From social service and arts appreciation to youth mentorship and education, Higginbotham and its employees put countless hours and dollars into community development. And with locations across Texas, our impact is far reaching. The Fort Worth Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals gave the firm its National Philanthropy Day award for Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation in 2009.
In 2010, we created the Higginbotham Community Fund administered by the Community Foundation of North Texas to formalize our gifting strategy to the many charities we support throughout Texas. Grants of the donor-advised fund are distributed to nonprofits that are selected by an advisory committee comprised of Higginbotham leadership. The fund is financed by employee donations with a corporate matching component, and employees can recommend nonprofit organizations to the advisory committee.
Employees can get further involved by joining the Higginbotham F.O.R.C.E. (Family of Responsible Caring Employees). Our employee volunteers proudly wear their F.O.R.C.E. t-shirts while engaging in a variety of philanthropic activities.
Recent F.O.R.C.E. Activities
- Raised $38,000 and supplied 60 volunteers for three days of construction with Trinity Habitat for Humanity
- Hosted a Christmas giving tree and pizza party for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth
- Hosted a Christmas party and donated gifts for children at the Genesis Women’s Shelter in Dallas
- Continued preparation and delivery of Meals on Wheels once a week by a group of 20 employees
- Continued volunteerism with Catholic Charities to serve dinner and interact with children who have been removed from their homes by Child Protective Services
- Gave more than 30 units of blood to Cater Blood Care in its mobile unit at the firm’s Fort Worth office
- Donated school essentials to the HALO Society Apple Tree School Supply Drive
- Raised $6,200 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Catholic Charities and High Sky Children’s Ranch by raffling tickets to the Rangers playoffs and World Series games
- Participated in Walk MS in Waco and raised $5,950 for the national Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Donated more than 360 pounds of food and $90, which accumulates to 400 meals, to the Tarrant Area Food Bank
