Dallas Kids First elevates dialogue on the impact of school board leadership for Kids in Dallas isd and supports school board elections with focus on outcomes for Kids.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
23¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
23%
of spending
Concern: 23% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 106% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 106% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$150K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$56K
To programs
23%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$150K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$150K
Expenses
$56K
FY2023▼ -77%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$56K
Net assets
$70K
FY2023▲ +387%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$40K
FY2022−$24K
FY2023$70K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

23 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 23% · $13K Management & general 76% · $43K Fundraising 2% · $885

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

7 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, Bo
$59,601Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marie Appel’s $60K as Director, Bo is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marie Appel$59,601$108,576$52,300—
Camila Correa Bordeau———$65,727

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes dialogue and supports elections to improve Dallas ISD school board leadership for kids.

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3 programs · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Voter outreach to engage constituents in participating in school board elections.

$10Kprogram expense
02

Campaign fellowship program to train leaders on successful campaign structures as well as to grow the electorate for school board elections.

$3Kprogram expense
03

Community meetings to disseminate actionable information about school board decision making and its impact on kids.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$150K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Money outPt IX
$56K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$885
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Total revenueLn 12$150K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$24K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$683$683
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$28$2$26
Information technologyLn 14$502$502
OccupancyLn 16$878$878
TravelLn 17$320$320
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$13K$859
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$11K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$196$196
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K$13K$43K$885

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $150K$56K$94K$70K 990 PDF
FY2022 $185K$249K−$64K−$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$196K$4K$40K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$223K$12K$33K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $150,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,166$150,321
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $185,166$150,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,782$16,312
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,316$39,995
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $249,098$56,307
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$63,932$94,014
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $150,321 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$142,786
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,321
VIII-12 Total revenue$150,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,307 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $14,500$14,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $683$683
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,129$1,129
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,550$5,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2 · Fundraising $26$28
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $502$502
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $878$878
IX-17 TravelPrograms $320$320
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $12,700 · Fundraising $859$13,559
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,570$1,570
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,484 · Management $3,908$15,392
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $196$196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,804 · Management $42,618 · Fundraising $885$56,307
Part X · Balance sheet $69,752 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,182$69,518
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,540$234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $83,722$69,752
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,984$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$24,262$69,752
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$24,262$69,752
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $83,722$69,752
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,752 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$150,321
XI-2 Total expenses$56,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,014
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$24,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,752

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