Nonprofit · EIN 83-1837875
FAIR PARK FIRST
Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75210
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $21,995,243 | $19,520,949 | $2,474,294 | $14,784,656 | $9,210,483 | $5,574,173 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $18,347,888 | $22,533,792 | -$4,185,904 | $16,814,531 | $15,719,413 | $1,095,118 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $21,615,220 | $19,653,185 | $1,962,035 | $27,545,087 | $20,502,247 | $7,042,840 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,613,292
- of which government grants
- $1,444,850
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $29,917
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $438
- Other revenue
- $20,352,034
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $147,131
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,882,129
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,158,478
- Professional fundraising fees
- $312,000
- Legal fees
- $118,033
- Accounting fees
- $10,446
- Depreciation
- $341,887
- Program services (functional)
- $16,932,333
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,238,929
- Fundraising (functional)
- $349,687
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,814,531
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,784,656
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,210,483
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,574,173
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $56,981
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$149,307
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,723,480
- Gross receipts
- $21,998,086
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALYSSA SIFFERMANN | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,130 |
| JASON BROWN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| VELETTA FORSYTHE-LILL | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| JON WOLKENSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| BOB LUXEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHELBY SANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHRIS BOWERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SHAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| LUBBOCK SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MARGO RAMIREZ KEYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MATT ORWIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| REV DR TODD ATKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| ZAIDA BASORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| DAN TORPEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| TRISH BERNARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEJANDRA SALDANA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN LUALLEN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $189,005 |
| ALYSSA ARNOLD | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $114,358 |
| DAN TORPEY | AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARI Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| ANN BARBIER-MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MARGO RAMIREZ KEYS | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| VELETTA FORSYTHE LILL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| ROBERT LUXEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CRISTINA LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHIRS BOWERS | GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| LINCOLN STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MARIBEL MONCADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| REV TODD ATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHELBY SANDERS | FACILITIES COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| LUBBOCK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MATT ORWIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| ZAIDA BASORA | FACILITIES COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| JON WOKENSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN LUALLEN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $187,539 |
| DARREN L JAMES | PRESIDENT AND CHAIR Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| ANN BARBIER-MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MARGO RAMIREZ KEYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| EMILY H LEDET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| VELETTA FORSYTHE LILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| ROBERT LUXEN | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA ZERTUCHE WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHIRS BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| LINCOLN STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| MARIBEL MONCADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| REV DON PARISH SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| KEBA BATIE | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHELBY SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| SONYA WOODS ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3535 GRAND AVE, DALLAS, TX 75210-1006
- In care of
- % DENIS BRAHAM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALYSSA ARNOLD, 3809 GRAND AVE, DALLAS, TX 75210
- Signed the 990
- ALYSSA ARNOLD, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (214) 908-7846
- Website
- WWW.FAIRPARKFIRST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MALNORY MCNEAL & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED ARE: A) TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC OR LITERARY PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE, BY ENGAGING DIRECTLY IN SUPPORT OF SUCH PURPOSES OR BY MAKING DISTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR USE, BY THE DISTRUTEES, IN SUPPORT OF SUCH PURPOSES; B) TO OVERSEE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS, PUBLIC PARKS, AND PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND RELATED PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; AND C) TO ENGAGE IN ANY AND ALL LAWFUL ACTIVITIES INCIDENTAL TO THE FOREGOING PURPOSES, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE RESTRICTED HEREIN. THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT CARRY ON, OTHER THAN AS AN INSUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES, ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES.
Program accomplishments
- FAIR PARK FIRST'S, A TEXAS NONPROFIT'S MISSION IS TO RESTORE, REVITALIZE, AND RENEW FAIR PARK, A 138-YEAR-OLD, 277-ACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, IN ORDER TO ATTRACT ATTENTION FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE REGION, AND THE NATION. AS THE CONSERVATOR AND MANAGER OF THIS CITY OF DALLAS PROPERTY, FAIR PARK FIRST FOCUSES ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND ART, ALONG WITH THE RESTORATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENGAGES IN ACTIVATION THROUGH MAJOR EVENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING. FAIR PARK HAS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE ACCOLADES THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. IT WAS THE SITE OF THE 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AND THE 1936 WORLD'S FAIR, AND IT BOASTS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ART DECO ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE WORLD. RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, IT STANDS ALONGSIDE THE ALAMO AS A SIGNIFICANT SITE. AS AN EPICENTER OF ART DECO AND "TEXANIC" DESIGN, WITH BUILDINGS, MURALS, AND SCULPTURES CREATED BY RENOWNED ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS, AND CRAFTSMEN, IT IS TRULY A CROWN JEWEL OF TEXAS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2019, FAIR PARK FIRST HAS SECURED OVER $400 MILLION IN PUBLIC AND PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS TO RESTORE BUILDINGS AND ART, CREATE GREENSPACE, AND REJUVENATE THE PARK FOR A NEW CHAPTER IN ITS LONG HISTORY.Expenses $16,932,333 · revenue $20,352,034
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-1837875
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A02)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,784,656
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,998,086
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $21,995,243 | $19,520,949 | $14,784,656 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $18,347,888 | $22,533,792 | $16,814,531 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $21,615,220 | $19,653,185 | $27,545,087 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $21,746,910 | $17,596,077 | $15,328,548 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 83-1837875).
Questions about FAIR PARK FIRST
- What is the EIN of FAIR PARK FIRST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FAIR PARK FIRST is 83-1837875.
- Is FAIR PARK FIRST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to FAIR PARK FIRST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FAIR PARK FIRST file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FAIR PARK FIRST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FAIR PARK FIRST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FAIR PARK FIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ALYSSA ARNOLD.
- Who are the officers and directors of FAIR PARK FIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $147,130 (ALYSSA SIFFERMANN, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FAIR PARK FIRST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,995,243, expenses of $19,520,949 and total assets of $14,784,656 at year end.
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