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For nearly 100 years, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has led a movement to improve access to education, income and health for every North Texan. Of course, new challenges emerge every year, and our organization must be able to address the unexpected and serve our community for generations to come.

To meet these future needs, in 2014 we launched Unite Forever, our first endowment campaign, with a goal of raising $100 million in 10 years. The mission was to establish a base of permanent funding for United Way that will provide a predictable, sustainable and stable future.

We are proud to announce that we have closed the $100 million Unite Forever campaign three years earlier than planned.

This is an incredible achievement made possible by our loyal supporters who believe in our mission and wanted to ensure the ability to deliver on that commitment for years to come. As we celebrate this historic moment in our history, we want to offer a heartfelt thanks to everyone who is part of the Live United movement: our donors, advocates and volunteers who are leading change in our community. Together, we will create opportunity for all North Texans to thrive—for generations to come.

Unite Forever Leadership

Campaign Co-Chairs

  • Mary Templeton
    Campaign Co-Chairs
  • Ed Galante
    Campaign Co-Chairs

Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs

  • Roger Staubach
  • Margot and Ross† Perot
  • Liz Minyard
  • Margaret McDermott†
  • Caroline Rose Hunt†
  • Sally and Forrest Hoglund
  • Lyda Hill
  • Mary Anne Sammons Cree†
  • Ruth Sharp Altshuler†

Campaign Vice Chairs

  • Jim Adams
  • Hal Brierley
  • Jim Burke
  • Kelly Compton
  • Jason Downing
  • Kristy Faus
  • Lynn Fisher
  • Curt FitzGerald
  • Carol March
  • Clint McDonnough
  • Ron Parker
  • Stan Rabin
  • Carolyn Perot Rathjen
  • Julia Sands
  • Terri West
  • Steven Williams

Unite Forever Donors

$10,000,000 and Above

  • Mary Anne Sammons Cree†
  • The Family of Mary Anne Cree

$7,500,000 and Above

  • Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation
  • Mary and Rich Templeton Family
  • — Stephanie and Matt Boggs
  • — Allie and Jim Templeton
  • — Katie and John Templeton

$5,000,000 and Above

  • Anonymous (1)
  • Diane and Hal Brierley
  • Caroline Rose Hunt† / The Rosewood Foundation
  • The Family of Caroline Rose Hunt
  • The Grandchildren of Caroline Rose Hunt
  • — Bailey Harrison
  • — Caroline Harrison
  • — Hassie Harrison
  • — Laurie Sands Harrison
  • — Haven and Travis Heinrichs
  • — Lydia and Nick McCutchen
  • — Helen and Bowmer Sands
  • — Lacy and Clayton Sands
  • — Lindy and Jacob Sands
  • — Julia Sands Cunningham
  • — Lauren Rose Sands
  • — Sandi and Lowell Sands
  • — Kristy and Patrick Sands
  • — Peyton Sands
  • — Ryan Faulconer Sands
  • — Gemma and Stark Sands
  • — Marcy and Steve Sands
  • — Leigh and Storm Sands
  • — Laura and Wilson Sands
  • Joan† and Marvin Lane

$1,000,000 and Above

  • Lyda Hill
  • Sally and Forrest Hoglund
  • Margot and Ross† Perot
  • Anonymous Donors (5)
  • Sara and Gary Ahr
  • Troy Aikman
  • Beth and Greg Delagi
  • Laura and Jason Downing
  • Karen and Tom Falk
  • Kristy and Raymond Faus
  • Cathie and Ed Galante and the Galante Family
  • Cecily and Scott Gooch
  • Estate of Keith Perry Holder
  • Debra and Steve Leven
  • — William Leven
  • Carol and Kevin March
  • The Eugene McDermott Foundation
  • — Margaret McDermott †
  • — Mary McDermott Cook
  • — Grace Cook
  • Carolyn and David Miller
  • Brandy and Bill Morrison
  • Sammye and Mike Myers
  • Barbara† and Stan Rabin
  • Rachel and Mark Rohr
  • Jennifer and Ed Sampson
  • Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation
  • — Marty and Myles Kelley
  • — Sally Smith Mashburn
  • — Scott R. Smith
  • — Suzy Welfelt
  • — Robert West
  • — Bill Womble
  • Deb SoRelle and Brian Lindley
  • Michele and John Stephens
  • Bunny† and CJ† Thomsen
  • Terri and Mike West
  • — Meili West
  • — Raelynn Mendez

Tocqueville Legacy Circle ($500,000 – $999,000)

  • Karen Tavana
  • Mandy and Jonathan Bradley
  • The Robert Dedman Family Foundation
  • Susie and Curt FitzGerald
  • Erin and Ken George
  • Hoblitzelle Foundation
  • Karen and Michael Hames
  • Michelle and Matt Horton
  • Nancy and Steve LaVerde
  • Pedro Lerma
  • Deb and Clint McDonnough
  • Arlene and Louis Navias
  • Debbie and Dave Rader
  • Katie and Jerome Rose
  • Texas Instruments Foundation
  • Debra and Ken von Storch

Tocqueville Legacy Circle ($250,000 – $499,000)

  • Tanya Allen
  • Ruth Sharp † and Kenneth Z.† Altshuler
  • Mandy and Kyle Austin
  • Ellen and Alan Barker
  • Diane Knape and David Biegler
  • Lisa J. Bottle
  • Millie and Allan Bradley
  • Robin Bray and David Kis
  • Rick Bridwell
  • Dee M. Brown
  • Kelly H. Compton
  • Erin Nealy Cox and Trey Cox
  • Rachael† and Pat Faubion
  • Denise and Barry Fromberg
  • Deborah and Robb Gibbins
  • Carol and Don Glendenning
  • Jessica and Bart Hamlin
  • Niki and Scott Hudson
  • Ashlee and Chris Kleinert
  • Scarlet Landry
  • Robbi Luxbacher and Steve Alaniz
  • Cyndy Malone and Ron Benke
  • Cassandra and Bill McKinney
  • Gail McDonald and Jeffrey Murphy
  • Valerie and Lewis McMahan
  • Natalia and Jason Mundo
  • Neena Newberry
  • Pamela Osborne
  • Caren Prothro
  • Carolyn and Karl Rathjen
  • The Riddell Family
  • Robin and Peter Sefzik
  • Charles Stanton Sharp, Jr.
  • Jan V. Sharry
  • George A.† and Nancy P. Shutt Foundation
  • Michelle and Major Thomas
  • Sunny Vanderbeck
  • Margaret and Chad Windham
  • Rachel Ybarra
  • Linda Yohe and Byron Luke

Circle of Friends ($50,000 – $249,000)

  • Kathy and Jim Adams
  • Robert and Anabel Bruce Charitable Foundation
  • Carole and Rich Fedock
  • Hamon Charitable Foundation
  • Susan and Ralph Hawkins
  • Regen Horchow
  • Roger Horchow†
  • Sally Horchow
  • Colleen O’Connor and Joe Hubac
  • Ronit and Haviv Ilan
  • Caren and Pete Kline
  • Jan and Bob† Madigan
  • June and Peter McGuire
  • Alice and Erle Nye
  • Paula and Ron Parker
  • Max Post
  • Reilly Family Foundation
  • Stephanie and Phil Ritter
  • Deedie Rose
  • Lizzie and Dan Routman
  • Diana and Sam Self
  • Marianne and Roger Staubach
  • Phyllis and Ron Steinhart
  • Debbie and Marshall Taylor
  • Dee Collins Torbert†
  • Darla and Mark Whitaker

Participatory Gifts (Up to $49,999)

  • Brittney Tanner
  • Anonymous Donor
  • Susie and Steve Anderson
  • Amye Baker
  • Bank of Texas
  • Steven Barany
  • Robert K. Baylor
  • Lee P. Berlin
  • Carmen and Manuel Berrelez
  • Alfred L. Booker
  • Carol and Karl Bovee
  • Andrew Bowen
  • Chris C. Boyd
  • Christine Bright
  • Alan Brown
  • Annette Brown
  • President and Mrs. George W. Bush
  • Eugenia Malpica and Antonio Carrillo
  • Brent Christopher
  • Richard Howell Collins
  • Deborah A. Cox
  • Betsy and Bennett Cullum
  • Karen and Dan Cullum
  • Linda and Bill Custard
  • Debra Lynn Dial
  • Betsy and Richard Eiseman
  • Claire and Dwight Emanuelson
  • The Eulich Family Foundation
  • Theresa and Steve Gee
  • Judy and Jim Gibbs
  • Margo and Bill Goodwin
  • Cheryl Goris
  • Louise and Guy Griffeth
  • Nancy and Jeremy Halbreich
  • Karen and Gary Hammer
  • Michael Hansler
  • David Harris
  • Jan and Fred Hegi
  • Mary and David Henderson
  • Kristen and Jim Hinton
  • Stephanie House and Susan Dunkel
  • Estate of Thomas Hunt†
  • Kathryn F. Hyland
  • Mary Jalonick
  • Gene and Jerry Jones
  • Charlene and Rod Lake
  • John Lambert
  • Shaneen Lang
  • Joan and Irvin† Levy
  • Christina and Jason Lindwall
  • Paul Wayne Ludden
  • Lottye Brodsky-Lyle and Bobby B. Lyle
  • Estate of Scott Lyons
  • Nancy Cain Marcus
  • Christine and David Martin
  • Sara and David Martineau
  • Cindy Matthews
  • Charles Eric McCallum
  • Heather McCulloh
  • Sharon and Mike McCullough
  • Janie and Cappy McGarr
  • Suzanne and Patrick McGee
  • Kathy and Charles Miller
  • Maribess and Jerry Miller
  • Laura and Scott Moore
  • Claudia and Chris Morrow
  • Anne and Alan Motsenbocker
  • Gary Murtha
  • Cindy and Pat Ohlenforst
  • Oventure
  • Carrie and Steven Parsons
  • Penn Davis McFarland
  • Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr.
  • Karen and Mike Peterson
  • Joan and Robert† Pollock
  • Katherine and Eric Reeves
  • Torrence and Yvette Robinson
  • Jennifer and Alvaro Saenz
  • E. Jean Savage
  • Kevin Seaweard
  • Peggy and Carl Sewell
  • Susanne Shalley
  • Kris Sheppard
  • Rachel and Jason Simon
  • Nicole and Justin Small
  • Gay and Bill Solomon
  • Kelly Ann Stafford
  • Jill Stephenson
  • Helen Storey
  • Cary Strohecker
  • Lui Tai
  • Deborah B. Toney
  • Trinity Hunt Partners
  • Corinna Ulrich
  • Julie Van Haren and David Hensel
  • Herman and Bernice
  • Waldman Charitable Trust
  • Alinda and James Wikert
  • Jordan and Shan Zaidi
  • Barbara and Don Zale