Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
Our mission is to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas county and provide national leadership on child abuse issues.
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $20,829,152
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,720,195
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $332,547
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,449,346
- -6.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dallas Children's Advocacy Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center Foundation Dallas, TX | General Support | $1,746,362 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,829,152 | $14,720,195 | $14,449,346 | — | — | $332,547 |
| 2024 | $20,845,075 | $15,258,123 | $15,381,133 | — | — | $293,537 |
| 2023 | $20,322,959 | $14,798,554 | $13,658,996 | — | — | $115,030 |
| 2022 | $18,866,663 | $16,230,435 | $14,468,077 | $1,746,362 | 1 | $31,595 |
| 2021 | $17,920,267 | $13,989,749 | $10,874,070 | — | — | $91,788 |
| 2020 | $15,043,485 | $11,935,927 | $11,839,570 | — | — | $62,055 |
| 2019 | $14,206,160 | $12,962,374 | $13,032,237 | — | — | $175,681 |
About Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
Based on IRS filings
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $333K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center is led by Irish Burch, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 7 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Irish Burch
President & CEO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$190K (2022) → $293K (2025)
Kirsten Hill
Incoming Chair
Board Member → Incoming Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corbett Nichter
Chair
Board Member → Incoming Chair, 2024
Incoming Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mariama Maiga
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$95K (2020) → $195K (2025)
Dianna Smoot
Chief Education & Traini
Chief Education & Traini → Chief Education & Training Officer, 2024
Chief Education & Training Officer → Chief Education & Traini, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$8K (2022) → $166K (2025)
Erin Banister
Chief of Staff
Projects & Events Manager → Chief of Staff, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$117K (2022) → $144K (2025)
Stephanie Adams
Chief People Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$57K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Katie Sperry
Chief Advancement Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $186K (2025)
Madeline C. Reedy
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$139K (2024) → $153K (2025)
Christopher Menzies
Agency Representative - Cm
Cmc Representative → Agency Representative - Cmc, 2022
Agency Representative - Cmc → Agency Representative - Cm, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Derrick
Agency Representative - Da
Dcda Representative → Agency Representative - Da, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Kisner
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christian Moreno
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Jacaman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Pretorius Hodge
Immediate Past Chair
Secretary & Incoming Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Eifert
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Richmond
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rafael Maya
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valencia Nash
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Schuhmacher
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Anbouba
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Zickefoose
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colbie Campbell
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sheppard-Davenport
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Daugherty
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Moghtader
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Casey Colosky
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leighann Carney
Agency Representative - Cp
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Ballard
Agency Representative - Jl
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Martin
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Brown
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Griffith
Agency Representative - Dp
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: Chad Barrett (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Laura Moore (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Sean Murphy (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Julie Linderman (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lt Cyrus Zafrani (2022–2024) — Agency Representative - Dpd
- Former: Shamir Gonzalez (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mark William Bradford (2023–2024) — Chief External Relations Officer
- Former: Michael Skipworth (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Savanna Strull (2024) — Agency Representative - Jld
- Former: Vincent Riles (2024) — Agency Representative - Cps
- Former: Brian Buffington (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Brooke Hopkins (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carrie L. Paschall (2019–2023) — Chief of Investigative
- Former: Doyle Glass (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly D. Slaven (2019–2023) — Chief of Clinical Programs
- Former: Megan Steinbach (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Murphey H. Sears (2019–2023) — Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Philip Ewing MD (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah A. Burns (2019–2023) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Scott Breitkreutz (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Scott Everett (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Toni Sutton (2019–2023) — Agency Representative - Cps
- Former: Christian Gournay (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Frank Howard (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melinda Chaney Mathes (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Gambrell (2022–2023) — Agency Representative - Cb
- Former: Jourdan McClish (2022–2023) — Agency Representative - Jld
- Former: Julie M. Smith (2022–2023) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Lisa Davenport (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Carrie Wise (2019–2021) — Dpd Representative
- Former: Cole Dulaney (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Findlay (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Kimberly Jones (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Lynn M. Davis (2019–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Matthew Gilbert (2019–2021) — Chief Partner Relations Officer
- Former: Mike Giffin (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rex Mann (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rick Deitch (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tonya Tarpeh (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dori Wey (2020–2021) — Jld Representative
- Former: Ke Banister (2020–2021) — Cheif Operating Officer
- Former: Nakisha Biglow (2020–2021) — Chief Partner Relations Officer
- Former: Vista Lyons (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ginger Gibbs (2019–2020) — Chief People Officer
- Former: Heather E. Ormand (2019–2020) — Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Amy Derek (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Buena Vista Lyons (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Craig Uebele (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Slates (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Julia Bacon (2019) — Jld Representative
- Former: Paula G. Richmond (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Travis Ewert (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $293K, to Irish Burch (President and CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
How large is Dallas Children's Advocacy Center?
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center reported $20.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.7M.
What is Dallas Children's Advocacy Center?
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $20.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Dallas Children's Advocacy Center operate?
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Dallas Children's Advocacy Center's EIN?
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2303404. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 18, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
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