DALLAS CHILDRENS THEATER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

DALLAS CHILDRENS THEATER INC

EIN 75-1967052 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)

What they do

THE MISSION of DALLAS CHILDRENS THEATER is to INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE to CREATIVE and PRODUCTIVE LIVES THROUGH THE ART of THEATER.TO GIVE RISE to INSPIRING THEATER, DALLAS CHILDRENS THEATER:- CREATES and PRODUCES INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONAL THEATER for A MULTI-GENERATIONAL AUDIENCE THROUGH ORIGINAL WORKS, WORLD PREMIERES, LITERARY CLASSICS, FOLK and FAIRY TALES, and CONTEMPORARY DRAMA;- EMPLOYS and COLLABORATES WITH ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS;- DEVELOPS DYNAMIC PROGRAMS THAT INTEGRATE ARTS INTO CURRICULAENRICHING LANGUAGE SKILLS, LEARNING PROCESSES, and PROMOTING AN EARLY APPRECIATION for THE ARTS BY BRINGING LITERATURE to LIFE;- BUILDS BRIDGES of UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GENERATIONS and CULTURES THROUGH THE TIMELESS and UNIVERSAL VOICE and LANGUAGE of THEATERS MULTISENSORY APPROACH.

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Of every $100 spent, about $71.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.15%of revenue went to mission work71.0% of expenses · Program services

9.98%of revenue went to fundraising9.8% of expenses

$101.63spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

19.51%of revenue went to management and office costs19.2% of expenses

$2.05in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

66.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $72,830 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $159,385 for SAMANTHA TURNER (EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,474,274

Mission workProgram services$3,227,98972.15% of revenue71.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$872,73619.51% of revenue19.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$446,3799.98% of revenue9.8% of expenses

Total expenses$4,547,104101.63% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 71.0% mission · 19.2% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.63% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 71.0% mission · 18.4% management · 10.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.39% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 13.9% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.44% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.5% mission · 16.7% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.01% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 68.5% mission · 18.5% management · 13.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.31% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.2% mission · 11.9% management · 9.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.70% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 10.1% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.62% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 10.6% management · 9.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,474,274

Expenses$4,547,104

Annual shortfall $72,830 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,227,989 · 71.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$872,736 · 19.2% of expenses

Fundraising$446,379 · 9.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,474,274

Expenses$4,547,104

Assets$9,338,932

Income$5,126,081

Contributions$2,971,143

Mission work (program services)$3,227,989

Fundraising$446,379

Management and general$872,736

Stocks and bonds$514,531

Accounting fees$106,178

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SAMANTHA TURNEREXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $159,385Base $150,000 · Other $9,385

ROBYN FLATTTRUSTEE/EMERITUS · 40 hrs/week $66,376Base $65,650 · Other $726

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (41)

SAMANTHA TURNEREXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ROBYN FLATTTRUSTEE/EMERITUS

LILIANA RIVERATRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)

LEAH MORATRUSTEE PRESIDENT

LISA LEETRUSTEE

MAR HOWARDTRUSTEE/CO-VP SOCIAL OUTREACH

MARTHA BARRIOSTRUSTEE/VP NOMINATING

MEAGAN HEMENWAYTRUSTEE/VP DEVELOPMENT

MICHAEL DELUKETRUSTEE

NIMA ROHANITRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)

NOA DOWLTRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)

RACHEL ORRTRUSTEE

ROBIN LADDTRUSTEE

SARAH FREEDMANTRUSTEE VP FINANCE/TREASURER

SARAH SALMONTRUSTEE

SCOTT HUDSONTRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)

SHANTI SHAHANI VENEGASTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE JEFFREYTRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)

TIFFINI HALLTRUSTEE

TODD RANTATRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN

WILLIAM ALTABEF PARTIAL YEARTRUSTEE

EVERETT SPAETHTRUSTEE/VP OF FACILITIES

ALENCIA DEANDA GREGGTRUSTEE

AMANDA SCHNETZERTRUSTEE/CO-VP SOCIAL OUTREACH

ANGELA DOWNESTRUSTEE

BONNIE DEPASSETRUSTEE

BROOKS HALLTRUSTEE

CAMELIA LOPEZ SHOEMAKERTRUSTEE/CO-VP NOMINATING

CORALE MADDENTRUSTEE

DEBORAH STANFORDTRUSTEE

EVAN SINGERTRUSTEE/VP OF EDUCATION

ADAM MORATRUSTEE

HELEN HARRIS-ALLENTRUSTEE

JASMINE TOBIASTRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)

JENNIFER GARRATTTRUSTEE

JULIE MACKEWICZTRUSTEE

JULIE PAROLISITRUSTEE/SECRETARY

KELLY FIJOLEKTRUSTEE

LACY SANDSTRUSTEE

LAUREN HERRINGTONTRUSTEE VP FINANCE/TREASURER

LB JETERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1989
Location: 5938 SKILLMAN ST, DALLAS, TX 75231-7608
County: Dallas
In care of: MICHAEL MEADOWS
Primary officer: MICHAEL MEADOWS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailbox.office@dct.org Phone(214) 978-0110

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WHITLEY PENN LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)