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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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Laura McGraw CHAIR2025 1
Sarah Blaskovich VICE CHAIR2025 1
Melissa Bemenderfer Secretary2025 1
Joe Rutens Treasurer2025 1
Heather Parker Director2025 1
Saher Merchant Director2025 1
Rita Olivarez Director2025 1
Jeremy Kutscherousky Director2025 1
Jackie Underwood Smith Director2025 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
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Laura McGraw CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Blaskovich VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Bemenderfer Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Joe Rutens Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Heather Parker Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Saher Merchant Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Rita Olivarez Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jeremy Kutscherousky Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jackie Underwood Smith Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jessica Cates THRU 925 Executive Dir.10 $0$0$0 $01
GRANT S MOISE FROM 925 Executive Dir.1 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,662,391$2,191,765 $1,928,363$1,928,363 $2,659,561$0 $00-

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$2,462,763 2024$1,735,708
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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
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2024 9$309,816 2024$44,100
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2024 11$239,150 2024$39,889
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THE DALLAS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2015-2020 6$135,058 2020$18,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020, 2023-2024 4$121,000 2024$50,000
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UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC Public charity Exact 2015 1$75,000 2015$75,000
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$55,574 2024$55,574
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2010, 2018-2019 3$39,500 2019$22,000
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2025 2$30,100 2025$17,000
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2021-2024 4$22,949 2024$6,400
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$16,000 2024$10,000
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THE MIKE A MYERS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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MURRELL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2020-2021 2$15,000 2021$10,000
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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
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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
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GENE AND JERRY JONES FAMILY-DALLAS COWBOYS CHARITIES Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2019 1$8,000 2019$8,000
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KLN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2016-2018, 2020-2021, 2024 6$7,000 2024$1,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,000 2024$6,000
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BRUNING FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2023-2024 2$6,000 2024$3,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2015 4$5,800 2015$200
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LYNDA AND TOM C NICHOLS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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OLMSTED-TAYLOR FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2018-2021 4$5,000 2021$2,000
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HAMMACK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DALLAS MORNING NEWS CHARITIES” 2017 1$5,000 2017$5,000
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $2,191,765$2,191,765-- 100.0%
Total$2,191,765100%

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