Dallas County Historical Foundation

Analysis

Dallas County Historical Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Dallas County Historical Foundation reported income of $6.5m and spending of $6.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $8.7m to $6.5m (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dallas County Historical Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Dorado Festivals & Events Inc ($6.5m), Heritage Plantation of Sandwich Inc ($6.5m) and Northwest Maritime Center ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $585k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $21.5m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $16.4m. It reported 48 employees.