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## **The Byrne Family Foundation Trust champions education in Dallas, Texas and Park City, Utah.**
#### We are committed to improving opportunities for children and educators through support at school, in the community, and at home. A portion of our giving is also dedicated to the care and support of domestic animals in need.
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  ## Operation Kindness
   is a pioneer in Texas for assisting animals in need of veterinary care, companionship and most of all, a home. We operate a lifesaving no-kill animal shelter.
  In addition to pet adoptions and lifesaving medical care, Operation Kindness programs provide foster care for vulnerable animals, resources for pet parents, affordable veterinary services for community pets, a pet food pantry and volunteer opportunities.
  ## Park City Education Foundation
   supports educator-powered initiatives that inspire all students to reach their academic and lifelong potential.
  Park City Education Foundation want to give all Park City students the opportunities and skills to successfully navigate a dynamic world, one filled with exciting changes and new challenges we can’t even imagine. They invest in programs that assist Park City students in growing into tomorrow’s creative innovators, problem solvers, and leaders.
  ## Cafe Momentum
  's mission is to transform young lives by equipping justice-involved youth with life skills, education, and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential. The Café Momentum internship provides justice-involved Dallas teens paid internships and workforce development set in the highly awarded Café Momentum restaurant.
  ## Canine Companions
   leads the service dog industry so clients and their dogs can live with greater independence.
  They provide service dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities and facility dogs to professionals working in healthcare, criminal justice and educational settings. Since their founding in 1975, Canine Companions’ dogs and all follow-up services are provided at no cost to clients.
  ## United to Learn
   (U2L) is a Dallas-based education nonprofit with a stated mission of changing lives by transforming the relationship between schools and community. United to Learn is focused on accelerating student achievement across 49 Dallas ISD elementary schools, and growing purposeful leaders through partnerships with businesses, high schools, faith-based organizations, and engaged individuals and groups. Together we work to create a united, thriving community.
  ## Lumin Education
  's goal is to transform education by starting young, involving parents, and creating learning environments to inspire children from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. As they transform education, they transform communities by creating outstanding schools that empower, enrich, and support children and families.
  ## KIPP Texas Public Schools
   is an open-enrollment, public, tuition-free charter school network of 59 schools with nearly 34,000 pre-K-12 students across the state. Together with their families and communities, they create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare our students to pursue any path they choose — college, career, and beyond — so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.
  ## Hearts & Bones
   is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foster-based rescue with dual bases in New York, NY and Dallas, TX. They are dedicated to ending the needless euthanasia of shelter dogs through direct lifesaving, shared learning, and community building. Their network of rescue partners, fosters, volunteers, and staff work together to save dogs in the areas where shelters are under the greatest stress and unite them with loving adopters ready to give them the second chance they deserve.
  ## Bachman Lake Together
   is a nonprofit located in the heart of Northwest Dallas' Bachman Lake neighborhood. Using a dual-generation approach, Bachman Lake Together’s mission is to unite the Bachman Lake Community to fully prepare children for kindergarten – academically, socially and emotionally – so they can thrive in school and in life. Bachman Lake Together’s grassroots approach brings together the core pillars of early childhood education — parent leadership, family wellbeing and community engagement — to support their community-wide goal of kindergarten readiness.
  ## For Oak Cliff
   is a culturally relevant non-profit organization based in Dallas, Texas serving the South Oak Cliff community. For Oak Cliff's mission is to provide culturally responsive initiatives in South Oak Cliff to liberate the community from systemic oppression, create a culture of education, and increase social mobility and social capital.
  ## The GEMS Camp
  The mission of  (Girls interested in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) is to change the face of those who can access and excel in STEM studies and careers.
  GEMS's holistic approach to informal STEM education is rooted in research-based practices in engaging Black and Latina girls, primarily from disenfranchised communities, in five core areas: Academics, Career, Creativity, Leadership, and Service.
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* ## Fast Track Grants
  Fast Track grants are smaller, quick-response grant awards that respond to the emergent and time sensitive needs of nonprofits in Dallas County or Park City. Organizations whose work advances educational opportunities for children or increases animal welfare, and who have a short-term and essential funding request, may apply. You can review frequently asked questions about this program .
  This is an open program, and no invitation is required to apply. You can preview the application , or  to receive an email when applications open.
* ## One Year Grants
  The cornerstone of the Byrne Family Foundation Trust’s grantmaking, one year grants support the transformative impact of nonprofits serving youth and children in our home communities.
  Eligible organizations are equity-minded, values-aligned, and have a demonstrated record of success enriching the education landscape. Animal welfare organizations are also considered.
  This is an invitation-only program.
* ## Multiyear Grants
  Multiyear grants provide general operating support to tried and tested nonprofits that the Byrne Family Foundation Trust has supported in past years. Each grant award is for a three year period.
  This growing program is designed to provide consistent and flexible funding to organizations that are well positioned for strategic growth, organizational investment, or program development.
  This is an invitation-only program for existing Foundation grantees.
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