How is Rising Star funded?
Rising Star is a privately funded program. With initial million dollar gifts each from Texas Instruments, Mike and Linda Mewhinney (individual donors) and the Ellison Miles Foundation, the program was launched. The campaign goal is to raise $30 million to subsidize the program and the fundraising efforts have been supported enthusiastically by businesses such as Texas Instruments, Ebby Halliday, Bank of America and Chase Bank, individuals such as Dallas previous mayor Ron Kirk, Mort Meyerson and a host of others along with organizations throughout the community. For information regarding funding, contact Betheny Reid, Executive Director of the DCCCD Foundation at (214) 860-2053 or visit the Foundation s website at www.foundation.dcccd.edu.
Rising Star is a privately funded program. With initial million dollar gifts each from Texas Instruments, Mike and Linda Mewhinney (individual donors) and the Ellison Miles Foundation, the program was launched. The campaign goal is to raise $30 million to subsidize the program and the fundraising efforts have been supported enthusiastically by businesses such as Texas Instruments, Ebby Halliday, Bank of America and Chase Bank, individuals such as Dallas previous mayor Ron Kirk, Mort Meyerson and a host of others along with organizations throughout the community. For information regarding funding, contact Betheny Reid, Executive Director of the DCCCD Foundation at (214) 860-2053 or visit the Foundation s web site at www.foundation.dcccd.edu.
