The Halperin Foundation

Giving in Dallas since 1989.

Founded by Jim and Gayle Halperin, now operated by Jim, Gayle, and Dave Halperin. The foundation supports the arts, education, health, and the people and neighborhoods of Dallas.

Halperin Park

Halperin Park is a deck park built over I-35E in southern Dallas, next to the Dallas Zoo. It reconnects neighborhoods that the highway split apart more than 60 years ago.

The foundation committed $23 million to complete the park's first phase and to care for it over its lifetime. It is the largest gift in the foundation's history and the largest ever made to a park in southern Dallas. The park was previously known as Southern Gateway Park.

$23 million

Committed to Halperin Park, the largest single gift in the foundation's history.

How we give

The foundation makes grants by invitation. It does not accept unsolicited proposals or applications.

What we support

Most of the foundation's giving goes to organizations in Dallas and across Texas, with additional grants in other states.

  • Arts

    Bruce Wood Dance, Sammons Center for the Arts, KERA, Norman Rockwell Museum

  • Education

    Shelton School

  • Health and recovery

    Nexus Recovery Center, Scottish Rite for Children

  • Human services

    North Texas Food Bank, Resource Center, Grameen America

  • Parks and public space

    Halperin Park

Contact

For general inquiries, email info@halperinfoundation.org.