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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FAIR PARK FIRST.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,615,220
Total expenses
$19,653,185
Contributions and grants received
$13,140,238
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$687,235
Other revenue
$9,162,217
Total assets, end of year
$27,545,087
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,502,247
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,042,840
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$16,056,302
Management and general expenses
$3,283,917
Fundraising expenses
$312,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$16,056,302

Program services were 81.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,390,526

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,749,712

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$687,235 · excluded -$687,235

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,349,704

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $132,561

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,217,143

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,217,143 · related or exempt $1,217,143

  • 11a · Other revenue: LIVE NATION

    total $2,806,425 · related or exempt $2,806,425

  • 11b · Other revenue: TEXAS STATE FAIR RENT

    total $1,777,083 · related or exempt $1,777,083

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $1,478,605 · related or exempt $1,478,605

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,882,961 · related or exempt $1,882,961

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,945,074

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $187,539 · management and general $187,539

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,268,222 · program services $2,975,104 · management and general $1,293,118

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $794,885 · program services $131,664 · management and general $663,221

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $290,885 · program services $196,976 · management and general $93,909

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $930,000 · program services $930,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $303,466 · program services $152,761 · management and general $150,705

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $312,966 · fundraising $312,966

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,447,669 · program services $4,447,669

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $234,792 · program services $88,246 · management and general $146,546

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $57,037 · management and general $57,037

  • 17 · Travel

    total $135,014 · program services $13,148 · management and general $121,866

  • 20 · Interest

    total $413,058 · management and general $413,058

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $396,499 · program services $396,499

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $205,949 · program services $205,949

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $3,093,536 · program services $3,093,536

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $1,978,626 · program services $1,903,345 · management and general $75,281

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $941,027 · program services $941,027

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTED SECURITY

    total $616,755 · program services $616,755

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $45,260 · program services -$36,377 · management and general $81,637

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,120,110 · end of year $7,391,098

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,996,191 · end of year $8,591,623

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,274,140 · end of year $9,654,856

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $782,178 · end of year $1,148,080

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

    $1,982,488

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

    $1,223,058

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,155,929 · end of year $759,430

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,714,948 · end of year $6,087,789

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,972,139 · end of year $5,488,785

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,100,000 · end of year $7,700,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $460,656 · end of year $1,225,673

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$923,695 · end of year -$7,724,139

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,004,500 · end of year $14,766,979

Mission and programs · 2022

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

  • 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 $16,056,302 · Revenue $21,615,220

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Darren L James

    PRESIDENT AND CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Ann Barbier-Mueller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Margo Ramirez Keys

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Emily H Ledet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Veletta Forsythe Lill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Robert Luxen

    SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Christine Lynch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Jason Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Kimberly Shaw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Christina Zertuche Wong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Chirs Bowers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Lincoln Stephens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Maribel Moncada

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Rev Don Parish Sr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Keba Batie

    FINANCE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Chelby Sanders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Sonya Woods Rose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25
  • Brian Luallen

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,539
    From this org
    $187,539
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,539
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $187,539

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
2022
Filed
30 October 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202403049349302185

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