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Fair Park First FY2024 filing

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Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Since 2018Arts & Culture EIN 83-1837875Revenue $18.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfairparkfirst.org3535 Grand Ave, 75210-1006 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Oct 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purposes for which the corporation is organized are: a) to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific or literary purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the code, by engaging directly in support of such purposes or by making distributions to other organizations for use, by the distrutees, in support of such purposes; b) to oversee operations and management of historic and architecturally significant landmarks, public parks, and public entertainment venues and related public educational facilities; and c) to engage in any and all lawful activities incidental to the foregoing purposes, except as otherwise restricted herein. The corporation shall not carry on, other than as an insubstantial part of its activities, activities that are not in furtherance of its purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$303K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$303K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $509K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.7M
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.3M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$22.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.3M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.8M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$21.7M
FY2023$21.6M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2025$22.0M
Expenses
$22.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.1M
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$19.7M
FY2024$22.5M
FY2025$19.5M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -84%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.7M
FY2021$930K
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$5.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $18.8M Management & general 15% · $3.4M Fundraising 1% · $335K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $303K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Brian Luallen
Chief Executive Director
$189,005Pt VII · Sec A
Alyssa Arnold
Interim Executive Director
$114,358Pt VII · Sec A
Margo Ramirez Keys
Development Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Luxen
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Brown
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alyssa Siffermann’s $147K as Interim Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Brian Luallen—$189,005$187,539$153,471
Alyssa Siffermann$147,130———
Alyssa Arnold—$114,358——

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Manages and stewards Fair Park, a historic Dallas landmark with cultural institutions.

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1 program · $18.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Fair park first's, a texas nonprofit's mission is to restore, revitalize, and renew fair park, a 138-YEAR-OLD, 277-ACRE national historic landmark, in order to attract attention from the local community, the region, and the nation.

$18.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Hoblitzelle FoundationFY2024$400K
The Dallas FoundationFY2024$65K
Turner Construction Company FoundationFY2024$30K
The Summerlee FoundationFY2024$8K
Communities Foundation of Texas INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$509K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.3M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$9.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$346K
Money outPt IX
$22.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.8M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Fundraisingcol D$335K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$346K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9.7M
Total revenueLn 12$18.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$399K
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.4M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$759K$399K
Total assetsLn 16$27.5M$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.5M$15.7M
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$334K$334K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$3.1M$1.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$973K$637K$336K
Payroll taxesLn 10$327K$231K$96K
Management feesLn 11a$2.0M$2.0M
Legal feesLn 11b$492K$60K$433K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$300K$300K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$267K$267K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$277K$277K
Office expensesLn 13$606K$606K
Information technologyLn 14$176K$61K$115K
TravelLn 17$65K$35K$30K
InterestLn 20$183K$183K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$361K$361K
InsuranceLn 23$296K$296K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.3M$7.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$4.3M$4.3M$2K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.5M$18.8M$3.4M$335K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $22.0M$19.5M$2.5M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $18.3M$22.5M−$4.2M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.6M$19.7M$2.0M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.7M$17.6M$4.2M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.3M$11.7M$2.6M$930K 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.8M$11.1M−$294K−$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,347,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,140,238$8,300,481
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$687,235$346,391
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,162,217$9,701,016
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,615,220$18,347,888
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,541,531$5,933,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $312,966$300,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,798,688$16,300,091
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,653,185$22,533,792
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,962,035−$4,185,904
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,347,888 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,485,479 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,339,902
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,960,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,300,481
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $346,391$346,391
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,676,723$1,676,723
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,538,814$6,538,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,701,016 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $346,391$18,347,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,533,792 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $333,996$333,996
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,082,420 · Management $1,216,826$4,299,246
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $637,402 · Management $336,092$973,494
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $230,507 · Management $96,458$326,965
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,010,000$2,010,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $59,523 · Management $432,639$492,162
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $300,000$300,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $266,797$266,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $277,156$277,156
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $606,462$606,462
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $61,294 · Management $115,013$176,307
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,062 · Management $29,703$64,765
IX-20 InterestManagement $183,367$183,367
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $360,564$360,564
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $296,142$296,142
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,257,102$7,257,102
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,271,515 · Management $2,301 · Fundraising $35,451$4,309,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,845,484 · Management $3,352,857 · Fundraising $335,451$22,533,792
Part X · Balance sheet $16,814,531 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,391,098$1,302,313
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,591,623$6,516,529
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,654,856$8,374,932
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,148,080$221,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $759,430$398,868
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,545,087$16,814,531
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,087,789$7,461,253
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,488,785$4,980,204
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,225,673$1,794,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,502,247$15,719,413
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$7,724,139−$13,167,722
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,766,979$14,262,840
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,042,840$1,095,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,545,087$16,814,531
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,095,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,347,888
XI-2 Total expenses$22,533,792
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,185,904
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,042,840
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,761,818
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,095,118

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