Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 75-1722495

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $10K.

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,116,892
+0.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$30,313
+87.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10,263
+228.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$26,543
-14.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

DallasColorado SpringsAmarilloAtlantaDentonGrand RapidsNew YorkPhiladelphiaPlanoWhitesboro

How Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc gives

  • Giving fell 84% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K17 grants2019 14 grants2020 12 grants2021 6 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $13K (2019). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Young Life Colorado Springs, COCharity Support$1,000
All Saints Dallas Dallas, TXCharity Support$320
Park Cities Baptist Church Dallas, TXCharity Support$50
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$1,116,892$30,313$26,543———$10,263
2024$1,108,481$16,155$30,903$1,3703$1,370$3,127
2023$1,120,999$24,492$6,136$1,9604$1,960$3,007
2022$1,128,188$22,557$23,442$10,2816$10,281$293
2021$1,129,073$21,349$19,050$8,61712—$11,011
2020$1,126,774$58,809$20,931$10,40514—$48,283
2019$1,079,849$52,979$25,234$12,72517—$40,470

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc is led by Joan Swalwell, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joan Swalwell

    President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Elizabeth V. Davidson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Emerson Swalwell

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $0 (2025)

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 2022 IRS filing

Joan Swalwell — President: $4KJoan SwalwellPresident$4KEmerson Swalwell — Vice President: $2KEmerson SwalwellVice President$2KElizabeth V Davidson — Secretary: $2KElizabeth V DavidsonSecretary$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $4K, to Joan Swalwell (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc

How large is Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc?

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $30K.

What is Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc?

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc operate?

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc has awarded grants in Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas.

What is Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc's EIN?

Dallas Friends of Young Life Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1722495. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 11, 2019)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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