The Perot Foundation has committed a $15 million gift to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, NBC Dallas Fort Worth reports. 

Announced on Giving Tuesday, the largest gift in the organization’s history will help United Way Dallas strengthen the community’s access to education, well-paying jobs, and health care. To that end, the organization aims to increase the number of third graders reading on grade level by 50 percent by 2030.

“In short, [the donation] will help us achieve our Aspire 2030 community goals in the areas of education, income, and health,” Jennifer Sampson, the McDermott Templeton president and CEO of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, told NBC, “which means more students will graduate high school on a path to success in college or career, more families will achieve financial stability, and more North Texans will have the access and resources to live longer, healthier lives.”

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