Confidential Audit Reveals Deep Divide Between Tarrant County College Foundation, District

Arlington TX

06 February, 2022

6:11 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report February 6, 2022 A confidential audit warned an abrupt change in leadership at the Tarrant County College Foundation likely would strain an already small staff and hinder fundraising. Nonetheless, TCC Chancellor Eugene Giovannini wanted new leadership. He thought a new foundation leader could propel the foundation to reach an ambitious $20 million fundraising goal. Foundation board members received the 16-page document in February 2020. By October that year, the foundation's longtime executive director, Joe McIntosh, was no longer leading the nonprofit he had shepherded for 14 years. Kristen Bennett took over his duties, becoming TCC's executive vice president of advancement. Just over a year later, Bennett also no longer works for TCC, and the foundation is nowhere near its fundraising target. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.