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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DALLAS EVICTION ADVOCACY CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,304,276
Total expenses
$1,808,682
Contributions and grants received
$1,304,276
Grants paid
$78,481
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,105,951
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,507
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,103,444
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,656,601
Management and general expenses
$132,104
Fundraising expenses
$19,977
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,656,601

Program services were 91.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $115,637

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,188,639

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $78,481 · program services $78,481

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,173 · program services $94,630 · management and general $12,617 · fundraising $18,926

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,111,989 · program services $1,111,989

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $630 · program services $630

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $123,857 · program services $123,857

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,091 · program services $100,091

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,471 · management and general $32,471

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,969 · program services $4,969

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $70,423 · program services $69,518 · management and general $4 · fundraising $901

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,272 · program services $20,525 · management and general $7,747

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,651 · management and general $51,651

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,679 · program services $22,679

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,016 · management and general $10,016

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,746 · management and general $14,746

  • 24a · Other expenses: ATTORNEY FEES

    total $29,232 · program services $29,232

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,002 · management and general $2,852 · fundraising $150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $386,451 · end of year $357,314

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,196,502 · end of year $722,916

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,735 · end of year $20,262

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $31,379

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $25,920

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,477 · end of year $5,459

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,315 · end of year $2,507

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $308,688 · end of year $380,528

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,299,162 · end of year $722,916

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE DALLAS EVICTION ADVOCACY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HOUSING JUSTICE AND STABILITY BY ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF TENANT'S RIGHTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED LAWYERS AT NO COST TO THE TENANT.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DEAC HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY SINCE ITS GRASSROOTS INCEPTION IN MARCH 2020. HISTORICALLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, TENANTS WHO ATTEND THEIR EVICTION HEARINGS WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY HAVE A 3% CHANCE OF WINNING THEIR CASE, REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION THEY PRESENT. BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL DEFENSE FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS IN REMAINING HOUSED, WITH A SUCCESS RATE OF 67.8%. THAT MEANS OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY ARE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES, TAX OUR LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LESS, AND GET BACK ON THEIR FEET FASTER TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY ON THEIR OWN AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EMPOWER DALLAS COUNTY TENANTS TO MAINTAIN HOUSING SECURITY BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

  • IN 2024, 5,175 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS WERE DIRECTLY SERVED THROUGH DEAC'S FULL REPRESENTATION ENDEAVORS. WHEN MEASURING FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, THAT IS 12,638 PEOPLE THAT REMAINED HOUSED. ADDITIONALLY, DEAC OFFERS ADVICE ONLY CASES AND REFERRALS TO 3,708 INDIVIDUALS, IMPACTING ANOTHER 4,976 WHEN INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. THIS IS A GRAND TOTAL OF 17,614 PEOPLE IN 2024 ALONE.

    Expenses $1,656,601 · Grants $78,481

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Melton

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cora Black

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Cedillo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deana Denooyer-Stroh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Melton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aja Rose Tennyson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ross Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Holston

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $126,174
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,174
    Hours/week
    50

  • Stuart Campbell

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $127,537
    From this org
    $111,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,174
    Hours/week
    50

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513089349302541

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