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DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life

Public charity · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 75-2336522 Website

Dallas life reaches out to the homeless men, women, and children of the metroplex with food, shelter, clothing, education, and long-term drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs.

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life at a glance

Total assets
$23,815,336
+48.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$12,744,848
+102.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$733,513
+123.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,094,308
-6.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Dallas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2024) to $9.6M (2020). In 2024 it reported $118K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$23,815,336$12,744,848$5,094,308——$733,513
2024$16,039,074$6,280,546$5,452,162$118,343Total only$328,926
2023$15,268,769$8,654,865$5,347,060$206,866Total only$4,672,934
2022$11,969,925$4,020,100$5,096,216$722,980Total only$71,952
2021$12,842,578$4,044,639$3,181,627——$68,391
2020$12,967,345$12,029,802$12,933,072$9,617,6181$9,973
2019$11,996,920$9,378,401$4,093,975——$4,239

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life

Based on IRS filings

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $734K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life is led by Arlan Harris, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Arlan Harris

    Chairman

    Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Reverend Robert Sweeney

    Officer

    Executive Director → Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2019) → $88K (2025)

  • Rebecca Creighton

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $22K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Harold Holmyard

    Secretary

    Board Secretary → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Harold Smith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Wetzel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Westbrooks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ml Nelson

    Board Member

    Board Vice Chairman → Board Chairman, 2020

    Board Chairman → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriela Moran

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Yemba

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Oksana Beard

    Vice Chairman

    Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Stimson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Claude Bailey (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Cathryn Benyo (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sean Urich (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Lantrip (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Dalton (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Wickham (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Sarah Yue (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Charlie Stimson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Blaschke (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Graves (2019) — Board Treasurer

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

Reverend Robert Sweeney — Officer: $88KReverend Robert SweeneyOfficer$88K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $88K, to Reverend Robert Sweeney (Officer).

Frequently asked questions about DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life

How large is DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life?

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life reported $23.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.7M.

What is DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life?

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $23.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life operate?

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life has awarded grants in Texas.

What is DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life's EIN?

DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2336522. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 8, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 19, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)

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