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Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant

Foundation · Grantmaker Fort Worth, TX EIN: 75-1158515 Website

To create an environment that promotes, nurtures, and supports the arts in our community.

Key facts about Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant

In short: Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant gave $898K across 39 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Texas. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
75-1158515
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$898,354
Grants made (2025)
39
Average grant
$23,035
Median grant
$21,125
New grantees (estimate)
13% first-time grantees (5 of 39, 2025)
Total assets
$929,231
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$929K

-26.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$898K

-0.1% YoY

Grant Count

39

+21.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

-18.1% YoY

Is Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant open to new grantees?

13%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 39 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $25K. How we count

Medians: $9K first-time, $29K repeat.

  • 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

About Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant

Based on IRS filings

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $929K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 39 grants totaling $898K. Net investment income was $7K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 39 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

Fort WorthFort Wroth

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M31 grants201925 grants202024 grants202126 grants202229 grants202332 grants202439 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $45KFort Worth Symphony Orchestra$45KVan Cliburn Foundation: $44KVan Cliburn Foundation$44KTexas Ballet Theatre: $42KTexas Ballet Theatre$42KStage West Theatre: $41KStage West Theatre$41KModern Art Museum of FW: $38KModern Art Museum of FW$38KAmphibian Stage Productions: $38KAmphibian Stage Productions$38KThe Art Station: $37KThe Art Station$37KFort Worth Opera: $36KFort Worth Opera$36KPerforming Arts Fort Worth: $35KPerforming Arts Fort Worth$35KAmon Carter Museum: $35KAmon Carter Museum$35K

Grant Size Distribution

150 grants across all recorded years

132<$50K18$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT/OUTREACH$45,435
VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$44,430
TEXAS BALLET THEATRE Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$41,794
STAGE WEST THEATRE Fort Worth, TXDEIA CAPACITY BUILDING$40,820
MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FW Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$37,683
AMPHIBIAN STAGE PRODUCTIONS Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$37,614
THE ART STATION Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$36,815
FORT WORTH OPERA Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT/OUTREACH$36,418
PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$35,346
AMON CARTER MUSEUM Fort Worth, TXOPERATING SUPPORT$35,234

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$929,231$1,261,721$1,428,583
Revenue$1,974,889$1,917,084$1,923,982
Expenses$2,251,649$2,149,983$2,127,212
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$7,104$6,945$12,233
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant is led by Wesley Gentle, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wesley Gentle

    Executive Director

    Director of Advancement → Int. President, 2021

    Int. President → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    39 hrs/week

    $77K (2020) → $119K (2025)

  • Megan Henderson

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dusty Lewis

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert L. Jameson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren East

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Powers Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanisia Castillo-Queppet

    Director

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blake Moorman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenda Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Sangsvang

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Gordon

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Whitney McLean

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Taft

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shanna Saldana

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Montgomery

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Chiessa

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Saba

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesley Kirk

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grant Summers

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Smith

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Estrus Tucker

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Carter Shackelford (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marla Owen (2019–2024) — Center Director
  • Former: Martha Peters (2019–2024) — Director Public Art
  • Former: Sabrina Romero-Wilson (2024) — Director
  • Former: Alysa Dennett (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dale W. Brock (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jared Sloan (2019–2023) — Imm Past Chair
  • Former: karen wiley (2019–2022) — President · Filing note: Thru 62022
  • Former: Maddie Lesnick (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Sanchez-Soriano (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nick Nelson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ty Stimpson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lauren Cross (2022) — Director
  • Former: Shirley Pace (2022) — Director
  • Former: Donald Perfect (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Culos (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Sasha Comacho Bass (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Scott Wheatley (2019–2021) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Todd Breeding (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tyler Grant (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sherri Campbell (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Casler Price (2020) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Robert Lee (2019) — Ex-Officio

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Wesley Gentle — Executive Dir.: $119KWesley GentleExecutive Dir.$119K

Frequently asked questions about Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant

How much does Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant give each year?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant gave $898K across 39 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $900K across 32 grants.

What is Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's typical grant size?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's median grant in 2025 was $21,125, and its average grant was $23,035, across 39 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant that year got $9K on average.

Where does Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant give grants?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (38 grants).

Does Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant give general operating support?

Yes: 97% of Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (38 of 39) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's largest grantees?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's largest 2025 grantees include Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra ($45,435), Van Cliburn Foundation ($44,430) and Texas Ballet Theatre ($41,794), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant reported $929K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Fort Worth, TX. It holds $929K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's EIN?

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1158515. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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