Arlington Tomorrow Foundation Awards Nearly $1.6M In 2019

From the City of Arlington:

January 09, 2020

The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation contributed nearly $1.6 million through 29 grants last year to enhance city services and support a variety of charitable causes across The American Dream City.

The grants, both large and small, included $50,000 for the Stay the Course Program at Tarrant County College Southeast and $100,000 to refresh the hospice facility at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital. Other projects supported included those that aim to increase access to healthcare, food and affordable housing, educational activities for disadvantaged youth, and those that enhance the city's cultural and recreational opportunities. One of the grant recipients was was The Franklin Imagine Group, whose Campus Lotus project introduced high school students from the Arlington area to all facets of the music industry and help them fulfill their potential and hone their craft in the music and in the arts.

Since its inception in May 2007, the foundation has awarded more than 420 grants totaling approximately $23.4 million to local charities and City Departments who work each day to make The American Dream City vibrant and strong through educational and recreational opportunities, arts and culture, and social services.

Click here to read the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation's FY 2019 annual report.

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