Totals
- Total revenue
- $18,347,888
- Total expenses
- $22,533,792
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,300,481
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $346,391
- Other revenue
- $9,701,016
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,814,531
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,719,413
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,095,118
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $18,845,484
- Management and general expenses
- $3,352,857
- Fundraising expenses
- $335,451
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $18,845,484
Program services were 83.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,339,902
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,960,579
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3 · Investment income
total $346,391 · excluded $346,391
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6a · Gross rents
real property $1,809,284
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $132,561
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $1,676,723
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $1,676,723 · related or exempt $1,676,723
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11a · Other revenue: LIVE NATION
total $3,792,927 · related or exempt $3,792,927
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11b · Other revenue: TEXAS STATE FAIR RENT
total $1,812,667 · related or exempt $1,812,667
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11c · Other revenue: PARKING FEES
total $933,220 · related or exempt $933,220
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11d · All other revenue
total $1,485,479 · related or exempt $1,485,479
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11e · Other revenue, total
$8,024,293
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $333,996 · management and general $333,996
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,299,246 · program services $3,082,420 · management and general $1,216,826
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $973,494 · program services $637,402 · management and general $336,092
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $326,965 · program services $230,507 · management and general $96,458
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11a · Fees: management
total $2,010,000 · program services $2,010,000
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11b · Fees: legal
total $492,162 · program services $59,523 · management and general $432,639
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $300,000 · fundraising $300,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $266,797 · program services $266,797
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $277,156 · program services $277,156
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13 · Office expenses
total $606,462 · management and general $606,462
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14 · Information technology
total $176,307 · program services $61,294 · management and general $115,013
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17 · Travel
total $64,765 · program services $35,062 · management and general $29,703
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20 · Interest
total $183,367 · management and general $183,367
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $360,564 · program services $360,564
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23 · Insurance
total $296,142 · program services $296,142
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24a · Other expenses: FACILITIES REPAIR AND M
total $2,266,497 · program services $2,266,497
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24b · Other expenses: ENGINEERING
total $1,935,352 · program services $1,935,352
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24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $1,905,253 · program services $1,905,253
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24d · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES - GAME F
total $1,150,000 · program services $1,150,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,309,267 · program services $4,271,515 · management and general $2,301 · fundraising $35,451
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,391,098 · end of year $1,302,313
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $8,591,623 · end of year $6,516,529
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $9,654,856 · end of year $8,374,932
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,148,080 · end of year $221,889
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,982,488
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,583,620
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $759,430 · end of year $398,868
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,087,789 · end of year $7,461,253
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,488,785 · end of year $4,980,204
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $7,700,000 · end of year $1,482,989
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,225,673 · end of year $1,794,967
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$7,724,139 · end of year -$13,167,722
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $14,766,979 · end of year $14,262,840
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FAIR PARK FIRST IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED TO OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP OF FAIR PARK, A 277 ACRE DALLAS CITY PARK, AND NTNL. HISTORIC LANDMARK, HOME TO NUMEROUS CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
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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. AS THE CONSERVATOR AND MANAGER OF THIS CITY OF DALLAS PROPERTY, FAIR PARK FIRST FOCUSES ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND ART, ALONG WITH THE RESTORATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENGAGES IN ACTIVATION THROUGH MAJOR EVENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING. FAIR PARK HAS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE ACCOLADES THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. IT WAS THE SITE OF THE 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AND THE 1936 WORLD'S FAIR, AND IT BOASTS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ART DECO ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE WORLD. RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, IT STANDS ALONGSIDE THE ALAMO AS A SIGNIFICANT SITE. AS AN EPICENTER OF ART DECO AND "TEXANIC" DESIGN, WITH BUILDINGS, MURALS, AND SCULPTURES CREATED BY RENOWNED ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS, AND CRAFTSMEN, IT IS TRULY A CROWN JEWEL OF TEXAS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2019, FAIR PARK FIRST HAS SECURED OVER $400 MILLION IN PUBLIC AND PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS TO RESTORE BUILDINGS AND ART, CREATE GREENSPACE, AND REJUVENATE THE PARK FOR A NEW CHAPTER IN ITS LONG HISTORY.
Expenses $18,845,484 · Revenue $18,347,888
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Dan TorpeyDAN TORPEY
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARI
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Ann Barbier-MuellerANN BARBIER-MUELLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Margo Ramirez KeysMARGO RAMIREZ KEYS
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Veletta Forsythe LillVELETTA FORSYTHE LILL
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Robert LuxenROBERT LUXEN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Cristina LynchCRISTINA LYNCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Jason BrownJASON BROWN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Kimberly ShawKIMBERLY SHAW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Chirs BowersCHIRS BOWERS
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Lincoln StephensLINCOLN STEPHENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Maribel MoncadaMARIBEL MONCADA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Rev Todd AtkinsREV TODD ATKINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Chelby SandersCHELBY SANDERS
FACILITIES COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Lubbock SmithLUBBOCK SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
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Matt OrwigMATT ORWIG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Zaida BasoraZAIDA BASORA
FACILITIES COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Jon WokensteinJON WOKENSTEIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.25
-
Alyssa ArnoldALYSSA ARNOLD
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $114,358
- From this org
- $114,358
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $114,358
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $114,358
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Brian LuallenBRIAN LUALLEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $189,005
- From this org
- $189,005
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,005
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $189,005
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 18 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501699349300515
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