists: CitySquare, North Texas Food Bank, The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (MICRO)
Tiara M. Tucker, Speak That! Movement
Finalists: Monique J. Muhammad, Code Pink Productions; Ralph Ujano Jr., Helping Hands for Single Moms Dallas; VR Small, Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (SMALL)
April Allen, Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation
Finalists: Harrison Blair, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce; Ashley Sharp, Dwell with Dignity; Christa Brown-Sanford, The Junior League of Dallas; Kendall Hill, This Is Project Texas
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (MIDSIZE)
Lisa Kroencke, The Magdalen House
Finalists: Michael Horne, Parkland Foundation; Tony J. Fundaro, Philanthropy Southwest; Cooper Koch, The Kessler School; Dan Bailey, Youth Equipped to Succeed
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (LARGE)
Kit Sawers, Klyde Warren Park
Finalists: Daron Babcock, Bonton Farms; Kathleen LaValle, Dallas CASA
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (MEGA)
Albert Reyes, Buckner International
Finalists: Kim Noltemy, Dallas Symphony Association; Jan Langbein, Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support; Jennifer Bartkowski, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas; Eric Niedermayer, Recovery Resource Council
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR (MICRO)
Pasos for Oak Cliff
Finalists: The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund, Miles of Hope, Refresh Frisco, STREAM Foundation, Texas Tenants Union, Ukrainian American Society of Texas
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR (SMALL)
Ally’s Wish
Finalists: Architecture and Design Foundation, Forest Forward, T.R. Hoover Community Development Corp., Union
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR (MID)
TACA
Finalists: 29 Acres, Interfaith Family Services, Patriot Paws Service Dogs
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE)
My Possibilities
Finalists: Big Thought, Fair Park First, Family Gateway, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, Texas Trees Foundation
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR (MEGA)
Dallas Symphony Association
Finalists: ChildCareGroup, Head Start of Greater Dallas, Prism Health North Texas
CAPITAL ONE IMPACT INITIATIVE AWARD
Prison Entrepreneurship Program
Finalists: Paul Quinn College, WiNGS
