Friends of WRR
Music enriches all of our lives. We at Friends of WRR provide education and benefits to the local community, its artists, and art groups by supporting the local Dallas radio station, WRR, as a music asset.
Friends of WRR at a glance
In short: Friends of WRR gave $32K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $32K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $32,000
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $32,000
- Median grant
- $32,000
- Total assets
- $1,481,255
- +7.2% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Friends of WRR
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Friends of WRR
Who Friends of WRR funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of WRR gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+10%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $32K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $32,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,481,255 | $375,425 | $232,724 | $32,000 | 1 | $23,897 |
| 2023 | $1,382,227 | $923,675 | $267,995 | — | — | $32,282 |
| 2022 | $577,526 | $464,174 | $480,705 | $10,139 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $594,057 | $368,572 | $340,650 | $29,000 | 1 | $33,793 |
| 2020 | $566,134 | $309,238 | $234,476 | — | — | $49,575 |
| 2019 | $486,194 | $224,604 | $164,298 | — | — | $51,914 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Friends of WRR
Based on IRS filings
Friends of WRR is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $24K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of WRR is led by Andrew Clendenen, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 20 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Andrew Clendenen
President
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nigel Brown
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina Jafar
Director
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grover Wilkins
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Cameron
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bennett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Weems Pirtle
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ginger Sager
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Venise Stuart
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jess Garland
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Trimble
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Lima
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bindu Gross
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charilyn Rojas
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julianna Emanski
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Campbell
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Gregg
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramtin Nikzad
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Pickens
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mario Rapaj
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Christopher Gold (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Clayton Floyd (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Clayton Sands (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jordan Hammons (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristen Queen (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Rachael Glazer (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Sam Brukhman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: William Gibbons (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Cathy Havicon (2023) — Director
- Former: Ann Stuart (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Hays (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: John Cravens (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kate Anderson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Peggy Allison (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Peter D'Apice (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Randi Eiland (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Virginia Summers (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Bury (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Diane Davis (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: George Landis (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Barbara Sypult (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Diane Bumpas (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eric Paulson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Dibbern (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Cain (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peggy Carr (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Quo Johnson (2020) — Director
- Former: Will Evans (2020) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Brand (2019) — Director
- Former: David Griffin (2019) — Director
- Former: Kay Harrell (2019) — Director
- Former: Larry Allums (2019) — Director
- Former: Linda McFarland (2019) — Director
- Former: Quodesia Johnson (2019) — Director
- Former: Ryan Lescalleet (2019) — Director
- Former: William Evans (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Friends of WRR
How much does Friends of WRR give each year?
Friends of WRR gave $32K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.
How large is Friends of WRR?
Friends of WRR reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $375K.
What is Friends of WRR?
Friends of WRR is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Friends of WRR operate?
Friends of WRR has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Friends of WRR's EIN?
Friends of WRR's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2351450. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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