Dallas Leadership Foundation

Analysis

Dallas Leadership Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Dallas Leadership Foundation reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $4.6m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dallas Leadership Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Higher Achievement Program Inc ($4.6m), Community Ambulance Service Inc ($4.6m) and Hiway 80 Rescue Mission ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $402k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 23 employees.