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Documentary Arts INC EIN 75-2076780

Documentary Arts INC

EIN  75-2076780 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dallas, TX
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Verified accurate 8/30/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes arts, heritage, and culture through various initiatives and programs.
Leadership
Alan Govenar · Pres/Treasurer · $145K
Money in and out
$3.0M revenue, $1.6M expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency

Promotes arts, heritage, and culture through various initiatives and programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $3.0M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, and $3.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▲ +32% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
23.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -46% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +394% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +676%
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +248%
Total assets
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +74%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Stompin at the Savoy

Musical production depicting the Autobiography of Lindy Hopper from Harlem Renaissance Era

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Center for Photography at Woodstock / Apeture Foundation

Joint Publishing Project

$202Kprogram expense
03

Truth in Photography

WEbsite Produced by Documentary Arts which asks the question "Where does the truth lie in photography?"

$15Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDocumentary Arts INC
EINHdr · item D75-2076780
Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jdocarts.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Alan Govenar
Pres/Treasurer
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tav Lupton
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Dennard
Sec/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alan Govenar’s $145K as Pres/Treasurer is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Alan B Govenar PHD——$170,000$84,500
Alan Govenar$145,000$100,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$3.0M
Program service revenue$777
Investment income$94
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11
Program services89%$1.4M
Management & general11%$176K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$3.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed23.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.1M · Operating expenses/yr $1.6M
23.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.4M · Total expenses $1.6M
89%
Management & General
Management & general $176K · Total expenses $1.6M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.6M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.4M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.0M · Total revenue $3.0M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $3.0M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $777 · Total revenue $3.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $94 · Total revenue $3.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $777 · Total expenses $1.6M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.0M · Prior year $387K
+676%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $418K · FY2024 $3.0M
+64%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.0M · Expenses $1.6M
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.4M · Total assets $3.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.4M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alan Govenar · Reported title Pres/Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $145K · Total expenses $1.6M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $145K · Total expenses $1.6M
9%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 676%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 2%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Texas Women's FoundationFY2024$1.0M
Communities Foundation of Texas INCFY2024$890K
Kaleta a Doolin FoundationFY2024$100K
Texas Historical FoundationFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$2.0M
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$3.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$387K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$937K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$759K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$418K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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