Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 23-7367008

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund (DTCEF) is a not-for-profit corporation established by the board of trustees of the dallas theater center (DTC), a section 501(c)(3) public charity, for the benefit of the DTC. The DTCEF is managed by

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund at a glance

In short: Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund gave $508K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $508K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$508,109
+2.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$508,109
+2.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$508,109
Total assets
$10,529,934
+4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Dallas Theater Center: $508KDallas Theater Center$508K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dallas Theater Center ($508K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Dallas

How Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $393K (2019) to $2.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $508K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dallas Theater Center Dallas, TXSupport to the Organization$508,109
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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$10,529,934$742,317$544,079$508,1091$742,317
2024$10,085,547$1,153,431$529,371$494,3771$1,053,431
2023$9,104,248$1,885,920$2,823,129$2,782,4741$1,885,920
2022$11,130,792$1,405,024$491,667$437,4671$1,405,014
2021$12,454,073$372,723$607,875$555,9181$362,414
2020$10,856,101$336,661$467,305$423,1071$317,461
2019$9,911,086$381,874$1,414,205$392,5971$290,729

About Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund

Based on IRS filings

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $508K. Net investment income was $742K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund is led by Curtis FitzGerald, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Curtis FitzGerald

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Penrose

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Alley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deedee Rose

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Risch

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Burns

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Howell

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Landers

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Bob Penn (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Missy Boone (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stacy Meadows (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bill Custard (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Patricia Christian (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Randy Brown (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: John Levy (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ken Bernstein (2019–2020) — Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund

How much does Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund give each year?

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund gave $508K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $494K across 1 grant.

How large is Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund?

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund reported $10.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $742K.

What is Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund?

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $10.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund operate?

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund's EIN?

Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7367008. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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