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DFW Nonprofits Receive $271K in Grants to Boost Housing, Education and Economic Mobility

Funds Provided Through FHLB Dallas and Six Member Financial Institutions

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a display of community partnership and regional collaboration, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and six of its members awarded $271,000 in grants to eight nonprofits in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas. The awards—part of more than $1.2 million distributed through FHLB Dallas’ Partnership Grant Program (PGP) in 2025—were celebrated at a ceremonial check presentation and media event today at FHLB Dallas’ offices in Irving, Texas.

“From affordable housing and entrepreneur education to workforce development that spurs economic mobility, the missions of these nonprofits are as varied as the communities they serve,” said FHLB Dallas President and CEO Sanjay Bhasin. “We are proud to support these nonprofits through the Partnership Grant Program as they drive grassroots development and create lasting impact and opportunity for communities across the Dallas-Fort Worth region.”

Under the PGP, FHLB Dallas member institutions contribute $500 to $5,000 to a nonprofit, which FHLB Dallas matches at a 5:1 ratio—providing up to $25,000 to the organization per member. The awards help foster and strengthen relationships between community-based nonprofits and FHLB Dallas members.

The following organizations, and the FHLB Dallas members that helped fund the grants, were celebrated during the event:

  • 3-N-1 Trinity Services Inc., DeSoto: $39,000
    • b1BANK
    • Texas Bank
    • Veritex Community Bank
  • ConqHer Inc., Lancaster: $9,000
    • Veritex Community Bank
  • South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corp., Dallas: $30,000
    • Inwood National Bank
  • SouthFair Community Development Corp., Dallas: $64,000
    • American First National Bank
    • Charles Schwab Bank
    • Inwood National Bank
  • Texas Homes Community Development Corp. & Community Land Trust, Garland: $30,000
    • Inwood National Bank
  • The Golden SEEDS Foundation, Dallas: $30,000
    • Inwood National Bank
  • Your Discovery Place Inc., Dallas: $9,000
    • b1BANK
  • Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center, Dallas: $60,000
    • American First National Bank
    • b1BANK

For more information about PGP, visit fhlb.com/pgp.

About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 11 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $116.1 billion as of June 30, 2025, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to approximately 800 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit fhlb.com.

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