THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $2.7M · expenses $2.2M · assets $1.9M
- EIN
- 75-2128160
- Address
- 1954 COMMERCE ST, DALLAS, TX 75201-5205
- Website
- WWW.DMNCHARITIES.COM
- NTEE code
- T30
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2019
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
For 40 years, The Dallas Morning News Charities has been dedicated to fighting hunger and homelessness throughout North Texas. Thanks to the generosity of our community, weve raised more than $38.5 million to support local nonprofits that provide food, shelter, and resources to help people rebuild their lives.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
No one listed on these returns was paid.
Unpaid officers and directors · 11 people
| Name | Latest title | Years | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura McGraw | CHAIR | 2025 | 1 |
| Sarah Blaskovich | VICE CHAIR | 2025 | 1 |
| Melissa Bemenderfer | Secretary | 2025 | 1 |
| Joe Rutens | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 |
| Heather Parker | Director | 2025 | 1 |
| Saher Merchant | Director | 2025 | 1 |
| Rita Olivarez | Director | 2025 | 1 |
| Jeremy Kutscherousky | Director | 2025 | 1 |
| Jackie Underwood Smith | Director | 2025 | 1 |
| Jessica Cates THRU 925 | Executive Dir. | 2025 | 1 |
| Grant S Moise From 925 | Executive Dir. | 2025 | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura McGraw | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sarah Blaskovich | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Melissa Bemenderfer | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joe Rutens | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heather Parker | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Saher Merchant | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rita Olivarez | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Kutscherousky | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jackie Underwood Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jessica Cates THRU 925 | Executive Dir. | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRANT S MOISE FROM 925 | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2025 · 15 grants to organizations · $2.2M
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,662,391 | $2,191,765 | $1,928,363 | $1,928,363 | $2,659,561 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
31 grantors reported grants to this organization, $5,622,961 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025; the 25 largest shown (all 31). Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2024 | 5 | $2,462,763 | 2024 | $1,735,708 | show |
| J L WILLIAMS FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2014-2015, 2017-2024 | 10 | $1,980,000 | 2024 | $250,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016-2024 | 9 | $309,816 | 2024 | $44,100 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2014-2024 | 11 | $239,150 | 2024 | $39,889 | show |
| THE DALLAS FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2015-2020 | 6 | $135,058 | 2020 | $18,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2020, 2023-2024 | 4 | $121,000 | 2024 | $50,000 | show |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2015 | 1 | $75,000 | 2015 | $75,000 | show |
| MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $55,574 | 2024 | $55,574 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2010, 2018-2019 | 3 | $39,500 | 2019 | $22,000 | show |
| THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019, 2025 | 2 | $30,100 | 2025 | $17,000 | show |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2021-2024 | 4 | $22,949 | 2024 | $6,400 | show |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 | $20,000 | show |
| BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $16,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| THE MIKE A MYERS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2024 | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| MURRELL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 | $10,000 | show |
| THE JIM AND LYNN MORONEY FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2017-2018, 2023 | 3 | $12,500 | 2023 | $5,000 | show |
| AILEEN AND JACK PRATT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2010-2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2021 | 10 | $12,051 | 2021 | $1,500 | show |
| GENE AND JERRY JONES FAMILY-DALLAS COWBOYS CHARITIES | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2019 | 1 | $8,000 | 2019 | $8,000 | show |
| KLN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2016-2018, 2020-2021, 2024 | 6 | $7,000 | 2024 | $1,000 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $6,000 | 2024 | $6,000 | show |
| BRUNING FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $6,000 | 2024 | $3,000 | show |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2012-2015 | 4 | $5,800 | 2015 | $200 | show |
| LYNDA AND TOM C NICHOLS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2025 | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 | $5,000 | show |
| OLMSTED-TAYLOR FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2018-2021 | 4 | $5,000 | 2021 | $2,000 | show |
| HAMMACK FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” | 2017 | 1 | $5,000 | 2017 | $5,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $2,191,765 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,191,765 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $2,191,765 | $2,191,765 | - | - | 100.0% | |
| Total | $2,191,765 | 100% |