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Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children

In 2017, the Women of Tocqueville launched an endowment fund with the United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas to provide support to North Texas women and children in perpetuity.

The Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children has raised more than $16 million to deliver targeted financial and skill-based investments in the areas of education, income and health—the building blocks of opportunity—for local women and children.

Mission

To provide targeted financial and skill-based investments in the areas of education, income and health for North Texas women and children.

Vision

An equitable economic environment in which all women and children can achieve financial security.

Focus Areas

The Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children will provide an annual distribution to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas for programs that focus on such areas as:

  1. 1.
    Educating mothers on the importance of early learning
  2. 2.
    Encouraging children to explore careers in STEM
  3. 3.
    Providing children opportunities to learn and grow after school and in the summer months
  4. 4.
    Protecting women and children from violence
  5. 5.
    Ensuring women have access to necessary and preventive health care services
  6. 6.
    Ensuring women have access to necessary and preventive health care services

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

To date, the Fund for Women and Children has invested in two impactful ventures:

LiftFund Women’s Business Center

With a $50,000 investment from the Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children, and a $50,000 match from Comerica Bank, LiftFund will provide microloans to female entrepreneurs in the city’s southern sector so they can successfully grow their small businesses.

The United Way Social Innovation Incubator

With a $75,000 investment from the Women of Tocqueville Fund, this innovative program supports early-stage social ventures led and staffed by women and people of color who are working to implement new solutions in the areas of education, income, and health.

Learn More

Volunteer opportunities are available for all Women of Tocqueville members within these investments.

If you would like to join the group leading change by building this endowment fund, contact Susan Hutcheson at shutcheson@unitedwaydallas.org

Contributors

  • Tanya and Shane Allen
  • Susie and Steve Anderson
  • Mandy and Kyle Austin
  • Ellen and Alan Barker
  • Stephanie and Rosheon Bird
  • Lisa J. Bottle
  • Millie and Allan Bradley
  • Mandy and Jonathan Bradley
  • Robin Bray and David Kis
  • Dee M. Brown
  • Meghan Irwin Cohn
  • Mary McDermott Cook
  • Laura and Jason Downing
  • The Eulich Family Foundation
  • Kristy and Raymond Faus
  • Deborah and Robb Gibbins
  • Carol and Don Glendenning
  • Cecily and Scott Gooch
  • Jessica and Bart Hamlin
  • Mary and David Henderson
  • Michelle and Matt Horton
  • Mary Jalonick
  • Scarlet Landry
  • Nancy and Steve LaVerde
  • Roberta Luxbacher and Steve Alaniz
  • Cynthia Malone
  • Carol and Kevin March
  • Cassandra and Bill McKinney
  • Maribess and Jerry Miller
  • Natalia and Jason Mundo
  • Gail McDonald and Jeffrey Murphy
  • Neena Newberry
  • Cindy and Pat Ohlenforst
  • Pamela Osborne
  • Carrie and Steven Parsons
  • The Riddell Family
  • Katie and Jerome Rose
  • The Rosewood Foundation
  • Liz and Christian Ryan
  • Jennifer and Ed Sampson
  • Lacy and Clayton Sands
  • Jan and Mike Sharry
  • Rachel and Jason Simon
  • Deb SoRelle and Brian Lindley
  • Kelly Ann Stafford
  • Debra and Paul Tagg
  • Karen Tavana
  • Debbie and Marshall Taylor
  • Mary and Rich Templeton
  • Michelle and Major Thomas
  • Deborah B. Toney
  • Julie Van Haren and David Hensel
  • Debra and Ken von Storch
  • Margaret and Chad Windham
  • Rachel Ybarra
  • Linda Yohe

Women of Tocqueville Fund Advisory Council

The Women of Tocqueville Fund Advisory Council provides strategic direction, leadership and oversight for the Women of Tocqueville Fund to achieve its mission and vision. 

  • Robbi Luxbacher — Chair
  • Millie Bradley
  • Kristy Faus
  • Lynn Fisher
  • Nancy LaVerde
  • Carol March
  • Cassandra McKinney
  • Neena Newberry
  • Pamela Osborne
  • Tyler Riddell
  • Jerome Rose
  • Deb SoRelle
  • Rachel Ybarra
  • Linda Yohe