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Dallas Center for the Performing Arts

Dallas, Texas · EIN 75-2890923 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · tax-exempt since 2000

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 56.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended July 2025.

Graded against 1,859 philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits with revenue over $50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.55.3 months9
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.5
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.14% from one source91
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.94.9%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.09not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jul 2025Form 990$83.59M$36.08M$47.51M$166.16M55.3136C
Jul 2024Form 990$28.94M$33.79M−$4.85M$118.33M42.0136B
Jul 2023Form 990$24.05M$30.57M−$6.52M$123.52M48.5132C
Jul 2022Form 990$23.79M$26.51M−$2.72M$129.89M58.8103C
Jul 2021Form 990$18.39M$19.42M−$1.03M$133.16M82.3117C
Jul 2020Form 990$21.96M$26.28M−$4.31M$133.62M61.0143C
Jul 2018Form 990$34.42M$35.56M−$1.14M$141.64M47.8155C
Jul 2017Form 990$50.27M$38.90M$11.36M$143.03M44.1211C
Jul 2016Form 990$34.27M$41.79M−$7.52M$131.49M37.8247B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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