Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$2,839,085

Total expenses

$2,637,392

Contributions and grants received

$2,794,810

Grants paid

$22,249

Program service revenue

$99,434

Investment income

$1,327

Other revenue

-$56,486

Total assets, end of year

$4,370,647

Total liabilities, end of year

$250,187

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,120,460

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,814,788

Management and general expenses

$327,869

Fundraising expenses

$494,735

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,814,788

Program services were 68.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• COMMUNITY BUILDING: FOR OAK CLIFF SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT BACKBONE FOR THE 75216 SUPERBLOCK NEIGHBORHOOD. ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, SUCH AS RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HELP TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO NEED US THE MOST. COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:SUMMER CAMP - IN 2024, FOR THE FIRST TIME, FOC PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS DISCOVER DALLAS SUMMER CAMP TO SERVE 80 STUDENTS. THE SUMMER CAMP, HELD AT OUR COMMUNITY CAMPUS, FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO PREVENT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS FOR ALL CAMPERS. BRIGHTER BITES PROVIDED WEEKLY FRESH PRODUCE BAGS. VALUED AT OVER $80,000 IN FREE PROGRAMMING, FOC WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RESOURCES, HEALTHY SNACKS, VOLUNTEERS, A SAFE LEARNING SPACE, AND MORE THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP.FOR OAK CLIFFMAS - EACH HOLIDAY SEASON, FOR OAK CLIFF HOSTS THEIR ANNUAL CLIFFMAS SKATE PARTY - A NIGHT FILLED WITH FOOD, SKATING, AND TOY GIVEAWAYS. IN 2024, FOC PROVIDED OVER $5,000 OF TOYS GIVEN AWAY IN TOTAL VALUE. TEEN AMBASSADORS - THE TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER OF STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE OF OAK CLIFF HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, HELP AND RESOURCES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS SUCCESSFUL, PASSIONATE, AND HEALTHY LEADERS.TEEN WORKFORCE INITIATIVE - THE FOR OAK CLIFF TEEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN THE OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY. IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, FOR OAK CLIFF OFFERED STUDENTS A SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER TEENS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. DURING THIS TIME, A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IS PROVIDED WHERE TEENS CAN EXPLORE THEIR IDENTITIES AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD. THEY DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP WHICH ULTIMATELY HELP FOSTER ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, PREPARING THEM AS YOUNG LEADERS FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES. THERE IS ALSO AN ELEMENT OF COMMUNITY IMPACT. BY CULTIVATING POSITIVE COMMUNITIES, THE FOC TEEN INTERNSHIP AIMS TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, INSPIRING THEM TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. PHLEBOTOMY - METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM STARTED THE METHODIST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE TO SERVE THE 75216 ZIP CODE. FOC BECAME A KEY PARTNER AND A MAJOR OFFERING IN THIS COLLABORATION IS THE PHLEBOTOMY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM, A FREE TWELVE-WEEK PHLEBOTOMY COURSE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM EARNING A CERTIFICATION IN PHLEBOTOMY, RESULTING IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT AFTER THE PROGRAM.AQUATICS - THE FOC POOL BRINGS FREE AQUATICS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES TO THE SUPERBLOCK COMMUNITY, EXPANDING ACCESSIBILITY WHICH HAS TRADITIONALLY LACKED FOR THE 75216 COMMUNITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. TRADITIONALLY, THESE SPACES ARE CONSISTENTLY MISMANAGED AND INADEQUATELY MAINTAINED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE IS A LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN AQUATICS WHICH HAS HINDERED THE COMMUNITY FROM LEARNING BASIC LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS SWIMMING. ACCORDING TO THE US SWIMMING FOUNDATION, 79% OF KIDS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ARE AT RISK OF DROWNING. AS ONLY ONE OF TWO POOLS IN THE SUPERBLOCK, FOC AIMS TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART, SAFE SPACE AMENITIES SO THAT MEMBERS CAN ACCESS FREE RESOURCES SUCH AS AQUATICS THAT ARE BASIC LIFE-TRANSFERABLE SKILLS. IN 2024, FOC ENGAGED OVER 655 SUMMER AQUATICS ATTENDEES AND TRAINED OVER 80 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH OUR FREE SWIM LESSON PROGRAM.EVENTS:JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION - HIGHLIGHTED BY A 6-FOOT-TALL JUNETEENTH HISTORY BOOK OUTLINING THE JUNETEENTH TIMELINE, THIS ANNUAL CELEBRATION INCLUDES FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES WITH FREE FOOD, GAMES, LIVE MUSIC, WATER SLIDE AND BOUNCE HOUSES AS WELL AS AN ON-SITE JOB FAIR AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. BACK-TO-SCHOOL - FOC'S ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL FESTIVAL IS A VESSEL TO EQUIP THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES, RESOURCES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR. IN 2024, WE HELD OUR 10TH ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL FESTIVAL, WHERE WE PROVIDED 4,000+ BACKPACKS TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. OUR FESTIVAL IS OUR STAPLE EVENT WHERE WE PROVIDE BACKPACKS FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND FAMILIES ALSO ENJOY FREE FOOD, GIVEAWAYS, GAMES, MUSIC, AND PERFORMANCES. FURTHERMORE, WE INCLUDE VOTER REGISTRATION, WORKFORCE PARTNERS SEEKING CANDIDATES, AND LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS SHARING INFORMATION WITH PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.

  Expenses $938,559 · Grants $22,249 · Revenue -$6,252

• FOOD JUSTICE: IN 2024, FOR OAK CLIFF DISTRIBUTED OVER $93,372 WORTH OF FOOD, ACCOUNTING FOR 31,043 MEALS DISTRIBUTED. OF THIS TOTAL, 19,398 WERE LBS OF FRESH PRODUCE. LAUNCHED IN 2022 AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY A GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS, DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DCHHS), AND PARKLAND HEALTH, FOC BEGAN THE FOC FARMERS MARKER TO PROVIDE FRESH, HEALTHY, AND AFFORDABLE PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MARKET WAS ALSO A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL GROWERS TO SELL THEIR GOODS AND CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024, WE DID OUR LAST YEAR OF THE FOR OAK CLIFF'S FARMERS MARKETS. IN GENERAL THEY GENERATED MORE THAN $50,000 IN TOTAL SALES THAT WENT DIRECTLY TO SMALL, LOCAL BUSINESSES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)HEART OF HARVEST - DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, FOR OAK CLIFF HOSTED A DINNER AND PROVIDED GROCERIES TO AROUND 30 FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS LEFT WITH A TURKEY, A PRODUCE BAG WITH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND A BAG FILLED WITH DRY GOODS.

  Expenses $444,560 · Revenue $1,179

• EDUCATION: WE BELIEVE IN CREATING A CULTURE THAT SETS HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN. IN ORDER TO CREATE A TRUE CULTURE OF EDUCATION, WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. FOR OAK CLIFF OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO DO JUST THAT. FOC HAS A DUAL-GENERATION APPROACH, AIMING TO SERVE PARENTS AND CHILDREN SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES. THE FOC TWO-GENERATION APPROACH TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES PUTS CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS ON A PATH TO SELF-SUSTAINABILITY THAT AIMS TO PASS FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE K-12 ENRICHMENT, LENA START FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 0-3, A SUMMER CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS PARK & REC, AND GED CLASSES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)K12 ENRICHMENT - FOR OAK CLIFF PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT DURING THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR FOR OUR SUPERBLOCK STUDENTS. WHETHER IT'S STARR PREP, TUTORING, OR AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, OUR COMMUNITY CAMPUS SERVES AS A HUB FOR OUR YOUTH HERE IN OAK CLIFF.GED - THE FOC GED PROGRAM PREPARES INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE THE GED EXAMINATION. THE HOPE IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WITHOUT A GED OR THE EQUIVALENT IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR SELF-PACED, INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION IS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, REASONING THROUGH LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND MATHEMATICAL REASONING.LENA - (LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS) IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT ALL PARENTS/CAREGIVERS CAN SUPPORT AND UNLOCK THEIR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE POTENTIAL. LENA FOCUSES ON INCREASING INTERACTIVE TALK WITH TODDLERS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A KEY FACTOR IN EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. FOC HAS A 10-WEEK PROGRAM ENGAGING BOTH THE GUARDIAN AND THE CHILD.

  Expenses $431,669

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

2024

Filed

15 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202523209349300042

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