Baylor Blood Drive Collects Homecoming Donations
Baylor Health Services and Carter BloodCare held a three-day homecoming blood drive on Third Street in Waco.
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Waco Business Philanthropy News
Coverage of philanthropy in Waco focuses on charitable gifts, nonprofit fundraising and the benefit events that bring local residents together. Reporting follows donation drives, community giving campaigns and the nonprofits that depend on them.
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November 3, 2026
Howard Payne Students Join Mission Waco Poverty SimulationHoward Payne University social work students completed a 43-hour poverty simulation run by Mission Waco for the 15th consecutive year.
November 3, 2026
Waco Approves $1M for Jackson Avenue UpgradesThe city will fund new sidewalks and lighting along the downtown corridor through tax increment financing funds.
October 28, 2026
Keep Waco Beautiful Awards Garden Program GrantThe grant funds educational materials and infrastructure for students at the local Garrison Community Garden.
October 27, 2026
Waco Cattle Baron's Ball Raises $420,000The annual fundraising event brought together 750 guests at MCC Highlander Ranch to benefit the American Cancer Society.
October 24, 2026
Alpha Delta Pi Hosts Harvest for Hope EventThe Baylor University student organization held a philanthropy event on Fountain Mall to support Ronald McDonald House.
October 22, 2026
Nonprofit Donates Vehicle to Waco CoupleThe charity organization OnRamp gifted a Toyota to a local family after a nomination from their pastor.
October 13, 2026
Waco Installs Bronze Firefighter Statue at New StationThe eight-foot sculpture honors local firefighters outside the city's new facility on La Salle Avenue.
October 2, 2026
Mission Waco Completed Creekside Community VillageThe village offers permanent affordable housing to individuals exiting chronic homelessness.
October 2, 2026
Baylor Zeta Tau Alpha Raised Breast Cancer FundsThe Zeta Tau Alpha chapter at Baylor University held its annual philanthropy event to support cancer research.
September 29, 2026
Giving Machine Will Return to Waco in DecemberThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will launch its charitable vending machine initiative on December 9.
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Coverage takes in large gifts to local hospitals and institutions, fundraising dinners and community benefit events, donated goods for youth programs, and the nonprofit campaigns that raise money through merchandise and drives. It reaches the city of Waco and the communities around it wherever a giving story crosses the line. Smaller, grassroots fundraisers often generate as many stories as the big-dollar gifts do. Seasonal giving periods and disaster response concentrate much of the activity, and the nonprofits involved are usually the ones most dependent on community support.